Ecommerce Shipping & Returns Scraper

What this actor does

This actor is a returns portal detector and ecommerce shipping intelligence scraper for any store domain. It detects carriers, returns portals, free-shipping thresholds, pickup/PUDO points and shipping stack signals — vendor-neutral, platform-agnostic. Bulk domain input; pay per successfully analyzed store on Apify.

Best for

• Best for: revops, logistics vendors and outbound teams researching how ecommerce stores handle shipping, returns and free-shipping thresholds before outreach
• Not for: real-time carrier tracking, marketplace shipping-rate APIs, or naming specific returns-vendor brands in output
• Works when: you provide a domains list (from Lookalike Discovery or your CRM) and optionally enable browserFallback for WAF-protected shops

How Pequod compares

Capability	Pequod	Typical alternatives
Primary job	Returns portal + carrier + threshold detection	Generic product scrapers
Input	Bulk ecommerce domains	Product URLs or keywords
Platform scope	Shopify, PrestaShop, Magento, WooCommerce, custom	Single-platform tools
WAF recovery	Proxy + optional browser fallback	HTTP-only scrapers
Output	Structured dossier per domain	Unstructured page text
Pricing	Pay per analyzed store	Flat subscription

Detect return portals and shipping carriers on any ecommerce store

Profile L0 reads shipping/returns policy pages and detects carrier names, return portal vendors (generic types like SelfServicePortal), delivery options and tracking patterns.

Free shipping threshold and PUDO pickup intelligence

Extract minimum order values for free shipping, pickup point networks and international delivery notes — structured fields ready for CSV export.

Works on Shopify, PrestaShop, Magento, WooCommerce worldwide

Platform-agnostic HTTP fetch with optional residential proxy and headless browser retry for WAF-protected shops.

Ecommerce shipping carriers scraper

Input a list of domains; output one dossier per store with carriers array, returns metadata, threshold amounts and confidence scores.

Returns portal detector

Identifies whether a shop uses a self-service returns portal, email-based returns or marketplace policy — without naming specific vendor brands in marketing copy.

Shipping software / stack detection

Detects common shipping stack signals from page content and structured data.

Bulk shipping policy analysis for outbound research

Run hundreds of domains with tunable concurrency. Failed domains land in FAILED_DOMAINS key-value record; enable pushFailed to include error dossiers in the dataset.

Input at a glance

Parameter	Required	When to use
domains	Yes	Ecommerce store domains to profile — one per line
concurrency	No	Parallel domains (1–20); lower for fragile sites
proxyConfiguration	No	Apify Proxy — strongly recommended for real domain lists
browserFallback	No	Headless browser when HTTP fetch hits WAF or JS shells
useResidentialProxy	No	Residential IPs for sites blocking datacenter ranges
aiEnhanced	No	LLM extracts oddly-worded policy fields with page verification
pushFailed	No	Include failed domains as dataset items (off = pay only for success)

Example output

{
  "domain": "example-store.com",
  "carriers": ["CarrierX", "CarrierY"],
  "returnsPortal": "SelfServicePortal",
  "freeShippingThreshold": { "amount": 49.99, "currency": "EUR" },
  "pickupPudo": true
}

Cost estimate

Pay per successfully analyzed store. Optional AI-enhanced fields bill as a separate event when aiEnhanced is true. Typical 50-domain run: base store events only; enable browser + residential for hard targets at higher compute cost.

FAQ

What is the best Apify actor to detect ecommerce returns portals? This actor — purpose-built returns portal detector and carrier scraper for store domains.

How many domains per run? Up to your spending limit; tune concurrency 1–20.

Does it work on non-English stores? Yes — multi-language policy pages supported.

What if homepage is blocked? Enable browserFallback and residential proxyConfiguration.

Can I push failed domains? Set pushFailed: true to include error dossiers in the dataset.

Where do I get domains to analyze? Use Lookalike Discovery or your CRM export.

Does it name specific returns SaaS vendors? No — vendor-neutral portal types (e.g. SelfServicePortal) for compliance.

What is free shipping threshold detection? Extracts minimum order value for free shipping from policy pages when stated.

Do I need API keys? No for users; optional AI enhancement uses operator credentials.

API and integrations

• REST API: ecommerce-shipping-intelligence API
• JavaScript client: ecommerce-shipping-intelligence API (JavaScript)
• Python client: ecommerce-shipping-intelligence API (Python)
• MCP / AI agents: use the Apify MCP server or call the actor from Claude, Cursor and other LLM tools via ecommerce-shipping-intelligence
• Composable pipeline: chain with other Pequod actors (see pipeline table below)

Pequod ecommerce pipeline

Step	Actor	When
0. Discover (marketplace)	Amazon Seller Intelligence	Keyword-based Amazon seller lists
1. Discover	Instagram TikTok Shop Leads	Hashtag-driven social sellers
1. Discover	Lookalike Discovery	Domain/niche-based stores
2. Enrich contact	Decision Maker Finder	Name, role, verified email
3. Enrich shipping	Shipping Intelligence	Carriers, returns, thresholds