# Argos (`datasaurus/agros`) Actor

Scrape products from Argos.co.uk. Includes reviews and Q\&As. Fast and efficient.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/datasaurus/agros.md
- **Developed by:** [datasaurus](https://apify.com/datasaurus) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 product-pages

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

## Argos.co.uk Scraper

Scrapes product data from Argos.co.uk including listings, product details, reviews, and Q\&As.

### Supported URL Types

| URL Type | Example | Behaviour |
|---|---|---|
| Whole site | `https://www.argos.co.uk/` | Auto-discovers all browse categories |
| Browse / category | `https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/laptops-and-pcs/laptops/c:30049/` | Paginates through all listing pages |
| Search | `https://www.argos.co.uk/search/wireless-headphones/` | Search result listings |
| Product page | `https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7929184` | Single product |

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `start_urls` | array | required | URLs to scrape (whole site, category, search, or product page URLs) |
| `scrape_product_page` | boolean | `false` | Fetch full product detail pages (adds description, specs, images, variants, review stats) |
| `max_products_per_category` | integer | `60` | Max products per category or search URL |
| `max_categories` | integer | `5` | Max browse categories when scraping the whole site |
| `max_reviews` | integer | `10` | Total reviews to fetch per product (10 per API call); set to `0` to turn off |
| `max_question_answers` | integer | `10` | Total Q\&As to fetch per product (10 per API call); set to `0` to turn off |

**When is `product-page` charged?**\
`product-page` is charged (instead of `product-listing`) whenever product page scraping runs. This happens when:

- `scrape_product_page` is `true`, **or**
- `max_reviews` is greater than `0`, **or**
- `max_question_answers` is greater than `0`

Setting `max_reviews` or `max_question_answers` above `0` **automatically enables product page scraping** — you do not need to also set `scrape_product_page: true`. Reviews and Q\&A are fetched during the product page pass, so the `product-page` event is charged per product in all these cases, in addition to `review` and `question-answer` per fetched item.

### Example Inputs

#### Category With Full Product Pages + Reviews + Q\&As

```json
{
  "start_urls": [
    { "url": "https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/laptops-and-pcs/laptops/c:30049/" }
    { "url": "https://www.argos.co.uk/product/4584759" }
  ],
  "scrape_product_page": true,
  "max_products_per_category": 60,
  "max_review_pages": 2,
  "max_question_answers": 1
}
```

### Example Output

```json
{
  "productId": "4584759",
  "name": "Apple Magic Keyboard (USB–C) - British English",
  "description": "Magic Keyboard delivers a remarkably comfortable and precise typing experience for Mac and Apple Vision Pro. It's also wireless and rechargeable, with an incredibly long-lasting internal battery that will power your keyboard for about a month or more between charges.",
  "brand": "Apple",
  "price": "99.00",
  "currency": "GBP",
  "wasPrice": "109.00",
  "onSale": true,
  "discountPercentage": 9,
  "modelNumber": "MK2C3B/A",
  "ean": "195949634123",
  "attributes": {
    "Connection": "Wireless, Bluetooth, USB-C",
    "Compatible with": "Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Vision Pro",
    "EAN": "195949634123"
  },
  "rating": 4.65,
  "reviewCount": 20,
  "reviewStats": {
    "count": 20,
    "avg_rating": 4.65
  },
  "reviewSummary": "Users praise the Apple keyboard for its sleek design, ease of connection, portability, and excellent build quality. Some note it lacks backlighting and is a bit pricey.",
  "promoTag": "Save £10",
  "delivery": "Available for delivery",
  "hasOptions": false,
  "availability": "In stock",
  "clickAndCollect": "Available for click and collect",
  "imageUrl": "https://media.4rgos.it/s/Argos/4584759_R_SET/1?w=540&h=540&qlt=75&fmt=webp",
  "images": [
    "https://media.4rgos.it/i/Argos/4584759_R_Z001A",
    "https://media.4rgos.it/i/Argos/4584759_R_Z002A",
    "https://media.4rgos.it/i/Argos/4584759_R_Z003A"
  ],
  "breadcrumb": [
    { "name": "Technology", "url": "https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/c:29949/" },
    { "name": "Computer accessories", "url": "https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/computer-accessories/c:30042/" },
    { "name": "PC keyboards", "url": "https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/computer-accessories/pc-keyboards/c:30058/" }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.argos.co.uk/product/4584759",
  "numberOfReviews": 20,
  "reviews": [
    {
      "Id": "180546556",
      "SourceClient": "argos",
      "AuthorId": "29427671",
      "ContentLocale": "en_GB",
      "Rating": 5,
      "IsRecommended": true,
      "ModerationStatus": "APPROVED",
      "SubmissionTime": "2026-03-23T13:20:55.000+00:00",
      "ReviewText": "Well designed, easy to connect keyboard. Looks good and works well with my Mac",
      "Title": "Well designed and good looking",
      "UserNickname": "Peregrine",
      "SecondaryRatings": {
        "valueformoney": 4,
        "Design": 5,
        "Quality": 5
      },
      "Photos": []
    },
    {
      "Id": "179339670",
      "SourceClient": "argos",
      "UserLocation": "London",
      "AuthorId": "127307712",
      "ContentLocale": "en_GB",
      "Rating": 4,
      "IsRecommended": true,
      "ModerationStatus": "APPROVED",
      "SubmissionTime": "2026-01-24T14:10:00.000+00:00",
      "ReviewText": "Got it and it's perfect for me",
      "Title": "Beautiful and snappy",
      "UserNickname": "Johnjohn",
      "SecondaryRatings": {
        "valueformoney": 4,
        "Design": 4,
        "Quality": 4
      },
      "Photos": []
    }
  ],
  "numberOfQAs": 13,
  "questionAnswers": [
    {
      "Id": "10315892",
      "SourceClient": "argos",
      "ContentLocale": "en_GB",
      "TotalAnswerCount": 1,
      "QuestionSummary": "Would this charge an iPad whilst in use? Specifically a 2022 10th Generation iPad.",
      "SubmissionTime": "2026-03-22T16:47:23.000+00:00",
      "UserNickname": "Cmall",
      "AnswerIds": ["8855656"],
      "Answers": [
        {
          "Id": "8855656",
          "IsBrandAnswer": true,
          "SubmissionTime": "2026-03-23T09:10:31.000+00:00",
          "AnswerText": "Hello, from the information we have available, unfortunately no, this USB-C Apple Magic Keyboard can't be used to charge an iPad. Thank you for using Argos Q&A.",
          "UserNickname": "Argos Technical Support"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "Id": "10287260",
      "SourceClient": "argos",
      "ContentLocale": "en_GB",
      "TotalAnswerCount": 1,
      "QuestionSummary": "Is this compatible with MacBook Air 13inch M4",
      "SubmissionTime": "2026-02-28T18:52:01.000+00:00",
      "UserNickname": "Chris",
      "AnswerIds": ["8839867"],
      "Answers": [
        {
          "Id": "8839867",
          "IsBrandAnswer": true,
          "SubmissionTime": "2026-03-01T10:28:01.000+00:00",
          "AnswerText": "Hello, yes this British English USB-C Apple Magic Keyboard is compatible with a MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025). Thank you for using Argos Q&A.",
          "UserNickname": "Argos Technical Support"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
```

### Pricing (Pay-Per-Event)

This Actor uses pay-per-event billing. You are only charged for what you actually scrape.

| Event | Price | When charged |
|---|---|---|
| `product-listing` | $0.002 | Each product discovered from a category, brand, or search listing (Algolia API) |
| `product-page` | $0.005 | Each product enriched with full detail from the product page (description, ingredients, directions) |
| `review` | $0.0005 | Per individual customer review fetched |
| `question-answer` | $0.0005 | Per individual Q\&A item fetched |

Reviews and Q\&A require the product page to be fetched.

### AI agents and integrations

Connect chat clients such as Claude and ChatGPT to this Apify scrapper through the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp).

# Actor input Schema

## `start_urls` (type: `array`):

Whole site: https://www.argos.co.uk/
Category page: e.g. https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/laptops-and-pcs/laptops/c:30049/
Search page: e.g. https://www.argos.co.uk/search/wireless-headphones/
Product page: e.g. https://www.argos.co.uk/product/7929184

## `scrape_product_page` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch the individual product detail page for every product. Adds full description, specifications, images, variants, and review stats to each output item.

## `scrape_reviews` (type: `boolean`):

Scraping reviews requires fetching the product detail page for every product, so will charge the product-detail event rate per product. Reviews are charged at the review event rate.

## `scrape_question_answers` (type: `boolean`):

Scraping Q\&As requires fetching the product detail page for every product, so will charge the product-detail event rate per product. Q\&As are charged at the question-answer event rate.

## `max_categories` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of categories to scrape per start URL. Only used when the start URL is the Argos homepage. Leave empty to fetch all categories.

## `max_products_per_category` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of products to scrape per category.  Use lower numbers for testing. Leave empty to fetch all products.

## `max_products` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of products to scrape per start URL. Use lower numbers for testing. Leave empty to fetch all products.

## `max_reviews` (type: `integer`):

Total number of reviews to fetch per product. Leave empty to fetch all available reviews. Reviews are charged at the review event rate.

## `max_question_answers` (type: `integer`):

Total number of questions and answers to fetch per product. Leave empty to fetch all available Q\&As. Q\&As are charged at the question-answer event rate.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "start_urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/laptops-and-pcs/laptops/c:30049/"
    }
  ],
  "scrape_product_page": true,
  "scrape_reviews": true,
  "scrape_question_answers": true,
  "max_products": 10,
  "max_reviews": 10,
  "max_question_answers": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

No description

# 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 = {
    "start_urls": [
        {
            "url": "https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/laptops-and-pcs/laptops/c:30049/"
        }
    ],
    "max_products": 10,
    "max_reviews": 10,
    "max_question_answers": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("datasaurus/agros").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 = {
    "start_urls": [{ "url": "https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/laptops-and-pcs/laptops/c:30049/" }],
    "max_products": 10,
    "max_reviews": 10,
    "max_question_answers": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("datasaurus/agros").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 '{
  "start_urls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/laptops-and-pcs/laptops/c:30049/"
    }
  ],
  "max_products": 10,
  "max_reviews": 10,
  "max_question_answers": 10
}' |
apify call datasaurus/agros --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,datasaurus/agros"
        }
    }
}
```

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/d8llo7keV2P4Q7o4D/builds/iSyNgT6WrZXdivVxg/openapi.json