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Rakuten Product Scraper - Japan E-Commerce Data

Scrape product data from Rakuten Ichiba, Japan's largest online marketplace, using the official Rakuten Web Service API. Get prices, reviews, images, and 40+ data fields per product.

What It Does

This Actor searches Rakuten Ichiba products through the official API and returns structured product data. It supports keyword search, category (genre) filtering, shop-specific queries, price range filtering, and multiple sort options.

Data source: Rakuten Web Service API (official, free)

Use Cases

• E-commerce research - Analyze product listings, pricing, and availability across Japan's largest marketplace
• Price monitoring - Track price changes for specific products or categories over time
• Competitor analysis - Monitor competitor shops, their product range, and pricing strategies
• Market research - Discover trending products, popular categories, and consumer review patterns
• Affiliate marketing - Find high-rated products with affiliate links for content monetization

Getting Started

You need a free Rakuten API Application ID and Access Key:

1. Register at Rakuten Web Service
2. Create an application to get your Application ID and Access Key
3. Use those as the application_id and access_key input parameters

Note: Since the Feb 2026 Rakuten API migration, both application_id and access_key are required. The new API endpoint is https://openapi.rakuten.co.jp/ichibams/api/IchibaItem/Search/20220601.

Input Parameters

Output Example

Each product in the dataset contains 40+ fields:

{
"item_name":"Apple iPhone 15 128GB SIMフリー",
"item_price":112800,
"item_url":"https://item.rakuten.co.jp/apple-store/iphone15-128/",
"item_code":"apple-store:iphone15-128",
"shop_name":"Apple公式 楽天市場店",
"shop_code":"apple-store",
"shop_url":"https://www.rakuten.co.jp/apple-store/",
"catchcopy":"最新iPhone 送料無料",
"item_caption":"Apple iPhone 15 128GB。A16 Bionicチップ搭載...",
"image_urls":[
"https://thumbnail.image.rakuten.co.jp/@0_mall/apple-store/cabinet/iphone15.jpg"
],
"review_count":256,
"review_average":4.7,
"genre_id":"564500",
"availability":true,
"tax_flag":true,
"postage_flag":true,
"credit_card_flag":true,
"gift_flag":false,
"ship_overseas_flag":false,
"point_rate":1.0,
"point_rate_start_time":null,
"point_rate_end_time":null,
"start_time":null,
"end_time":null,
"item_price_min1":null,
"item_price_max1":null,
"affiliate_url":null
}

Limits

• Rate limit: ~1 request/second (handled automatically with built-in throttling)
• Max results per query: 3,000 items (30 items/page x 100 pages)
• API key: Free, requires registration at Rakuten Web Service

Technical Details

• Uses the official Rakuten IchibaItem/Search API (v20220601) via openapi.rakuten.co.jp
• Automatic pagination with configurable result limits
• Exponential backoff retry on rate limiting (HTTP 429)
• Structured JSON logging via structlog
• Pydantic v2 data validation