# Argos UK Product Scraper (`sync-network/argos-product-scraper`) Actor

Scrape product data from Argos.co.uk — prices, ratings, reviews, variants, sale info, and more. Search by keyword, browse categories, or scrape individual product pages.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sync-network/argos-product-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Alam](https://apify.com/sync-network) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 8 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.00 / 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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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Argos UK Product Scraper

Scrape product data from [Argos.co.uk](https://www.argos.co.uk) — one of the UK's largest retailers. Extract prices, ratings, reviews, variants, sale info, delivery details, and more.

### Features

- 🔍 **Search by keyword** — e.g. "nike trainers", "lego", "iphone 15"
- 📂 **Browse categories** — scrape from category/browse URLs
- 🛒 **Individual products** — scrape specific product pages by ID or URL
- 💰 **Pricing data** — current price, was-price (sale), special offers
- ⭐ **Ratings & reviews** — average rating, review count
- 📦 **Delivery info** — free delivery, delivery cost, availability
- 🎨 **Variants** — size/colour options when available
- ⚡ **Fast** — pure HTTP, no browser overhead

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `searchQueries` | array | Keywords to search for (e.g. `["lego", "nike trainers"]`) |
| `productIds` | array | Argos product IDs (e.g. `["8258074", "tuc145274619"]`) |
| `startUrls` | array | Full Argos URLs (search, browse, or product pages) |
| `maxProducts` | integer | Max products to scrape per input (default: 100) |

At least one of `searchQueries`, `productIds`, or `startUrls` is required.

### Output

Each product includes:

```json
{
  "productId": "8258074",
  "name": "LEGO Star Wars The Razor Crest Mini-Build 30728",
  "brand": "LEGO",
  "price": 3.50,
  "wasPrice": null,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "averageRating": 4.9,
  "reviewsCount": 10,
  "deliverable": true,
  "freeDelivery": true,
  "deliveryCost": 0,
  "specialOfferText": "",
  "hasVariations": false,
  "variants": null,
  "url": "https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8258074"
}
```

Product pages (via `productIds` or `startUrls` with `/product/` URLs) return additional fields:

```json
{
  "productId": "8258074",
  "name": "Product Name",
  "description": "Full product description...",
  "sku": "SKU123",
  "images": ["https://.../"],
  "breadcrumbs": ["Technology", "Headphones"],
  "itemCondition": "NewCondition"
}
```

### Examples

#### Search for products

```json
{
  "searchQueries": ["nike trainers"],
  "maxProducts": 50
}
```

#### Scrape specific products

```json
{
  "productIds": ["8258074", "8189978", "3379491"]
}
```

#### Scrape from URLs

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    "https://www.argos.co.uk/browse/technology/headphones-and-earphones/c:30128/",
    "https://www.argos.co.uk/product/8258074"
  ]
}
```

### Use Cases

- **Price monitoring** — track price changes and sales across products
- **Market research** — analyse product ratings, reviews, and availability
- **Competitor analysis** — compare pricing across categories
- **E-commerce feeds** — build product catalogues with rich data
- **Deal hunting** — find products with the biggest discounts

### Pricing

The actor is lightweight — pure HTTP requests, no browser required. Typical runs consume minimal compute resources (128–256 MB, seconds per page).

### Limitations

- Argos.co.uk is a UK retailer — all prices are in GBP
- Search results return up to ~60 products per query
- Rate limiting may apply with very high concurrency

### Legal Disclaimer

This scraper is provided for educational and research purposes only. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with Argos' terms of service and applicable laws. The developers of this actor are not affiliated with Argos or Sainsbury's Group.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search for on Argos (e.g. 'nike trainers', 'iphone 15'). Each query returns up to maxProducts results.

## `productIds` (type: `array`):

Direct Argos product IDs to scrape (e.g. 'tuc145274619', '1166321'). Returns full product details.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Argos URLs to scrape - supports search, browse/category, and product URLs.

## `maxProducts` (type: `integer`):

Maximum total number of products to scrape across all inputs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "nike trainers"
  ],
  "maxProducts": 100
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "nike trainers"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sync-network/argos-product-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 = { "searchQueries": ["nike trainers"] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sync-network/argos-product-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "nike trainers"
  ]
}' |
apify call sync-network/argos-product-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sync-network/argos-product-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/KWeLyiBAaQBZgWRSe/builds/SE7e7wPpc334hAVOp/openapi.json