# apify-ecommerce

Turns a plain question about prices, reviews or competitors into the right Apify Actor run and a written answer. Useful when you need store data without writing a scraper.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 512 installs · ★ 282
- Author: Luis Pinto
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/apify/awesome-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/apify-ecommerce/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-22
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/apify-ecommerce

## What it does

The skill reads your request, classifies the intent — pricing, reviews, bestsellers, sellers, full store scrape, tech stack detection, listing SEO audit, competitor ads — and picks the matching Apify Actor. It then pulls the Actor schema, asks which format and how many results you want, runs the job and synthesizes the output.

Routing covers Amazon, Walmart, eBay, Etsy, Google Shopping, Shopify, WooCommerce, SHEIN, Lazada, Tesco, Trustpilot and TheFork, among others. The primary Actor `apify/e-commerce-scraping-tool` handles most intents; fallbacks kick in only when it fails or returns nothing. For tech stack detection, SEO audits, store enrichment, product matching, ads intelligence, Pinterest and TikTok Shop the fallback runs first — routing those to the primary just burns a run and credits.

You need Apify CLI v1.5.0 or newer and auth via `apify login` or the `APIFY_TOKEN` variable. `jq` helps with quick filtering. Every CLI call carries `--user-agent apify-awesome-skills/apify-ecommerce`; drop that flag and telemetry breaks, so check it first when results look off.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apify/awesome-skills --skill apify-ecommerce -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/apify-ecommerce/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/apify-ecommerce/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apify/awesome-skills --skill apify-ecommerce -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/apify-ecommerce/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apify/awesome-skills --skill apify-ecommerce -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/apify-ecommerce/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install apify/awesome-skills apify-ecommerce
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/apify-ecommerce/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apify/awesome-skills --skill apify-ecommerce -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/apify/awesome-skills --path skills/apify-ecommerce
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/apify-ecommerce/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add apify/awesome-skills --skill apify-ecommerce -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/apify/awesome-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/apify-ecommerce/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- compare prices for one product across sellers
- pull reviews and ratings from a product page
- find bestsellers in a category
- detect which platform a store runs on
- export a full product catalog

## Example prompts
- compare prices for these headphones on Amazon and Walmart
- pull reviews for this product and summarize the common complaints
- show me Amazon bestsellers in the coffee category

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---
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` |
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