# Lightning Fast Shopify Store Scraper (`tyegen/universal-shopify-extractor`) Actor Extract all products, prices, variants, and images from any Shopify store in seconds using the hidden JSON API. No HTML parsing, 100x faster than competitors. - **URL**: https://apify.com/tyegen/universal-shopify-extractor.md - **Developed by:** [Tan Yegen](https://apify.com/tyegen) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, SEO tools, Social media - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.00 / 1,000 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 ## ⚡ Universal Shopify Store Extractor ### 🤖 Copy to your AI assistant Copy this block into ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or any LLM to start using this actor. ```text tyegen/universal-shopify-extractor on Apify. Call: ApifyClient("TOKEN").actor("tyegen/universal-shopify-extractor").call(run_input={"startUrls": ["URL_HERE"]}), then client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).list_items().items for results. ```` The absolute fastest, cheapest, and most comprehensive way to extract product catalogs from *any* Shopify store. ### 🚀 Why this Actor is a Game Changer? Most Shopify scrapers load the actual website using heavy browsers (Playwright/Puppeteer), find the HTML elements, and parse the text. This old-school method is slow, easily blocked by Datadome or Cloudflare, misses hidden data, and costs you a lot of Compute Units. **This actor is different.** It targets the public, lightweight JSON endpoints (`/products.json`) native to the Shopify backend architecture. #### ✨ Key Advantages - **Lightning Fast:** Extracts up to **250 products per second**. You can scrape an entire store catalog in the blink of an eye. - **Zero Blocks:** Bypasses visual captchas and bot protections completely because it reads pure JSON API data instead of rendering HTML. - **Cost Effective:** Because it uses simple API calls, it costs almost $0.00 to run in Compute Units. - **Incredibly Rich Data:** Gets data you can't even see on the frontend, such as backend SKUs, precise `published_at` timestamps, hidden variants, exact inventory availability flags, and raw `compare_at_price` values. - **Smart Error Handling:** Automatically detects if a store is password-protected or not running on Shopify, skipping it gracefully without crashing your run. ### 🎯 Top Use Cases - **Dropshipping Automation:** Clone product lists, images, and descriptions from your suppliers to your own store instantly. - **Competitor Price Monitoring:** Track exactly when competitors drop their prices or run sales by monitoring the `compare_at_price` field. - **Market Research:** Analyze the catalog size, product types, and naming conventions of top Shopify brands (like Gymshark, Kylie Cosmetics, Allbirds). - **Inventory Tracking:** Monitor if specific size/color variants go out of stock (`available` flag). ### 💰 Pricing & ROI **Pay-Per-Result:** Only **$1.00 per 1,000 products**. Since you get complete catalogs (including all variants, SKUs, and HD images) in a fraction of a second, this is the most profitable and reliable tool for E-Commerce researchers and dropshippers. *** ### 📥 Input Configuration | Field | Type | Description | | ----- | ---- | ----------- | | `startUrls` | Array | Add one or more Shopify store base URLs (e.g., `https://kyliecosmetics.com` or `https://gymshark.com`). | | `maxProductsPerStore` | Integer | (Optional) Limit the number of products to extract per store. Leave empty to extract the entire catalog. | | `proxyConfiguration` | Object | Apify proxy settings. Standard Datacenter proxies are more than enough. | *** ### 📤 Output Schema For each product, the actor will produce a highly detailed JSON object containing all its variants and images. | Field | Type | Description | | ----- | ---- | ----------- | | `storeUrl` | String | The base URL of the targeted store. | | `productId` | Number | The internal backend ID of the product in Shopify. | | `title` | String | The name of the product. | | `handle` | String | The URL-friendly slug of the product. | | `vendor` | String | The brand or vendor name. | | `productType` | String | The category or type of the product. | | `description` | String | HTML-stripped, clean text description of the product. | | `price` | Number | The lowest current active price among all variants. | | `compareAtPrice` | Number | The original/discounted price (useful to calculate sale percentages). | | `productUrl` | String | The direct URL to the product page. | | `images` | Array | A list of all high-resolution image URLs for the product. | | `variantsCount` | Number | Total number of variants (colors, sizes, etc.). | | `variants` | Array | Detailed list of variants (contains `id`, `title`, `price`, `sku`, and `available` status). | | `publishedAt` | String | The exact timestamp the product was published. | | `scrapedAt` | String | Timestamp of extraction. | #### 💡 Output Example ```json { "storeUrl": "https://kyliecosmetics.com", "productId": 8585766404338, "title": "Matte Lip Kit", "handle": "matte-lip-kit", "vendor": "Kylie Cosmetics", "productType": "Lips", "description": "Create the perfect matte lip with this long-lasting, smudge-proof formula...", "price": 32.00, "compareAtPrice": 35.00, "productUrl": "https://kyliecosmetics.com/products/matte-lip-kit", "images": [ "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/.../image1.jpg", "https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/.../image2.jpg" ], "variantsCount": 3, "variants": [ { "id": 46820892049650, "title": "Koko K", "price": 32.00, "sku": "KC-LIP-KOKO", "available": true }, { "id": 46820892049651, "title": "Mary Jo K", "price": 32.00, "sku": "KC-LIP-MARY", "available": false } ], "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T23:37:26-07:00", "scrapedAt": "2026-04-30T18:00:00.000Z" } ``` # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Add one or more Shopify store URLs (e.g., https://kyliecosmetics.com). ## `maxProductsPerStore` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to extract per store. Leave empty to extract all. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings. Datacenter proxies are more than enough for this. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://kyliecosmetics.com" } ], "maxProductsPerStore": 1000, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # 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://kyliecosmetics.com" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("tyegen/universal-shopify-extractor").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://kyliecosmetics.com" }], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("tyegen/universal-shopify-extractor").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://kyliecosmetics.com" } ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call tyegen/universal-shopify-extractor --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=tyegen/universal-shopify-extractor", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Lightning Fast Shopify Store Scraper", "description": "Extract all products, prices, variants, and images from any Shopify store in seconds using the hidden JSON API. No HTML parsing, 100x faster than competitors.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "rRyxkg3caiMgjZnPO" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/tyegen~universal-shopify-extractor/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-tyegen-universal-shopify-extractor", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/tyegen~universal-shopify-extractor/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-tyegen-universal-shopify-extractor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/tyegen~universal-shopify-extractor/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-tyegen-universal-shopify-extractor", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Shopify Store URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Add one or more Shopify store URLs (e.g., https://kyliecosmetics.com).", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxProductsPerStore": { "title": "Max Products Per Store", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to extract per store. Leave empty to extract all.", "default": 1000 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings. Datacenter proxies are more than enough for this." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```