# Multi-Marketplace Price Comparison (`jaafahmy/price-compare`) Actor

Search for any product across Amazon, eBay, Walmart, AliExpress, Etsy, and Target to compare prices. Returns product titles, prices, images, ratings, and direct links — all in one structured dataset. Perfect for bargain hunting, competitor analysis, and price monitoring.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/jaafahmy/price-compare.md
- **Developed by:** [uzi](https://apify.com/jaafahmy) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Other, Automation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

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

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

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# README

## 🛒 Multi-Marketplace Price Comparison

Search for any product across **Amazon, eBay, Walmart, AliExpress, Etsy, and Target** and get prices from all marketplaces in one structured dataset.

### What it does

- Enter any product name and pick which marketplaces to search
- Returns **product title, price, image, rating, and direct links** for every result
- Supports **7 countries** (US, UK, DE, FR, CA, JP, AU) for localized pricing
- Filter by currency (USD, EUR, GBP, etc.)

### Use cases

- **Bargain hunting** — find the cheapest price across all stores
- **Competitor analysis** — track competitor pricing across marketplaces
- **Dropshipping research** — compare supplier prices on AliExpress vs retail
- **Price monitoring** — run on a schedule to track price changes
- **AI agents** — use as a tool in your AI workflows via Apify's MCP/AI integrations

### Input

| Field | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
| `searchQuery` | Product to search (e.g. "Sony WH-1000XM5") | Required |
| `includeAmazon` | Search Amazon | ✅ |
| `includeEbay` | Search eBay | ✅ |
| `includeWalmart` | Search Walmart | ✅ |
| `includeAliexpress` | Search AliExpress | ❌ |
| `includeEtsy` | Search Etsy | ❌ |
| `includeTarget` | Search Target | ❌ |
| `maxResultsPerSite` | Max products per marketplace (1-50) | 5 |
| `countryCode` | Country for pricing/localization | us |
| `currencyFilter` | Only show results in this currency | None |

### Output

Each result contains:

```json
{
  "title": "Sony WH-1000XM5 Wireless Headphones",
  "price": 298.00,
  "priceDisplay": "$298.00",
  "currency": "USD",
  "url": "https://www.amazon.com/...",
  "imageUrl": "https://...",
  "marketplace": "amazon",
  "marketplaceDisplay": "Amazon",
  "rating": "4.7",
  "searchQuery": "Sony WH-1000XM5",
  "country": "us"
}
```

### Tips

- **Enable Apify proxy** for Amazon and eBay — they block datacenter IPs
- Run with **multiple marketplaces** for best comparison results
- Set **maxResultsPerSite** higher for deeper price discovery
- Use **countryCode** to compare regional pricing

### Pricing

This Actor uses **pay-per-event** pricing. You're charged per product result returned. See the pricing section above for current rates.

# Actor input Schema

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

The product name or keyword to search for across marketplaces (e.g. 'Sony WH-1000XM5', 'Nike Air Max', 'iPhone 15 case').

## `includeAmazon` (type: `boolean`):

Include Amazon in search results.

## `includeEbay` (type: `boolean`):

Include eBay in search results.

## `includeWalmart` (type: `boolean`):

Include Walmart in search results.

## `includeAliexpress` (type: `boolean`):

Include AliExpress in search results.

## `includeEtsy` (type: `boolean`):

Include Etsy in search results.

## `includeTarget` (type: `boolean`):

Include Target in search results.

## `maxResultsPerSite` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of product results to return per marketplace (1-50).

## `countryCode` (type: `string`):

Country code for localized pricing and results.

## `currencyFilter` (type: `string`):

Filter results to only show prices in this currency. Leave empty for all currencies.

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

Proxy settings. Apify proxy is strongly recommended for production use.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "Sony WH-1000XM5",
  "includeAmazon": true,
  "includeEbay": true,
  "includeWalmart": true,
  "includeAliexpress": false,
  "includeEtsy": false,
  "includeTarget": false,
  "maxResultsPerSite": 5,
  "countryCode": "us",
  "currencyFilter": ""
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": "Sony WH-1000XM5"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("jaafahmy/price-compare").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 = { "searchQuery": "Sony WH-1000XM5" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("jaafahmy/price-compare").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchQuery": "Sony WH-1000XM5"
}' |
apify call jaafahmy/price-compare --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=jaafahmy/price-compare",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/YPyCE9O82zrQ69WHl/builds/9TObfwNhuAeo62Bbj/openapi.json