# Industrial Hardware & Components Catalog Scraper (`parseforge/mcmaster-carr-scraper`) Actor

Explore Mc Master Carr categories with ease. Perfect for researchers, procurement specialists, and analysts, this community mantained scraper delivers clean structured category data including names, URLs, and keywords to map catalogs, analyze trends, and plan sourcing.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/parseforge/mcmaster-carr-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ParseForge](https://apify.com/parseforge) (community)
- **Categories:** Automation, Developer tools, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 11 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

Pay per event

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/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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".

## How to integrate an Actor?

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

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## 🛠️ Industrial Hardware & Components Catalog Scraper

> *Independent tool. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of the catalog sources referenced. All trademarks are the property of their respective owners.*

Extract industrial supply catalog categories without coding. Collect category names, URLs, types, keywords, and attributes for fasteners, tools, raw materials, electrical components, and more. Perfect for procurement teams, suppliers, and researchers who want structured catalog data ready for analysis.

> **This Actor collects industrial supply categories with up to 8 data fields per category. Zero coding required, runs in seconds.**

### 📋 How to Use

No technical skills required. Follow these simple steps:

1. Sign Up: [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp)
2. Find the Tool: Search for "Industrial Hardware & Components Catalog Scraper" in the Apify Store and configure your input
3. Run It: Click "Start" and watch your results appear

That's it. No coding, no setup, no complicated configuration. Export your data in CSV, Excel, or JSON format.

### 📊 Data fields

Each record includes: `categoryName`, `categorySlug`, `categoryType`, `categoryUrl`, `hasMaterial`, `hasSize`, `keywords`, `scrapedAt`. All 8 field names come from a real production run, so what you see here is what lands in your dataset.

### 🚀 How to use

1. 📝 **Sign up.** [Create a free account with $5 credit](https://console.apify.com/sign-up?fpr=vmoqkp) (takes 2 minutes).
2. 🌐 **Open the Actor.** Go to this Actor's page on the Apify Store.
3. 🎯 **Set input.** Configure the input fields in the form (or paste a JSON), then set `maxItems`.
4. 🚀 **Run it.** Click **Start** and let the Actor collect your data.
5. 📥 **Download.** Grab your results in the **Dataset** tab as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML.

> ⏱️ Total time from signup to downloaded dataset: **3-5 minutes.** No coding required.

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> 💡 **Pro Tip:** browse the complete [ParseForge collection](https://apify.com/parseforge) for more reference-data scrapers.

### ⚠️ Disclaimer

This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by any of the catalog source publishers referenced in its operation. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.

### 🆘 Need Help?

If you hit a bug, have questions about setup, or need a scraper we haven't built yet, open our [contact form](https://tally.so/r/BzdKgA) or write to parseforge@protonmail.com. We also take on paid custom data projects.

For faster answers, join our [Discord](https://parseforge.co/discord). It's the best place to get support and suggest new actors.

# Actor input Schema

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

How many products to collect per run.

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

Filter categories by keyword. Leave empty to get all categories. Examples: 'bolts', 'timing belts', 'stainless'.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "searchQuery": "bolts"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (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 = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "searchQuery": "bolts"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("parseforge/mcmaster-carr-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 = {
    "maxItems": 10,
    "searchQuery": "bolts",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("parseforge/mcmaster-carr-scraper").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 '{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "searchQuery": "bolts"
}' |
apify call parseforge/mcmaster-carr-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/WfdB97vLvjB5GO6Sg/builds/LRnfEhYYbMnBoHVkm/openapi.json