Zooplus NL Scraper

Scrapes pet food and supplies from Zooplus.nl, the Netherlands' largest online pet retailer, with thousands of products for dogs (honden), cats (katten), birds (vogels), fish (vissen), and small animals (knaagdieren).

Get product names, brands, prices, ratings, review counts, availability, and images as clean JSON, ready for price monitoring, competitive analysis, or catalog research. No login, no cookies, no account required.

What it does

• Search Zooplus.nl by Dutch keyword (e.g. hondenvoer, kattenvoer, kattenbak).
• Crawl any category page directly (e.g. /shop/honden/hondenvoer_droog).
• Extract full product data with brand, price, rating, stock, and image coverage.
• Follow pagination automatically to collect large result sets.

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchQuery	String	Dutch search term (e.g. "hondenvoer"). Resolved to the best matching product category.
categoryUrls	Array	Zooplus.nl category URLs (e.g. /shop/honden/hondenvoer_droog)
maxResults	Integer	Maximum number of products to return (default: 100)
proxyConfiguration	Object	Proxy settings (Apify Residential, Netherlands, recommended)

If you provide no input, the actor defaults to the dog dry food category (hondenvoer_droog).

Example input

{
    "searchQuery": "hondenvoer",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "NL"
    }
}

Output

Each product is pushed to the dataset as a JSON object:

{
    "name": "Royal Canin Teckel Adult - Hondenvoer",
    "brand": "Royal Canin Breed",
    "price": 48.99,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "url": "https://www.zooplus.nl/shop/honden/hondenvoer_droog/royal_canin_breed/teckel/28519",
    "inStock": true,
    "rating": 5,
    "reviewCount": 30,
    "imageUrl": "https://media.zooplus.com/bilder/...",
    "description": "Een compleet droogvoer speciaal voor teckels...",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-07-07T10:00:00.000Z"
}

Fields

• name — product title
• brand — brand or manufacturer
• price / currency — current price in EUR
• originalPrice — pre-discount price when on sale
• inStock — availability flag
• rating / reviewCount — customer rating (0–5) and number of reviews
• imageUrl / imageUrls — product images
• sku / ean — identifiers when available
• url — product page URL
• scrapedAt — ISO 8601 timestamp

Technical approach

The current Zooplus storefront renders each category grid server-side and embeds a Schema.org JSON-LD ItemList containing up to 48 products per page, with full name, brand, price, rating, availability, and image coverage. The scraper parses this structured data directly, which is fast and stable.

Free-text search on the site is fully client-rendered, so this actor resolves a keyword to its best matching category through Zooplus's public autocomplete API, then crawls those category grids. Individual product pages are parsed from their JSON-LD Product block, with an HTML fallback. The actor uses a lightweight Cheerio crawler over Apify Residential proxies (Netherlands), so no browser automation is needed.

How to scrape Zooplus data

1. Go to this actor's page on the Apify Store.
2. Click Try for free to open it in Apify Console.
3. Enter a Dutch search query or a category 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

Because most products come straight from the category grid's structured data (no per-product page visit), this actor is efficient. As a rough guide:

• Category-grid scraping: ~0.25 compute units per 1,000 results
• Individual product pages (fallback): ~1–2 compute units per 1,000 results

The actual cost depends on your Apify subscription plan. Check the Apify pricing page for details.

Tips and tricks

• Start small: test with maxResults: 5 before running large scrapes.
• Use Netherlands residential proxies: they give the best success rates for Zooplus.nl.
• Use Dutch keywords: the site is Dutch, so hondenvoer works, dog food does not.
• 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.
• Very large scraping jobs may be slower due to proxy rotation and rate limiting.
• Respect the website's terms of service and use responsibly.

Features

• No login required — scrapes publicly available data from Zooplus.nl without 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 or crawl specific category URLs.
• 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 Zooplus? 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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