# Newpharma Scraper — Belgian Pharmacy Products & Prices (`studio-amba/newpharma-scraper`) Actor Scrape pharmacy products, OTC medicines, supplements, and health items from Newpharma.be — Belgium's largest online pharmacy. Browse categories with full product details. No login required. - **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/newpharma-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Studio Amba](https://apify.com/studio-amba) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 0.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $8.00 / 1,000 per results This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Newpharma Scraper Scrape pharmacy products, OTC medicines, supplements, beauty items, and health products from [Newpharma.be](https://www.newpharma.be) — Belgium's largest online pharmacy with 45,000+ products from 1,700+ brands. ### How to scrape Newpharma data 1. Go to the [Newpharma Scraper](https://apify.com/studio-amba/newpharma-scraper) page on the Apify Store. 2. Click **Try for free** to open the actor in Apify Console. 3. Choose a category URL or use the default (OTC medicines — Pain & Fever). 4. Optionally add a search keyword to filter results (e.g., "paracetamol"). 5. Set the maximum number of results you want. 6. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish. 7. Download your data as JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Dataset tab. ### What data can you extract? For each product, the scraper extracts: | Field | Description | Example | |-------|-------------|---------| | name | Full product name with dosage/format | Sofrasolone Spray Nasal Microdoseur 10ml | | brand | Manufacturer or brand name | MELISANA | | price | Current selling price (EUR) | 4.29 | | currency | Currency code | EUR | | originalPrice | Price before discount (if applicable) | 5.99 | | url | Full product page URL | https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/melisana/18941/... | | imageUrl | Product image URL | https://img.newpharma.net/images/products/... | | category | Category breadcrumb | Medicaments > Rhume > Sprays | | productId | Newpharma internal product ID | 18941 | | inStock | Availability status | true | | productType | Product classification (PH = pharmacy) | PH | | rating | Customer rating (0-5) | 4.2 | | description | Product description (with detail mode) | En cas d'un nez bouche... | | scrapedAt | Timestamp of data collection | 2026-06-07T10:30:00.000Z | ### Input options | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | startUrls | array | OTC Pain & Fever category | Category or product URLs to scrape | | searchQuery | string | (empty) | Filter products by keyword within categories | | maxResults | integer | 50 | Maximum number of products to return | | language | select | fr | Site language: French (/pharmacie/) or Dutch (/apotheek/) | | includeProductDetails | boolean | false | Fetch individual product pages for extra details | | brightDataApiKey | string | (required) | Bright Data Web Unlocker API key | ### Example output ```json { "name": "Dafalgan 1g Comprimés 40", "brand": "DAFALGAN", "price": 8.49, "currency": "EUR", "url": "https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/dafalgan/106248/dafalgan-1g-comprimes-40.html", "imageUrl": "https://img.newpharma.net/images/products/fr/500/dafalgan-1g-comprimes-40.v3.jpg", "category": "Medicaments (sans prescription) > Douleur - Fièvre", "productId": "106248", "inStock": true, "productType": "PH", "scrapedAt": "2026-06-07T10:30:00.000Z" } ```` ### How it works Newpharma.be is protected by Cloudflare Turnstile — one of the most aggressive anti-bot systems. This actor bypasses it using Bright Data's Web Unlocker service: 1. You provide a Bright Data API key (get one at [brightdata.com](https://brightdata.com)). 2. The actor sends requests through Bright Data's infrastructure which handles the Cloudflare challenge. 3. Product data is extracted from the server-rendered HTML using Cheerio (no browser needed). This approach is fast, reliable, and cost-effective compared to running headless browsers. ### Category URLs You can scrape any Newpharma category by providing the category URL. Popular categories: - **OTC Medicines:** `https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/medicaments-sans-prescription/190.html` - **Pain & Fever:** `https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/medicaments-sans-prescription/douleur-fievre/189-193.html` - **Vitamins:** `https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/vitamines-nutritherapie/20.html` - **Beauty & Cosmetics:** `https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/beaute-cosmetiques/12.html` - **Baby & Children:** `https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/grossesse-bebes-enfants/1228.html` - **First Aid:** `https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/premiers-soins-soins-a-domicile/1265.html` For Dutch language, replace `/pharmacie/` with `/apotheek/` and use Dutch category slugs. ### Cost estimate Each category page fetched costs approximately $0.01 in Bright Data credits. A typical category page contains 20-25 products, so: - **50 products** = ~2-3 page fetches = ~$0.03 in Bright Data costs + Apify compute - **500 products** = ~20-25 page fetches = ~$0.25 in Bright Data costs + Apify compute - With `includeProductDetails` enabled, add ~$0.01 per product for individual page fetches. ### Bilingual support Newpharma operates in both French and Dutch for Belgian customers: - **French:** URLs start with `/pharmacie/` (default) - **Dutch:** URLs start with `/apotheek/` Set the `language` input to switch between them. Product names, categories, and descriptions will be in the selected language. ### Limitations - **Search is not supported** — Newpharma's search uses Algolia client-side JavaScript which is not available in server-rendered HTML. Use category URLs or keyword filtering instead. - **CNK codes** — Belgian pharmacy codes are not consistently displayed in the HTML. The field is included for future compatibility. - **Rate limiting** — The actor respects Bright Data's rate limits. Very large scrapes (1000+ products) may take several minutes. - **Product details mode** — Enabling `includeProductDetails` makes the scraper significantly slower and more expensive as it fetches each product page individually. ### No login required This scraper extracts publicly available product data without requiring any Newpharma account or login credentials. No cookies, no sessions, no authentication needed. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Newpharma category or product pages to scrape. Example: https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/medicaments-sans-prescription/190.html ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Filter products by keyword (searches within category pages). If no Start URLs provided, scrapes the OTC medicines category by default. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to return. ## `language` (type: `string`): Site language — determines URL prefix (/pharmacie/ for French, /apotheek/ for Dutch). ## `includeProductDetails` (type: `boolean`): Fetch individual product pages for extra details (description, full category breadcrumb). Slower but more complete data. ## `brightDataApiKey` (type: `string`): Your Bright Data API key for the Web Unlocker zone. Required to bypass Newpharma's Cloudflare protection. Get one at https://brightdata.com ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Apify proxy configuration (not used directly — Bright Data handles anti-bot bypass). ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/medicaments-sans-prescription/douleur-fievre/189-193.html" } ], "searchQuery": "paracetamol", "maxResults": 20, "language": "fr", "includeProductDetails": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "BE" } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/medicaments-sans-prescription/douleur-fievre/189-193.html" } ], "searchQuery": "paracetamol", "maxResults": 20, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "BE" } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/newpharma-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/medicaments-sans-prescription/douleur-fievre/189-193.html" }], "searchQuery": "paracetamol", "maxResults": 20, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], "apifyProxyCountry": "BE", }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("studio-amba/newpharma-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/medicaments-sans-prescription/douleur-fievre/189-193.html" } ], "searchQuery": "paracetamol", "maxResults": 20, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ], "apifyProxyCountry": "BE" } }' | apify call studio-amba/newpharma-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=studio-amba/newpharma-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Newpharma Scraper — Belgian Pharmacy Products & Prices", "description": "Scrape pharmacy products, OTC medicines, supplements, and health items from Newpharma.be — Belgium's largest online pharmacy. Browse categories with full product details. No login required.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "DCvDZRtN1Va9ERnI8" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/studio-amba~newpharma-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-studio-amba-newpharma-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/studio-amba~newpharma-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-studio-amba-newpharma-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/studio-amba~newpharma-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-studio-amba-newpharma-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Newpharma category or product pages to scrape. Example: https://www.newpharma.be/pharmacie/cat/medicaments-sans-prescription/190.html", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Filter products by keyword (searches within category pages). If no Start URLs provided, scrapes the OTC medicines category by default." }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to return.", "default": 50 }, "language": { "title": "Language", "enum": [ "fr", "nl" ], "type": "string", "description": "Site language — determines URL prefix (/pharmacie/ for French, /apotheek/ for Dutch).", "default": "fr" }, "includeProductDetails": { "title": "Include Product Details", "type": "boolean", "description": "Fetch individual product pages for extra details (description, full category breadcrumb). Slower but more complete data.", "default": false }, "brightDataApiKey": { "title": "Bright Data API Key", "type": "string", "description": "Your Bright Data API key for the Web Unlocker zone. Required to bypass Newpharma's Cloudflare protection. Get one at https://brightdata.com" }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Apify proxy configuration (not used directly — Bright Data handles anti-bot bypass)." } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```