# FirstCry Scraper - India Kids & Baby Products (`thirdwatch/firstcry-scraper`) Actor

Scrape FirstCry baby and kids products. Returns name, brand, price, MRP, rating, image, and URL.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/thirdwatch/firstcry-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Thirdwatch](https://apify.com/thirdwatch) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 11 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.20 / 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.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## FirstCry Scraper

> **Thirdwatch portfolio:** 5K users across 88 public Actors, 2M+ records delivered, and >99% run success. [Explore all Thirdwatch Actors](https://apify.com/thirdwatch).

Scrape baby, kids, and maternity products from FirstCry search and category pages. Pure HTTP — no browser, no login, no cookies.

### What it returns (per product)

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `sku` / `product_id` | FirstCry product ID |
| `product_name` | Full product title |
| `brand` | Brand name |
| `price` | Current selling price (INR) |
| `original_price` | MRP / strike-through price (INR) |
| `discount_percent` | Percentage discount off MRP |
| `currency` | `"INR"` |
| `rating` | Customer rating (0–5) |
| `rating_count` | Number of ratings |
| `image_url` | Primary product image (https) |
| `url` | Canonical product URL on firstcry.com |
| `category` | FirstCry category path |
| `in_stock` | Boolean availability flag |
| `source_query` | Echo of the query / category that produced this record |

### Input

```json
{
  "queries": ["baby bag", "diapers"],
  "category": "diapers",
  "sortBy": "popularity",
  "maxResults": 50
}
```

`queries` is free-text search terms that map to `https://www.firstcry.com/search?searchstring={query}`. `category` is one of `baby-toys`, `baby-clothing`, `baby-care`, `diapers`, `baby-feeding`, `baby-skincare`, `baby-gear-strollers`, `kids-clothing`, `kids-footwear`, `kids-toys`, `school-supplies`, `bath-skincare`, `health-safety`, `feeding`, `mom-care`, `gifts`. Combine with `subcategorySlug` for deeper paths.

### How it works

Fetches FirstCry's server-rendered search/category pages and parses each `.list_block` product card for title, prices, discount, rating, and product link. The `?searchstring=` URL parameter is mandatory — the older `?q=` form 301-redirects and breaks pagination.

### Pricing

Pay-per-result with tiered pricing. See the Apify Store listing for current rates.

# Actor input Schema

## `queries` (type: `array`):

FirstCry search terms (e.g. "baby bag", "diapers"). Optional if you set a Category — leave empty to browse a category instead. Maps to https://www.firstcry.com/search?searchstring={query}.

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

Top-level FirstCry category to browse or search within. Leave as 'All' to search everything. Combine with Subcategory Slug for deeper paths.

## `subcategorySlug` (type: `string`):

Optional deeper filter. Free-text words appended to the searchstring (e.g. 'organic cotton', 'newborn').

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

How to order results. FirstCry listing pages do not sort by rating directly.

## `minPrice` (type: `integer`):

Minimum price in INR. Leave empty for no lower bound.

## `maxPrice` (type: `integer`):

Maximum price in INR. Leave empty for no upper bound.

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

Maximum products to scrape per query.

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

Proxy settings. Default RESIDENTIAL India recommended.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "queries": [
    "baby bag"
  ],
  "category": "all",
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "queries": [
        "baby bag"
    ],
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("thirdwatch/firstcry-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 = {
    "queries": ["baby bag"],
    "maxResults": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        "apifyProxyCountry": "IN",
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("thirdwatch/firstcry-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 '{
  "queries": [
    "baby bag"
  ],
  "maxResults": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  }
}' |
apify call thirdwatch/firstcry-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,thirdwatch/firstcry-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/e7M5SRWHQF9zbZbD8/builds/CdOr2cSbmWIUXVsb2/openapi.json