Rakuten Scraper API

Extract structured product data from public Rakuten pages as JSON. Send a product URL and receive the fields exposed by the target page.

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Endpoint: POST /scrape/retail
Scrapers: Rakuten product pages
Cost: from 1 credit / call
Free plan: 1,000 credits / month
Call pattern: sync, POST
On failure: credits refunded
Response format: JSON
Concurrency: by plan tier

E-commerce & Retail requests are synchronous. Cost depends on the options selected for the request.

Try the Rakuten scraper on your own targetRun a request against a public product page and inspect the JSON before you integrate.

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What you get back

product data

Rakuten data in JSON

Retrieve the product information exposed by the public Rakuten page.

Title, description and product images
Price, currency and stock when available
Brand, identifiers and product variations
Categories and seller information

Request options

Control how the page is collected

Use rendering or proxy options only when the target requires them.

JavaScript rendering with useChrome
Premium proxy and country targeting
Public URL input; no account login required
Structured JSON in the same response

Call the Rakuten scraper

Send a public product URL to the E-commerce & Retail endpoint. The API returns the result in the same response.

Step 1Submit the Rakuten product URL and only the options required by the target.

bash

# POST - scrape a public product page
curl -X POST "https://api.scraping-bot.io/scrape/retail" \
  -u "yourUsername:yourApiKey" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "url": "https://example.com/product/123",
  "options": {
    "useChrome": false,
    "premiumProxy": false
  }
}'

Code example

Authenticate with your ScrapingBot username and API key, then read the returned JSON.

const auth = "Basic " + Buffer.from("yourUsername:yourApiKey").toString("base64");

const response = await fetch("https://api.scraping-bot.io/scrape/retail", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", Authorization: auth },
  body: JSON.stringify({ url: "https://example.com/product/123", options: { useChrome: false, premiumProxy: false } }),
});

const result = await response.json();

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Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	—	Full public page URL, including https://.
`options.useChrome`	boolean	false	Render JavaScript when the target page requires a browser.
`options.premiumProxy`	boolean	false	Use a premium proxy for targets that require it.
`options.proxyCountry`	string	—	Country targeting with a premium proxy.

Response example

Example returned by the legacy Rakuten scraper documentation.

json

{
    "data": {
        "title": "Robot Aspirateur Laveur ROBOROCK S8 Noir",
        "description": "Robot Aspirateur Laveur ROBOROCK S8 Noir pas cher : retrouvez tous les produits disponibles à l'achat dans notre catégorie aspirateur",
        "image": "https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com/photo/roborock-s8-aspirateur-robot-2584328516_L_NOPAD.jpg",
        "price": 451.06,
        "shippingFees": 0,
        "currency": "EUR",
        "isInStock": null,
        "EAN13": null,
        "ASIN": null,
        "ISBN": null,
        "color": null,
        "brand": "Roborock",
        "category": {
            "name": "Roborock S8 - Aspirateur Robot - 2023",
            "url": "https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com/mfp/9426048/roborock-s8-aspirateur-robot-2023"
        },
        "categories": [
            {
                "name": "ElectromÃ©nager",
                "url": "https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com/nav/Electromenager"
            },
            {
                "name": "Aspirateurs",
                "url": "https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com/nav/Electromenager_aspirateur"
            },
            {
                "name": "Robot aspirateur laveur",
                "url": "https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com/nav/Electromenager_aspirateur/f2/robot-aspirateur-laveur"
            },
            {
                "name": "Roborock S8 - Aspirateur Robot - 2023",
                "url": "https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com/mfp/9426048/roborock-s8-aspirateur-robot-2023"
            }
        ],
        "siteURL": "https://fr.shopping.rakuten.com/mfp/9426048/roborock-s8-aspirateur-robot-2023?pid=10301920118?pid=10301920118",
        "siteHtml": null,
        "productHasVariations": true,
        "statusCode": 200,
        "isFinished": null,
        "isDead": null,
        "htmlLength": 568777,
        "captchaFound": false,
        "isHtmlPage": true,
        "host": "fr.shopping.rakuten.com",
        "originalPrice": null
    }
}

Credits, failures and limits

Case	Credits	Notes
Standard request	from 1 credit / call	Current plans start at this rate.
JavaScript rendering	Additional credits	Enable only when the target requires it.
Premium proxy	Additional credits	Use for targets that require a premium proxy.
Unsuccessful request	Not deducted	Only successful requests count towards the monthly limit.

E-commerce & Retail API or Raw HTML scraper?

	E-commerce & Retail API	Raw HTML scraper
Endpoint	/scrape/retail	/scrape/raw-html
Returns	Structured product JSON	Rendered page HTML
Flow	One synchronous request	One synchronous request
Starting cost	from 1 credit / call	from 1 credit / call
Use it when	You need parsed product fields	You need your own extraction logic

Questions about the Rakuten API

Does the Rakuten scraper access private data?: No. This guide covers public product pages and does not require signing in to a Rakuten account.
Are all fields always available?: No. Returned data depends on what the public Rakuten page exposes and what the extractor supports.
Can I collect multiple pages at once?: Each request takes one public URL. Submit one request per page you need to collect.
When should I use a premium proxy?: Use it only when a target requires it or when you need country targeting for a public page.

Source: ScrapingBot API documentation.

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