Pick n Pay Scraper: Prices, Specials & Smart Shopper Deals

Get product prices, specials and Smart Shopper member prices from Pick n Pay (pnp.co.za) as structured data, store by store. Search by keyword, open a category or give product links; choose several Pick n Pay stores to compare their prices and stock in one run. Every request goes through South African home internet connections.

What it does

• Searches the catalogue like the site's search box, reads categories and single products.
• Returns, for every product: price, was-price, Smart Shopper member price with its start and end date, every promotion ("2 For R110", "Buy 1, Save 15%", combos) with dates, barcode, pack size, unit price per kg, litre or item, stock status, category path, rating and review count, image, product link and the store it was read for.
• Stores: Pick n Pay prices, promotions, ranging and stock differ by store. Pick stores from the list (Constantia, V&A Waterfront, Rosebank, Menlyn, Umhlanga, Gqeberha and others) or give any store code or name; each product is returned once per store.
• Specials only: returns just the products on promotion (the site's "On Promotion" filter).
• Read each product's page (optional): adds brand, the exact stock level, the barcode from the product page, the description and more of the category path, at the same price per product.

Who uses it

• Price comparison and basket-tracking sites following grocery prices and specials across South African chains.
• FMCG brands and their agencies checking shelf prices, Smart Shopper deals and stock of their products store by store.
• Retail and economic analysts tracking food prices by region, with unit prices.
• Shoppers and community groups watching specials on a list of everyday products.

Example

Two products checked at five Pick n Pay stores on 4 October 2026 (product links as input, five stores chosen):

Store	PnP UHT Full Cream Milk 6 x 1L	Smart Shopper price	Nescafe Gold Instant Coffee 200g	Smart Shopper price
WC21 Constantia (Cape Town)	R99.99	R89.99	R209.99	R149.99
GC12 Rosebank (Johannesburg)	R104.99	R89.99	R209.99	R149.99
NC54 Menlyn Mall (Pretoria)	R104.99	R89.99	R209.99	R149.99
KC26 Hyper Prospect (Durban North)	R94.99	none	R209.99	R149.99
EC16 Hyper Moffet Park (Gqeberha)	R94.99	R89.99	R209.99	R149.99

The six-pack of milk cost R10 more in Gauteng than in Durban and Gqeberha. The milk deal ran to Sunday 4 October and the coffee deal to Tuesday 6 October; stock at the stores ranged from 171 to 1,600 six-packs.

Other test runs the same day, all through South African residential connections:

• 20 everyday search terms, 60 products each: 1,168 products (some searches have fewer) in 38 seconds, no failed or blocked requests.
• 350 products of one search ("chocolate", 2,844 on the site), paged without repeats.
• Product pages for 50 products: the barcode taken from the listing matched the product page's unit barcode for all 50.
• The same two searches at four stores, one of them given by name (Clearwater Mall): 320 products.

Input

{
  "searchTerms": ["milk", "coffee"],
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.pnp.co.za/c/coffee1750990951" }],
  "stores": ["WC21", "GC12", "KC26"],
  "maxItemsPerSource": 100,
  "specialsOnly": false,
  "includeDetails": false
}

Field	What it does
searchTerms	Words to search for.
startUrls	Category (/c/... or any .../c/... link), search (/search/milk) or product (any .../p/000000000000349246_EA link), or a bare product code (349246_EA).
stores	Stores to read; empty means WC21 Constantia, the store pnp.co.za uses before a shopper sets an address.
storeCodes	Any other online store, by code (GC53) or name (Clearwater Mall), checked against the site's store list.
maxItemsPerSource	Products per search term or URL (default 100). A product link gives one.
maxItems	Products in total for the run; 0 means no total limit.
specialsOnly	Only products on promotion.
includeDetails	Also read each product's page (brand, exact stock level, description).
sort	relevance (default), price_low or price_high.
proxyConfiguration, maxConcurrency	Advanced: South African residential connections by default; requests at once (default 6).

Output

One row per product (per store when several are chosen). This row is from the example above (product page read):

{
  "retailer": "Pick n Pay",
  "productId": "000000000000349246_CS",
  "sku": "349246_CS",
  "barcode": "6001007164294",
  "name": "PnP UHT Full Cream Milk 6 x 1L",
  "brand": "Pick n Pay",
  "size": "6 x 1 l",
  "sizeValue": 6.0,
  "sizeUnit": "l",
  "packCount": 6,
  "soldByWeight": false,
  "price": 104.99,
  "currency": "ZAR",
  "wasPrice": null,
  "promoPrice": null,
  "onSpecial": true,
  "savings": null,
  "unitPrice": 17.5,
  "unitPriceUnit": "l",
  "loyaltyPrice": 89.99,
  "loyaltyProgram": "Pick n Pay Smart Shopper",
  "loyaltyValidFrom": "2026-09-30T22:00:00Z",
  "loyaltyValidUntil": "2026-10-04T21:59:59Z",
  "promotions": [
    {
      "text": "R89.99",
      "type": "SMART_SHOPPER",
      "memberOnly": true,
      "promoUnitPrice": 89.99,
      "minQuantity": 1,
      "validFrom": "2026-09-30T22:00:00Z",
      "validUntil": "2026-10-04T21:59:59Z",
      "active": true,
      "validityText": "Valid from Thursday, 01 October 2026 until Sunday, 04 October 2026"
    }
  ],
  "inStock": true,
  "stockStatus": "In stock",
  "stockQuantity": 434,
  "category": "Beverages > Long Life Milk > UHT Milk > Full Cream",
  "categories": ["Beverages", "Long Life Milk", "UHT Milk", "Full Cream"],
  "imageUrl": "https://cdn-prd-02.pnp.co.za/sys-master/images/hfb/h57/47618416050206/silo-product-image-v2-03Apr2026-180118-6001007164294-Straight_on-420775-197_400Wx400H",
  "url": "https://www.pnp.co.za/pnp-uht-full-cream-milk-6-x-1l/p/000000000000349246_CS",
  "rating": 3.18,
  "reviewCount": 11,
  "seller": "Pick n Pay",
  "deliveryEstimate": null,
  "store": { "key": "GC12", "name": "GC12 Rosebank", "storeCode": "GC12" },
  "position": 1,
  "sourceType": "product",
  "sourceValue": "https://www.pnp.co.za/pnp-uht-full-cream-milk-6-x-1l/p/000000000000349246_CS",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-10-04T16:12:00Z",
  "supplier": "PICK N PAY",
  "maxPerOrder": 10,
  "detailsIncluded": true,
  "description": "Ensure you always have milk in your home with our Long Life Full Cream Milk. ...",
  "attributes": { "title": "Long Life Full Cream Milk", "storage": "Store in a cool, dry place and refrigerate only when opened." }
}

• price is the shelf price for everyone; loyaltyPrice is the best single-item Smart Shopper price that is valid now, with its dates; promoPrice is the best single-item promotion open to every shopper. Multi-buys and combos stay in promotions with minQuantity and the price per item they work out to (promoUnitPrice).
• barcode comes from the product photo's file name in listings (it matched the product page in all 50 products checked) and from the product page when Read each product's page is on.
• stockQuantity is filled when product pages are read; listings give stockStatus only.
• brand is filled when product pages are read; listings give the supplier (for example NESTLE SOUTH AFRICA).
• Weighed products are marked soldByWeight with the price per kg.
• All prices are in rand, as the site shows them, VAT included.

Use it from code, automations and AI agents

• API: run it and get the results in one call: POST https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/zaiq~pick-n-pay-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_TOKEN with the input as JSON. The API tab on this page has ready-made Python, JavaScript and cURL examples.
• Python (pip install apify-client):

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("zaiq/pick-n-pay-scraper").call(run_input={'searchTerms': ['milk', 'coffee'], 'startUrls': [{'url': 'https://www.pnp.co.za/c/coffee1750990951'}], 'maxItemsPerSource': 20})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

• No code: connect it to Google Sheets, Zapier, Make or n8n from the Integrations tab, schedule runs in Apify Console, and get a webhook when a run finishes.
• AI agents (MCP): add it as a tool to Claude, Cursor or any MCP client through Apify's MCP server: https://mcp.apify.com?tools=zaiq/pick-n-pay-scraper.

Pricing

$5.00 per 1,000 products ($0.005 per product row). Apify's platform usage is included. Reading product pages does not change the price.

Each product row is one charged event; a product at several stores is one row per store. Failed, blocked and empty pages, retries and duplicates are free. Your spending limit is respected: the run stops cleanly before going over it.

Limits

• Prices, promotions and stock are what pnp.co.za shows for online orders from each store. In-store shelf prices can differ.
• Smart Shopper prices are the deals the site lists for everyone with a card; personalised offers inside a Smart Shopper account are not included, and nothing here signs in.
• A few stores in the site's list are closed or not set up for online orders; those are reported as input problems.
• Use the data in line with the retailer's terms and South African law. This Actor is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pick n Pay.

FAQ

Which store does it use if I choose none? WC21 Constantia (Cape Town), the store pnp.co.za shows prices for until a shopper sets a delivery address.

How do I find a store code? Choose from the list, or type the store's name in Other stores (for example "Clearwater Mall"); the run looks it up in the site's own store list and says if a name matches several stores.

Why is a Smart Shopper deal missing at one store? Promotions are set per store. The example above shows the milk deal running in four of five stores.

Can I get only specials? Yes, switch on Only products on special. Combine it with a category link to list one aisle's specials.