Acehardware Profile Scraper

Overview

An Apify Actor that scrapes detailed product data from Ace Hardware's website. It extracts structured information like pricing, specifications, and availability from product pages, outputting clean JSON for e-commerce analysis, research, or data integration.

Key Features

• Extracts comprehensive product data: Captures name, brand, SKU, price, availability, description, images, GTIN/MPN, and return policy details.
• Structured JSON output: Delivers clean, reliable data with a scrapedAt timestamp for tracking freshness.
• Built for efficiency: Uses CheerioCrawler for fast HTML parsing without browser overhead.
• Scalable and resilient: Handles multiple start URLs, configurable request limits, and common scraping challenges like dynamic content.
• Platform integration: Runs on Apify for easy scheduling, monitoring, and data export.

How to Use

Configure the actor with a JSON input specifying the starting URLs and an optional request limit. The crawler will navigate from those pages to extract product profiles.

Input

Configure the run using these parameters in the Apify console or via API.

Example Input JSON:

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/snow-removal-and-equipment/snow-blowers/7030456" }
  ],
  "maxRequestsPerCrawl": 100
}

Output

The actor outputs an array of product objects in JSON format. Each object contains the scraped fields from a product page.

Example Output (abbreviated):

[
  {
    "url": "https://www.acehardware.com/departments/lawn-and-garden/snow-removal-and-equipment/snow-blowers/7030456",
    "name": "Toro Power Max 39925 24 in. Two stage 60 V Battery Snow Blower Kit",
    "description": "Winter is no match for the Toro 60v Power Max e24 two stage snow blower...",
    "brand": "Toro",
    "sku": "7030456",
    "price": "1399.99",
    "priceCurrency": "USD",
    "availability": "In Stock",
    "image": "//cdn-tp6.mozu.com/24645-37138/cms/37138/files/2dce47d2-959c-4bb7-a6e0-4b0905d3d5df",
    "gtin": "021038399256",
    "mpn": "39925",
    "category": "Snow Blower",
    "returnPolicyCategory": "Merchant Return Finite Return Window",
    "merchantReturnDays": 30,
    "scrapedAt": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
  }
]