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Try the Instacart departments API

Test Crawlora's Instacart departments API with realistic prefilled parameters. Generate a cURL request, inspect the expected structured JSON response, and open the full docs or pricing page when you are ready to integrate this public web data extraction endpoint into your application.

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /instacart/departments
Platform: Instacart
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 3 credits/request
Required params: shop_id, store_slug, postal_code

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Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/instacart/departments?shop_id=<shop_id>&store_slug=<store_slug>&postal_code=<postal_code>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
shop_id	string	Yes	Store's opaque shop id, from GET /instacart/stores
store_slug	string	Yes	Store's retailer slug, from GET /instacart/stores
postal_code	string	Yes	Postal code to localize the taxonomy for

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "shop_id": "9501",
    "departments": [
      {
        "id": "88",
        "name": "Produce",
        "slug": "produce",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "79",
            "name": "Fresh Fruits",
            "slug": "fresh-fruits"
          },
          {
            "id": "80",
            "name": "Fresh Vegetables",
            "slug": "fresh-vegetables"
          },
          {
            "id": "78",
            "name": "Herbs",
            "slug": "herbs"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "98",
        "name": "Dairy & Eggs",
        "slug": "dairy",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "85",
            "name": "Milk",
            "slug": "milk"
          },
          {
            "id": "106",
            "name": "Cheese",
            "slug": "cheese"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey3 credits/requestinstacart.departmentsResponseDocInstacart

GET /instacart/departments

Get Instacart store department taxonomy

Returns a store's department/category taxonomy (Produce, Dairy & Eggs, Bakery, ...) two levels deep -- department and subcategory. Metadata only, does not return products. Public data sourced from Instacart's own storefront navigation.

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Required query parameters

shop_id

requiredstring

Store's opaque shop id, from GET /instacart/storesstore_slug

requiredstring

Store's retailer slug, from GET /instacart/storespostal_code

requiredstring

Postal code to localize the taxonomy for

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "shop_id": "9501",
    "departments": [
      {
        "id": "88",
        "name": "Produce",
        "slug": "produce",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "79",
            "name": "Fresh Fruits",
            "slug": "fresh-fruits"
          },
          {
            "id": "80",
            "name": "Fresh Vegetables",
            "slug": "fresh-vegetables"
          },
          {
            "id": "78",
            "name": "Herbs",
            "slug": "herbs"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "98",
        "name": "Dairy & Eggs",
        "slug": "dairy",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "85",
            "name": "Milk",
            "slug": "milk"
          },
          {
            "id": "106",
            "name": "Cheese",
            "slug": "cheese"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Method: GET
Path: /instacart/departments
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 3 credits/request
Platform: Instacart
Parameters: 4 documented fields

Request parameters

shop_id:querystore_slug:querypostal_code:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

codedatadata.departmentsdata.departments[].iddata.departments[].namedata.departments[].slugdata.departments[].subcategoriesdata.departments[].subcategories[].iddata.departments[].subcategories[].namedata.departments[].subcategories[].slugdata.shop_idmsg

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "shop_id": "9501",
    "departments": [
      {
        "id": "88",
        "name": "Produce",
        "slug": "produce",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "79",
            "name": "Fresh Fruits",
            "slug": "fresh-fruits"
          },
          {
            "id": "80",
            "name": "Fresh Vegetables",
            "slug": "fresh-vegetables"
          },
          {
            "id": "78",
            "name": "Herbs",
            "slug": "herbs"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "98",
        "name": "Dairy & Eggs",
        "slug": "dairy",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "85",
            "name": "Milk",
            "slug": "milk"
          },
          {
            "id": "106",
            "name": "Cheese",
            "slug": "cheese"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/instacart/departments?shop_id=<shop_id>&store_slug=<store_slug>&postal_code=<postal_code>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

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Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /instacart/departments
Platform: Instacart
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 3 credits/request
Required params: shop_id, store_slug, postal_code

Prefilled cURL

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/instacart/departments?shop_id=<shop_id>&store_slug=<store_slug>&postal_code=<postal_code>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Request parameters visible to crawlers

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
shop_id	string	Yes	Store's opaque shop id, from GET /instacart/stores
store_slug	string	Yes	Store's retailer slug, from GET /instacart/stores
postal_code	string	Yes	Postal code to localize the taxonomy for

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "shop_id": "9501",
    "departments": [
      {
        "id": "88",
        "name": "Produce",
        "slug": "produce",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "79",
            "name": "Fresh Fruits",
            "slug": "fresh-fruits"
          },
          {
            "id": "80",
            "name": "Fresh Vegetables",
            "slug": "fresh-vegetables"
          },
          {
            "id": "78",
            "name": "Herbs",
            "slug": "herbs"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "98",
        "name": "Dairy & Eggs",
        "slug": "dairy",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "85",
            "name": "Milk",
            "slug": "milk"
          },
          {
            "id": "106",
            "name": "Cheese",
            "slug": "cheese"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

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GETapiKey3 credits/requestinstacart.departmentsResponseDocInstacart

GET /instacart/departments

Get Instacart store department taxonomy

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API key

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Required query parameters

shop_id

requiredstring

Store's opaque shop id, from GET /instacart/storesstore_slug

requiredstring

Store's retailer slug, from GET /instacart/storespostal_code

requiredstring

Postal code to localize the taxonomy for

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Sample responseGET

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{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "shop_id": "9501",
    "departments": [
      {
        "id": "88",
        "name": "Produce",
        "slug": "produce",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "79",
            "name": "Fresh Fruits",
            "slug": "fresh-fruits"
          },
          {
            "id": "80",
            "name": "Fresh Vegetables",
            "slug": "fresh-vegetables"
          },
          {
            "id": "78",
            "name": "Herbs",
            "slug": "herbs"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "98",
        "name": "Dairy & Eggs",
        "slug": "dairy",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "85",
            "name": "Milk",
            "slug": "milk"
          },
          {
            "id": "106",
            "name": "Cheese",
            "slug": "cheese"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

Endpoint details

Method: GET
Path: /instacart/departments
Authentication: apiKey
Credit cost: 3 credits/request
Platform: Instacart
Parameters: 4 documented fields

Request parameters

shop_id:querystore_slug:querypostal_code:queryx-api-key:header

Response schema fields

Sample response summary

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "shop_id": "9501",
    "departments": [
      {
        "id": "88",
        "name": "Produce",
        "slug": "produce",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "79",
            "name": "Fresh Fruits",
            "slug": "fresh-fruits"
          },
          {
            "id": "80",
            "name": "Fresh Vegetables",
            "slug": "fresh-vegetables"
          },
          {
            "id": "78",
            "name": "Herbs",
            "slug": "herbs"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "id": "98",
        "name": "Dairy & Eggs",
        "slug": "dairy",
        "subcategories": [
          {
            "id": "85",
            "name": "Milk",
            "slug": "milk"
          },
          {
            "id": "106",
            "name": "Cheese",
            "slug": "cheese"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}

cURL example

curl "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/instacart/departments?shop_id=<shop_id>&store_slug=<store_slug>&postal_code=<postal_code>" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"