# Search

The `menards_search` source is designed to retrieve Menards search result pages. We can return the HTML for any Menards search page you like. To see the response example with retrieved data, download [**this sample output**](https://files.gitbook.com/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FzrXw45naRpCZ0Ku9AjY1%2Fuploads%2Fo9khxMOfYzsxtDZm5saF%2Fmenards_search.json?alt=media\&token=c73c4c2a-31ad-45e8-8091-f31e861c2f18) file in HTML format.

{% hint style="success" %}
Currently, our API only provides HTML output for this page type. However, you can easily [**build your own parser**](broken://pages/tNGqNNOybQZvJ31UaOv7) if you would like to get JSON-structured data.
{% endhint %}

## Request samples

The samples below illustrates how you can get a Menards search result.

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="cURL" %}

```shell
curl 'https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries' \
--user 'USERNAME:PASSWORD' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
        "source": "menards_search", 
        "query": "shower"
    }'
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Python" %}

```python
import requests
from pprint import pprint


# Structure payload.
payload = {
    'source': 'menards_search',
    'query': 'shower'
}

# Get response.
response = requests.request(
    'POST',
    'https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries',
    auth=('USERNAME', 'PASSWORD'),
    json=payload,
)

# Instead of response with job status and results url, this will return the
# JSON response with the result.
pprint(response.json())
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Node.js" %}

```javascript
const https = require("https");

const username = "USERNAME";
const password = "PASSWORD";
const body = {
    source: "menards_search",
    query: "shower"
};

const options = {
    hostname: "realtime.oxylabs.io",
    path: "/v1/queries",
    method: "POST",
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        Authorization:
            "Basic " + Buffer.from(`${username}:${password}`).toString("base64"),
    },
};

const request = https.request(options, (response) => {
    let data = "";

    response.on("data", (chunk) => {
        data += chunk;
    });

    response.on("end", () => {
        const responseData = JSON.parse(data);
        console.log(JSON.stringify(responseData, null, 2));
    });
});

request.on("error", (error) => {
    console.error("Error:", error);
});

request.write(JSON.stringify(body));
request.end();
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="HTTP" %}

```http
# The whole string you submit has to be URL-encoded.

https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries?source=menards_search&query=shower&access_token=12345abcde
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="PHP" %}

```php
<?php

$params = array(
    'source' => 'menards_search',
    'query' => 'shower'
);

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS, json_encode($params));
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_POST, 1);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_USERPWD, "USERNAME" . ":" . "PASSWORD");

$headers = array();
$headers[] = "Content-Type: application/json";
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, $headers);

$result = curl_exec($ch);
echo $result;

if (curl_errno($ch)) {
    echo 'Error:' . curl_error($ch);
}
curl_close($ch);
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Golang" %}

```go
package main

import (
	"bytes"
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	const Username = "USERNAME"
	const Password = "PASSWORD"

	payload := map[string]interface{}{
		"source":       "menards_search",
		"query":        "shower"
	}

	jsonValue, _ := json.Marshal(payload)

	client := &http.Client{}
	request, _ := http.NewRequest("POST",
		"https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries",
		bytes.NewBuffer(jsonValue),
	)

	request.SetBasicAuth(Username, Password)
	response, _ := client.Do(request)

	responseText, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(response.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(responseText))
}

```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="C#" %}

```csharp
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Net.Http.Json;
using System.Threading.Tasks;

namespace OxyApi
{
    class Program
    {
        static async Task Main()
        {
            const string Username = "USERNAME";
            const string Password = "PASSWORD";

            var parameters = new {
                source = "menards_search",
                query = "shower"
            };

            var client = new HttpClient();

            Uri baseUri = new Uri("https://realtime.oxylabs.io");
            client.BaseAddress = baseUri;

            var requestMessage = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "/v1/queries");
            requestMessage.Content = JsonContent.Create(parameters);

            var authenticationString = $"{Username}:{Password}";
            var base64EncodedAuthenticationString = Convert.ToBase64String(System.Text.ASCIIEncoding.UTF8.GetBytes(authenticationString));
            requestMessage.Headers.Add("Authorization", "Basic " + base64EncodedAuthenticationString);

            var response = await client.SendAsync(requestMessage);
            var contents = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();

            Console.WriteLine(contents);
        }
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Java" %}

```java
package org.example;

import okhttp3.*;
import org.json.JSONObject;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public class Main implements Runnable {
    private static final String AUTHORIZATION_HEADER = "Authorization";
    public static final String USERNAME = "USERNAME";
    public static final String PASSWORD = "PASSWORD";

    public void run() {
        JSONObject jsonObject = new JSONObject();
        jsonObject.put("source", "menards_search");
        jsonObject.put("query", "shower");

        Authenticator authenticator = (route, response) -> {
            String credential = Credentials.basic(USERNAME, PASSWORD);
            return response
                    .request()
                    .newBuilder()
                    .header(AUTHORIZATION_HEADER, credential)
                    .build();
        };

        var client = new OkHttpClient.Builder()
                .authenticator(authenticator)
                .readTimeout(180, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                .build();

        var mediaType = MediaType.parse("application/json; charset=utf-8");
        var body = RequestBody.create(jsonObject.toString(), mediaType);
        var request = new Request.Builder()
                .url("https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries")
                .post(body)
                .build();

        try (var response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
            if (response.body() != null) {
                try (var responseBody = response.body()) {
                    System.out.println(responseBody.string());
                }
            }
        } catch (Exception exception) {
            System.out.println("Error: " + exception.getMessage());
        }

        System.exit(0);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new Thread(new Main()).start();
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="JSON" %}

```json
{
    "source": "menards_search", 
    "query": "shower"
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

We use synchronous [**Realtime**](broken://pages/N4bxieBs231VuAgJ2qC0) integration method in our examples. If you would like to use [**Proxy Endpoint**](broken://pages/hBGdZ6SZ2ONUOM0VIp5t) or asynchronous [**Push-Pull**](broken://pages/DijMC0XcEbNczNgRaHIV) integration, refer to the [**integration methods**](broken://pages/PMUQIFSmnxA40vdpqgqd) section.

## Request parameter values

### Generic

<table><thead><tr><th width="205">Parameter</th><th width="250.33333333333331">Description</th><th>Default Value</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="background-color:green;"><strong>source</strong></mark></td><td>Sets the scraper.</td><td><code>menards_search</code></td></tr><tr><td><mark style="background-color:green;"><strong>query</strong></mark></td><td>The keyword or phrase to search for products.</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td><code>start_page</code></td><td>Starting page number.</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td><code>render</code></td><td>Enables JavaScript rendering when set to <code>html</code>. <a href="/pages/7sSik87DtvlBOq67ENnO"><strong>More info</strong></a><strong>.</strong></td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td><code>callback_url</code></td><td>URL to your callback endpoint. <a href="/pages/DijMC0XcEbNczNgRaHIV#callback"><strong>More info</strong></a>.</td><td>-</td></tr><tr><td><code>user_agent_type</code></td><td>Device type and browser. The full list can be found <a href="/pages/rrKXR4LNzotP94phU1YL"><strong>here</strong></a>.</td><td><code>desktop</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

&#x20;    \- mandatory parameter

### Localization

Adapt results to specific stores and delivery types.

<table><thead><tr><th width="230">Parameter</th><th width="218">Description</th><th width="123">Default Value</th><th>Type</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>store_id</code></td><td>Specify a store ID. For example, <code>3045</code> from the store's URL: <code>/store.html?store=3045</code>.</td><td>-</td><td>String</td></tr><tr><td><code>pickup_at_store_eligible</code></td><td>Pickup available at store.</td><td>-</td><td>Boolean</td></tr><tr><td><code>in_stock_today</code></td><td>Item is in stock today.</td><td>-</td><td>Boolean</td></tr><tr><td><code>fulfillment_center</code></td><td>Order can be shipped from a centralized Menards warehouse.</td><td>-</td><td>Boolean</td></tr><tr><td><code>delivery_eligible</code></td><td>Item qualifies for home delivery service.</td><td>-</td><td>Boolean</td></tr></tbody></table>


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://developers.oxylabs.io/api-targets/e-commerce/menards/search.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.