ASDA API & Scraper
ASDA API returns live ASDA data as clean JSON for asda The primary endpoint, search, returns products, total, source page, accessible_pages, has_more.
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Product identity, GBP prices, unit price text, promotions and store stock statu…. Developers reach for it when they need to track product listings, prices, availability, variants and reviews without maintaining one-off scraping code or separate API contracts. If you were about to build or fix a ASDA scraper, this API is the maintained alternative — it returns the same data as clean JSON, with the proxies, rotation and anti-bot handling already solved. This page covers the live example, request shape, response shape and available actions: search, product/detail, catalog/product. Every request uses the same ReefAPI envelope, one API key and one shared credit pool, so it fits alongside the rest of your data stack.
Real request and response JSON
Captured from the indexed primary action, search, on .
{
"method": "POST",
"url": "https://api.reefapi.com/asda/v1/search",
"headers": {
"x-api-key": "$REEF_KEY",
"content-type": "application/json"
},
"body": {
"query": "milk",
"count": 20
}
}{
"ok": true,
"meta": {
"api": "asda",
"endpoint": "search",
"mode": "live",
"latency_ms": 1402,
"record_count": 20,
"bytes": 232068,
"cache_hit": false,
"detail_scope": "published_catalog_object",
"upstream_requests": 1,
"warnings": [
"Ignored unknown parameters: include_pii"
],
"charged_credits": 3,
"version": "1.0.0",
"request_id": "b463208d5c0c47de",
"queue_ms": 1.1
},
"data": {
"products": [
{
"id": "538241",
"source_record_id": "23423",
"image_id": "20411985",
"image": "https://asdagroceries.scene7.com/is/image/asdagroceries/20411985?$PDPImageProd$",
"source_status": "A",
"product_type": "STANDARD",
"title": "British Milk Semi Skimmed 2 Pints",
"brand": "ASDA",
"url": "https://www.asda.com/groceries/product/semi-skimmed-milk/asda-british-milk-semi-skimmed-2-pints/538241",
"currency": "GBP",
"zone": "EN",
"store_id": "4565",
"price_gbp": 1.2,
"was_price_gbp": null,
"unit_price_gbp": 1.06195,
"unit_price_display": "£1.06/LT",
"offer_label": "Dropped",
"pack_size": "2 PINT",
"sales_type": "Each",
"availability": "available",
"promotions": [],
"category": "Chilled Food",
"department": "Milk, Butter, Cream & Eggs",
"shelf": "Semi Skimmed Milk",
"category_id": "1215660378320",
"rating": 4.3486,
"rating_count": 284
},
{
"id": "538239",
"source_record_id": "23421",
"image_id": "20411992",
"image": "https://asdagroceries.scene7.com/is/image/asdagroceries/20411992?$PDPImageProd$",
"source_status": "A",
"product_type": "STANDARD",
"title": "British Whole Milk 2 Pints",
"brand": "ASDA",
"url": "https://www.asda.com/groceries/product/whole-milk/asda-british-whole-milk-2-pints/538239",
"currency": "GBP",
"zone": "EN",
"store_id": "4565",
"price_gbp": 1.2,
"was_price_gbp": null,
"unit_price_gbp": 1.06195,
"unit_price_display": "£1.06/LT",
"offer_label": "Dropped",
"pack_size": "2 PINT",
"sales_type": "Each",
"availability": "available",
"promotions": [],
"category": "Chilled Food",
"department": "Milk, Butter, Cream & Eggs",
"shelf": "Whole Milk",
"category_id": "1215660378320",
"rating": 4.0949,
"rating_count": 137
},
{
"id": "538240",
"source_record_id": "23422",
"image_id": "20411978",
"image": "https://asdagroceries.scene7.com/is/image/asdagroceries/20411978?$PDPImageProd$",
"source_status": "A",
"product_type": "STANDARD",
"title": "British Milk Skimmed 2 Pints",
"brand": "ASDA",
"url": "https://www.asda.com/groceries/product/skimmed-1-fat-milk/asda-british-milk-skimmed-2-pints/538240",
"currency": "GBP",
"zone": "EN",
"store_id": "4565",
"price_gbp": 1.2,
"was_price_gbp": null,
"unit_price_gbp": 1.06195,
"unit_price_display": "£1.06/LT",
"offer_label": "Dropped",
"pack_size": "2 PINT",
"sales_type": "Each",
"availability": "available",
"promotions": [],
"category": "Chilled Food",
"department": "Milk, Butter, Cream & Eggs",
"shelf": "Skimmed & 1% Fat Milk",
"category_id": "1215660378320",
"rating": 3.9832,
"rating_count": 119
}
],
"total": 383,
"page": 0,
"accessible_pages": 20,
"has_more": true,
"zone": "EN",
"store_id": "4565",
"detail_scope": "published_catalog_object"
}
}What the ASDA API does
| Action | Description | Concrete use case | Key params |
|---|---|---|---|
| search | Search the published grocery catalog by keyword and zero-based page. | Pricing teams call search to search the published grocery catalog by keyword and zero-based page.. | query, page, count, zone, store_id |
| product/detail | Resolve the search CIN to the published product object: identity, regional price, unit/pack, media, store availability and published catalog attributes. | Marketplace operators call product/detail to resolve the search CIN to the published product object. | id, zone, store_id |
| catalog/product | Compatibility route for the same meaningful published CIN product detail. | Catalog enrichment teams call catalog/product to get compatibility route for the same meaningful published CIN product detail.. | id, zone, store_id |
Call search from your stack
curl -X POST https://api.reefapi.com/asda/v1/search \
-H "x-api-key: $REEF_KEY" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"query":"milk","count":20}'import requests
r = requests.post(
"https://api.reefapi.com/asda/v1/search",
headers={"x-api-key": REEF_KEY},
json={
"query": "milk",
"count": 20
},
)
print(r.json()["data"])const res = await fetch("https://api.reefapi.com/asda/v1/search", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": process.env.REEF_KEY,
"content-type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"query": "milk",
"count": 20
}),
});
const { ok, data, meta, error } = await res.json();Ask your MCP-connected assistant: call reefapi.asda.search with {"query":"milk","count":20}.Who uses this API and why
- Pricing teams use ASDA to search the published grocery catalog by keyword and zero-based page..
- Marketplace operators use ASDA to resolve the search CIN to the published product object.
- Catalog enrichment teams use ASDA to get compatibility route for the same meaningful published CIN product detail..
Questions developers ask before integrating
What is the ASDA API?
ASDA API is a ReefAPI endpoint group for asda It returns live JSON through POST requests under /asda/v1.
Is the ASDA API free to try?
Yes. ReefAPI starts with 1,000 free credits, no card required. ASDA calls use the same shared credit balance as every other ReefAPI engine.
Do I need an ASDA login or account?
No login to ASDA is needed for the API response. You call ReefAPI with your x-api-key header, and the playground can run live examples before you create a production key.
How fresh is the ASDA data?
The page example is captured from a live search call, and production requests fetch live data through ReefAPI rather than a static sample.
How many credits does the ASDA API use?
ASDA actions currently cost 1-3 credits per successful call. Failed or blocked calls are free. All APIs draw from one credit pool.
Can I call ASDA from an AI assistant or MCP client?
Yes. Connect ReefAPI once through MCP and your assistant can call asda actions with the same key, credit pool and JSON envelope used by normal REST requests.
Is the ASDA API an ASDA scraper?
It is the managed alternative to a DIY ASDA scraper. Instead of building and maintaining your own scraper — proxies, headless browsers, captcha and constant breakage — you call one ReefAPI endpoint and get the same asda back as clean JSON.
Why does my ASDA scraper keep getting blocked?
Most ASDA scrapers break on anti-bot defenses, rate limits and IP bans that need rotating residential proxies and browser fingerprinting to clear. ReefAPI handles all of that for you — no proxies, no captchas, no maintenance — and returns live JSON. Blocked calls are free.