# Aldi staples: weekly price changes

**Use case:** 

Tracks six everyday staples at Aldi Australia (milk, eggs, bread, butter, bananas, chicken breast), about 580 products when last counted. The first run returns up to 600 products as a baseline: at most about $0.91 on the Free plan. Each later run with the same watch id returns only products that are new or whose price changed. Schedule it weekly; change the search words for your own basket.

## Input

```json
{
  "retailers": [
    "aldi_au"
  ],
  "mode": "search",
  "queries": [
    "full cream milk",
    "eggs",
    "bread",
    "butter",
    "bananas",
    "chicken breast"
  ],
  "categoryUrls": [
    "https://www.aldi.com.au/products/dairy-eggs-fridge/k/960000000"
  ],
  "fullRange": true,
  "productUrls": [
    "https://www.aldi.com.au/product/farmdale-full-cream-milk-2l-000000000000398689"
  ],
  "maxItems": 600,
  "excludeMarketplace": true,
  "colesProductDetails": true,
  "specialBuysDrops": [],
  "watchId": "staples-weekly",
  "watchEvents": [
    "added",
    "changed"
  ],
  "minMovePct": 5
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "retailer": {
    "label": "Retailer",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "name": {
    "label": "Name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "brand": {
    "label": "Brand",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "packSize": {
    "label": "Pack size",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "price": {
    "label": "Price",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "wasPrice": {
    "label": "Was price",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "loyaltyPrice": {
    "label": "Loyalty price",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "unitPrice": {
    "label": "Unit price",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "promotionText": {
    "label": "Promotion",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "inStock": {
    "label": "In stock",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "ean": {
    "label": "EAN",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "storeId": {
    "label": "Store",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "imageUrl": {
    "label": "Image",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Aldi Australia Price Scraper & Tracker: Special Buys Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Aldi staples: weekly price changes". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/fe0R24pbtNhNprRnx) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Aldi staples: weekly price changes" task

The Aldi Australia Price Scraper & Tracker: Special Buys Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like retailers, mode, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Aldi staples: weekly price changes" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as retailer, name, brand, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Aldi staples: weekly price changes" task via API](https://apify.com/yappman/au-supermarket-price-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Aldi Australia Price Scraper & Tracker: Special Buys](https://apify.com/yappman/au-supermarket-price-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/yappman/au-supermarket-price-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/yappman/au-supermarket-price-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).