Rakuten Marketplace Scraper

Extract product data from Rakuten Japan using its official API. This Apify actor returns structured JSON for market research, price monitoring, and competitive analysis.

Overview

This actor scrapes Rakuten, Japan's largest e-commerce marketplace. It uses the official Rakuten API for reliable, accurate data collection without the risk of IP blocking. You can search by keyword and filter results by shop, category, sort order, and quantity.

Key Features

• Official API Integration: Uses Rakuten's sanctioned API for stable, up-to-date data access.
• Structured Data: Extracts product names, prices, shop info, reviews, availability, images, categories, and timestamps.
• Smart Rate Limiting: Built-in delays respect API limits, with automatic retries for failed requests.
• Configurable Search: Control results with keyword, sort order, item limit, category, and shop filters.
• Scalable: Handles large datasets efficiently with pagination support.

How to Use

Prerequisites

You need a Rakuten Application ID:
1. Register for a free account at Rakuten Web Service.
2. Create a new application to get an Application ID.
3. Add this ID to your Apify account secrets as RAKUTEN_APP_ID.

Note: A demo mode works without an API key for testing.

Input Configuration

Configure the actor run with these parameters:

Required:
* keyword (string): Your search term (e.g., "iPhone", "ノートパソコン").

Optional:
* maxItems (number): Max products to extract (1-1000, default: 100).
* sort (string): Sort order. Options: standard (relevance), +itemPrice (ascending), -itemPrice (descending), +reviewCount, -reviewCount.
* genreId (string): Filter by a specific category ID.
* shopCode (string): Extract products from one specific shop only.
* startPage (number): Page number to start from (default: 1).

Example Input:

{
  "keyword": "GoPro",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "sort": "-reviewCount"
}

Output

The actor outputs an array of product objects in JSON format.

Example Output Item:

{
  "itemName": "GoPro HERO12 Black アクションカメラ",
  "itemPrice": 59800,
  "itemUrl": "https://item.rakuten.co.jp/...",
  "itemCode": "shop:12345",
  "shopName": "GoPro公式ストア",
  "shopUrl": "https://www.rakuten.co.jp/gopro/",
  "reviewCount": 156,
  "reviewAverage": 4.8,
  "availability": true,
  "imageUrl": "https://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/...",
  "genreName": "TV・オーディオ・カメラ",
  "catchcopy": "国内正規品",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-09-17T21:36:48.385Z"
}