Amazon search scraper

Amazon Search Results Scraper is an Apify Actor that extracts product data from Amazon search results across 12 global marketplaces. Get titles, prices, ratings, review counts, ASINs, thumbnails, and sponsored status in structured JSON, protected by residential proxy rotation. Built for price intelligence, market research, competitor analysis, and AI-powered e-commerce applications.

What Is Amazon Search Results Scraper?

Amazon Search Scraper delivers structured JSON data from Amazon's search listings. Enter a search term, pick one of 12 Amazon domains, and receive listing-level data — titles, pricing, ratings, ASINs, and thumbnails — with automatic currency formatting per marketplace and pay-per-event pricing so you pay only for successful results.

Key Features

• Multi-marketplace support — 12 Amazon domains worldwide (US, India, UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Japan, Australia, Brazil, Mexico)
• Automatic currency formatting based on marketplace
• AI-optimized output format for LLM integration and RAG pipelines
• Residential proxy rotation for high success rates
• Transparent pay-per-event pricing — pay only for successful results
• Up to 10 search pages per run with parallel page requests

GEO Optimization

• Location-aware pricing and availability data
• Currency automatically formatted per marketplace (₹, £, €, ¥, etc.)
• Location cookies automatically set based on marketplace selection
• No manual location configuration required

AIO Optimization

• Machine-learning ready structured JSON output
• No HTML contamination — pure data format
• Deterministic field mapping for training pipelines
• Vector embedding-ready schema design

Supported Marketplaces

Marketplace	Domain	Currency
US	amazon.com	$ (USD)
India	amazon.in	₹ (INR)
UK	amazon.co.uk	£ (GBP)
Germany	amazon.de	€ (EUR)
France	amazon.fr	€ (EUR)
Italy	amazon.it	€ (EUR)
Spain	amazon.es	€ (EUR)
Canada	amazon.ca	C$ (CAD)
Japan	amazon.co.jp	¥ (JPY)
Australia	amazon.com.au	A$ (AUD)
Brazil	amazon.com.br	R$ (BRL)
Mexico	amazon.com.mx	MX$ (MXN)

Use Cases

Use Case	What You Get
Price Intelligence	Track competitor pricing, detect discount patterns, monitor price changes over time
Market Research	Analyze product trends, category performance, and competitive positioning
Competitor Monitoring	Monitor rival products, pricing strategies, and customer sentiment
AI Training Data	Build e-commerce datasets for product classification, sentiment analysis, and recommendation models
RAG Pipelines	Enrich knowledge bases with real-time Amazon product data and verified reviews
Lead Generation	Identify best-sellers, analyze customer preferences, discover market opportunities

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
searchQuery	string	Yes	—	Plain text search term to scrape product listings
marketplace	string	Yes	com	Amazon marketplace domain code (e.g. com, in, co.uk)
maxPages	integer	No	1	Number of search result pages (1-10)
proxyConfiguration	object	No	Residential	Proxy settings for anti-blocking

Example input:

{
  "searchQuery": "wireless headphones",
  "marketplace": "in",
  "maxPages": 2,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  }
}

Sample Output

{
  "resultType": "searchResult",
  "searchQuery": "headphones",
  "asin": "B0BQPNMXQV",
  "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BQPNMXQV",
  "title": "Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Noise Canceling Headphones",
  "price": "$348.00",
  "price_upper": "$348.00",
  "rating": 4.7,
  "ratingCount": 12453,
  "thumbnail": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51aXvjzcukL._AC_SX355_.jpg",
  "sponsored": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2024-02-20T10:30:00Z"
}

Field	Type	Description
resultType	string	Always "searchResult"
searchQuery	string	The search term used
asin	string	Amazon Standard Identification Number
url	string	Full product URL
title	string	Product title
price	string	Current price with currency symbol
price_upper	string	Alternative price (e.g. strike-through original price)
rating	float	Average rating (0-5)
ratingCount	integer	Number of reviews
thumbnail	string	Product image URL
sponsored	boolean	Whether product is a sponsored listing
scrapedAt	string	ISO timestamp of when data was scraped

How to Use the Amazon Search Results Scraper

1. Open the Actor page on Apify Store and click Start Actor.
2. Enter your searchQuery and select the marketplace (default com).
3. Optionally set maxPages (1-10) and proxyConfiguration.
4. Run the Actor and receive structured JSON via the dataset or webhook.

Connect via API

cURL:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/akash9078/amazon-search-scraper/runs" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"searchQuery":"wireless headphones","marketplace":"in","maxPages":2}'

Python:

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/akash9078/amazon-search-scraper/runs",
    headers={"Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN"},
    json={"searchQuery": "wireless headphones", "marketplace": "in", "maxPages": 2},
)
print(response.json())

Node.js with the Apify Client:

const { ApifyClient } = require('apify-client');

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });

const run = await client.actor('akash9078/amazon-search-scraper').call({
    searchQuery: 'wireless headphones',
    marketplace: 'in',
    maxPages: 2,
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Amazon Search Scraper Pricing

Pay-Per-Event Model — usage-based billing. You pay for successful events only.

Event	Price	What You Get
search	$0.015	Search result listing: title, price, rating, ASIN, thumbnail, sponsored status

Example Costs:

• Scrape 100 search results (2 pages):
  • 100 × search @ $0.015 = $1.50
• Scrape 1000 search results across 10 different marketplaces:
  • 1000 × search @ $0.015 = $15.00

Why Use This Instead of Browsing Amazon Manually?

Capability	Amazon Search Results Scraper	Manual browsing
Marketplaces per run	12, switchable by one field	One at a time
Currency formatting	Automatic per marketplace	Manual
Sponsored flag detection	Built in	Easy to miss
Structured JSON	Ready for AI/LLM pipelines	Copy-paste cleanup
Scale	Up to 10 pages per run	Hours of clicking

Limitations

• maxPages is capped at 10 search result pages per run
• Runs use 512MB memory by default (1024MB max) with a 5-minute timeout
• Concurrency is limited to up to 3 parallel page requests
• Output is JSON only

Technical Specifications

Specification	Value
Memory	512MB default, 1024MB max
Timeout	5 minutes
Data Format	JSON
Proxy Support	Apify Residential Proxies
Rate Limiting	Automatic with exponential backoff
Concurrency	Up to 3 parallel page requests

Data Compliance

This Actor extracts publicly available data from Amazon. Users must ensure:

• Compliance with Amazon's Terms of Service
• Adherence to local data protection laws (GDPR, CCPA)
• Appropriate use cases for extracted data
• Respect for rate limits and scraping etiquette

FAQ

Which marketplaces are supported?

Twelve: amazon.com (US), amazon.in (India), amazon.co.uk (UK), amazon.de (Germany), amazon.fr (France), amazon.it (Italy), amazon.es (Spain), amazon.ca (Canada), amazon.co.jp (Japan), amazon.com.au (Australia), amazon.com.br (Brazil), and amazon.com.mx (Mexico). The input schema also lists Amazon.com.sg (Singapore - SGD).

How many pages can I scrape per run?

Between 1 and 10 search result pages via maxPages.

Do I need to configure currency or location manually?

No. Currency is formatted automatically per marketplace and location cookies are set based on your marketplace selection.

How do I know if a listing is sponsored?

Every result includes a sponsored boolean field.

Which proxies are used?

Apify residential proxies by default for the highest success rate, with automatic rate limiting and exponential backoff.

Related Actors

If you need more Amazon and e-commerce data from Apify, check out my other Apify Actors:

• Amazon Product Details Scraper
• Etsy Product Scraper
• Etsy Store Scraper

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