# iHerb Product Search Scraper (`powerai/iherb-product-search-scraper`) Actor

Capture structured product cards from any iHerb search results page in one run.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/powerai/iherb-product-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [PowerAI](https://apify.com/powerai) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Integrations, Other
- **Stats:** 40 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars

## Pricing

from $4.99 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## 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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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

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

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## 🍃 iHerb Product Search Scraper

This actor collects product listings from any public iHerb search results page. Provide a search URL and let the actor gather the latest product cards with consistent pricing, availability, and rating signals you can plug into your own research or storefront workflows.

### Features

- **Search URL coverage:** Works with every keyword or filtered iHerb search page
- **Result consolidation:** Keeps product metadata, pricing, SKU identifiers, and activity hints aligned per item
- **Availability awareness:** Flags out-of-stock items so you can react quickly
- **Lightweight export:** Pushes clean, ready-to-use records to the default dataset

### Input Parameters

| Field       | Type    | Required | Description                                                 |
|-------------|---------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| `searchUrl` | string  | Yes      | Full iHerb search results URL you want to capture           |
| `maxItems`  | integer | No       | Upper limit of product cards to save                       |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | No | Optional proxy settings for locations that require them |

### Output

Each dataset item mirrors one product card and typically contains:

- `searchUrl`: Source search page
- `productId`: Internal identifier extracted from the listing
- `url`: Product detail page
- `imageUrl`: Main product image
- `productName`: Display name found on the card
- `brandName`: Brand label shown by iHerb
- `price`: Current price as a number
- `isOutOfStock`: Boolean availability flag
- `category`: Top-level category tag when available
- `sku`: Visible SKU or catalog reference
- `rating`: Average customer rating
- `ratingCount`: Number of reviews supporting the rating
- `recentActivity`: Sales or popularity hint surfaced by iHerb
- `partNumber`: Additional stock identifier when present
- `scrapedAt`: ISO timestamp of when the record was stored

Example output:

```json
[
  {
    "searchUrl": "https://www.iherb.com/search?kw=Monk%20Fruit&rank=0",
    "productId": "pid_106083",
    "url": "https://cn.iherb.com/pr/health-garden-monk-fruit-with-erythritol-classic-1-lb-454-g/106083",
    "imageUrl": "https://cloudinary.images-iherb.com/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto:eco/images/hlg/hlg00619/u/12.jpg",
    "productName": "Health Garden, Monk Fruit with Erythritol, Classic, 1 lb (454 g)",
    "brandName": "Health Garden",
    "price": 96.2,
    "isOutOfStock": false,
    "category": "NotDefined",
    "sku": "HLG-00619",
    "rating": 4.7,
    "ratingCount": 2342,
    "recentActivity": "1K+ sold in 30 days",
    "partNumber": "HLG-00619",
    "scrapedAt": "2025-11-20T09:18:29.684Z"
  }
]
```

### Use Cases

- Track assortment changes for supplement, beauty, and grocery segments
- Monitor competitor pricing or availability for marketplace sellers
- Feed product discovery, gifting, or merchandising assistants
- Build price history dashboards for budget-conscious shoppers

### Notes

- Always copy the full search URL after applying filters on iHerb
- Adjust `maxItems` based on how deep the search results run
- Combine multiple runs to cover different keywords or locales

# Actor input Schema

## `searchUrl` (type: `string`):

Paste the full iHerb search results URL you want to capture

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

Maximum number of product cards to store

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

Proxy settings for the actor

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchUrl": "https://www.iherb.com/search?kw=vitamin%20c",
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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 = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("powerai/iherb-product-search-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 = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("powerai/iherb-product-search-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 '{}' |
apify call powerai/iherb-product-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/r6hypqBUVKcNouf4H/builds/a0wom95p8emPavNgU/openapi.json