# Target With Web Scraper API, you can scrape and parse various types of **Target** pages; below is an overview of all supported scrapers and their respective `source` values. ## Getting started | Source | Description | Dedicated parser | | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- | | `target` | Access any Target URL directly with additional localization options. | No | | `target_search` | [**Search page**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/targets/north-american-e-commerce/target/search) for a search term of your choice. | Yes | | `target_product` | [**Product page**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/targets/north-american-e-commerce/target/product) of a product ID of your choice. | Yes | | `target_category` | [**Category page**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/targets/north-american-e-commerce/target/category) based on Target's taxonomy node ID. | No | **Create your API user credentials**: Sign up for a free trial or purchase the product in the [**Oxylabs dashboard**](https://dashboard.oxylabs.io/en/registration) to create your API user credentials (`USERNAME` and `PASSWORD`). {% hint style="warning" %} If you need more than one API user for your account, please contact our [**customer support**](mailto:support@oxylabs.io) or message our 24/7 live chat support. {% endhint %} We use synchronous [**Realtime**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/integration-methods/realtime) integration method in our examples. If you would like to use [**Proxy Endpoint**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/integration-methods/proxy-endpoint) or asynchronous [**Push-Pull**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/integration-methods/push-pull) integration, refer to the [**integration methods**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/integration-methods) section. Optionally, you can include additional parameters such as `user_agent_type`, `parse`, `render` and more to customize your scraping request. Read more: {% content-ref url="../../features" %} [features](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/features) {% endcontent-ref %} ## Target Source The target source allows you to retrieve any Target page by providing a direct URL. This is useful for accessing specific Target pages that aren't covered by the specialized sources. ### Request samples {% tabs %} {% tab title="cURL" %} ```shell curl 'https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries' \ --user 'USERNAME:PASSWORD' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{ "source": "target", "url": "https://www.target.com/deals/all", "render": "html" }' ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Python" %} ```python import requests from pprint import pprint # Structure payload payload = { 'source': 'target', 'url': 'https://www.target.com/deals/all', 'render': 'html', } # Get response response = requests.request( 'POST', 'https://realtime.oxylabs.io/v1/queries', auth=('USERNAME', 'PASSWORD'), json=payload, ) # Print the response pprint(response.json()) ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="Node.js" %} ```javascript const https = require("https"); const username = "USERNAME"; const password = "PASSWORD"; const body = { source: "target", url: "https://www.target.com/deals/all", render: "html", }; 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=target&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fdeals%2Fall&render=html&access_token=12345abcde ``` {% endtab %} {% tab title="PHP" %} ```php 'target', 'url' => 'https://www.target.com/deals/all', 'render' => 'html' ); $ch = curl_init(); curl_setopt($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": "target", "url": "https://www.target.com/deals/all", "render": "html", } 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 = "target", url = "https://www.target.com/deals/all", render = "html" }; 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", "target"); jsonObject.put("url", "https://www.target.com/deals/all"); jsonObject.put("render", "html"); 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": "target", "url": "https://www.target.com/deals/all", "render": "html" } ``` {% endtab %} {% endtabs %} ### Request parameter values #### **Generic** | Parameter | Description | Default Value | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- | | `source` | Sets the scraper. | target | | **url** | Direct URL (link) to any Target page. | - | | `render` | Enables JavaScript rendering when set to html. [**More info**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/features/js-rendering-and-browser-control/javascript-rendering). | - | | `callback_url` | URL to your callback endpoint. **More info**. | | | `user_agent_type` | Device type and browser. The full list can be found [**here**](https://developers.oxylabs.io/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/features/http-context-and-job-management/user-agent-type). | desktop | \- mandatory parameter #### Localization Adapt results to specific stores and delivery locations. | Parameter | Description | Type | | -------------- | ----------------------------- | ------- | | `store_id` | Set the store location. | Integer | | `delivery_zip` | Set the shipping to location. | String | --- # 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/scraping-solutions/web-scraper-api/targets/north-american-e-commerce/target.md?ask= ``` 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.