/apify-ecommerce

name: apify-ecommerce
description: Scrape e-commerce data for pricing, reviews, bestsellers, and seller discovery across 30+ platforms including Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Shopify, WooCommerce, and more. Use when user asks about product prices, competitor analysis, store scraping, tech stack detection, food delivery, real estate, or marketplace intelligence.
author: Luis Pinto
author_url: https://github.com/luispintoapify
metadata:
  keywords: "ecommerce, pricing, reviews, sentiment, products, sellers, amazon, walmart, ebay, MAP, competitor, research, supply-chain"

E-Commerce Cluster

Answer natural language e-commerce questions by routing to the right Apify Actor and delivering a synthesized answer via the `apify` CLI.

**CLI rules:** Always pass `--user-agent apify-awesome-skills/apify-ecommerce`, `--json` (or the relevant `--format` flag on `datasets get-items`), and `2>/dev/null`. The `--user-agent` flag is critical for telemetry — never omit it.

Prerequisites

(No need to check it upfront)

• Apify CLI v1.5.0+ (`npm install -g apify-cli`)
• `jq` (recommended for quick extraction and filtering; `brew install jq` on macOS, `apt install jq` on Linux)
• Authentication via one of:
• `apify login` (OAuth, opens browser)
• `APIFY_TOKEN` env variable (e.g. `export APIFY_TOKEN=...` or `.env` file)
• Token from [Apify Console → Settings → Integrations](https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations)

Verify auth: `apify info --user-agent apify-awesome-skills/apify-ecommerce` — should show username and userId.

Workflow

Copy this checklist and track progress:

Task Progress:
- [ ] Step 1: Detect intent and select Actor
- [ ] Step 2: Fetch Actor schema
- [ ] Step 3: Ask user preferences (format, result count)
- [ ] Step 4: Run the Actor and fetch results
- [ ] Step 5: Analyze results and deliver synthesized answer

Step 1: Detect Intent and Select Actor

Classify the user's message into an intent, then pick the right Actor.

**Intent signals:**

| Signals in user message | Intent | |------------------------|--------| | price, cost, cheapest, compare prices, pricing | `pricing` | | review, rating, sentiment, stars, feedback | `reviews` | | bestseller, top selling, most popular, trending | `bestsellers` | | seller, vendor, reseller, who sells | `sellers` | | all products from, scrape store, full catalog | `store-scrape` | | what platform, built on, tech stack, Shopify or WooCommerce | `tech-stack` | | SEO, listing quality, product page audit | `seo-audit` | | competitor funnel, competitor pricing, conversion elements | `competitor` | | search intent, keyword intent, SERP intent | `search-intent` | | match products, same product on different platforms | `product-matching` | | restaurant, food delivery, DoorDash, UberEats, TheFork | `food-delivery` | | enrich store, store metadata, store list | `store-enrichment` | | event, concert, ticket, Eventbrite | `events` | | property, real estate, house listing, Realtor | `real-estate` | | Facebook ads, Meta ads, ad library, competitor ads | `ads-intelligence` | | classified, Craigslist, used item for sale | `classifieds` | | car, used car, vehicle, automotive, Webmotors | `automotive` | | pins, inspiration, Pinterest boards, visual search, Pinterest trends | `content-discovery` | | TikTok Shop, TikTok store, TikTok creator | `tiktok-shop` | | website for sale, domain for sale, Flippa | `website-marketplace` |

If multiple intents are detected, ask: *"Do you want [intent A] or [intent B]?"*

**Actor routing table — always try Primary first, switch to Fallback only if it fails or returns 0 results.** The Primary actor (`apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool`) handles most intents once you feed the right input mode:

• **Have target URLs** (a listing, profile, or category page) → `detailsUrls` / `listingUrls`.
• **Have a keyword/marketplace** → `keyword` + `marketplaces` (product-details mode).
• **Broad discovery (competitor, search-intent, classifieds, automotive, real-estate, website-marketplace, events)** → use `searchEngineKeyword` (search-engine mode) or `keyword`/`detailsUrls` depending on whether you have a query or URLs.

**Exception — skip the Primary and go straight to the Fallback** for intents the Primary genuinely can't do (different data source or specialized analysis): `tech-stack`, `seo-audit`, `store-enrichment`, `product-matching`, `ads-intelligence`, `content-discovery` (Pinterest), and `tiktok-shop`. Routing these to the Primary wastes a run and credits.

| Intent | Platform | Primary Actor | Fallback Actor | |--------|----------|---------------|----------------| | `pricing` | Amazon / Walmart / generic | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | — | | `pricing` | eBay | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `ivanvs/ebay-scraper-pay-per-result` | | `pricing` | Etsy | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `epctex/etsy-scraper` | | `pricing` | Google Shopping | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `epctex/google-shopping-scraper` | | `pricing` | Facebook Marketplace | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `apify/facebook-marketplace-scraper` | | `pricing` | SHEIN | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `seamless_coffer/shein-product-scraper` | | `pricing` | Lazada | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `fatihtahta/lazada-scraper` | | `pricing` | Canadian Tire | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `azzouzana/canadiantire-ca-scraper` | | `pricing` | Tesco | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `radeance/tesco-scraper` | | `pricing` | Shopify | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `trovevault/shopify-products-scraper` | | `pricing` | WooCommerce | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `trovevault/woocommerce-products-scraper` | | `reviews` | Amazon / Walmart / generic | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `junglee/amazon-reviews-scraper` | | `reviews` | Trustpilot | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `casper11515/trustpilot-reviews-scraper` | | `reviews` | TheFork | `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` | `jdtpnjtp/thefork-restaurant-scraper-advanced` |