Acehardware Category Scraper

Overview

An Apify Actor that scrapes product data from Ace Hardware's website using a search keyword. It uses PlaywrightCrawler to handle the site's dynamic content and returns structured JSON.

Key Features

• Keyword-Based Scraping: Extracts products by a user-provided search term.
• Comprehensive Data: Captures product name, description, price, sale price, stock status, UPC, brand, category, and image URL.
• Structured JSON Output: Returns a clean array of product objects for easy integration.
• Built on Playwright: Reliable handling of JavaScript-rendered content.
• Scalable: Suitable for batch processing and large-scale data collection.

How to Use

1. Find the "Acehardware Category Scraper" in the Apify Store.
2. Click "Try for free" or "Run".
3. Configure the input (see below).
4. Start the Actor and monitor the run in the console.
5. Download the results as JSON, CSV, or Excel.

Input

Provide input via the Apify console or API as a JSON object with one required parameter.

{
  "searchKeyword": "your search term here"
}

• searchKeyword (string, required): The keyword to search for on Ace Hardware (e.g., "drill bits").

Output

The Actor outputs an array of JSON objects. Each object represents a product with the following fields:

[
  {
    "productCode": "4599213",
    "productName": "Example Product Name",
    "productDescription": "Example description",
    "goodType": "Physical",
    "price": 24.99,
    "salePrice": null,
    "inStock": true,
    "upc": "708289620901",
    "brand": "BrandName",
    "productType": "Category-Path",
    "image": "//cdn.example.com/image.jpg"
  }
]

Field Descriptions:
* productCode: Unique product identifier.
* productName: Full product title.
* productDescription: Short description or model info.
* goodType: Typically "Physical".
* price: Regular price (number).
* salePrice: Discounted price, or null.
* inStock: Boolean availability flag.
* upc: Universal Product Code.
* brand: Manufacturer name.
* productType: Category or classification.
* image: Product image URL (often relative).

Use Cases

• Tracking competitor pricing and stock on Ace Hardware.
• Aggregating product data for market research or price monitoring.
• Feeding product catalogs for comparison sites or internal databases.
• Academic research on retail or e-commerce trends.