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Australian Supermarket Prices: Coles, Woolworths & ALDI

Australian Supermarket Prices: Coles, Woolworths & ALDI

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apify.comBusiness & Marketing0Updated 1d ago

About Australian Supermarket Prices: Coles, Woolworths & ALDI

An Apify-hosted scraper for searching prices across Coles, Woolworths and ALDI. It provides product and unit prices, specials, stock details and a cheapest-store comparison for grocery comparison and market research.

Key features

  1. 01Search three supermarket chains
  2. 02Get current and previous prices
  3. 03View unit prices and specials
  4. 04Retrieve barcode, size and stock
  5. 05Compare cheapest store per item

Use cases

  1. 01Build grocery price comparison services
  2. 02Track specials and price changes
  3. 03Research Australian grocery markets and inflation

MCP support

Exposes the scraper through Apify's remote MCP server, allowing MCP clients to run it after connecting an Apify account.

Configuration

Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.

Endpointhttps://mcp.apify.com/?tools=serenido/au-supermarket-prices
Copy install command
Claude CodeTerminal
Cursor.cursor/mcp.json
VS Code.vscode/mcp.json
Claude Desktopclaude_desktop_config.json
Windsurf~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json

Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.

Tools

Details

From the project README

Coles, Woolworths and ALDI Price Scraper API

Search Coles, Woolworths and ALDI at once. Get price, was price, specials, unit price per kg or L, barcode and stock, plus a free cheapest-store comparison.

Runs in the cloud on Apify. No servers, no proxy setup, no code to maintain. Open it on Apify

Price: $0.30 per 1,000 products, plus $0.00005 per run. No monthly fee. Apify's free plan gives $5 of usage every month, no credit card needed. Current price.

What you get

  • Coles, Woolworths and ALDI in one run
  • Price, was price, special label and unit price (per kg, L or each)
  • Barcode (EAN), size, brand and stock
  • Free cheapest-store comparison for every search term
  • ALDI prices are its listed in-store prices (ALDI does not sell these products online)

Quick start: Python

pip install -U apify-client
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("serenido/au-supermarket-prices").call(run_input={
    "searchTerms": [
        "milk",
        "eggs"
    ],
    "maxItemsPerStore": 20,
    "sortBy": "unit_price_low"
})

for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Quick start: JavaScript (Node.js)

npm install apify-client
import { ApifyClient } from "apify-client";

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });

const run = await client.actor("serenido/au-supermarket-prices").call({
    "searchTerms": [
        "milk",
        "eggs"
    ],
    "maxItemsPerStore": 20,
    "sortBy": "unit_price_low"
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Quick start: one HTTP call

Runs the tool and returns the rows in one request. Good for runs under 5 minutes; for bigger runs use the Python or JavaScript example.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/serenido~au-supermarket-prices/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"searchTerms": ["milk", "eggs"], "maxItemsPerStore": 20, "sortBy": "unit_price_low"}'

Get your token in Apify Console > Settings > API & Integrations.

Use it from AI apps (MCP)

Any app that supports remote MCP servers (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code and others) can run this tool for you. Add this server URL: https://mcp.apify.com?tools=serenido/au-supermarket-prices. Your Apify account connects on first use. Example config for Cursor:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=serenido/au-supermarket-prices"
    }
  }
}

Input example

{
  "searchTerms": [
    "milk",
    "eggs"
  ],
  "maxItemsPerStore": 20,
  "sortBy": "unit_price_low"
}

Turn single stores on or off, or ask for specials only. All options are listed on the input page.

Output example (one row)

{
  "store": "Woolworths",
  "searchTerm": "milk",
  "name": "Woolworths Full Cream Milk 3L",
  "brand": "Woolworths",
  "size": "3L",
  "price": 4.95,
  "wasPrice": null,
  "onSpecial": false,
  "unitPriceText": "$1.65 / 1L",
  "pricePerUnit": 1.65,
  "perUnit": "L",
  "barcode": "9300633556150",
  "available": true,
  "productUrl": "https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/888140"
}

Download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or connect to Make, Zapier or n8n.

Use cases

  • Grocery price comparison apps and sites
  • Tracking specials and price changes
  • Market and inflation research in Australia

More tools by Serenido

Support

Found a bug or need a field? Open an issue here or on the Issues tab on Apify.

Use it only for public data and follow the website's terms and the laws that apply to you. This project is not affiliated with the websites it reads.

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