# Tesco Scraper - UK & IE (`thenetaji/tesco-scraper`) Actor

Use our scraper to get Tesco data at lightening speed.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/thenetaji/tesco-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [The Netaji](https://apify.com/thenetaji) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools
- **Stats:** 43 total users, 4 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 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.
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

## 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.
Actors are written with capital "A".

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

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# README

## Tesco Grocery Scraper

Scrape product data from **Tesco UK** and **Tesco Ireland** at scale.

Extracts full product details including price, promotions, nutrition, allergens, ingredients, competitor price matching, and reviews — from product URLs, category listings, or keyword searches.

### Features

- **Product scraping** — full details via Tesco's GraphQL API (fast, no browser)
- **Category listings** — paginated scraping of any browse/category URL
- **Keyword search** — search Tesco by keyword, get paginated results
- **Category slugs** — use short slugs like `fresh-food` without full URLs
- **Standalone reviews** — scrape all reviews for a product with `{id}/reviews`
- **UK + Ireland** — supports both `tesco.com` and `tesco.ie`
- **Proxy rotation** — uses Apify residential proxies, retries on block (429/403)
- **Auto URL migration** — old `/groceries/en-GB/` URLs are handled automatically

### Input

The `inputs` field accepts a mixed list of any of the following:

| Type | Example |
|------|---------|
| Product URL | `https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/254656543` |
| Category URL | `https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/browse/fresh-food/all` |
| Search URL | `https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/search?query=milk` |
| Keyword | `milk` |
| Category slug | `fresh-food` or `fresh-food/milk-butter-and-eggs` |
| Bare product ID | `254656543` |
| Reviews | `303837409/reviews` |
| Ireland URL | `https://www.tesco.ie/shop/en-GB/products/254656543` |

#### Input schema

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/254656543",
    "milk",
    "fresh-food",
    "303837409/reviews"
  ],
  "region": "UK",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "includeReviews": false
}
```

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `inputs` | `string[]` | required | Mixed list of URLs, keywords, slugs, or `{id}/reviews` |
| `region` | `"UK"` | `"IE"` | `"UK"` | Tesco region (auto-detected from URL if provided) |
| `maxItems` | `integer` | `100` | Max products per search/category input |
| `maxPages` | `integer` | `5` | Max listing pages to crawl per input |
| `includeReviews` | `boolean` | `false` | Include up to 10 reviews per product |

### Output

Each item in the dataset has `_type: "product"` or `_type: "review"`.

#### Product

```json
{
  "_type": "product",
  "product_id": "254656543",
  "base_product_id": "76543210",
  "sku": "254656543",
  "gtin": "05000169137858",
  "brand_name": "TESCO",
  "name": "Tesco British Semi Skimmed Milk 2.272L, 4 Pints",
  "description": null,
  "url": "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/254656543",
  "image_url": "https://digitalcontent.api.tesco.com/v2/media/...",
  "price": 1.65,
  "currency": "GBP",
  "unit_price": 0.73,
  "unit": "litre",
  "in_stock": true,
  "is_new": false,
  "buy_limit": 99,
  "buy_limit_message": "Max allowed is 99.",
  "sale_type": "SingleProduct",
  "isLowEverydayPricing": true,
  "isLowPricePromise": false,
  "price_matches_competitor": true,
  "competitors": [{"id": "ALDI", "priceMatch": {"isMatching": true}}],
  "promotion": null,
  "main_category": "Fresh Food",
  "sub_category": "Milk, Butter & Eggs",
  "product_category": "Milk",
  "product_type": "Semi Skimmed Milk",
  "ingredients": null,
  "allergens": "Milk",
  "storage_instructions": ["Keep refrigerated. Best before see cap."],
  "nutrition": {"Energy": "195kJ (46kcal)", "Fat": "1.7g"},
  "nutrition_per_serving": null,
  "netContents": "2.272 litres ℮",
  "features": [],
  "healthClaims": null,
  "nutritionalClaims": null,
  "recyclingInfo": "Bottle. Recycle\nCap. Recycle",
  "warnings": [],
  "marketing_text": [],
  "manufacturer": "Tesco Stores Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1GA",
  "total_reviews": 42,
  "overall_rating": 4.5,
  "reviews": null
}
```

#### Review (from `{id}/reviews` input)

```json
{
  "_type": "review",
  "product_id": "303837409",
  "review_id": "trn:tesco:ugc:rnr:uuid:...",
  "posted_at": "2025-02-16T16:47:59.219Z",
  "verified_buyer": true,
  "promotional_review": false,
  "rating": 5,
  "title": "Best Treats!",
  "text": "My dog absolutely loves these bacon treats..."
}
```

### Examples

#### Scrape a single product

```json
{
  "inputs": ["https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/254656543"]
}
```

#### Keyword search with reviews

```json
{
  "inputs": ["organic milk", "free range eggs"],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includeReviews": true
}
```

#### Category listing

```json
{
  "inputs": ["fresh-food/milk-butter-and-eggs/milk"],
  "maxItems": 200,
  "maxPages": 5
}
```

#### Mixed inputs in one run

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/254656543",
    "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/browse/bakery/all",
    "protein bars",
    "303837409/reviews"
  ],
  "region": "UK",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPages": 3
}
```

#### Tesco Ireland

```json
{
  "inputs": ["https://www.tesco.ie/shop/en-GB/products/254656543"],
  "region": "IE"
}
```

# Actor input Schema

## `inputs` (type: `array`):

Accepts: product URLs, category URLs, search URLs, raw keywords, category slugs (e.g. 'fresh-food'), product IDs, or '{id}/reviews' for standalone reviews.

## `region` (type: `string`):

Tesco region to scrape.

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

Maximum products to return per search/category input.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Maximum listing pages to crawl per search/category input.

## `includeReviews` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch up to 10 reviews per product when scraping products. For full reviews use '{id}/reviews' input.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "inputs": [
    "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/254656543",
    "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/browse/fresh-food/all",
    "milk",
    "fresh-food",
    "303837409/reviews"
  ],
  "region": "UK",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "maxPages": 5,
  "includeReviews": false
}
```

# 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 = {
    "inputs": [
        "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/254656543",
        "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/browse/fresh-food/all",
        "milk",
        "fresh-food",
        "303837409/reviews"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("thenetaji/tesco-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 = { "inputs": [
        "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/254656543",
        "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/browse/fresh-food/all",
        "milk",
        "fresh-food",
        "303837409/reviews",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("thenetaji/tesco-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 '{
  "inputs": [
    "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/254656543",
    "https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/browse/fresh-food/all",
    "milk",
    "fresh-food",
    "303837409/reviews"
  ]
}' |
apify call thenetaji/tesco-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,thenetaji/tesco-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/NZotVWZBtbimJoujw/builds/9TiKFf3cdDBiQ5QUP/openapi.json