# Alternate.nl Scraper (`unfenced-group/alternate-nl-scraper`) Actor Scrape alternate.nl products: full technical specs, price, stock, delivery time, EAN/GTIN, manufacturer code, ratings and reviews. Search by keyword or pass URLs. HTTP-only, no proxy needed. - **URL**: https://apify.com/unfenced-group/alternate-nl-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Unfenced Group](https://apify.com/unfenced-group) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.89 / 1,000 products 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 ## 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 ## Alternate.nl Scraper ![alternate-nl-scraper](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/lJlifu6C8YQfZMPKE/records/alternate-nl-scraper) Scrape product data from [alternate.nl](https://www.alternate.nl), the Dutch electronics and computer retailer. Search by keyword or pass category and product URLs, and get back structured product records with full technical specifications, pricing, stock, EAN/GTIN, manufacturer code, ratings and reviews. Fast and reliable. The scraper runs without a browser — no proxy needed — so it stays cheap and quick even across thousands of products. ### What it does - Search alternate.nl by keyword and walk every results page - Scrape any category, search, or product URL directly - Extract the full technical specification table as a structured object - Capture pricing, stock status, delivery times, ratings and reviews - Return clean JSON ready for analysis, monitoring or a price-tracking pipeline ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `searchQueries` | array | Search terms to scrape, e.g. `ssd`, `rtx 4070`. Each term is paginated to the last results page. | | `startUrls` | array | Category, search, or product URLs from alternate.nl. Listing URLs are paginated automatically; product URLs are scraped directly. | | `fetchDetails` | boolean | When on (default), each product is opened to extract the full spec table, description, image gallery, EAN, manufacturer code and reviews. Turn off for faster listing-only results. | | `maxResults` | integer | Maximum number of products to return across all queries and URLs. Use `0` for no limit. Default `5`. | #### Example input ```json { "searchQueries": ["ssd", "rtx 4070"], "startUrls": ["https://www.alternate.nl/SSDs"], "fetchDetails": true, "maxResults": 100 } ```` ### Output Every product returns these fields. #### Always present | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `productId` | string | Alternate product ID from the URL. | | `url` | string | Full product page URL. | | `name` | string | Product name. | | `brandName` | string | Brand or manufacturer name. | | `subtitle` | string | Short model line, e.g. the manufacturer code and interface. | | `price` | number | Current price as a number. | | `priceText` | string | Price as shown on the page, including the currency symbol. | | `mainImage` | string | Main product image URL. | | `scrapedAt` | string | ISO timestamp of when the record was scraped. | #### With `fetchDetails: true` (default) | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `category` | string | Product category. | | `breadcrumbPath` | array | Full category breadcrumb from the product page. | | `description` | string | Product description text. | | `descriptionMarkdown` | string | Description in Markdown/plain text. | | `sku` | string | Stock-keeping unit. | | `ean` | string | EAN / GTIN barcode. | | `manufacturerCode` | string | Manufacturer part number (MPN). | | `currency` | string | Price currency, e.g. `EUR`. | | `oldPrice` | number | Previous price, present on discounted items only. | | `condition` | string | Item condition, e.g. `NewCondition`. | | `availability` | string | Schema.org availability, e.g. `InStock`. | | `stockStatus` | string | Human-readable stock status in Dutch. | | `sellerName` | string | Selling entity. | | `returnDays` | number | Return window in days. | | `freeShipping` | boolean | Whether shipping is free. | | `handlingTimeDays` | object | Min and max handling time in days. | | `transitTimeDays` | object | Min and max transit time in days. | | `ratingValue` | number | Average customer rating. | | `ratingCount` | number | Number of ratings. | | `bestRating` | number | Maximum possible rating. | | `brandLogo` | string | Brand logo image URL. | | `imageGallery` | array | All product image URLs. | | `specifications` | object | Full technical specification table as key-value pairs. Multi-value rows (e.g. read/write speeds) are nested objects. | | `reviews` | array | Customer reviews — rating, date and body text. Reviewer names are not collected. | #### Example output ```json { "productId": "1864239", "url": "https://www.alternate.nl/Samsung/990-PRO-1-TB-SSD/html/product/1864239", "name": "990 PRO 1 TB SSD", "brandName": "Samsung", "category": "SSD", "ean": "8806094215021", "manufacturerCode": "MZ-V9P1T0BW", "price": 224.9, "currency": "EUR", "stockStatus": "Op voorraad", "freeShipping": true, "returnDays": 30, "ratingValue": 4.84, "ratingCount": 19, "specifications": { "Capaciteit": "1 TB", "Interface": "1x M.2 (M.2-key: M)", "Protocol": "PCIe 4.0", "Overdrachtssnelheid": { "Lezen": "7.450 MB/s", "Schrijven": "6.900 MB/s" }, "TBW": "600 TB", "Controller": "Samsung Controller" } } ``` ### Pricing This actor is paid per result. You pay $0.99 per 1,000 products, with lower rates on higher tiers. There is nothing else to pay — compute and proxy costs are absorbed by Unfenced Group. ### Notes - The actor needs no proxy configuration. - Ratings, reviews and `oldPrice` populate only where alternate.nl has that data for a product. Many products have no reviews; discounted items carry an `oldPrice`. - Set `fetchDetails` to `false` for a faster, lighter run when you only need names, prices and links. *** ### Need a custom scraper? **[Unfenced Group](https://www.unfencedgroup.nl)** builds Apify actors for any website — for free. If the site you need isn't in our portfolio yet, just ask. We scope, build, and publish it at no cost to you. You only pay for results — we absorb the compute and proxy costs ourselves. Same pay-per-result pricing, same quality, same standards as every actor in this portfolio. **Get in touch:** [www.unfencedgroup.nl](https://www.unfencedgroup.nl) # Actor input Schema ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): Search terms to scrape, e.g. "ssd", "rtx 4070". The scraper walks every results page for each term. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Category, search or product URLs from alternate.nl. Category and search URLs are paginated automatically; product URLs are scraped directly. ## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`): When on (default), each product is opened to extract the full technical specification table, description, image gallery, GTIN/EAN, manufacturer code and reviews. Turn off for faster, lighter listing-only results. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to return across all queries and URLs. Use 0 for no limit. ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQueries": [ "ssd", "rtx 4070" ], "startUrls": [ "https://www.alternate.nl/SSDs" ], "fetchDetails": true, "maxResults": 5 } ``` # 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 = { "searchQueries": [ "ssd" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("unfenced-group/alternate-nl-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 = { "searchQueries": ["ssd"] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("unfenced-group/alternate-nl-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 '{ "searchQueries": [ "ssd" ] }' | apify call unfenced-group/alternate-nl-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=unfenced-group/alternate-nl-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Alternate.nl Scraper", "description": "Scrape alternate.nl products: full technical specs, price, stock, delivery time, EAN/GTIN, manufacturer code, ratings and reviews. Search by keyword or pass URLs. HTTP-only, no proxy needed.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "7mAdhFtfUy8HHazMW" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/unfenced-group~alternate-nl-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-unfenced-group-alternate-nl-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/unfenced-group~alternate-nl-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-unfenced-group-alternate-nl-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/unfenced-group~alternate-nl-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-unfenced-group-alternate-nl-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "searchQueries": { "title": "Search queries", "type": "array", "description": "Search terms to scrape, e.g. \"ssd\", \"rtx 4070\". The scraper walks every results page for each term.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Category, search or product URLs from alternate.nl. Category and search URLs are paginated automatically; product URLs are scraped directly.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "fetchDetails": { "title": "Fetch full product details", "type": "boolean", "description": "When on (default), each product is opened to extract the full technical specification table, description, image gallery, GTIN/EAN, manufacturer code and reviews. Turn off for faster, lighter listing-only results.", "default": true }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "minimum": 0, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to return across all queries and URLs. Use 0 for no limit.", "default": 5 } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```