# Aldi US Scraper (`crawlerbros/aldi-us-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Aldi US groceries - search products by keyword, browse curated collections (Weekly Specials, ALDI Finds, Price Drops, ALDI Brands), real prices, discounts and images.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/crawlerbros/aldi-us-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Crawler Bros](https://apify.com/crawlerbros) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, AI
- **Stats:** 12 total users, 4 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $3.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Aldi US Scraper

Scrape [Aldi US](https://www.aldi.us) groceries — search for products by keyword, or browse Aldi's curated storefront collections: Weekly Specials, ALDI Finds, Price Drops, and ALDI Exclusive Brands. Real prices, discounts, brands, and images, straight from Aldi's own storefront data. No login, no cookies required.

### What this actor does

- **Three modes:** `search`, `byCategory` (curated collections), `weeklyDeals`
- **Free-text search** across Aldi's full US catalog
- **Curated collections:** Weekly Specials, Price Drops, This Week's ALDI Finds, ALDI Finds, ALDI Exclusive Brands, Upcoming ALDI Finds
- **Filters:** price range, on-sale only, brand
- **Empty fields are omitted** — every record only contains what Aldi actually returned

### Output per product

- `productId`, `name`, `brand`, `unit` (pack size, e.g. `8 oz`, `1 gal`)
- `price` — current price (USD)
- `originalPrice`, `discount`, `discountPercent` — only present when the product is discounted
- `subcategory` — Aldi's own fine-grained product category (e.g. `Hass Avocado`, `Canned Coconut Milk and Cream`)
- `category` — the collection name, when browsing a collection or weekly deals
- `imageUrl`, `productUrl`
- `isOnSale`, `inStock`, `stockLevel` (e.g. `High stock`, `In stock`, `Limited stock`)
- `pricePerUnit` — Aldi's own per-unit price string (e.g. `$0.13/oz`, `$1.10 each`)
- `isStoreBrand` — `true` when the product is one of Aldi's own private-label brands
- `dietaryAttributes` — dietary/shopping tags when Aldi flags them (e.g. `Organic`, `Gluten Free`, `Low Sugar`, `Lactose Free`, `Preservative Free`)
- `sourceUrl`, `scrapedAt`, `recordType: "product"`

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `mode` | string | `search` | `search` / `byCategory` / `weeklyDeals` |
| `searchQuery` | string | `milk` | Free-text query (mode=search) |
| `category` | string | `weekly-specials` | Collection to browse (mode=byCategory) |
| `minPrice` / `maxPrice` | number | – | Price range filter (USD) |
| `onSaleOnly` | bool | `false` | Only emit discounted products |
| `brand` | string | – | Filter by brand (case-insensitive substring) |
| `maxItems` | int | `24` | Hard cap, 1–50 |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | AUTO proxy | Apify proxy config (free datacenter group) |

#### Example: search for chicken under $10

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "chicken",
  "maxPrice": 10,
  "maxItems": 24
}
```

#### Example: browse ALDI Finds

```json
{
  "mode": "byCategory",
  "category": "aldi-finds",
  "maxItems": 20
}
```

#### Example: this week's deals

```json
{
  "mode": "weeklyDeals",
  "maxItems": 24,
  "onSaleOnly": true
}
```

### Use cases

- **Price monitoring** — track Aldi US prices and promotions over time
- **Deal alerts** — surface products newly on offer or freshly price-dropped
- **Grocery comparison apps** — feed real Aldi US pricing into a comparison tool
- **Market research** — analyse Aldi's private-label ("ALDI Exclusive Brands") assortment and pricing
- **Meal planning apps** — pull ingredient prices for a shopping list

### FAQ

**Do I need an Aldi account or cookies?** No — this actor reads Aldi's own public storefront data (Aldi's US online ordering runs on Instacart's platform), the same data your browser receives when you visit the site.

**Why does `byCategory` use collections instead of aisles like "Dairy" or "Bakery"?** Aldi's US storefront doesn't expose a stable, directly-browsable aisle/department page — product grids for aisles are assembled client-side per shopper. The collections offered here (Weekly Specials, ALDI Finds, Price Drops, ALDI Exclusive Brands) are Aldi's own official curated navigation pages and are fully reliable to scrape.

**What does `isOnSale` mean?** `true` when Aldi is currently running a promotional price on that product; `originalPrice`/`discount`/`discountPercent` are populated alongside it.

**Why is `category` sometimes missing?** In `search` mode there's no single collection context, so only the more specific `subcategory` (Aldi's own product-category label) is populated. In `byCategory` / `weeklyDeals` mode, `category` is set to the collection name.

**Is this free to run?** Yes — the actor uses Apify's free `AUTO` datacenter proxy group (falling back to a direct connection automatically), so it works on the Apify free plan with no paid add-ons.

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to fetch.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Free-text product search, e.g. `milk`, `chicken`, `chocolate`.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Aldi's curated storefront collection to browse. Aldi US does not expose a stable server-rendered department/aisle browse page, so these official collections are the reliable browse surface.

## `minPrice` (type: `number`):

Drop products cheaper than this.

## `maxPrice` (type: `number`):

Drop products pricier than this.

## `onSaleOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only emit products currently on a promotional offer.

## `brand` (type: `string`):

Only emit products whose brand contains this text (case-insensitive), e.g. `Aldi`, `Friendly Farms`.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Hard cap on emitted records (Aldi serves up to ~24-50 products per search/collection view).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Uses Apify's free datacenter proxy pool. A direct (no-proxy) fallback is used automatically if needed.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "milk",
  "category": "weekly-specials",
  "onSaleOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 24,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `products` (type: `string`):

Dataset containing all scraped Aldi US products.

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": "milk",
    "category": "weekly-specials",
    "onSaleOnly": false,
    "maxItems": 24,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("crawlerbros/aldi-us-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "mode": "search",
    "searchQuery": "milk",
    "category": "weekly-specials",
    "onSaleOnly": False,
    "maxItems": 24,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("crawlerbros/aldi-us-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "mode": "search",
  "searchQuery": "milk",
  "category": "weekly-specials",
  "onSaleOnly": false,
  "maxItems": 24,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}' |
apify call crawlerbros/aldi-us-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,crawlerbros/aldi-us-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/EU9XsaiQFUeeAb7Vs/builds/1oN6IyRBeJSOA87xu/openapi.json