El Corte Ingles Scraper

Scrapes products from ElCorteIngles.es, Spain's iconic department store chain and the largest department store group in Europe. Everything from fashion and electronics to gourmet food and furniture.

How it works

The scraper reads category listing pages and extracts each product straight from the listing cards: name, brand, sale price, original price, image, product id, and URL. It follows pagination automatically until maxResults is reached. With fetchDetails enabled it also visits every product's detail page to add the description, EAN, specifications, rating, and stock status.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
startUrls	Array	No	Category or product URLs
maxResults	Integer	No	Default: 100
fetchDetails	Boolean	No	Default: false. Also fetch each product's detail page (adds description, EAN, specs, rating, stock — ~20-30s per product)
searchQuery	String	No	Currently unavailable — see Limitations
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Proxy settings

Default category: /electronica/ when no input is provided.

Search is currently unavailable

elcorteingles.es blocks its /search pages from automated access (robots.txt plus Akamai bot protection), and this scraper respects that. A run with searchQuery set fails immediately with an explanatory error instead of hanging. Category URLs return the same product data — for example https://www.elcorteingles.es/electronica/moviles-y-smartphones/ covers everything a "movil" search would.

Output

Field	Type	Example
name	String	"Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra 256GB"
brand	String	"Samsung"
price	Number	1359.00
currency	String	"EUR"
originalPrice	Number	1459.00
sku	String	"A56790299" (listing) or EAN "0195950460629" (with fetchDetails)
inStock	Boolean	true (only with fetchDetails; omitted when the page gives no stock signal)
rating	Number	4.7
reviewCount	Number	89
imageUrl	String	Product image
imageUrls	Array	Gallery images
description	String	Product description
category	String	"Electronica > Smartphones"
specs	Object	{"Pantalla": "6.8\"", "RAM": "12 GB"}

Cost

$0.02 per run (start fee, based on its 4 GB memory allocation) plus $0.002 per result: about $0.22 per 100 products, $2.02 per 1,000. A run's usage cost only settles after it reports SUCCEEDED.

Notes

• Spanish-language content; prices use Spanish formatting on the site and are returned as plain numbers with currency: "EUR"
• description, specs, rating, reviewCount, and inStock are only present when fetchDetails is on (or when a start URL is itself a product page)
• With fetchDetails on, budget roughly 25 seconds per product and set the run timeout accordingly
• Breadcrumbs skip "Inicio" (home) when building category paths

How to scrape Elcorteingles 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 category or product URLs, 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 Elcorteingles.
• 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.

Limitations

• Data is scraped from the public website and may change without notice.
• Some products or listings may not be available in all regions.
• Very large scraping jobs may be slower due to proxy rotation and rate limiting.
• Respect the website's terms of service and use responsibly.

Features

• No login required — scrapes publicly available data from Elcorteingles without needing credentials or cookies.
• Structured output — results are returned as clean JSON objects, ready for processing.
• Pagination handling — automatically follows multiple pages of results.
• Proxy support — configurable proxy settings for reliable, large-scale scraping.
• Flexible input — provide specific product URLs or crawl whole categories.
• Scheduled runs — run on a schedule to keep your dataset up to date automatically.
• API access — integrate results into your workflow using the Apify API or webhooks.

FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Elcorteingles? 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.

Need help?

If you have questions about this actor, need a custom modification, or want automated data delivery, reach out at studioamba.dev or open an issue on this actor's page.

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