Shopify Products Scraper Actor Documentation

Overview

The Shopify Products Scraper is a powerful tool to extract product details from Shopify stores. This actor fetches a comprehensive list of products, along with associated metadata, making it invaluable for market research, inventory tracking, or competitive analysis.

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Features

• Detailed Product Data: Retrieves product titles, descriptions, tags, images, and variants.
• Structured Metadata: Provides creation, publication, and update timestamps.
• Scalable Solution: Handles stores of any size with ease.
• Direct Product Links: Includes URLs to each product for easy access.

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Use Cases

• Competitor Research: Analyze product offerings from other stores in your niche.
• Inventory Management: Track product details and updates for your store or partners.
• Content Aggregation: Build product catalogs for marketplaces or review websites.
• Pricing Insights: Monitor pricing trends for similar products.

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Input Parameters

The actor accepts a single input parameter.

Parameter Name	Type	Description
url	String	The full URL of the Shopify store to scrape. Example: https://example.myshopify.com.

Example Input

const { url = 'https://example.myshopify.com' } = input;

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Output

The actor returns a JSON object containing detailed product information.

Example Output

1{
2  "products": [
3    {
4      "id": 7397925028026,
5      "title": "Highline Cotton Acre Sweater",
6      "handle": "highline-cotton-acre-sweater-olive-night-green",
7      "url": "https://www.tentree.com/products/highline-cotton-acre-sweater-olive-night-green",
8      "body_html": "<p>It’s all in the details. This asymmetrical sweater is made of 100% organic cotton, which feels great against the skin and is ultra-kind to the planet.</p>",
9      "published_at": "2024-11-19T13:08:18-08:00",
10      "created_at": "2023-06-26T21:16:28-07:00",
11      "updated_at": "2024-11-21T04:15:37-08:00",
12      "vendor": "tentree",
13      "product_type": "Womens",
14      "tags": ["Organic", "Sweater", "Eco-Friendly"],
15      "variants": [/* Array of variant details */],
16      "images": [/* Array of image URLs */],
17      "options": [/* Array of product options */]
18    },
19     // Others products
20  ]
21}

Key Fields

• id: Unique identifier for the product.
• title: The product name.
• handle: The Shopify handle for the product.
• url: The product's URL on the store.
• body_html: A detailed HTML description of the product.
• published_at: Publication date and time.
• created_at: Creation date and time.
• updated_at: Last update date and time.
• vendor: Store or brand selling the product.
• product_type: Category of the product (e.g., Mens, Womens, Accessories).
• tags: Array of tags associated with the product.
• variants: Array of product variants (e.g., size, color).
• images: Array of image URLs for the product.
• options: Customizable product options (e.g., size, color).

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How to Use

1. Set Up the Input:
   Provide the url parameter with the target Shopify store's URL.

2. Run the Actor:
   Execute the actor to scrape the product data.

3. Retrieve the Output:
   Access the JSON output containing all the product information.

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SEO Benefits

Using the Shopify Products Scraper can enhance your SEO strategy by:

• Enriching Content: Add detailed product information to your site.
• Enhancing Discoverability: Optimize product pages with comprehensive data.
• Improving Market Knowledge: Stay informed about competitor trends.

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Limitations

• The scraper retrieves publicly available product data only.
• Some fields, such as variants or tags, may vary based on store configuration.

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Pricing

The Shopify Products Scraper is available on Apify with flexible pricing plans. A 2-hour free trial is included to test its capabilities.

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FAQs

Q1: Can this actor scrape all Shopify stores?
A: Yes, it works for any publicly accessible Shopify store.

Q2: Does it fetch pricing information?
A: Yes, if pricing details are part of the product variants.

Q3: Is it possible to filter products by category?
A: This actor retrieves all products. Category filtering can be applied post-scrape in your system.

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Streamline your Shopify product research with the Shopify Products Scraper today! 🚀