Wirecutter Product Recommendations Scraper

Extract product recommendations, picks, prices, and reviews from Wirecutter (by The New York Times).

What It Does

Wirecutter publishes expert product reviews and "Best [X]" roundup articles across thousands of categories — from electronics and kitchen gear to home improvement and outdoor equipment. This actor extracts the structured product data from every review, including:

• Product picks — Top pick, Also great, Budget pick, Upgrade pick
• Product names and descriptive titles
• Prices and stores — where to buy, with pricing
• Affiliate links — direct purchase links
• Product images — high-resolution photos
• Review metadata — publish dates, categories, authors

Use Cases

• Price monitoring — Track which products Wirecutter recommends and at what prices
• Market research — See which brands and products get endorsed across categories
• Affiliate marketing — Identify trending recommended products in your niche
• Competitive analysis — Monitor which products appear in "Best [X]" lists
• Product discovery — Find top-rated products across 3,700+ reviews

Input

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxReviews	integer	100	Maximum reviews to scrape (0 = all)
sectionId	integer	—	Filter by section (use fetchAllSections to get IDs)
searchQuery	string	—	Search reviews by keyword (e.g. "headphones")
startPage	integer	1	Start from a specific page (for resuming)
includeEmpty	boolean	false	Include reviews without product picks
fetchAllSections	boolean	false	Return section list instead of reviews

Output

Each result is a review article containing its recommended products:

{
  "id": 9765,
  "title": "The Best Steak Knife Set",
  "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-steak-knife-set/",
  "datePublished": "2026-05-08T12:53:47",
  "dateModified": "2026-05-08T12:59:08",
  "productCount": 3,
  "products": [
    {
      "pickLabel": "Top pick",
      "productName": "Material The Table Knives",
      "pickTitle": "The best steak knife set",
      "description": "Modern, attractive, and incredibly sharp...",
      "imageUrl": "https://...",
      "affiliateUrl": "https://...",
      "prices": [{"price": "$110", "store": "Material Kitchen"}]
    }
  ]
}

Tips

• Start with fetchAllSections: true to discover available section IDs and article counts
• The Money section (ID 237) has the most reviews (670+), followed by Home (647) and Electronics (537)
• Set maxReviews: 0 to scrape all 3,700+ reviews (takes ~30 minutes)
• Results are sorted by most recently updated first

Sections

35 categories available including: Money, Home, Electronics, Kitchen, Health & Fitness, Style, Gifts, Outdoors, Sleep, Baby & Kid, Beauty, Appliances, Travel, Office, Pets, Software & Apps, Games & Hobbies, Cars, and more.