# Fonq Scraper — Dutch Home, Living & Furniture Products (`studio-amba/fonq-scraper`) Actor

Scrape product listings, prices, ratings, and availability from Fonq.nl — a leading Dutch online store for home and living products.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/studio-amba/fonq-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Studio Amba](https://apify.com/studio-amba) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 44.8% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 result scrapeds

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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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Fonq Scraper

Scrapes product data from fonq.nl, one of the Netherlands' largest home and living webshops. Think lamps, furniture, kitchenware, and bathroom accessories. No login or cookies required.

### How it works

Feed it a category URL or search term, and it crawls the listing pages, follows links to individual product pages, and extracts detailed data from JSON-LD structured data embedded in each page. Pagination is handled automatically.

### Input

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `categoryUrl` | String | No | A fonq.nl category page (e.g., `https://www.fonq.nl/categorie/verlichting/`) |
| `searchQuery` | String | No | Keyword to search (default: "lamp" if no category given) |
| `maxResults` | Integer | No | Max products to scrape (default: 100) |
| `proxyConfiguration` | Object | No | Proxy config for large scraping runs |

### What comes out

| Field | Type | Example |
|-------|------|---------|
| `name` | String | `"Zuiver Dek 51 Hanglamp"` |
| `brand` | String | `"Zuiver"` |
| `price` | Number | `189.00` |
| `originalPrice` | Number | `229.00` |
| `currency` | String | `"EUR"` |
| `ean` | String | `"8718548048126"` |
| `sku` | String | `"ZUI-5300099"` |
| `inStock` | Boolean | `true` |
| `rating` | Number | `4.3` |
| `reviewCount` | Number | `27` |
| `imageUrl` | String | Main product image |
| `description` | String | Product description |
| `category` | String | `"Verlichting"` |
| `url` | String | Full product page URL |

### Example

```json
{
    "name": "Zuiver Dek 51 Hanglamp",
    "brand": "Zuiver",
    "price": 189.00,
    "originalPrice": 229.00,
    "currency": "EUR",
    "inStock": true,
    "rating": 4.3,
    "reviewCount": 27,
    "imageUrl": "https://www.fonq.nl/images/zuiver-dek-51.jpg",
    "category": "Verlichting",
    "url": "https://www.fonq.nl/product/zuiver-dek-51-hanglamp/",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-03-15T09:00:00.000Z"
}
```

### How to scrape Fonq data

1. Create an Apify account (free tier available)
2. Open the Fonq Scraper actor page
3. Enter a search query (e.g. "lamp") or paste a category URL from fonq.nl
4. Click "Start" to begin scraping
5. Download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel when the run finishes

You can also call the actor via the Apify API or schedule recurring runs for automated price monitoring.

### Use cases

- **Price monitoring** -- Track home and living product prices over time
- **Competitor analysis** -- Compare Fonq prices with other Dutch home decor shops
- **Market research** -- Analyze product assortment, pricing strategies, and brand distribution
- **E-commerce feeds** -- Export product catalogs for price comparison platforms
- **Inventory tracking** -- Monitor stock availability for specific products

### Integrations

Connect Fonq Scraper results to your existing tools:

- **Google Sheets** -- Automatic export after every run
- **Slack / Email** -- Get notified when prices drop
- **Webhooks** -- Push data to your own API endpoint
- **Zapier / Make** -- Connect to 5,000+ apps without code

### Popular categories to scrape

Verlichting (lighting), Meubels (furniture), Keuken (kitchen), Badkamer (bathroom), Woondecoratie (home decor), Tuin (garden), Slaapkamer (bedroom), Kinderkamer (kids room).

### Cost estimate

HTTP-based scraper, no browser needed. Roughly **$0.30 per 1,000 products**.

### Limitations

- Fonq is a Dutch-only site. Product names and categories are in Dutch.
- Product URLs on fonq.nl use the `/product/` path segment. Category pages use `/zoeken/` for search or `/categorie/` for browsing.
- The `Accept-Language: nl-NL` header is set automatically to ensure Dutch content is returned.
- Data is scraped from the public website and may change without notice.

### Changelog

- **v0.1** -- Initial release with search and category scraping support

# Actor input Schema

## `categoryUrl` (type: `string`):

A Fonq.nl category page URL to scrape.

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

Search for products by keyword. Used if no categoryUrl is provided.

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

Maximum number of products to return.

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

Proxy settings for better reliability on large runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "categoryUrl": "https://www.fonq.nl/zoeken/?q=lamp",
  "searchQuery": "lamp",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "NL"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "categoryUrl": "https://www.fonq.nl/zoeken/?q=lamp",
    "searchQuery": "lamp",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "NL"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("studio-amba/fonq-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 = {
    "categoryUrl": "https://www.fonq.nl/zoeken/?q=lamp",
    "searchQuery": "lamp",
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "NL",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("studio-amba/fonq-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 '{
  "categoryUrl": "https://www.fonq.nl/zoeken/?q=lamp",
  "searchQuery": "lamp",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "NL"
  }
}' |
apify call studio-amba/fonq-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,studio-amba/fonq-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/zCOrvqkMH7HUgdwcv/builds/TzaxAAsAWlezWcaVg/openapi.json