# Hotline.ua Price Search (`xidik_inc/hotline-price-search`) Actor
Search Hotline.ua, Ukraine's dominant price-comparison aggregator, and get clean JSON listings: title, minimum price in UAH across all shops, number of offers, brand, rating, image, product URL. Fast HTTP pipeline — no browser. Built for price monitoring, repricing and Ukrainian market research.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/xidik\_inc/hotline-price-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Khidayotullo Salakhitdinov](https://apify.com/xidik_inc) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
$1.50 / 1,000 search 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?
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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/docs.md):
```bash
npm install apify-client
```
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```bash
pip install apify-client
```
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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
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# README
## Hotline.ua Price Search
Search **Hotline.ua (hotline.ua)** — Ukraine's dominant price-comparison aggregator — by keyword and get clean, structured JSON product listings: title, the **minimum price in UAH across every shop**, how many shops offer the product, price range, brand, review count, image and product URL.
Hotline aggregates offers from hundreds of Ukrainian retailers onto one product page, so each result tells you the **cheapest available price** and **how many stores compete** for that product — exactly what you need to benchmark a market. The actor reads Hotline's server-rendered search data directly (no headless browser), so a typical run finishes in seconds and results arrive in the same relevance order a shopper sees on the site.
### What can I use it for?
- **Price monitoring & repricing** — track the market-minimum price for the products you sell and react when it moves.
- **Competitive market research** — see the full price range (`minPrice` → `maxPrice`) and offer depth (`offerCount`) for any product across the whole Ukrainian market at once.
- **E-commerce analytics** — build datasets of Ukrainian retail: minimum prices, offer counts, brands, review volume.
- **Demand signals** — `offerCount` (how many shops list a product) and `reviewCount` are useful proxies for how competitive and popular a product is.
### Input
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| `query` | string | yes | – | Search query, as you would type it into Hotline's search box. Ukrainian or English both work, e.g. `iPhone 15`, `American Crew pomade`, `навушники`. |
| `maxItems` | integer | no | `10` | Max listings to return (1–50), in relevance order. |
| `minPrice` | integer | no | – | Drop products whose cheapest offer is below this (UAH). |
| `maxPrice` | integer | no | – | Drop products whose cheapest offer is above this (UAH). |
| `useApifyProxy` | boolean | no | `true` | Route via Apify residential proxy (UA). Keep ON on the platform. |
Example input:
```json
{
"query": "iPhone 15",
"maxItems": 10,
"maxPrice": 40000
}
````
### Output
One dataset item per aggregated product. Real sample items (live run, July 2026):
```json
{
"marketplace": "hotline",
"productId": 24927903,
"title": "iPhone 15 128GB Black (MTP03)",
"price": 23742,
"currency": "UAH",
"url": "https://hotline.ua/ua/mobile-mobilnye-telefony-i-smartfony/apple-iphone-15-128gb-black-mtp03/",
"sellerName": "81 пропозиція",
"offerCount": 81,
"minPrice": 23742,
"maxPrice": 38499,
"brand": "Apple",
"rating": null,
"reviewCount": 3,
"imageUrl": "https://hotline.ua/img/tx/575/5759284385.jpg",
"position": 1
}
```
```json
{
"marketplace": "hotline",
"title": "AirPods Pro 3 (MFHP4)",
"price": 9395,
"currency": "UAH",
"sellerName": "119 пропозицій",
"offerCount": 119,
"minPrice": 9395,
"maxPrice": 16699,
"brand": "Apple",
"reviewCount": 9
}
```
Field notes:
- `price` / `minPrice` — the **cheapest** offer for the product across all shops (UAH, major units).
- `maxPrice` — the most expensive offer, so `minPrice → maxPrice` is the full market range.
- `offerCount` — how many shops currently list the product. `sellerName` carries the same number as human-readable context (Hotline is an aggregator, so there is no single seller).
- `reviewCount` — Hotline user reviews for the product; `null` when none.
- `rating` — present only when Hotline exposes an aggregate score on the search card; usually `null`.
- `position` — 1-based relevance rank for the query.
- Products with no aggregated price yet are skipped automatically.
### Usage
**Apify API (run synchronously, get items back):**
```bash
curl -s -X POST \
"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/xidik_inc~hotline-price-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"query": "iPhone 15", "maxItems": 10}'
```
**Apify CLI:**
```bash
apify call xidik_inc/hotline-price-search --input '{"query": "iPhone 15", "maxItems": 10}'
```
**JavaScript (apify-client):**
```js
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('xidik_inc/hotline-price-search').call({
query: 'iPhone 15',
maxItems: 10,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
```
### Pricing
Pay per result: **$1.50 per 1,000 listings** (a `search-result` event is charged per dataset item). Runs that return 0 items cost you nothing beyond standard platform usage.
### Honest limits
- **Aggregated prices, not per-seller rows.** Each item is one product with its market-minimum price and offer count — not a row per shop. That is the point of an aggregator; use `offerCount` / `minPrice` / `maxPrice` to reason about the market.
- **Results mirror Hotline's own search relevance.** Broad or ambiguous queries (e.g. a single loose word) can surface loosely related products, exactly as they do on hotline.ua. Specific queries (brand + product type, or a model name) return the cleanest results. Hotline's catalog is deepest in electronics, appliances and tech; some niche categories are thinner.
- **`rating` is often `null`** on search cards even when a product has reviews — `reviewCount` is the more reliably populated signal.
- The actor reads Hotline's **unofficial** server-rendered search state. It can change without notice; this actor is used in production by MiyZapis PriceWatch and is **actively maintained** — breakages get fixed fast.
- The residential proxy (default ON) is recommended on the platform: Hotline sits behind a Cloudflare edge that can challenge datacenter IPs.
***
Maintained by **[MiyZapis](https://miyzapis.com)** — the booking & commerce platform for Ukrainian businesses. This actor powers the PriceWatch competitor-pricing feature in production.
# Actor input Schema
## `query` (type: `string`):
Product search query, exactly as you would type it into the Hotline.ua search box. Ukrainian or English both work, e.g. iPhone 15, American Crew pomade or навушники. Specific product queries (brand + product type) return the most relevant listings.
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of product listings to return (1–50). Results keep Hotline.ua's relevance order, so the first items are the best matches. You are only charged for items actually returned.
## `minPrice` (type: `integer`):
Optional lower bound on the aggregated minimum price. Products whose cheapest offer is below this are dropped (UAH, major units — e.g. 200 means 200 ₴).
## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`):
Optional upper bound on the aggregated minimum price. Products whose cheapest offer is above this are dropped (UAH, major units — e.g. 20000 means 20000 ₴).
## `useApifyProxy` (type: `boolean`):
Route requests through Apify residential proxy (country UA). Keep this ON when running on the Apify platform — Hotline.ua sits behind a Cloudflare edge that can challenge datacenter IPs. Disable only for local runs from an allowed IP.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"query": "American Crew pomade",
"maxItems": 10,
"minPrice": 200,
"maxPrice": 20000,
"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 = {
"query": "iPhone 15",
"maxItems": 10
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("xidik_inc/hotline-price-search").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 = {
"query": "iPhone 15",
"maxItems": 10,
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("xidik_inc/hotline-price-search").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 '{
"query": "iPhone 15",
"maxItems": 10
}' |
apify call xidik_inc/hotline-price-search --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=xidik_inc/hotline-price-search",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Hotline.ua Price Search",
"description": "Search Hotline.ua, Ukraine's dominant price-comparison aggregator, and get clean JSON listings: title, minimum price in UAH across all shops, number of offers, brand, rating, image, product URL. Fast HTTP pipeline — no browser. Built for price monitoring, repricing and Ukrainian market research.",
"version": "0.1",
"x-build-id": "NE3Wag58KiEsxrYyY"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/xidik_inc~hotline-price-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-xidik_inc-hotline-price-search",
"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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/xidik_inc~hotline-price-search/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-xidik_inc-hotline-price-search",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
"/acts/xidik_inc~hotline-price-search/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-xidik_inc-hotline-price-search",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$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": [
"query"
],
"properties": {
"query": {
"title": "Search query",
"type": "string",
"description": "Product search query, exactly as you would type it into the Hotline.ua search box. Ukrainian or English both work, e.g. iPhone 15, American Crew pomade or навушники. Specific product queries (brand + product type) return the most relevant listings."
},
"maxItems": {
"title": "Max items",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 50,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of product listings to return (1–50). Results keep Hotline.ua's relevance order, so the first items are the best matches. You are only charged for items actually returned.",
"default": 10
},
"minPrice": {
"title": "Min price (UAH)",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Optional lower bound on the aggregated minimum price. Products whose cheapest offer is below this are dropped (UAH, major units — e.g. 200 means 200 ₴)."
},
"maxPrice": {
"title": "Max price (UAH)",
"minimum": 0,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Optional upper bound on the aggregated minimum price. Products whose cheapest offer is above this are dropped (UAH, major units — e.g. 20000 means 20000 ₴)."
},
"useApifyProxy": {
"title": "Use Apify proxy",
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Route requests through Apify residential proxy (country UA). Keep this ON when running on the Apify platform — Hotline.ua sits behind a Cloudflare edge that can challenge datacenter IPs. Disable only for local runs from an allowed IP.",
"default": true
}
}
},
"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
},
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"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
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```