Dreamland Scraper

Scrape product data, prices, ratings, and stock info from Dreamland.be — Belgium's leading toys, games, and entertainment retailer (part of the Colruyt Group). No cookies or login required.

Why use this actor?

Dreamland is Belgium's go-to store for toys, gaming, school supplies, and kids' entertainment. If you're tracking toy prices, monitoring LEGO availability, comparing brands like Playmobil or Vtech, or building a product feed for a Belgian e-commerce aggregator, this actor gives you structured data straight from the source — no browser automation needed.

Features

• Two scraping modes — search by keyword or browse a category
• Bilingual — supports both Dutch (nl) and French (fr) versions of the site
• Rich product data — names, prices, EANs, SKUs, ratings (normalized to 0-5), stock status, images, and descriptions
• Fast and efficient — uses Cheerio (no headless browser), parses JSON-LD structured data embedded in every product page
• No cookies, no login required — works out of the box with zero configuration

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
searchQuery	String	No	Keyword (e.g. "lego", "puzzel"). Ignored when categoryUrl is set
categoryUrl	String	No	Category slug or full URL (e.g. https://www.dreamland.be/nl/c/speelgoed/producten)
maxResults	Integer	No	Maximum products to return (default: 100)
language	String	No	nl (default) or fr
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Proxy settings (recommended for large runs)
brightDataApiKey	String	No	Optional. Your own Bright Data Web Unlocker API key. Leave empty to use the built-in access, which is included in the per-result price.

Without input, the scraper searches for "lego" (the default search term).

Output

Each result contains:

Field	Type	Example
name	String	"LEGO City Politiebureau 60316"
brand	String	"LEGO"
price	Number	69.99
currency	String	"EUR"
ean	String	"5702017161921"
sku	String	"60316"
productId	String	"8843521"
inStock	Boolean	true
rating	Number	4.5
reviewCount	Number	28
url	String	Full product URL
imageUrl	String	Primary product image URL
description	String	Product description
category	String	"Speelgoed"
language	String	"nl"

Example output

{
    "name": "LEGO City Politiebureau 60316",
    "brand": "LEGO",
    "price": 69.99,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "ean": "5702017161921",
    "sku": "60316",
    "productId": "8843521",
    "inStock": true,
    "rating": 4.5,
    "reviewCount": 28,
    "url": "https://www.dreamland.be/nl/producten/lego-city-politiebureau/8843521",
    "imageUrl": "https://www.dreamland.be/media/catalog/product/8843521.jpg",
    "description": "Bouw je eigen LEGO City politiebureau met helikopter, politiewagen en 6 minifiguren.",
    "category": "Speelgoed",
    "language": "nl",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-06T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Cost estimate

This actor charges $0.02 per run (start fee, based on its 4 GB memory allocation) plus $0.002 per result. A run's usage cost only settles after it reports SUCCEEDED.

How it works

1. Search mode: uses Dreamland's own search (/nl/zoeken/producten?q=, /fr/recherche/produits?q=) with automatic pagination. A search with no matches ends with 0 results and a message saying so.
2. Category mode: browses the category URL you give, with automatic pagination. A category URL wins over the search query.

Each product's name, price, brand, category, image and stock come from the listing. The scraper then opens each product page for EAN, rating and description (from the JSON-LD ProductGroup). When the run timeout comes first, the remaining products are returned with their listing data only; raise the run timeout for full details on every row.

Limitations

• Dreamland uses a 0-100 rating scale internally; the scraper normalizes ratings to the standard 0-5 scale
• Data is scraped from the public website and may change without notice

How to scrape Dreamland data

1. Go to this actor's page on the Apify Store.
2. Click Try for free to open it in Apify Console.
3. Configure your search query or URL, set the maximum number of results, and adjust proxy settings if needed.
4. Click Start and wait for the run to finish.
5. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect it to your workflow via API.

You can also schedule regular runs, set up webhooks for real-time notifications, or integrate the results directly into your application using the Apify API.

Tips and tricks

• Start small: test with maxResults: 5 before running large scrapes.
• Use proxies: residential proxies give the best success rates for Dreamland.
• Schedule runs: set up recurring runs to keep your data fresh automatically.
• Integrate via API: use the Apify API or client libraries to fetch results programmatically.
• No login required: this actor scrapes publicly available data without needing an account.

FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Dreamland? Web scraping of publicly available data is generally permitted. This actor only accesses information that is publicly visible to any website visitor. Always review the website's terms of service before scraping.

How often should I run this scraper? For price monitoring or competitive intelligence, daily or weekly runs are common. Set up a schedule in Apify Console to automate this.

Can I export the data to Google Sheets or Excel? Yes. After each run, you can download results in CSV, JSON, or Excel format directly from Apify Console. You can also connect results to Google Sheets using Apify integrations.

What if the scraper stops working? Websites change their structure occasionally. If you notice issues, please open an issue on the actor's page. We actively maintain this scraper and fix issues promptly.