# Yliopiston Apteekki Scraper - Finnish Pharmacy Products (`studio-amba/yliopistonapteekki-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes products from yliopistonapteekki.fi with prices, availability, brand, category and details.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/yliopistonapteekki-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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Yliopiston Apteekki Scraper — Finland's #1 Pharmacy Chain Products, Prices & Stock

Extract products, prices, brands, stock status, ratings, and categories from [Yliopiston Apteekki](https://www.yliopistonapteekki.fi) — Finland's largest pharmacy chain, with locations across the country and a full-scale online store covering OTC medicine, vitamins, skincare, and personal care.

### What is Yliopiston Apteekki Scraper?

Yliopiston Apteekki ("University Pharmacy") is Finland's #1 pharmacy chain by revenue and store count. Its online shop mirrors the in-store catalog: pain relief, cold and flu remedies, vitamins and supplements, skincare and cosmetics, baby and maternity products, and general wellness items — all with Finnish pricing in EUR.

This actor scrapes product data directly from the site's Klevu-powered search backend (a hosted search/merchandising service many Nordic and European e-commerce sites use for on-site search). Instead of parsing rendered HTML pages, the actor queries the same JSON API the website's own search box uses, which returns clean, structured product data in a single request per page of results. What people build with it:

- **Pharmacy price monitoring** — track OTC medicine and supplement prices in the Finnish market over time.
- **Market research** — Nordic health and wellness market analysts benchmark Finnish pharmacy pricing against Sweden (Apoteket, Apotek Hjartat) and other EU pharmacy chains already covered in this catalog.
- **Brand distribution tracking** — supplement and skincare brands check their presence, pricing, and category placement on Finland's largest pharmacy retailer.
- **Competitive analysis** — competing Finnish pharmacies and online drugstores monitor Yliopiston Apteekki's catalog breadth and pricing strategy.
- **Consumer health trend research** — track bestselling products, ratings, and category trends in the Finnish OTC and wellness market.

### What data does Yliopiston Apteekki Scraper extract?

Each product record includes:

- **Product name** — full product title as listed
- **Brand** — manufacturer or brand name (e.g. "Burana", "Panadol", "The Ordinary")
- **Price** — current selling price in EUR
- **Original price** — pre-discount price, when the product is on sale
- **Currency** — EUR
- **SKU** — the site's internal product code
- **Product ID** — Klevu's internal product/variant identifier
- **Stock status** — whether the product is currently in stock
- **Rating** — average customer rating (0–5 scale), when available
- **Review count** — number of customer reviews
- **Image** — main product image URL
- **Description** — product description text, when the catalog exposes one
- **Category / categories** — product category breadcrumb
- **Language** — content language (fi)
- **URL** — direct link to the product page on yliopistonapteekki.fi

### How to scrape Yliopiston Apteekki data

1. Go to the [Yliopiston Apteekki Scraper](https://apify.com/studio-amba/yliopistonapteekki-scraper) page on Apify Store.
2. Click **Try for free**.
3. Enter a Finnish search query (e.g. `"vitamiini"`, `"särkylääke"`, `"aurinkovoide"`).
4. Set `maxResults` to the number of products you need.
5. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish.
6. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect via API.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|--------------|
| `searchQuery` | String | No | Search by Finnish keyword, e.g. `"vitamiini"` (vitamins), `"särkylääke"` (pain medicine), `"aurinkovoide"` (sunscreen) |
| `maxResults` | Integer | No | Maximum number of products to return (default: 100, max: 10,000) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Apify proxy settings. The Klevu search API has no anti-bot protection, so datacenter proxies (or no proxy at all) work fine |

#### Default behavior

If no `searchQuery` is provided, the scraper defaults to `"vitamiini"`. This ensures the actor always returns data, even with an empty input `{}`.

```json
{
    "searchQuery": "särkylääke",
    "maxResults": 50
}
```

#### Tips

- **Use Finnish keywords** for the best results: `"vitamiini"` (vitamin), `"särkylääke"` (pain medicine), `"aurinkovoide"` (sunscreen), `"ihovoide"` (skin cream), `"kuumemittari"` (thermometer).
- **Broad keywords return more products.** A general term like `"vitamiini"` returns 1,500+ matches; a specific product name returns a handful.
- **Pagination is automatic** up to `maxResults` — the actor pages through the Klevu search API until it has enough results or the catalog runs out of matches.

### Output

Every output item follows the shared Studio AMBA product schema. Example:

```json
{
    "name": "COSRX ADVANCED THE VITAMIN C 23 SERUM 20 ml",
    "brand": "COSRX",
    "price": 33.9,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "url": "https://www.yliopistonapteekki.fi/cosrx-advanced-the-vitamin-c-23-serum-20-ml-1002497",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-31T14:20:11.123Z",
    "language": "fi",
    "sku": "1002497",
    "productId": "88178",
    "inStock": true,
    "rating": 0,
    "reviewCount": 0,
    "imageUrl": "https://www.yliopistonapteekki.fi/media/catalog/product/cache/5d93c3eba1682290d2f2d04139515abe/1/0/1002497--t1773367217_1.jpg",
    "description": "Tehokas C-vitamiiniseerumi samealle ja epätasaiselle iholle. COSRX Advanced The Vitamin C 23 Serum 20 ml sisältää korkean pitoisuuden, 23 % puhdasta C-vitamiinia sekä E-vitamiinia ja glutationia.",
    "categories": [
        "Kosmetiikka",
        "Kasvojen ihonhoito",
        "Seerumit ja tehohoidot",
        "Seerumit ja tehohoidot kaikille ihotyypeille",
        "Kaikki kauneustuotteet",
        "K-Beauty – Korealainen kosmetiikka",
        "Korealaiset seerumit ja hoitonesteet",
        "Kauneuden huippumerkit -25 %",
        "Tarjoukset"
    ],
    "category": "Kosmetiikka"
}
```

### How much does it cost to scrape Yliopiston Apteekki?

The scraper talks directly to the site's search API (no browser rendering needed), so runs are fast and cheap:

| Results | Estimated cost | Time |
|---------|---------------|------|
| 20 products | ~$0.04 | ~5 sec |
| 100 products | ~$0.20 | ~15 sec |
| 500 products | ~$1.00 | ~1 min |

Costs are dominated by per-result pricing rather than compute, since no browser or proxy-heavy fetching is required for the search itself.

### Use cases

- **Price comparison**: Compare Finnish pharmacy pricing against Swedish and other Nordic/EU pharmacy chains.
- **Market research**: Track OTC medicine, vitamin, and skincare pricing and availability trends in Finland.
- **Inventory monitoring**: Monitor stock availability of specific products over time.
- **Competitive analysis**: Compare Yliopiston Apteekki's pricing and assortment with other pharmacy chains.
- **Product catalog extraction**: Build a database of Finnish pharmacy products with brand, category, and pricing detail.

### Integrations

Connect Yliopiston Apteekki Scraper output to your tools:

- **Google Sheets** — Export product data to spreadsheets
- **Slack / Email** — Get notifications when prices change
- **Webhooks** — Trigger actions when new data is available
- **API** — Access results programmatically via Apify API
- **Zapier / Make** — Connect to 5,000+ apps

### FAQ

**Is a Yliopiston Apteekki account required?**
No. This scraper extracts publicly available product data without any login or authentication.

**Can I scrape prescription medicines?**
The scraper extracts publicly listed product information from search results. Prescription-only medicines may appear but typically show limited pricing detail online, as is standard for EU pharmacy regulation.

**How often should I run the scraper?**
For price monitoring, daily or weekly runs are recommended. Yliopiston Apteekki updates prices, stock, and promotions regularly.

**Why am I getting zero results?**
Try a broader or more common Finnish keyword. Very specific or misspelled product names may not match anything in the catalog.

**Do I need residential proxies?**
No. The site's search backend (Klevu) has no anti-bot protection — plain requests work reliably without residential proxies.

### Related Scrapers

Studio AMBA maintains a full European pharmacy and drugstore coverage cluster:

- [Apoteket Scraper](https://apify.com/studio-amba/apoteket-scraper) — Sweden's largest online pharmacy
- [Apotek Hjärtat Scraper](https://apify.com/studio-amba/apotekhjartat-scraper) — Swedish pharmacy chain, omnichannel pricing
- [DrMax Scraper](https://apify.com/studio-amba/drmax-scraper) — Central European pharmacy chain (CZ/SK/PL/RO)
- [Mifarma Scraper](https://apify.com/studio-amba/mifarma-scraper) — Spanish online pharmacy
- [Rossmann Scraper](https://apify.com/studio-amba/rossmann-scraper) — European drugstore chain, health and beauty products

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Search term to find products (Finnish keywords work best, e.g. "vitamiini", "särkylääke", "aurinkovoide")

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

Maximum number of products to scrape

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

Apify proxy settings. The Klevu search API has no anti-bot protection, so datacenter proxies (or no proxy) work fine.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "vitamiini",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "FI"
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": "vitamiini",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "FI"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/yliopistonapteekki-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 = {
    "searchQuery": "vitamiini",
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "FI",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("studio-amba/yliopistonapteekki-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 '{
  "searchQuery": "vitamiini",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "FI"
  }
}' |
apify call studio-amba/yliopistonapteekki-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,studio-amba/yliopistonapteekki-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/0e8QwLLdYa6cxy6iY/builds/utzoWMrbi8ZuCu1Zh/openapi.json