# Idealo Scraper - German Price Comparison & Deals (`studio-amba/idealo-scraper`) Actor

Scrape product prices and deals from Idealo.de, Germany's #1 price comparison site. Compare prices across hundreds of shops. Extract names, prices, ratings, reviews, and offers. No login or cookies required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/idealo-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Studio Amba](https://apify.com/studio-amba) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Features:** Limited permissions
- **Stats:** 19 total users, 1 monthly users, 96.6% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 result scrapeds

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.
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.

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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

## Idealo Scraper — German Price Comparison, Product Deals & Offers

Scrape **product prices, deals, and offers from Idealo.de** — Germany's #1 price comparison website with 78 million monthly visits. Extract the lowest prices across hundreds of online shops, compare deals, and monitor price changes for any product category. No login or cookies required.

Run this Actor on [Apify](https://apify.com) to get structured price comparison data via API, schedule regular price monitoring, and integrate with your tools through webhooks, Zapier, or Make.

### Why use Idealo Scraper?

- **Price monitoring** — Track the lowest prices for products across all shops on Idealo.de
- **Market research** — Compare pricing, ratings, and availability across Germany's largest comparison site
- **Competitive intelligence** — See which shops offer the best deals and how many sellers compete per product
- **E-commerce analytics** — Analyze pricing trends, price ranges, and consumer ratings at scale
- **Deal hunting at scale** — Find the best offers across 6 European countries (DE, AT, FR, IT, ES, UK)

### How to use Idealo Scraper

1. Go to the **Input** tab and enter a search query (e.g., "laptop", "iPhone 16", "Samsung TV")
2. Optionally set price filters, sorting, and maximum results
3. Click **Start** and wait for the Actor to finish
4. Download your data from the **Output** tab in JSON, CSV, Excel, or other formats

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `query` | String | No | Search term (e.g., "laptop", "iPhone 16 Pro") |
| `category` | String | No | Full Idealo category URL to scrape |
| `minPrice` | Number | No | Minimum price filter in EUR |
| `maxPrice` | Number | No | Maximum price filter in EUR |
| `sortBy` | String | No | Sort order: relevance, cheapest, most-expensive, newest, rating |
| `maxResults` | Integer | No | Maximum products to return (default: 100) |
| `sbrWsCdp` | String | No | Scraping Browser CDP endpoint override (the actor has one preconfigured) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Not used (the Scraping Browser handles anti-bot) |

### Output

Each result contains comprehensive price comparison data:

| Field | Type | Example |
|-------|------|---------|
| `name` | String | `"Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11"` |
| `brand` | String | `"Lenovo"` |
| `price` | Number | `1249.00` |
| `currency` | String | `"EUR"` |
| `priceRange` | Object | `{"min": 1249.00, "max": 1599.00}` |
| `productUrl` | String | Full Idealo product page URL |
| `imageUrl` | String | Primary product image URL |
| `category` | String | `"Notebooks"` |
| `numberOfOffers` | Number | `47` |
| `rating` | Number | `4.6` |
| `reviewCount` | Number | `89` |
| `specs` | Object | `{"Display": "14 Zoll", "RAM": "16 GB"}` |
| `url` | String | Source search/category URL |
| `scrapedAt` | String | `"2026-04-06T10:30:00.000Z"` |

### Example output

```json
{
    "name": "Apple MacBook Air M3 256GB",
    "brand": "Apple",
    "price": 1099.00,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "priceRange": {
        "min": 1099.00,
        "max": 1299.00
    },
    "productUrl": "https://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/OffersOfProduct/203115437_-macbook-air-m3-apple.html",
    "imageUrl": "https://cdn.idealo.com/folder/Product/203115/4/203115437/s1_produktbild_max.jpg",
    "category": "Notebooks",
    "numberOfOffers": 52,
    "rating": 4.7,
    "reviewCount": 134,
    "specs": {
        "Prozessor": "Apple M3",
        "RAM": "8 GB",
        "Speicher": "256 GB SSD",
        "Display": "13.6 Zoll"
    },
    "url": "https://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/MainSearchProductCategory.html?q=macbook",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-06T10:30:00.000Z"
}
```

### How much does it cost to scrape Idealo?

This Actor uses a remote Scraping Browser to bypass Idealo's anti-bot protection, with lightweight Cheerio parsing of the rendered pages. Estimated Apify compute costs:

- **100 products**: ~0.05 USD
- **1,000 products**: ~0.30 USD
- **10,000 products**: ~2.50 USD

The Apify Free plan includes $5/month of platform usage.

### Tips for best results

- **Start small** — Test with `maxResults: 10` before running large scrapes
- **Use category URLs** — For targeted scraping, paste a full Idealo category URL instead of a search query
- **Schedule regular runs** — Set up scheduled runs for ongoing price monitoring

### FAQ and support

**Is it legal to scrape Idealo?** This Actor extracts publicly available data from Idealo.de. Always review and comply with the website's Terms of Service before using.

**Why am I getting no results?** Idealo occasionally blocks even browser sessions — rerun the actor. Debug HTML is saved automatically when no results are found.

**Can I scrape other Idealo country sites?** Currently optimized for idealo.de. Support for idealo.fr, idealo.it, idealo.es, idealo.co.uk may be added in future versions.

For issues or feature requests, please visit the [Issues](https://console.apify.com/actors/YOUR_ACTOR_ID/issues) tab or contact support.

### How to scrape Idealo data

1. Go to this actor's page on the [Apify Store](https://apify.com/store).
2. Click **Try for free** to open it in Apify Console.
3. Configure your search query or URL, set the maximum number of results, and adjust proxy settings if needed.
4. Click **Start** and wait for the run to finish.
5. Download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or connect it to your workflow via API.

You can also schedule regular runs, set up webhooks for real-time notifications, or integrate the results directly into your application using the [Apify API](https://docs.apify.com/api).

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Search term (e.g. 'laptop', 'iPhone 16', 'Samsung TV'). Leave empty when using category URLs.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Full Idealo category URL (e.g. 'https://www.idealo.de/preisvergleich/ProductCategory/3751.html' for Laptops). Overrides search query if provided.

## `minPrice` (type: `number`):

Minimum price filter in euros.

## `maxPrice` (type: `number`):

Maximum price filter in euros.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

How to sort results.

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

Maximum number of products to scrape.

## `sbrWsCdp` (type: `string`):

Bright Data Scraping Browser WebSocket CDP endpoint. Required to bypass Idealo's anti-bot protection on price-comparison pages. Can also be set as SBR_WS_CDP environment variable.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Not used — this actor uses Bright Data Web Unlocker instead of Apify proxies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "laptop",
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "DE"
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "query": "laptop",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "DE"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/idealo-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 = {
    "query": "laptop",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "DE",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("studio-amba/idealo-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 '{
  "query": "laptop",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "DE"
  }
}' |
apify call studio-amba/idealo-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,studio-amba/idealo-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/WemigLeUDADbi0ql5/builds/iA0dSrhwXSqDcg6I6/openapi.json