Use Flipkart Product Price & Specs Scraper with Python
Pull Flipkart products by keyword, category URL or exact product link, with current price, original MRP, discount percentage, rating, key specifications and seller name. Filter by price range and minimum rating.
1. Choose the data you need
Review the published README for supported collection modes, examples, and limits. The recipe below uses the current published input definition.
2. Prepare a source-based input
This JSON contains published prefills and required-field defaults. Review every value for your task before running it; it is not a promise of successful collection.
{
"certifiedBuyersOnly": false,
"fAssuredOnly": false,
"includeDetails": false,
"includeReviews": false,
"maxItems": 3,
"maxPages": 1,
"maxReviewsPerProduct": 0,
"minDiscount": "0",
"mode": "search",
"productIds": [],
"reviewsSort": "MOST_HELPFUL",
"searchQuery": "laptop",
"sortBy": "relevance",
"startUrls": []
}
Download input.example.json and save your reviewed copy as input.json.
| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
mode | string | required | How to find products on Flipkart. |
searchQuery | string | optional | Keyword(s) to search on Flipkart. (mode=search) |
categoryUrl | string | optional | Full Flipkart category or browse URL, e.g. https://www.flipkart.com/laptops/pr?sid=6bo%2Cb5g (mode=byCategory) |
startUrls | array | optional | Flipkart product URLs. (mode=byUrl) |
productIds | array | optional | Flipkart product IDs (the pid from a URL) or product URLs. (mode=byUrl) |
sortBy | string | optional | Sort order for search/category results. |
minPrice | integer | optional | Minimum price filter in Indian Rupees. |
maxPrice | integer | optional | Maximum price filter in Indian Rupees. |
minRating | number | optional | Minimum product rating (1.0-5.0). |
brand | string | optional | Only products from this brand, e.g. Samsung. Use the exact brand name shown on Flipkart. |
minDiscount | string | optional | Only products with at least this discount percentage. |
fAssuredOnly | boolean | optional | Only products marked Flipkart Assured. |
includeDetails | boolean | optional | Open each product page for specifications, variants, offers, seller, images and warranty. Product URLs and IDs always return full details. |
includeReviews | boolean | optional | Add buyer review records for each product. |
maxReviewsPerProduct | integer | optional | Maximum reviews to collect per product when reviews are enabled. |
reviewsSort | string | optional | Order of buyer reviews. |
certifiedBuyersOnly | boolean | optional | Only reviews marked as certified buyer. |
maxItems | integer | optional | Maximum number of products to scrape (1-500). |
maxPages | integer | optional | Maximum search/category result pages to read (1-30). |
3. Start an Actor run
Set APIFY_TOKEN in your environment. Python 3.10 or newer is sufficient; this recipe uses no third-party packages.
Execution may incur charges. Review current pricing on Apify. The request asks for a 120-second timeout and a charge limit; these settings are subject to Apify’s pricing and do not guarantee an all-inclusive spending cap.
import json
import os
import urllib.request
# Save the schema-derived example as input.json; review and edit it first.
with open("input.json", encoding="utf-8") as stream:
actor_input = json.load(stream)
token = os.environ["APIFY_TOKEN"]
request = urllib.request.Request(
"https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/9p3FJj8wF0x0ck0lx/runs?timeout=120&maxTotalChargeUsd=0.50",
data=json.dumps(actor_input).encode("utf-8"),
headers={"Authorization": "Bearer " + token, "Content-Type": "application/json"},
method="POST",
)
# This starts a potentially billable run. Do not automatically retry this POST.
with urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=40) as response:
run = json.load(response)["data"]
print("Run ID:", run["id"])
print("Status:", run["status"])
# Inspect and download results in Apify Console once the run succeeds.
4. Inspect the actual results
Open the run in Apify Console and wait for a successful completion. Use the published output schema to locate results and the dataset schema to understand declared views. Missing or optional record fields must not be treated as guaranteed values.
Flipkart product records with price, MRP, discount, rating histogram, specs, variants, offers, seller, images and optional buyer reviews.
Questions before you run
Which inputs are required?
The published required fields are mode
What does this guide verify?
The fields, prefills, and schema links are rendered from the published build. This is a usage recipe, not a paid live extraction test. Source availability and collection results can vary.
What if the run request times out?
Check Apify Console before retrying. The first request may already have created a run. Do not automatically repeat a run-creation POST.
Generated from source build gjSnDGaHdVZmVZwuO and its README and schemas. Source changes regenerate this guide; no third-party editorial claims are inferred.