🇮🇹 ItalyElectronics & ITReal-Time API

Alternate IT Price Scraper & Product Data API

German electronics retailer's Italian operation. Extract real-time prices, availability, product specs, and seller data from alternate.it via a simple REST API.

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Italy

95%+

Match rate

<3s

Response time

JSON

Structured data

How It Works

Get Alternate IT data in 3 steps

1

Send an EAN or product URL

Pass a product EAN/GTIN barcode or a direct alternate.it product URL to our API endpoint.

2

We scrape Alternate IT in real time

Our scraper fetches the latest pricing, availability, and product data directly from alternate.it.

3

Receive structured JSON

Get clean, structured data with price, shipping cost, availability status, product specs, and images.

API

Alternate IT API integration

Get started in minutes with code examples in your preferred language.

Implementation

curl -X GET "https://data.shoppingscraper.com/offers?api_key=your_api_key_here&site=alternate.it&ean=5702017416663"
GEThttps://data.shoppingscraper.com/offers?site=alternate.it&ean=5702017416663&api_key=your_api_key_here
API Response
{
"results": [
{
"ean": "5702017416663",
"sku": "2400394333200541296",
"url": "https://data.shoppingscraper.com/shop/shrtr/a1b2c3d4",
"title": "LEGO 10313 Icons Wildflower Bouquet",
"thumbnail": "https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:...",
"availability": "AVAILABLE",
"currency": "EUR",
"offers": [
{
"sellerName": "Alternate",
"sellerReference": "https://data.shoppingscraper.com/shop/shrtr/a1b2c3d4",
"price": "45.00",
"formerPrice": null,
"shippingPrice": "0.00",
"totalPrice": "45.00",
"condition": "New",
"shippingMethod": "standard"
}
]
}
]
}
Features

What you get with Alternate IT

Real-Time Alternate IT Pricing

Get current prices from alternate.it updated on every API call — no stale cache, no delays.

Product Availability Tracking

Know instantly whether products are in stock, out of stock, or available for pre-order on Alternate IT.

Structured Product Specifications

Extract product specs, descriptions, images, and brand data in a clean JSON format ready for your database.

Price History via Schedulers

Set up automated schedulers to track Alternate IT prices daily, building a complete price history for trend analysis.

Competitive Price Comparison

Compare Alternate IT prices against other retailers using our Global or Google Shopping endpoints in the same API call.

EAN and URL-Based Lookup

Search by EAN/GTIN barcode for automatic product matching, or pass a direct product URL for exact page scraping.

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Data

Available data points

  • Product title and description
  • Current price and currency
  • Shipping cost and delivery estimate
  • Availability / stock status
  • Product images
  • Brand and manufacturer
  • Product specifications (key-value pairs)
  • Product condition (new/refurbished)
  • EAN/GTIN barcode
  • Direct product URL

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I scrape Alternate IT products?+

Send a GET request to our API with site=alternate.it and the product's EAN barcode. The API returns structured JSON with pricing, availability, and product details.

How often is Alternate IT data updated?+

Every API call fetches live data from alternate.it. For automated monitoring, set up a scheduler to check prices daily or multiple times per day.

Can I compare Alternate IT prices with other retailers?+

Yes. Use our Google Shopping or Global endpoint to get prices from multiple retailers for the same product, then compare against Alternate IT data.

Start scraping Alternate IT today

100 free API calls. No credit card required.