The Problem
Ecommerce teams maintaining separate scrapers for Amazon and Walmart face double the breakage, double the maintenance, and inconsistent data schemas. Price discrepancies between marketplaces go undetected when monitoring systems are siloed.
The Scavio Solution
Use one API endpoint with a platform parameter to query both Amazon and Walmart. Same response schema, same API key, one cron job. Compare prices across marketplaces automatically and alert on discrepancies.
Before
Before consolidation, the team ran two Apify actors ($49/mo plan): one for Amazon products, one for Walmart. Each broke independently every 3-4 weeks from layout changes. A major competitor price drop on Walmart went undetected for 6 days because the Walmart scraper was broken.
After
After switching to Scavio, one daily cron queries both platforms. 30 products x 2 platforms x 30 days = 1,800 queries/month at $9 total. Zero breakage in 4 months. Cross-platform price alerts fire within 24 hours. Detected a $5 Walmart undercut on a key product within 12 hours.
Who It Is For
Ecommerce teams, dropshippers, and brand managers who need to track product availability and pricing across Amazon and Walmart from a single data source.
Key Benefits
- One API endpoint for both Amazon and Walmart
- Same response schema eliminates data normalization
- 1,800 queries/month at $9 vs $49/month for two scrapers
- Cross-platform price discrepancy alerts
- Zero scraper maintenance
Python Example
import requests, os, json
H = {'x-api-key': os.environ['SCAVIO_API_KEY']}
def compare_prices(product: str) -> dict:
amazon = requests.post('https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search', headers=H,
json={'platform': 'amazon', 'query': product}, timeout=10).json()
walmart = requests.post('https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search', headers=H,
json={'platform': 'walmart', 'query': product}, timeout=10).json()
a_top = (amazon.get('organic_results', []) or [{}])[0]
w_top = (walmart.get('organic_results', []) or [{}])[0]
return {
'product': product,
'amazon': {'title': a_top.get('title'), 'price': a_top.get('price')},
'walmart': {'title': w_top.get('title'), 'price': w_top.get('price')},
}
result = compare_prices('AirPods Pro 2')
print(json.dumps(result, indent=2))JavaScript Example
const H = { 'x-api-key': process.env.SCAVIO_API_KEY, 'Content-Type': 'application/json' };
async function comparePrices(product) {
const [a, w] = await Promise.all([
fetch('https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search', { method: 'POST', headers: H,
body: JSON.stringify({ platform: 'amazon', query: product }) }).then(r => r.json()),
fetch('https://api.scavio.dev/api/v1/search', { method: 'POST', headers: H,
body: JSON.stringify({ platform: 'walmart', query: product }) }).then(r => r.json())
]);
return {
product,
amazon: { title: a.organic_results?.[0]?.title, price: a.organic_results?.[0]?.price },
walmart: { title: w.organic_results?.[0]?.title, price: w.organic_results?.[0]?.price }
};
}
comparePrices('AirPods Pro 2').then(r => console.log(JSON.stringify(r, null, 2)));Platforms Used
Amazon
Product search with prices, ratings, and reviews
Walmart
Product search with pricing and fulfillment data