Idealo Scraper — German Price Comparison, Product Deals & Offers

Scrape product prices, deals, and offers from Idealo.de — Germany's #1 price comparison website with 78 million monthly visits. Extract the lowest prices across hundreds of online shops, compare deals, and monitor price changes for any product category. No login or cookies required.

Run this Actor on Apify to get structured price comparison data via API, schedule regular price monitoring, and integrate with your tools through webhooks, Zapier, or Make.

Why use Idealo Scraper?

• Price monitoring — Track the lowest prices for products across all shops on Idealo.de
• Market research — Compare pricing, ratings, and availability across Germany's largest comparison site
• Competitive intelligence — See which shops offer the best deals and how many sellers compete per product
• E-commerce analytics — Analyze pricing trends, price ranges, and consumer ratings at scale
• Deal hunting at scale — Find the best offers across 6 European countries (DE, AT, FR, IT, ES, UK)

How to use Idealo Scraper

1. Go to the Input tab and enter a search query (e.g., "laptop", "iPhone 16", "Samsung TV")
2. Optionally set price filters, sorting, and maximum results
3. Click Start and wait for the Actor to finish
4. Download your data from the Output tab in JSON, CSV, Excel, or other formats

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
query	String	No	Search term (e.g., "laptop", "iPhone 16 Pro")
category	String	No	Full Idealo category URL to scrape
minPrice	Number	No	Minimum price filter in EUR
maxPrice	Number	No	Maximum price filter in EUR
sortBy	String	No	Sort order: relevance, cheapest, most-expensive, newest, rating
maxResults	Integer	No	Maximum products to return (default: 100)
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Proxy settings (residential proxies recommended)

Output

Each result contains comprehensive price comparison data:

Field	Type	Example
name	String	"Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11"
brand	String	"Lenovo"
price	Number	1249.00
currency	String	"EUR"
priceRange	Object	{"min": 1249.00, "max": 1599.00}
productUrl	String	Full Idealo product page URL
imageUrl	String	Primary product image URL
category	String	"Notebooks"
numberOfOffers	Number	47
rating	Number	4.6
reviewCount	Number	89
specs	Object	{"Display": "14 Zoll", "RAM": "16 GB"}
url	String	Source search/category URL
scrapedAt	String	"2026-04-06T10:30:00.000Z"

Example output

{
    "name": "Apple MacBook Air M3 256GB",
    "brand": "Apple",
    "price": 1099.00,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "priceRange": {
        "min": 1099.00,
        "max": 1299.00
    },
    "productUrl": "https://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/OffersOfProduct/203115437_-macbook-air-m3-apple.html",
    "imageUrl": "https://cdn.idealo.com/folder/Product/203115/4/203115437/s1_produktbild_max.jpg",
    "category": "Notebooks",
    "numberOfOffers": 52,
    "rating": 4.7,
    "reviewCount": 134,
    "specs": {
        "Prozessor": "Apple M3",
        "RAM": "8 GB",
        "Speicher": "256 GB SSD",
        "Display": "13.6 Zoll"
    },
    "url": "https://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/MainSearchProductCategory.html?q=macbook",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-06T10:30:00.000Z"
}

How much does it cost to scrape Idealo?

This Actor uses browser-based scraping (Playwright) with residential proxies for reliable access. Estimated costs:

• 100 products: ~0.15 USD (around 15 seconds of compute)
• 1,000 products: ~1.00 USD
• 10,000 products: ~8.00 USD

Costs may vary based on proxy usage and retry rates. The Apify Free plan includes $5/month of platform usage.

Tips for best results

• Use residential proxies — Idealo blocks datacenter IPs. Residential proxies are strongly recommended for reliable scraping
• Start small — Test with maxResults: 10 before running large scrapes
• Use category URLs — For targeted scraping, paste a full Idealo category URL instead of a search query
• Schedule regular runs — Set up scheduled runs for ongoing price monitoring

FAQ and support

Is it legal to scrape Idealo? This Actor extracts publicly available data from Idealo.de. Always review and comply with the website's Terms of Service before using.

Why am I getting no results? Make sure you're using residential proxies. Idealo actively blocks automated requests from datacenter IPs.

Can I scrape other Idealo country sites? Currently optimized for idealo.de. Support for idealo.fr, idealo.it, idealo.es, idealo.co.uk may be added in future versions.

For issues or feature requests, please visit the Issues tab or contact support.