Target Scraper API

The Piloterr Target Scraper API lets you extract public data from Target as clean, structured JSON — no proxies, headless browsers or HTML parsing to maintain. Endpoints available in production:

• Target Product API — Get a Target.com product page: price, description, images and variations via browser rendering.
• Target Search API — Search Target.com by keyword or search URL.

Use it for price monitoring, assortment tracking, competitor analysis, product research or catalog enrichment.

Endpoint	Path	Credits	What you get
Target Product API	/v2/target/product	2	Get a Target.com product page
Target Search API	/v2/target/search	2	Search Target.com by keyword or search URL. Returns product cards with price, rating and pagination via browser rendering.

Table of contents

• How it works
• Target Product API
• Target Search API
• Code examples in other languages
• Practical use cases
• Why Piloterr?
• FAQ
• Related scrapers
• Support

How it works

1. Create a free Piloterr account and copy your API key from the dashboard.
2. Send a GET (or POST) request to https://api.piloterr.com/v2/... with the header x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY.
3. Receive structured JSON — Piloterr handles rendering, proxies, retries and parsing.

export PILOTERR_API_KEY="your-api-key"
pip install requests        # Python
# TypeScript: Node.js 18+ (native fetch), run with `npx tsx file.ts`

Every endpoint accepts both GET (query string) and POST (JSON body with the same fields).

Target Product API

Get a Target.com product page: price, description, images and variations via browser rendering.

GET | POST https://api.piloterr.com/v2/target/product · 2 credits per request · Full reference

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
query	string	✅	Target product URL or bare TCIN.
return_page_source	boolean	—	When true, return rendered HTML instead of JSON.

Python example

import json
import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.piloterr.com/v2/target/product",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["PILOTERR_API_KEY"]},
    params={
        "query": "17457624",
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()

print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)[:2000])

TypeScript example

type TargetProduct = {
  upc?: string;
  url?: string;
  dpci?: string;
  name?: string;
  tcin?: string;
  brand?: string;
  price?: number;
  images?: string[];
  rating?: number;
  currency?: string;
  ornaments?: string[];
  highlights?: string[];
  variations?: {
    url?: string;
    name?: string;
    tcin?: string;
    value?: string;
    selected?: boolean;
  }[];
  breadcrumbs?: {
    url?: string;
    name?: string;
  }[];
  description?: string;
  ingredients?: unknown;
  review_count?: number;
  bullet_descriptions?: string[];
};

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  "query": "17457624",
});

const response = await fetch(`https://api.piloterr.com/v2/target/product?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.PILOTERR_API_KEY! },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Piloterr error ${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);

const data = (await response.json()) as TargetProduct;

console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2).slice(0, 2000));

POST variant

POST https://api.piloterr.com/v2/target/product
x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{"query": "17457624"}

Output example

Example response from the API reference, abridged — real values depend on the page you scrape.

{
  "upc": "071249318553",
  "url": "https://www.target.com/p/l-oreal-paris-magic-root-cover-up-medium-brown-2-0oz/-/A-17457624",
  "dpci": "063-01-0615",
  "name": "L'Oreal Paris Magic Root Cover Up - Medium Brown - 2.0oz",
  "tcin": "17457624",
  "brand": "L'Oreal Paris",
  "price": 11.99,
  "images": [
    "https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_2947578e-fc62-4731-a22a-42211a91cbe5"
  ],
  "rating": 4.02,
  "currency": "USD",
  "ornaments": [
    "Rarely returned",
    "Highly rated"
  ],
  "highlights": [
    "Conceals grays in seconds for flawless roots",
    "Lightweight formula, no smudging or sticky residue"
  ],
  "variations": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.target.com/p/l-oreal-paris-magic-root-cover-up-medium-brown-2-0oz/-/A-17457624",
      "name": "Color",
      "tcin": "17457624",
      "value": "Medium Brown",
      "selected": true
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.target.com/p/l-oreal-paris-magic-root-cover-up-black-2-0oz/-/A-17457618",
      "name": "Color",
      "tcin": "17457618",
      "value": "Black",
      "selected": false
    }
  ],
  "breadcrumbs": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.target.com/",
      "name": "Target"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.target.com/c/beauty/-/N-55r1x",
      "name": "Beauty"
    }
  ],
  "description": "Temporary hair color spray to cover gray roots in seconds. Ammonia-free and sulfate-free.",
  "ingredients": null,
  "review_count": 7057,
  "bullet_descriptions": [
    "Hair Type: All Hair Types",
    "Product Form: Aerosol"
  ]
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
upc	string
url	string
dpci	string
name	string
tcin	string
brand	string
price	number
images	string[]
rating	number
currency	string
ornaments	string[]
highlights	string[]
variations[]	object[]
variations[].url	string
variations[].name	string
variations[].tcin	string
variations[].value	string
variations[].selected	boolean
breadcrumbs[]	object[]
breadcrumbs[].url	string
breadcrumbs[].name	string
description	string
ingredients	object
review_count	integer
bullet_descriptions	string[]

Target Search API

Search Target.com by keyword or search URL. Returns product cards with price, rating and pagination via browser rendering.

GET | POST https://api.piloterr.com/v2/target/search · 2 credits per request · Full reference

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
query	string	✅	Keyword or Target search URL.
page	string	—	Page number (1-based).
return_page_source	boolean	—	When true, return rendered HTML instead of JSON.

Python example

import json
import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://api.piloterr.com/v2/target/search",
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["PILOTERR_API_KEY"]},
    params={
        "query": "shampoo",
    },
    timeout=60,
)
response.raise_for_status()
data = response.json()

print(json.dumps(data, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)[:2000])

TypeScript example

type TargetSearch = {
  results?: {
    url?: string;
    name?: string;
    tcin?: string;
    brand?: string;
    price?: number;
    rating?: number;
    currency?: string;
    image_url?: string;
    sponsored?: boolean;
    review_count?: number;
  }[];
  pagination?: {
    next?: string;
    page?: number;
    per_page?: number;
    total_pages?: number;
    total_results?: number;
  };
};

const params = new URLSearchParams({
  "query": "shampoo",
});

const response = await fetch(`https://api.piloterr.com/v2/target/search?${params}`, {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.PILOTERR_API_KEY! },
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Piloterr error ${response.status}: ${await response.text()}`);

const data = (await response.json()) as TargetSearch;

console.log(JSON.stringify(data, null, 2).slice(0, 2000));

POST variant

POST https://api.piloterr.com/v2/target/search
x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{"query": "shampoo"}

Output example

Example response from the API reference, abridged — real values depend on the page you scrape.

{
  "results": [
    {
      "url": "https://www.target.com/p/l-oreal-paris-magic-root-rescue-10-minute-root-hair-coloring-kit/-/A-54397299",
      "name": "L'Oreal Paris Magic Root Rescue 10 Minute Root Hair Coloring Kit",
      "tcin": "54397299",
      "brand": "L'Oreal Paris",
      "price": 6.99,
      "rating": 4,
      "currency": "USD",
      "image_url": "https://target.scene7.com/is/image/Target/GUEST_c22ac354-59d7-4187-ab0b-8cd8a4707e07?qlt=65&fmt=webp&hei=350&wid=350",
      "sponsored": true,
      "review_count": 1525
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "next": "https://www.target.com/s?searchTerm=root+touch+up+hair+dye&Nao=24",
    "page": 1,
    "per_page": 24,
    "total_pages": 9,
    "total_results": 201
  }
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
results[]	object[]
results[].url	string
results[].name	string
results[].tcin	string
results[].brand	string
results[].price	number
results[].rating	integer
results[].currency	string
results[].image_url	string
results[].sponsored	boolean
results[].review_count	integer
pagination	object
pagination.next	string
pagination.page	integer
pagination.per_page	integer
pagination.total_pages	integer
pagination.total_results	integer

Code examples in other languages

Ready-to-run examples live in the examples/ folder. Each one reads your key from the PILOTERR_API_KEY environment variable.

Language	Product	Search
cURL (Bash)	product	search
PHP	product	search
C#	product	search
Go	product	search
Java	product	search
Ruby	product	search
Node.js	product	search

Practical use cases

• Price monitoring — Track prices, promotions and availability over time to react to competitors.
• Assortment & catalog tracking — Follow new products, delisted items and category changes.
• Competitor analysis — Benchmark ranges, brands and positioning across retailers.
• Product research — Spot best-sellers and trends from search results.
• Catalog enrichment — Pull titles, images and attributes into your PIM or marketplace listings.

Why Piloterr?

• No infrastructure — no proxies, headless browsers or CAPTCHA solving to run yourself.
• Structured JSON — stable, documented fields instead of brittle HTML selectors.
• Pay per request — transparent credit cost per endpoint, failed requests are retried for you.
• One API key, hundreds of sources — Target plus many other e-commerce, search and company data endpoints in the Piloterr library.
• Any language — plain HTTPS + JSON, with examples for Python, TypeScript, cURL, PHP, C#, Go, Java, Ruby and Node.js.

FAQ

Is it legal to scrape Target?

Collecting publicly available data is generally allowed in many jurisdictions, but rules depend on your country, the data you collect and how you use it. Avoid personal data unless you have a lawful basis, respect the website's terms where they apply, and get legal advice for your specific use case. This is not legal advice.

Do I need proxies or a headless browser?

No. Piloterr handles rendering, proxy rotation and retries on its side. You only send an HTTPS request with your x-api-key header and receive JSON.

How much does a request cost?

Credits per call: /v2/target/product 2, /v2/target/search 2. See the Piloterr website for plans.

What data does the Target API return?

Each endpoint returns structured JSON: Target Product — upc, url, dpci, name, tcin, brand; Target Search — results[], results[].url, results[].name, results[].tcin, results[].brand, results[].price.

How do I paginate Target results?

Use the page parameter and keep requesting while the response indicates more results.

Can I get the raw HTML instead of JSON?

Yes. Set return_page_source=true and the response becomes {"result": "..."} with the page source.

Which languages are supported?

Any language that can make an HTTP request. This README shows Python and TypeScript; the examples/ folder contains cURL, PHP, C#, Go, Java, Ruby and Node.js.

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Support

• 💬 Join the Piloterr Discord to ask questions and share what you build.
• 📚 Browse the API reference (OpenAPI) and the Piloterr library.
• 🔑 Get your API key.

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