Houzz Product Reviews Scraper

Extract detailed product reviews from Houzz.com for market research, sentiment analysis, and e-commerce analytics.

Overview

This actor scrapes product review data from Houzz.com. It collects ratings, comments, timestamps, user information, and specific review aspects (like Value for Money or Product Quality). It handles multiple product URLs, pagination, and includes proxy support for reliable operation.

Key Features

• Comprehensive Data Extraction: Gets review ratings, comments, timestamps, titles, and likes/dislikes.
• User and Aspect Details: Collects reviewer profile info and scores for specific review aspects.
• Batch Processing: Supports scraping reviews from multiple product URLs in a single run.
• Built-in Management: Features automatic pagination handling and configurable limits.
• Proxy Support: Includes proxy rotation configuration for improved reliability and to avoid blocks.

How to Use

Configure the actor using input parameters, then run it. The structured JSON results will be available in the Apify dataset storage.

Input Parameters

Configure the run with these parameters:

Input Example:

{
  "productUrls": [
    "https://www.houzz.com/products/open-weave-cane-rib-dome-pendant-lamp-natural-prvw-vr~117320794"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50
}

Output Data

The actor outputs an array of JSON objects. Each object contains data for one review, structured as follows:

• productUrl: The source product page.
• scrapedAt: ISO timestamp of when the data was collected.
• review: An object containing all review details:
  • id, rating, title, comment, created timestamp.
  • reviewAspects: Array of scored categories (Value for Money, Product Quality, etc.).
  • user: Reviewer's display name, username, and profile info.
  • badges: Statuses like VERIFIED_PURCHASE.

Output Sample (Excerpt):

{
  "productUrl": "https://www.houzz.com/products/open-weave-cane-rib-dome-pendant-lamp-natural-prvw-vr~117320794",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-02-02T08:41:43.032Z",
  "review": {
    "rating": 5,
    "comment": "So excited for this beauty to be put up in my kitchen...",
    "reviewAspects": [
      { "name": "Value for Money", "value": "4" },
      { "name": "Product Quality", "value": "5" }
    ],
    "user": {
      "displayName": "Nona DeFelice",
      "userName": "nona_defelice"
    },
    "badges": ["VERIFIED_PURCHASE", "INCENTIVIZED"]
  }
}

Data can be downloaded from the Storage tab in JSON, JSONL, CSV, Excel, HTML, or XML formats.

Notes & Limitations

• The actor respects Houzz.com's robots.txt and terms of service.
• Built-in rate limiting is used to prevent server overload.
• Some reviews may be unavailable due to user privacy settings.
• Tip: For initial testing, start with a low maxItems value. Use the proxyConfiguration for large or repeated jobs.

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• Houzz Products Scraper - Scrape product listings from Houzz.com including prices, descriptions, and images.