# Farmae.it Scraper - Italian Pharmacy Prices and EAN (`studio-amba/farmae-it-scraper`) Actor

Scrape product data from farmae.it, the Italian online parapharmacy. Get current prices, list prices, discounts, stock, EAN barcodes, brands and categories for skincare, health, baby and personal care products.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/farmae-it-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Studio Amba](https://apify.com/studio-amba) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.20 / 1,000 result scrapeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Farmae.it Scraper

Pull product data from farmae.it, an Italian online parapharmacy. The actor returns one row per product with the current price in EUR, the list price and discount when a product is on offer, stock status, EAN barcode, brand and product type.

Farmae.it sells skincare, health, baby, sun care and personal care products, with more than 40,000 products in the catalogue. If you track Italian pharmacy prices or match products across shops by barcode, this actor gives you a repeatable feed.

### How to scrape Farmae.it data

There are two ways to tell the actor which products to read.

1. Paste product pages into `productUrls`, for example `https://www.farmae.it/products/cetaphil-crema-idratante-viso-giorno-protezione-uva-e-uvb-per-pelle-sensibile-50-ml`.
2. Leave `productUrls` empty and fill `keywords`. The actor reads the public catalogue feed and keeps products whose name, brand or address contains one of your words, for example `cetaphil` or `solare`.

The actor stops at `maxResults`. If you leave everything empty, it reads the first 50 products of the catalogue.

Search result pages are not read. The actor requests the catalogue feed in pages of 250 products and, for the barcode, one small product document per product.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `productUrls` | list of URLs | Farmae.it product pages |
| `keywords` | list of words | Used when no URLs are given. Keeps products whose name, brand or address contains one of the words |
| `maxResults` | number | Maximum number of rows (default 50) |
| `includeEan` | true or false | Adds the EAN-13 barcode, one extra small request per product (default true) |
| `maxPages` | number | Maximum catalogue pages of 250 products to scan when filtering by keywords (default 120) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | proxy | Apify Proxy by default |

### What you get back

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `sku` | Farmae product number |
| `ean` | EAN-13 barcode |
| `productId` | Shop product id |
| `name` | Product name including size |
| `brand` | Brand name |
| `price` | Current selling price in EUR, VAT included |
| `originalPrice` | List price, only when the selling price is lower |
| `discountPercent` | Percent below the list price |
| `currency` | ISO currency code (EUR) |
| `inStock` | Whether the product can be ordered now |
| `tags` | Shop tags |
| `description` | Product description, first 500 characters, plain text |
| `imageUrl` | Main product image |
| `url` | Product page address |
| `publishedAt` | Date the product was published on the shop |
| `scrapedAt` | Time of the read |
| `country`, `language` | `it`, `it` |

Ratings are not included. Farmae.it does not publish them in the catalogue data.

### Example output

```json
{
  "sku": "951992268",
  "ean": "3499320000055",
  "name": "Cetaphil Fluido Ultra Idratante Idratazione Intensa 48 Ore per Pelle Secca e Sensibile 473 ml",
  "brand": "Cetaphil",
  "price": 20.62,
  "originalPrice": 25.9,
  "discountPercent": 20,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "inStock": true,
  "url": "https://www.farmae.it/products/cetaphil-fluido-ultra-idratante-idratazione-intensa-48-ore-per-pelle-secca-e-sensibile-473-ml",
  "country": "it",
  "language": "it"
}
```

### Input examples

Read one specific product:

```json
{
  "productUrls": [
    "https://www.farmae.it/products/cetaphil-crema-idratante-viso-giorno-protezione-uva-e-uvb-per-pelle-sensibile-50-ml"
  ]
}
```

Read up to 500 Cetaphil and La Roche-Posay products:

```json
{
  "keywords": ["cetaphil", "la roche-posay"],
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

Read prices only, without barcodes, for a quick run:

```json
{
  "keywords": ["solare"],
  "maxResults": 1000,
  "includeEan": false
}
```

### Discounts

When a product is on offer, `originalPrice` holds the list price shown struck through on the site and `discountPercent` the difference. When the shop shows no list price, both fields are empty.

### Price format

Prices are in euro with VAT included, for example 20.62.

### Speed and cost per result

The shop limits how fast it answers. The actor paces its requests and waits when the shop asks it to slow down.

- With `includeEan` off, a run reads 250 products per request and 1,000 products take well under a minute.
- With `includeEan` on, each product needs one extra small request. A measured run of 600 rows took under 5 minutes, which is about 2 rows per second. A full catalogue of more than 40,000 rows takes several hours, so set a long run timeout.
- Usage cost in that run was about 1.6 US cents per 600 rows.
- A run that is interrupted by the platform continues from where it stopped.

The usage cost of a run settles only after the run has SUCCEEDED, so read the final cost after that point.

### Use cases

- Track Italian pharmacy prices for a brand or a category.
- Match products between Farmae.it and other European pharmacies with the EAN.
- Watch discounts and stock for skincare and health brands.
- Build a price comparison or market report for Italy.

### Related actors

Other pharmacy and beauty retailers in this fleet cover Farmasiet, Medpex, Druni, Marionnaud, Notino and Flaconi.

### FAQ

**Does it need a login?** No. The actor reads the public catalogue feed and public product documents.

**How many products can I read?** The catalogue lists more than 40,000 products. Set `maxResults` to the number you need.

**Why is the EAN empty on some rows?** The shop does not publish a barcode for every product. The row is still returned with the other fields.

**How often is the data updated?** Each run reads the live site.

**What if a product page is removed?** The page is skipped and the run goes on with the next one.

### Notes

Use the data in line with the site's terms and with local law. Source websites can change or restrict access, and we are not responsible for restrictions imposed by them.

# Actor input Schema

## `productUrls` (type: `array`):

Product pages from farmae.it, e.g. https://www.farmae.it/products/cetaphil-crema-idratante-viso-giorno-protezione-uva-e-uvb-per-pelle-sensibile-50-ml. Each product becomes one row.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Used when no product URLs are given. The actor reads the catalogue and keeps products whose name or brand contains one of these words, e.g. cetaphil or solare. Leave empty to read the first products of the catalogue.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of rows (one row per product).

## `includeEan` (type: `boolean`):

Reads one extra small request per product to add the EAN-13 barcode. Switch off for a faster run without barcodes.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of catalogue pages of 250 products to scan when filtering by keywords.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy used for the requests. Default is Apify Proxy.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": [
    "cetaphil"
  ],
  "maxResults": 20,
  "includeEan": true,
  "maxPages": 120,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": [
        "cetaphil"
    ],
    "maxResults": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/farmae-it-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keywords": ["cetaphil"],
    "maxResults": 20,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("studio-amba/farmae-it-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": [
    "cetaphil"
  ],
  "maxResults": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call studio-amba/farmae-it-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,studio-amba/farmae-it-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/004Clz0LtwKPucfSc/builds/1V194LN0cz7rYYSx3/openapi.json