Tesco UK Scraper

🛒 Tesco UK Groceries Scraper

🌟 Version 0.0.13 - Bugfix Update

Release Date: 2024-09-15

Fixes:

• Bugfix: Scraper crashing due to error caused by frontend changes

🌟 Version 0.0.12 - Added Marketplace Support

Release Date: 2024-07-30

Improvements:

• Added Marketplace product listings support

🌟 Version 0.0.11 - Bugfix Update

Release Date: 2024-07-30

Fixes:

• Bugfix: Scraper stopping early exceeding wrong dataset limit
• Bugfix: Reviewed confusing log message telling the user about dataset limit conflict

🌟 Version 0.0.7 - Stability Update

Release Date: 2024-07-29

Fixes:

• Improved validation when user inputs unsupported urls

🌟 Version 0.0.6 - Added Listing, Product Mode

Release Date: 2024-06-08

Improvements:

• Added Listing and Productmodes. The user is now able to select between scraping category listings in Listing mode or scraping product detail pages in Product mode
• Listing mode scraping enables users to scrape products from a whole category or filtered category
• Added max_itemsparameter. User are now able to define how much items they want. MAX_PAID_ITEMS (Advanced Options) will be regarded when max_itemsexceeds this limit for fair usage purposes.
• Added max_pagesparameter. User are now able to define how much pages they want the scraper to go through before it stops. If max_items limit is reached this will be ignored

🌟 Version 0.0 - Initial Release

Release Date: 2024-06-07

Features:

• 📝 Bulk Grocery Product Extraction

  • Scrapes grocery products from Tesco UK
    
  • Extracts key details such as
    • Product title,
    • UPC/GTIN,
    • Price,
    • Offer / Promotion prices,
    • Unit prices,
    • Description,
    • Main / Sub / Product Categories,
    • Nutritional information,
    • Allergens,
    • Manufacturer information,
    • Price matching data
    • and many more..
      

• 📊 Data Output:

  • Outputs dataset as JSON, JSONL, Excel spreadsheet, HTML table, CSV, or XML for easy integration and analysis.
  • Provides a clean and structured data output for further processing or direct use.
    

• 🛠️ Error Handling and Logging:

  • Comprehensive error handling to manage site-specific issues and changes.
  • Detailed logging to assist in debugging and tracking scraping activities.

Improvements and Fixes:

• Initial release with all core features and functionalities fully tested.
• Resolved initial bugs

Notes:

• Users are encouraged to provide feedback for further improvements.
• Future updates will focus on continuing to improve and enhance searching capabilities.

For any issues or suggestions, please open up an issue on the platform.

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This changelog entry documents the initial release of the tesco groceries web scraper actor, detailing its core features, functionalities, and initial bug fixes.