# Open Prices Product Price (`zinin/open-prices-product-price`) Actor

Find observed product prices by barcode or date in the Open Prices dataset. Get shop, amount, currency, observation date and source link.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/zinin/open-prices-product-price.md
- **Developed by:** [Tim Zinin](https://apify.com/zinin) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $2.10 / 1,000 observed product prices

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

## Open Prices Product Price

Find observed product prices by barcode, or pull recent price observations from the Open Prices dataset. Each useful row includes the product, shop, price, currency, observation date and a direct source link. Open Prices is crowd sourced, so these are dated observations rather than live checkout prices or stock claims.

### What you get

- Product prices from the public Open Prices API, with duplicate observations filtered at the source.
- A bounded result count of 1–20 observations per run.
- Source attribution and the ODbL data license in every useful row.
- A free diagnostic row when the query has no usable price or the source is unavailable.

You can schedule this Actor on Apify to compare dated observations over time. It uses a fixed official API host and does not use a proxy or log in to any shop.

### How to run it

1. Enter a barcode in **Product barcode**, or leave it blank to request observations from the last 30 days.
2. Optionally set **Currency** or **Observed on or after**. The date filter applies only when the barcode is blank.
3. Set **Maximum price observations** from 1 to 20 and run. Check `observedDate` before treating a price as recent.

### Pricing

The Store price is $0.003 per useful observed price row, charged through one `result-found` event. Empty results, source errors and buyer limit messages request no `result-found` event. Apify compute usage is separate from event charges.

| Useful observed price rows | Actor event charges |
|---:|---:|
| 10 | $0.030 |
| 100 | $0.300 |
| 1,000 | $3.000 |

These examples assume every delivered row is useful and billed. A single run is capped at 20 observations, so 100 or 1,000 rows require multiple runs. Platform compute usage is separate.

### Input

| Field | Required | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| `productCode` | No | Optional exact barcode. Leave blank to get recently observed product prices. An exact barcode may have older observations; check observedDate in every row. |
| `dateFrom` | No | YYYY-MM-DD. Used only when productCode is blank. Default is the last 30 days. |
| `currency` | No | Optional three-letter currency code such as EUR. |
| `maxResults` | No | Maximum number of source observations requested and paid result rows delivered. |

```json
{
  "productCode": "8000070059313",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "maxResults": 2
}
```

### Output

This row comes from a successful Actor run completed 2026-11-01T13:53:51.593Z. Values are copied from its dataset.

```json
{
  "found": true,
  "productCode": "8000070059313",
  "productName": "Expresso Intense numéro 9",
  "price": 10.31,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "shop": "Auchan Supermarché",
  "observedDate": "2026-11-01",
  "sourceUrl": "https://prices.openfoodfacts.org/api/v1/prices/357354",
  "dataLicense": "ODbL 1.0"
}
```

| Field | Meaning |
|---|---|
| `found` | True when a useful price observation exists. |
| `productCode` | Queried product barcode. |
| `productName` | Product name in Open Prices. |
| `price` | Numeric price or dated observation. |
| `currency` | Currency code. |
| `shop` | Shop named in the price observation. |
| `observedDate` | Date of the source price observation. |
| `sourceUrl` | Direct attribution URL for the observation. |
| `dataLicense` | License attached to the source data. |

### Other tools we built

#### Related tools

Related tools for adjacent workflows in e-commerce.

| Actor | What it does |
|---|---|
| [Shopify Catalog & Merchandising Intelligence](https://apify.com/zinin/shopify-store-intelligence) | Pair it in the e-commerce workflow: Qualify Shopify merchant leads with evidence-backed public catalog coverage, observed price positioning,... |
| [Zid Product Export Intelligence](https://apify.com/zinin/zid-store-products) | Pair it in the e-commerce workflow: Turn merchant-owned, merchant-authorized, or otherwise licensed Zid product exports into stable evidence,... |
| [Jumia Product Facts | Direct Product Pages](https://apify.com/zinin/jumia-product-facts) | Pair it in the e-commerce workflow: Extract price, stock, brand and rating facts from exact public Jumia product URLs |
| [Power.no Product Facts | Prices & Stock](https://apify.com/zinin/power-no-product-facts) | Pair it in the e-commerce workflow: Extract NOK prices, online stock and ratings from exact public Power.no product URLs |
| [Shopify Store Price & Catalog Change Monitor](https://apify.com/zinin/shopify-price-change-monitor) | Pair it in the e-commerce workflow: Monitor store-level price range, catalog size, currency, Shopify detection, and heuristic revenue-band... |

### FAQ / Limitations

#### Source and license

Data comes from the [Open Prices project](https://prices.openfoodfacts.org/) by Open Food Facts. Its [data guide](https://openfoodfacts.github.io/open-prices/guides/data/) identifies the Open Database License (ODbL). Keep the source attribution and the ODbL notice when reusing or sharing results; ODbL share-alike obligations may apply to a derived database. The Actor does not collect proof photos, receipt text, contributor names or addresses.

The API can return old observations for a barcode. A result with a shop and price does not prove the shop still sells the item or has it in stock. A changed API, time out or malformed response produces a diagnostic rather than a paid price row. For a source or output problem, include the Actor run ID when contacting the author through Apify Issues.

#### Frequently asked questions

**Is this a live shop price?** No. The Open Prices dataset contains dated observations; check the `observedDate` and source link before using a row.

**Can I reuse the data?** Follow Open Prices attribution and ODbL conditions linked above, including any share-alike duties for derived databases.

**What happens when the barcode has no observations?** The Actor writes a free diagnostic rather than a paid row.

The [official Open Prices data guide](https://openfoodfacts.github.io/open-prices/guides/data/) says: “Make sure you comply with the OdBL licence, mentioning the source of your data”. This is a data-license requirement, not a claim that observations are live shop offers.

# Changelog

This Actor's version history is a separate document: https://apify.com/zinin/open-prices-product-price/changelog.md

# Actor input Schema

## `productCode` (type: `string`):

Optional exact barcode. Leave blank to get recently observed product prices. An exact barcode may have older observations; check observedDate in every row.

## `dateFrom` (type: `string`):

YYYY-MM-DD. Used only when productCode is blank. Default is the last 30 days.

## `currency` (type: `string`):

Optional three-letter currency code such as EUR.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of source observations requested and paid result rows delivered.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "productCode": "8000070059313",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "maxResults": 2
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

Default dataset items API URL.

## `summary` (type: `string`):

OUTPUT key-value store record API URL.

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "productCode": "8000070059313",
    "currency": "EUR",
    "maxResults": 2
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("zinin/open-prices-product-price").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "productCode": "8000070059313",
    "currency": "EUR",
    "maxResults": 2,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("zinin/open-prices-product-price").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "productCode": "8000070059313",
  "currency": "EUR",
  "maxResults": 2
}' |
apify call zinin/open-prices-product-price --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,zinin/open-prices-product-price"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/mhWq50Kwgmeibfuom/builds/DEaWnhhgkaXYSAe48/openapi.json