Lowe's Scraper

Extracts product data from Lowes.com, the American home improvement giant with 1,700+ stores. Scrapes search results, category pages, and individual product detail pages — including prices, stock status, ratings, and Lowe's-specific model/item numbers — from a site whose Akamai bot defenses block a plain request or a browser render on their own.

Input

Field	Type	Required	Description
categoryUrls	Array	No	Lowe's category page URLs
searchQuery	String	No	Search keyword (default when no category URL is given: "drill")
maxResults	Integer	No	Product limit (default: 5 — lowes.com is slow to scrape, see Cost and performance below)
proxyConfiguration	Object	No	Accepted for backwards compatibility; not used for fetching (see below)
brightDataApiKey	String	No	Bright Data Web Unlocker API key. Optional — falls back to the actor's own configured key, so most users never need to set this

How it works

lowes.com runs Akamai Bot Manager, which blocks a plain HTTP request (even through a residential proxy) and a real-browser render alike. Fetches go through Bright Data's Web Unlocker first. When Bright Data cannot get past Akamai (it failed every request on 3 October 2026), the scraper switches to Camoufox, a patched Firefox, on an Apify residential US exit: the first page clears Akamai's challenge in about 20 seconds, and later pages load from inside that browser in a second or two. Each search or category page carries 24 products in the page's own data (name, brand, price, SKU, Model #, Item #, rating, image, stock), and those are the rows. The scraper then visits each product's detail page to add the category path, specs and extra images. A detail page through Bright Data takes 40-90 seconds, so when a run reaches its time limit, the rows whose detail page did not answer in time are delivered without category, specs and gallery images. Category hub pages (lowes.com/l/<Name>/cl...) have no product list; the scraper searches the hub's name instead.

When lowes.com answers a search with its own "No Results Found" page, the run ends SUCCEEDED with 0 rows and a status message saying so. The recommended products lowes.com shows on that page are not delivered and not charged.

Output

Field	Type	Example
name	String	"DEWALT 20-Volt Max Brushless Drill"
brand	String	"DEWALT"
price	Number	149.00
originalPrice	Number	179.00
currency	String	"USD"
sku	String	Product ID
modelNumber	String	"DCD791D2"
itemNumber	String	"1234567"
inStock	Boolean or null	true (null when the page doesn't state availability)
rating	Number	4.7
reviewCount	Number	2341
imageUrl	String	Main image
imageUrls	Array	All product images
description	String	Product description
category	String	"Tools > Power Tools > Drills"
specs	Object	{"Voltage": "20V", "Battery": "Lithium Ion"}

{
    "name": "DEWALT 20-Volt Max Brushless Drill",
    "brand": "DEWALT",
    "price": 149.00,
    "currency": "USD",
    "modelNumber": "DCD791D2",
    "inStock": true,
    "rating": 4.7,
    "reviewCount": 2341,
    "category": "Tools > Power Tools > Drills",
    "url": "https://www.lowes.com/pd/DEWALT-20-Volt-Max-Brushless-Drill/1234567",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-16T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Lowe's-specific details

• Product URLs follow the pattern /pd/{product-slug}/{product-id}
• Pagination uses offset query parameter (24 products per page)
• Specs are pulled from the specifications table on detail pages
• modelNumber and itemNumber are unique to Lowe's product pages

How to scrape Lowes 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.

Cost and performance

This actor charges $0.005 per run (start fee) plus $0.002 per result scraped. 5 results costs about $0.015; 100 results about $0.21. A run's usage cost only settles after it reports SUCCEEDED.

Each fetch has to clear Akamai's bot-detection on lowes.com, which takes roughly 1.5-3 minutes per request and occasionally longer under rate limiting — a 5-result run commonly takes 5-15 minutes. Keep maxResults low for a first test run.

Tips and tricks

• Start small: the default maxResults: 5 is there for a reason — this site is slow to scrape.
• 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.
• Runs are slow by nature of the site's bot defenses, not proxy rotation — a large maxResults run can take a while.
• Respect the website's terms of service and use responsibly.

Features

• No login required — scrapes publicly available data from Lowes 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 — search by keyword, provide specific URLs, or crawl 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 Lowes? 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 this data on a schedule, or a custom version?

We run this scraper as a managed service for businesses: scheduled runs, deduplication, delta detection, and delivery to your inbox, Google Sheets, or API — maintenance included. We can also build a custom version with your exact fields and filters, or combine multiple sources into one feed.

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