Douglas API & Scraper
The Douglas API turns douglas.* — Europe's largest beauty and perfume retailer — into clean JSON in three actions: search, product/detail and suggest.
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One codebase serves 13 storefronts on the same platform (DE, AT, CH, NL, BE, PL, IT, ES, CZ, SK, HU, RO, LT); a validated country parameter picks the store, and currency and language follow it (EUR, CHF, PLN, CZK, HUF, RON). search takes a keyword and/or a category, offers the site's own sorts (relevance, price, top-rated, newest, biggest discount) and clean filters (brand, category, price range, on-sale), and returns 48 rows a page. Each row carries the product and variant code, the variant name, the brand, the price a logged-out shopper pays, the struck was-price with its discount, the EU 30-day lowest price when the store shows one, the price per 100 ml / per litre, the rating and count, availability and stock status, the sale/new/exclusive flags, the marketplace seller when a partner sells it, and the images. product/detail adds the EAN, the ingredients, the application text, the bullet points, the grouped specification table, the category breadcrumb, the Douglas coupon/deal price when one runs, and every size and colour variant each with its own price and price-per-unit. suggest is the autocomplete. A no-result search comes back empty (the site's own signal), a typo is auto-corrected and reported, and a keyword that resolves to a category or brand page still returns its real products. In a live check on 2026-09-15, every open-country search row carried a price, and across 11 products in 4 categories the price, brand, EAN, rating and availability matched the raw catalogue exactly, with the search-row price equal to the detail price on 11 of 11. No Douglas account, no browser, one ReefAPI key and the standard { ok, data, meta, error } envelope.
Five different prices can sit on one product, and the price you see already prices the unit
A Douglas product commonly publishes several numbers: the price a logged-out visitor pays, a struck was-price, the EU-mandated lowest price of the last 30 days, an in-store price, and a conditional coupon/deal price. The API keeps every one in its own field so a discount is never invented and the coupon price is never mistaken for the shelf price. It also returns the price per 100 ml / per litre separately from the pack price, and each size variant with its own price.
| Product (country) | price | was_price | lowest_price_30d | price per unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prada Paradoxe 90 ml (AT) | 117.99 | 187.00 | null | 131.10 €/100 ml |
| Dior perfume (HU, DEAL25) | 61,190 Ft | 76,990 Ft | 76,990 Ft | coupon: 57,742 Ft |
| Prada Sweet Chemistry (CH) | 82.00 | null | null | store price 101.90 CHF |
| Valentino Uomo (LT) | 129.00 | 169.00 | 130.00 | — |
lowest_price_30d is the EU-Omnibus figure and is separate from was_price (both can be present). store_price is the in-store price, usually higher than online. A coupon/deal price is returned under coupon{code, price, ends_at}, never as price. The Douglas Beauty-Card member price only exists for a logged-in session, so it is not published and member_price is null.
Real request and response JSON
Captured from the indexed primary action, search, on .
{
"method": "POST",
"url": "https://api.reefapi.com/douglas/v1/search",
"headers": {
"x-api-key": "$REEF_KEY",
"content-type": "application/json"
},
"body": {
"country": "at",
"query": "dior sauvage"
}
}{
"ok": true,
"meta": {
"api": "douglas",
"endpoint": "search",
"mode": "live",
"latency_ms": 562.9,
"record_count": 29,
"bytes": 107178,
"cache_hit": false,
"pagination": {
"page": 1,
"page_size": 48,
"total": 29,
"has_more": false
}
},
"data": {
"results": [
{
"product_code": "1300332",
"base_product_code": "5012092039",
"variant_name": "50 ml",
"product_name": "Extrait",
"brand": "DIOR",
"brand_code": "b0690",
"brand_line": "Sauvage",
"url": "https://www.douglas.at/de/p/5012092039",
"price": 188,
"currency": "EUR",
"was_price": null,
"discount_percent": null,
"lowest_price_30d": null,
"lowest_price_30d_discount_percent": null,
"store_price": null,
"member_price": null,
"base_price": {
"value": 376,
"currency": "EUR",
"per_amount": 100,
"per_unit": "ml",
"content_amount": 50,
"content_unit": "ml"
},
"rating": 4.5,
"rating_count": 12,
"rating_scale": 5,
"availability": {
"code": "AVAILABLE",
"message": null,
"stock_status": "inStock"
},
"product_type": "Parfum",
"is_new": true,
"on_sale": false,
"flags": [
{
"code": "[trimmed-depth]",
"label": "[trimmed-depth]"
}
],
"seller": {
"marketplace": false,
"name": "Douglas",
"partner_id": null,
"fulfilled_by_douglas": true
},
"images": [
"https://media.douglas.at/medias/OhDg6L1300332-0-global.jpg?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3wxNzc3NjZ8aW1hZ2UvanBlZ3xhREUyTDJoaE1DODRNRGMyTVRNMk1EWTBOakUzTkM5UGFFUm5Oa3d4TXpBd016TXlYekJmWjJ4dlltRnNMbXB3Wnd8YzUxNmFiYTc0M2U0OTU3NzBmYjQ3NjJmOTU5Zjg0M2UyYjc4NjQzMTM5YjI0OGY1YmE5MTcxZWI3NDRlNjFmZQ"
],
"image": "https://media.douglas.at/medias/OhDg6L1300332-0-global.jpg?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3wxNzc3NjZ8aW1hZ2UvanBlZ3xhREUyTDJoaE1DODRNRGMyTVRNMk1EWTBOakUzTkM5UGFFUm5Oa3d4TXpBd016TXlYekJmWjJ4dlltRnNMbXB3Wnd8YzUxNmFiYTc0M2U0OTU3NzBmYjQ3NjJmOTU5Zjg0M2UyYjc4NjQzMTM5YjI0OGY1YmE5MTcxZWI3NDRlNjFmZQ",
"description": "Dior Sauvage Extrait de Parfum In dieser dichteren und holzigeren Interpretation von Sauvage hat Francis Kurkdjian, der Creative Director von Dior Perfumes, ein Extrait de Parfum für Männer kreiert. Getreu dem Pioniergeist von Sauvage lotet diese intensive Duftsignatur mit animalischen Akzenten die Grenzen der Konzentration aus. Das pulsierende Herzstück der Komposition, die kostbare Essenz des vietnamesischen Oud – bezogen von einem Dior-Lieferanten, der die hohen Standards hinsichtlich Rückverfolgbarkeit und Produktionsverfahren erfüllt – hinterlässt mit Ledernoten in einem Hell-Dunkel-Kontr"
},
{
"product_code": "995604",
"base_product_code": "3001042193",
"variant_name": "60 ml",
"product_name": "Eau de Parfum",
"brand": "DIOR",
"brand_code": "b0690",
"brand_line": "Sauvage",
"url": "https://www.douglas.at/de/p/3001042193?variant=995604",
"price": 89,
"currency": "EUR",
"was_price": 109,
"discount_percent": 18.35,
"lowest_price_30d": null,
"lowest_price_30d_discount_percent": null,
"store_price": null,
"member_price": null,
"base_price": {
"value": 148.33,
"currency": "EUR",
"per_amount": 100,
"per_unit": "ml",
"content_amount": 60,
"content_unit": "ml"
},
"rating": 4.7,
"rating_count": 946,
"rating_scale": 5,
"availability": {
"code": "AVAILABLE",
"message": null,
"stock_status": "inStock"
},
"product_type": "Eau de Parfum",
"is_new": false,
"on_sale": false,
"flags": null,
"seller": {
"marketplace": false,
"name": "Douglas",
"partner_id": null,
"fulfilled_by_douglas": true
},
"images": [
"https://media.douglas.at/medias/vfUnAC995604-0-dgl-AT.png?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3wyNTA3MTV8aW1hZ2UvcG5nfGFESm1MMmc0T0M4MU1EUTBOalk0T0RJMU5qQXpNQzkyWmxWdVFVTTVPVFUyTURSZk1GOWtaMnd0UVZRdWNHNW58YWQ4ZGVjMGQ0NTlkOTI4ZDRlYmZhNzM0NDExOTVlYzk3NjNjM2VkYzU2YzQ5YmExY2FmNmZjZWI0ZGM0ODFlNA"
],
"image": "https://media.douglas.at/medias/vfUnAC995604-0-dgl-AT.png?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3wyNTA3MTV8aW1hZ2UvcG5nfGFESm1MMmc0T0M4MU1EUTBOalk0T0RJMU5qQXpNQzkyWmxWdVFVTTVPVFUyTURSZk1GOWtaMnd0UVZRdWNHNW58YWQ4ZGVjMGQ0NTlkOTI4ZDRlYmZhNzM0NDExOTVlYzk3NjNjM2VkYzU2YzQ5YmExY2FmNmZjZWI0ZGM0ODFlNA",
"description": null
},
{
"product_code": "1039193",
"base_product_code": "5010236005",
"variant_name": "100 ml",
"product_name": "Elixir",
"brand": "DIOR",
"brand_code": "b0690",
"brand_line": "Sauvage",
"url": "https://www.douglas.at/de/p/5010236005?variant=1039193",
"price": 175.45,
"currency": "EUR",
"was_price": 259,
"discount_percent": 32.26,
"lowest_price_30d": null,
"lowest_price_30d_discount_percent": null,
"store_price": null,
"member_price": null,
"base_price": {
"value": 175.45,
"currency": "EUR",
"per_amount": 100,
"per_unit": "ml",
"content_amount": 100,
"content_unit": "ml"
},
"rating": 4.7,
"rating_count": 545,
"rating_scale": 5,
"availability": {
"code": "AVAILABLE",
"message": null,
"stock_status": "inStock"
},
"product_type": "Parfum Elixir",
"is_new": false,
"on_sale": false,
"flags": null,
"seller": {
"marketplace": false,
"name": "Douglas",
"partner_id": null,
"fulfilled_by_douglas": true
},
"images": [
"https://media.douglas.at/medias/nAgggh1039193-0-global.jpg?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3wxOTQwNzV8aW1hZ2UvanBlZ3xhRFpoTDJoaU1pODRNVEUxTXpjeU1UUXdNVE0zTkM5dVFXZG5aMmd4TURNNU1Ua3pYekJmWjJ4dlltRnNMbXB3Wnd8MzdmOTBiYjhiNzZjYjc2MGM3MTYzYzhlNWJkMTJjZjI5M2EzZWUyY2NhNzI5MmQ0NTQ1YWIwMmViOTVhNmUzZQ"
],
"image": "https://media.douglas.at/medias/nAgggh1039193-0-global.jpg?context=bWFzdGVyfGltYWdlc3wxOTQwNzV8aW1hZ2UvanBlZ3xhRFpoTDJoaU1pODRNVEUxTXpjeU1UUXdNVE0zTkM5dVFXZG5aMmd4TURNNU1Ua3pYekJmWjJ4dlltRnNMbXB3Wnd8MzdmOTBiYjhiNzZjYjc2MGM3MTYzYzhlNWJkMTJjZjI5M2EzZWUyY2NhNzI5MmQ0NTQ1YWIwMmViOTVhNmUzZQ",
"description": "Dior Sauvage Elixir Eau de Parfum Sauvage Elixir ist der Dior Duft mit einer einzigartigen* und extremen Konzentration, wie die Quintessenz von Sauvage. Dieser Herrenduft verströmt in seiner unerwarteten und überraschenden Sillage Noten von Grapefruit, Gewürzen, Bio-AOP-Lavendel und likörigen Hölzern. Es ist eine unglaublich kraftvolle olfaktorische Komposition, die unbekannte Territorien erforscht. Der Duft Sauvage Elixir interpretiert die ikonische Frische von Sauvage auf gewagte Weise neu, indem er neue, speziell kreierte Facetten in seine Sillage einlädt. Holzig, frisch oder würzig: Jede o"
}
],
"count": 29,
"total_results": 29,
"total_pages": 1,
"page": 1,
"page_size": 48,
"sort": "relevance",
"query": "dior sauvage",
"category": null,
"country": "at",
"currency": "EUR",
"search_mode": "search",
"partial": false,
"redirect_to": null,
"did_you_mean": null,
"corrected_from": null
}
}What the Douglas API does
| Action | Description | Concrete use case | Key params |
|---|---|---|---|
| search | Search a Douglas storefront by keyword and/or category, with the site's own sorts and filters (brand, category, price range, on-sale). Each row: product + variant code, name, brand, the logged-out price, the struck was-price + discount, the EU 30-day lowest price, the per-100 ml/per-litre base price, rating + count, availability/stock, sale/new/exclusive flags, marketplace seller, images and images. EAN and ingredients are on product/detail. No-result searches return empty (the site's own 204); a keyword→category/brand redirect is reported and the real rows are kept. | Pricing teams call search to search a Douglas storefront by keyword and/or category, with the site's own sorts and filters…. | country, query, language, sort, page, ... |
| product/detail | The full Douglas product by code or URL: title, brand, price with was-price/discount and the EU 30-day lowest price, per-100 ml base price, the Douglas coupon/deal price when one runs, availability, rating, images, EAN, ingredients, application, bullet points, the specification table, the category breadcrumb, marketplace seller, and every size/colour variant each with its own price and base price. | Marketplace operators call product/detail to get the full Douglas product by code or URL. | country, product_id, url, language, max_rotations |
| suggest | Douglas autocomplete for a partial query: product suggestions (code, variant name, product name, brand, url, image) and the ranked keyword/brand suggestions. | Catalog enrichment teams call suggest to get douglas autocomplete for a partial query. | query, country, language, max_rotations |
Call search from your stack
curl -X POST https://api.reefapi.com/douglas/v1/search \
-H "x-api-key: $REEF_KEY" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"country":"at","query":"dior sauvage"}'import requests
r = requests.post(
"https://api.reefapi.com/douglas/v1/search",
headers={"x-api-key": REEF_KEY},
json={
"country": "at",
"query": "dior sauvage"
},
)
print(r.json()["data"])const res = await fetch("https://api.reefapi.com/douglas/v1/search", {
method: "POST",
headers: {
"x-api-key": process.env.REEF_KEY,
"content-type": "application/json",
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"country": "at",
"query": "dior sauvage"
}),
});
const { ok, data, meta, error } = await res.json();Ask your MCP-connected assistant: call reefapi.douglas.search with {"country":"at","query":"dior sauvage"}.Who uses this API and why
- Beauty price-monitoring teams track a product's price, its was-price, the EU 30-day lowest price and the price per 100 ml across up to 13 countries from one API.
- Brands watch where their SKUs are listed, at what price and with which coupon/deal, and whether a marketplace partner is undercutting Douglas's own price.
- Catalog teams pull the EAN, ingredients, grouped specs and every size/shade variant to match products by GTIN.
- Repricing and compliance tools read the EU-Omnibus 30-day lowest price and the coupon price separately so the margin maths and the discount claim both use the right number.
Questions developers ask before integrating
Which countries does it cover, and what currency comes back?
Thirteen storefronts on one platform: Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Italy, Spain, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Lithuania. Pass country; currency and language follow it (EUR, CHF for Switzerland, PLN for Poland, CZK for Czechia, HUF for Hungary, RON for Romania). Switzerland and Belgium also take a language parameter (de/fr/it, nl/fr). Douglas storefronts that run on a different platform (Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Portugal, the Baltics site, France's Nocibé) are not covered and return a clear MARKET_UNAVAILABLE.
What price does a row return, and what are all the other price fields?
price is what a logged-out shopper pays. was_price is the struck former price with discount_percent. lowest_price_30d is the EU-Omnibus lowest price of the previous 30 days, returned only when the store shows it and separate from was_price. store_price is the in-store price (Switzerland). coupon carries a conditional deal-code price with its end date. base_price is the price per 100 ml / per litre / per 100 g, separate from the pack price. member_price (Beauty-Card) is logged-in-only and is always null. Every figure is the store's own currency, and formatted strings are never used — only the numbers.
How do variants (sizes and shades) work?
product/detail returns every variant under variants[], each with its own product_code, name (the size or shade), price, was_price, price-per-unit and availability, because a 30 ml and a 100 ml of the same fragrance have different prices and different per-ml costs. variant_display_type says whether the axis is SIZE or COLOR. A search row is one variant; pass its product_code (or a base code) to product/detail to open the full set.
Where do I get the EAN, ingredients and specifications?
From product/detail. Search rows carry the price, brand, rating and base price but not the EAN or ingredients; the product record adds the EAN, the ingredient list, the application text, the bullet points, the grouped specification table and the category breadcrumb. (On the German storefront, when the full record is temporarily unavailable, product/detail returns a listing-mode record with the price, base price, variants and rating but ean/ingredients/specs null and partial set to true — it never claims a value it did not read.)
What happens on a no-result search, a typo, or a keyword that is really a category?
A search with no matches returns an empty result list — Douglas answers with its own empty signal, so there is no page of unrelated padding to filter. A typo is auto-corrected by the site and reported as corrected_from (or did_you_mean for a soft suggestion), with the real results kept. A keyword that resolves to a category or brand page (for example a brand name) still returns its actual products, and the redirect is reported as redirect_to rather than dropping the rows.
Are sponsored rows or marketplace sellers mixed in?
Douglas serves its sponsored tiles on the client side, so they are not in the API's result array — count is the organic product count with no filtering needed. Douglas also runs a marketplace: when a partner sells a product, seller.marketplace is true and seller.name is the shop (or 'Partner' when the store hides it); a first-party product reports seller 'Douglas'.
Can I browse a category or use autocomplete?
Yes. Pass category (a Douglas category code, from a search response's facets) to search with or without a keyword to browse that category with the same sorts and filters. suggest returns the autocomplete: product suggestions (code, variant name, product name, brand, url, image) plus the ranked keyword and brand suggestions.
What is the Douglas API?
Douglas API is a ReefAPI endpoint group for europe's largest beauty retailer across 13 countries: prices, sizes, price-per-100 ml, ean, ingredients and ratings as json. It returns live JSON through POST requests under /douglas/v1.
Is the Douglas API free to try?
Yes. ReefAPI starts with 1,000 free credits, no card required. Douglas calls use the same shared credit balance as every other ReefAPI engine.
Do I need a Douglas login or account?
No login to Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas API use?
Douglas actions currently cost 1 credit per successful call. Failed or blocked calls are free, and all APIs draw from one credit pool.
Can I call Douglas from an AI assistant or MCP client?
Yes. Connect ReefAPI once through MCP and your assistant can call douglas actions with the same key, credit pool and JSON envelope used by normal REST requests.
Is the Douglas API a Douglas scraper?
It is the managed alternative to a DIY Douglas 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 europe's largest beauty retailer across 13 countries: prices, sizes, price-per-100 ml, ean, ingredients and ratings as json back as clean JSON.