# Waitrose UK Grocery Scraper (`illehius/waitrose-scraper`) Actor

Scrapes product listings from waitrose.com — returns names, prices, unit prices, sizes, and product URLs for any search query.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/illehius/waitrose-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Siddhant](https://apify.com/illehius) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, E-commerce, Automation
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 49 total users, 8 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 product results

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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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.
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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

## Waitrose UK Grocery Scraper

Scrape product listings from [waitrose.com](https://www.waitrose.com) by search query. Returns structured data for every product found — including name, price, unit price, size, product ID, offer status, and direct product URL.

### Features

- Search for any product by keyword (e.g. "beans", "free range eggs", "olive oil")
- Multiple queries in a single run
- Extracts item prices and per-unit pricing (handles both £/unit and pence/unit formats)
- Detects promotions and offer badges
- Captures Waitrose product IDs for direct API lookups
- Normalises size formats (e.g. "2.272litre" becomes "2.272 litre")
- Configurable result limit per query

### Input

| Field | Type | Description | Default |
|-------|------|-------------|---------|
| `queries` | string\[] | Search queries and/or Waitrose product URLs (`https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/...`). A URL returns that exact product, with its barcode in `gtin`. | *required* |
| `maxResultsPerQuery` | integer | Max products per query (1–100) | 20 |

#### Example input

```json
{
    "queries": ["baked beans", "sourdough bread", "semi skimmed milk"],
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 10
}
```

### Output

Each result in the dataset contains:

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `store` | string | Always `"waitrose"` |
| `query` | string | The search query that produced this result |
| `name` | string | Product name |
| `productId` | string | Waitrose product ID (from URL) |
| `price` | number | Current price in GBP |
| `unitPrice` | number | Price per unit (e.g. per kg, per litre) |
| `unitPriceMeasure` | string | Unit measure (e.g. `"per kg"`, `"per litre"`) |
| `unitSize` | string | Product size (e.g. `"420 g"`, `"2.272 litre"`) |
| `onOffer` | boolean | Whether the product is currently on promotion |
| `offerDescription` | string | Offer details if on promotion |
| `imageUrl` | string | Product image URL |
| `productUrl` | string | Direct link to product page on waitrose.com |
| `scrapedAt` | string | ISO 8601 timestamp |

#### Example output

```json
{
    "store": "waitrose",
    "query": "beans",
    "name": "Essential Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce",
    "productId": "000-545872-7689",
    "price": 1.90,
    "unitPrice": 1.13,
    "unitPriceMeasure": "per kg",
    "unitSize": "420 g",
    "onOffer": false,
    "offerDescription": null,
    "imageUrl": "https://ecom-su-static-prod.wtrecom.com/images/products/3/LN_545872_BP_3.jpg",
    "productUrl": "https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/essential-baked-beans-in-tomato-sauce/000-545872-7689",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-27T23:38:00.000Z"
}
```

### Use cases

- **Price monitoring** — track Waitrose prices over time and detect drops
- **Basket comparison** — compare grocery costs across UK supermarkets
- **Premium vs budget analysis** — compare Waitrose own-brand (Essential, No.1, Duchy) against branded products
- **Deal alerts** — build notifications for promoted products
- **Shopping apps** — power product search and comparison features

### Notes

- Waitrose uses CSS module class names with hashed suffixes (e.g. `productPod___FSa31`) — selectors use prefix matching to handle this
- No bot detection or login required
- CSS class hashes may change when Waitrose redeploys — if you notice missing data, please open an issue

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

Search terms (e.g. "baked beans") and/or Waitrose product URLs (https://www.waitrose.com/ecom/products/...). A search term returns up to "Max Results Per Query" matches; a product URL returns that exact product, including its barcode (GTIN).

## `maxResultsPerQuery` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of products to return per search query

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "baked beans",
    "whole milk",
    "sourdough"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 10
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `products` (type: `string`):

Dataset of scraped Waitrose product listings — each row contains name, productId, price, unitPrice, unitPriceMeasure, unitSize, onOffer, offerDescription, imageUrl, productUrl, gtin, and scrapedAt.

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "baked beans",
        "whole milk",
        "sourdough"
    ],
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 10
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("illehius/waitrose-scraper").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 = {
    "queries": [
        "baked beans",
        "whole milk",
        "sourdough",
    ],
    "maxResultsPerQuery": 10,
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("illehius/waitrose-scraper").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 '{
  "queries": [
    "baked beans",
    "whole milk",
    "sourdough"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerQuery": 10
}' |
apify call illehius/waitrose-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

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/cVsUEenif4kQywNY4/builds/DbBOKJj9fA5RNCwQS/openapi.json