Amazon Best Sellers Scraper

An Apify actor that scrapes real-time product listings from Amazon's "Best Sellers" pages, providing structured data on top-selling items by category.

Overview

This actor extracts detailed product information from Amazon's Best Sellers pages, which rank items by sales. It's designed for developers and analysts who need programmatic access to Amazon's popular product data. The scraper handles Amazon's dynamic layouts and returns clean, validated data.

Key Features

• Extracts comprehensive product data: Captures title, ASIN, category rank, price, rating, review count, URL, image, and sponsorship status.
• Works across all categories: Compatible with any Amazon Best Sellers page (e.g., Electronics, Books, Home & Kitchen).
• Configurable output: Control the number of products scraped per page via maxProducts.
• Robust extraction: Uses Puppeteer with stealth and multiple CSS selectors to handle Amazon's page structure reliably.
• Structured JSON output: Data is immediately usable for analysis, integration, or storage.

How to Use

Configure the actor by providing a JSON input. The core requirement is the startUrls array containing the target Amazon Best Sellers pages.

Basic Input Configuration

{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics/zgbs/electronics" }
  ],
  "category": "Electronics",
  "maxProducts": 100
}

Input Parameters

Example URL Formats

The actor supports standard Amazon Best Sellers URLs:
* Main Page: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers/zgbs
* Category Pages: https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Books/zgbs/books

Output

The actor outputs an array of items, each as a structured JSON object containing the scraped fields.

{
  "title": "Echo Dot (5th Gen)",
  "asin": "B09B8V1LZ3",
  "rank": 1,
  "category": "Electronics",
  "price": "$49.99",
  "rating": 4.6,
  "reviewCount": 12500,
  "url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09B8V1LZ3",
  "imageUrl": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61ZRU9gnbxL._AC_UL320_.jpg",
  "sponsored": false,
  "scrapedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Use Cases

• Competitor & Market Analysis: Identify top products in a specific niche.
• Product Research: Source high-demand items for dropshipping or Amazon FBA.
• Trend Monitoring: Track changes in best seller rankings over time.
• Data Integration: Feed price, rating, and popularity data into tracking tools or databases.