Amazon is one of the most scraped e-commerce sites. This guide shows you how to effectively extract product data, pricing, reviews, and search results using Firecrawl’s powerful features.
Setup
npm install @mendable/firecrawl-js zod
Overview
When scraping Amazon, you’ll typically want to:
- Extract product information (title, price, availability)
- Get customer reviews and ratings
- Monitor price changes
- Search for products programmatically
- Track competitor listings
Scrape with JSON Mode
Extract structured product data using Zod schemas.
import FirecrawlApp from '@mendable/firecrawl-js';
import { z } from 'zod';
// Define Zod schema
const ProductSchema = z.object({
title: z.string(),
price: z.string(),
rating: z.number(),
availability: z.string(),
features: z.array(z.string())
});
const firecrawl = new FirecrawlApp({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY });
const result = await firecrawl.scrape('https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DZZWMB2L', {
formats: [{
type: 'json',
schema: z.toJSONSchema(ProductSchema)
}],
});
// Parse and validate with Zod
const jsonData = typeof result.json === 'string' ? JSON.parse(result.json) : result.json;
const validated = ProductSchema.parse(jsonData);
console.log('✅ Validated product data:');
console.log(validated);
Search
Find products on Amazon.
import FirecrawlApp from '@mendable/firecrawl-js';
const firecrawl = new FirecrawlApp({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY });
const searchResult = await firecrawl.search('gaming laptop site:amazon.com', {
limit: 10,
sources: [{ type: 'web' }], // { type: 'news' }, { type: 'images' }
scrapeOptions: {
formats: ['markdown']
}
});
console.log(searchResult);
Scrape
Scrape a single Amazon product page.
import FirecrawlApp from '@mendable/firecrawl-js';
const firecrawl = new FirecrawlApp({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY });
const result = await firecrawl.scrape('https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ROG-Strix-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B0DZZWMB2L', {
formats: ['markdown'], // i.e. html, links, etc.
onlyMainContent: true
});
console.log(result);
Map
Discover all available URLs on Amazon product or category pages. Note: Map returns URLs only, without content.
import FirecrawlApp from '@mendable/firecrawl-js';
const firecrawl = new FirecrawlApp({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY });
const mapResult = await firecrawl.map('https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Electronics/zgbs/electronics');
console.log(mapResult.links);
// Returns array of URLs without content
Crawl
Crawl multiple pages from Amazon category or search results.
import FirecrawlApp from '@mendable/firecrawl-js';
const firecrawl = new FirecrawlApp({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY });
const crawlResult = await firecrawl.crawl('https://www.amazon.com/s?k=mechanical+keyboards', {
limit: 10,
scrapeOptions: {
formats: ['markdown']
}
});
console.log(crawlResult.data);
Batch Scrape
Scrape multiple Amazon product URLs simultaneously.
import FirecrawlApp from '@mendable/firecrawl-js';
const firecrawl = new FirecrawlApp({ apiKey: process.env.FIRECRAWL_API_KEY });
// Wait for completion
const job = await firecrawl.batchScrape([
'https://www.amazon.com/ASUS-ROG-Strix-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B0DZZWMB2L',
'https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Blade-Gaming-Laptop-Lightweight/dp/B0FP47DNFQ',
'https://www.amazon.com/HP-2025-Omen-Gaming-Laptop/dp/B0FL4RMGSH'],
{
options: {
formats: ['markdown']
},
pollInterval: 2,
timeout: 120
}
);
console.log(job.status, job.completed, job.total);
console.log(job);