# Zalando Scraper (`unfenced-group/zalando-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Zalando fashion listings across 7 European markets (DE, NL, FR, IT, ES, BE, UK). Get product names, brands, current and original prices, discount percentages, sizes, stock status and images for price tracking, competitor analysis and market research. Search by category or keyword.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/unfenced-group/zalando-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Unfenced Group](https://apify.com/unfenced-group) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.30 / 1,000 products

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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
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`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **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

## Zalando Scraper

![Zalando Scraper](https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/lJlifu6C8YQfZMPKE/records/zalando-scraper)

Extract products from zalando.nl at scale, in a clean, consistent structure ready for price monitoring, market research, catalogue analysis and resale tooling. No API key required.

***

### Why this scraper?

#### 🎯 Built for zalando.nl

A dedicated European scraper tuned for zalando.nl — its categories, price formats and currency (EUR), not a generic tool pointed at it.

#### 📦 Stock status

Availability on every record, so you can monitor stock and catch restocks.

#### 🖼️ Photos

Photo URLs for every product where the source publishes them.

***

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `market` | string | `"de"` | Zalando storefront to scrape. Ignored when Start URLs are provided. |
| `category` | string | (empty) | Catalog category slug, e.g. herrenschuhe-sneaker. Leave empty to use a search query instead. |
| `searchQuery` | string | `"nike sneaker"` | Free-text keyword search. Used when no category slug is set. |
| `startUrls` | array | (empty) | Zalando category or search URLs. Overrides Market/Category/Search. Market is auto-detected from each URL's domain. |
| `maxResults` | integer | `5` | Maximum number of products to return. Set to 0 for unlimited. |
| `fetchDetails` | boolean | `false` | Visit each product page for extra fields (color, description). Off by default. This makes one request per product instead of ~24 products per listing request, so it is much slower and far more resource-intensive. Only enable for small result sets where you specifically need color and description. |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | `{"useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]}` | Residential proxy required — Zalando blocks datacenter IPs. |

***

### Output schema

Every field below is present on every record. Fields the source does not publish for a given item are returned as `null` rather than omitted.

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `sku` | string | Zalando product identifier. |
| `name` | string | Product name. |
| `brand` | string | Brand name. |
| `priceCurrent` | number | Current selling price. |
| `priceOriginal` | number | Original price before discount. |
| `currency` | string | Currency code (EUR or GBP). |
| `discountPercent` | number | Discount percentage, 0 if not on sale. |
| `sizes` | array | Available sizes. |
| `inStock` | boolean | True when at least one size is available. |
| `productType` | string | Product group, e.g. shoe, clothing. |
| `targetGroup` | string | Target group. |
| `url` | string | Product page URL. |
| `images` | array | Product image URLs. |
| `flags` | array | Marketing flags such as new or sustainable. |
| `market` | string | Market code the product was scraped from. |
| `source` | string | Source storefront domain. |
| `scrapedAt` | string | ISO 8601 timestamp of scrape. |

#### Example record

```json
{
  "sku": "NI112N022-A11",
  "name": "AIR FORCE 1 07 - Sneaker low - white",
  "brand": "Nike Sportswear",
  "priceCurrent": 95.95,
  "priceOriginal": 119.95,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "discountPercent": 24,
  "sizes": [
    "38.5",
    "39",
    "40",
    "40.5"
  ],
  "inStock": true,
  "productType": "SNEAKER",
  "targetGroup": "MEN",
  "url": "https://www.zalando.de/nike-sportswear-air-force-1-07-sneaker-low-white-ni112n022-a11.html",
  "images": [
    "https://img01.ztat.net/article/spp-media-p1/0117d3f555064d619547338470ec2fcb/5aa562bb0b4b49d5bbabd3c1cd81a5d5.jpg",
    "https://video01.ztat.net/d7211a5a-5694-4f88-99be-82c122b8883a/hls/ac36aaf6efbf4b4380cd18fbf498337f.m3u8",
    "https://img01.ztat.net/article/spp-media-p1/567252d674464b509b8f98c06a364976/909c220e206147e8838405819959cf32.jpg",
    "https://img01.ztat.net/article/spp-media-p1/27b1f2178f2d403698ef197ea2134203/0281b3625e2740dfacab186f176fbaef.jpg"
  ],
  "flags": [
    "Deal"
  ],
  "market": "de",
  "source": "zalando.de",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-27T12:30:09.718Z"
}
```

***

### Examples

**Search for sneakers:**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "sneakers",
  "maxResults": 100
}
```

**Filter by category or condition:**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "sneakers",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "category": "used"
}
```

**Scrape a specific search URL:**

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.zalando.nl/dameskleding-jurken/"
    }
  ],
  "maxResults": 200
}
```

**Daily monitoring (run on a schedule):**

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "sneakers",
  "maxResults": 500
}
```

Schedule this input to run once a day in the Apify Scheduler to track prices, stock and new items over time.

***

### 💰 Pricing

**$1.49 per 1,000 results** — you only pay for successfully retrieved products. Failed retries are never charged.

| Results | Cost |
|---|---|
| 100 | ~$0.15 |
| 1,000 | ~$1.49 |
| 10,000 | ~$14.9 |
| 100,000 | ~$149 |

> Flat-rate alternatives typically charge $29–$49/month regardless of usage.

Subscription tiers lower the rate further, down to $1.2 per 1,000 at the highest tier. Use the **Max results** cap in the input to control your spend exactly.

***

### Performance

| Run size | Typical time |
|---|---|
| 100 results | under 1 minute |
| 1,000 results | 2–4 minutes |
| 10,000 results | 20–35 minutes |

***

### Known limitations

- Some fields (brand, condition, shipping) are only returned when the seller or source publishes them — expect `null` on a share of records.
- Prices and stock change constantly; records reflect the moment of scraping.
- Very large result sets are bounded by the source's own paging limits.
- Items can sell or be withdrawn at any time, so a small share of URLs may expire shortly after scraping.

***

### Technical details

- **Source:** zalando.nl
- **Coverage:** everything the public search exposes, filterable via the input parameters above
- **Retry:** automatic retry on network errors with exponential backoff

***

### Need a custom scraper?

**[Unfenced Group](https://www.unfencedgroup.nl)** builds Apify actors for any website — for free.

If the site you need isn't in our portfolio yet, just ask. We scope, build, and publish it at no cost to you. You only pay for results — we absorb the compute and proxy costs ourselves. Same pay-per-result pricing, same quality, same standards as every actor in this portfolio.

**Get in touch:** [www.unfencedgroup.nl](https://www.unfencedgroup.nl)

# Actor input Schema

## `market` (type: `string`):

Zalando storefront to scrape. Ignored when Start URLs are provided.

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

Catalog category slug, e.g. herrenschuhe-sneaker. Leave empty to use a search query instead.

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

Free-text keyword search. Used when no category slug is set.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Zalando category or search URLs. Overrides Market/Category/Search. Market is auto-detected from each URL's domain.

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

Maximum number of products to return. Set to 0 for unlimited.

## `fetchDetails` (type: `boolean`):

Visit each product page for extra fields (color, description). Off by default. This makes one request per product instead of ~24 products per listing request, so it is much slower and far more resource-intensive. Only enable for small result sets where you specifically need color and description.

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

Residential proxy required — Zalando blocks datacenter IPs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "market": "de",
  "category": "herrenschuhe-sneaker",
  "searchQuery": "running shoes",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "fetchDetails": false,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQuery": "nike sneaker",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("unfenced-group/zalando-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 = {
    "searchQuery": "nike sneaker",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("unfenced-group/zalando-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 '{
  "searchQuery": "nike sneaker",
  "maxResults": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call unfenced-group/zalando-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

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

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/Voqwb8gky4yiemWyd/builds/lzSEZISBpRHwTQp0m/openapi.json