# Groupon Scraper - Local Deals & Discounts (`lulzasaur/groupon-scraper`) Actor

Scrape local deals from Groupon. Get prices, discounts, merchant ratings, locations, and deal links. Filter by city, category, or keyword. 500+ cities, 15+ categories.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/groupon-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 7 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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

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# README

## Groupon Scraper - Local Deals & Discounts

Scrape local deals and discounts from [Groupon.com](https://www.groupon.com). Extract deal prices, original prices, discount percentages, merchant info, ratings, and more across 500+ cities and 15+ categories.

### Features

- Scrape deals by **city** and **category** (things to do, food & drink, beauty & spas, etc.)
- **Search** for specific deals by keyword
- Extract **prices, discounts, promo codes**, and expiration dates
- Get **merchant ratings** and review counts
- Automatic **multi-category expansion** to fill your result quota
- **Deduplication** built-in

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `city` | string | `denver` | City slug (e.g. `chicago`, `new-york`, `los-angeles`) |
| `category` | select | `things-to-do` | Deal category |
| `query` | string | *(empty)* | Search keyword (overrides city/category) |
| `maxResults` | integer | `100` | Maximum deals to return (1-1000) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | - | Optional proxy configuration |

#### Available Categories

`things-to-do`, `food-and-drink`, `beauty-and-spas`, `health-and-fitness`, `automotive`, `home-services`, `goods`, `museums`, `retail`, `nightlife`, `concerts`, `fun-and-leisure-activities`, `restaurants`, `massage`, `chiropractor`, `laser-hair-removal`

#### Popular Cities

`new-york`, `los-angeles`, `chicago`, `houston`, `phoenix`, `philadelphia`, `san-antonio`, `san-diego`, `dallas`, `san-jose`, `austin`, `denver`, `seattle`, `boston`, `nashville`, `miami`, `atlanta`, `portland`, `las-vegas`, `minneapolis`

### Output

Each deal includes:

```json
{
    "title": "Two-Hour Trail Ride - National Park Gateway Stables",
    "price": 82,
    "originalPrice": 115,
    "promoPrice": 65.60,
    "discount": 33,
    "discountPercent": 29,
    "promocode": "TOPDEALS",
    "promoExpiresAt": "2026-04-27T06:59:00.000Z",
    "currency": "USD",
    "merchant": "4600 Fall River Road, Estes Park",
    "merchantRating": 4.9,
    "reviewCount": 510,
    "category": "things-to-do",
    "city": "denver",
    "imageUrl": "https://img.grouponcdn.com/deal/.../t700x420.webp",
    "dealUrl": "https://www.groupon.com/deals/national-park-gateway-stables-2",
    "dealId": "4e0f67d6-2d9a-4567-bf03-2ce9664d4bed",
    "isSponsored": false,
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-25T12:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### How It Works

1. Fetches Groupon category pages via server-side rendered HTML
2. Extracts deal data from embedded JSON in `data-bhd` attributes (Next.js hydration data)
3. If more results are needed, automatically expands to additional categories
4. Deduplicates deals by ID to avoid repeats across categories

### Use Cases

- **Price monitoring** — Track local deal prices over time
- **Market research** — Analyze discount patterns by city/category
- **Deal aggregation** — Build deal comparison tools
- **Business intelligence** — Monitor competitor promotions
- **Travel planning** — Find best deals in destination cities

### Notes

- Groupon serves ~9 deals per category page via SSR
- For larger result sets, the scraper automatically crawls multiple categories
- Search mode returns deals matching your keyword across all categories
- No login required, no anti-bot protection

# Actor input Schema

## `city` (type: `string`):

City slug for local deals (e.g. 'denver', 'chicago', 'new-york', 'los-angeles', 'san-francisco').

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

Deal category to scrape.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Optional search keyword to find specific deals (e.g. 'spa', 'bowling', 'escape room'). Overrides city/category when set.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of deals to return.

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

Optional proxy to use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "city": "denver",
  "category": "things-to-do",
  "query": "",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/groupon-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/groupon-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 '{}' |
apify call lulzasaur/groupon-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/groupon-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/bYazQn0tCW2BBeS60/builds/43Cox7miSwURg3oNK/openapi.json