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RUN . 42 active pipelines . airgas.com live

Airgas catalogue data,
piped to your warehouse.

We extract specialty gas specifications, welding equipment details, Safety Data Sheets, and branch inventory from Airgas. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3, BigQuery, or Snowflake.

Products extracted
412K /day
SDS documents
84.5K /run
Inventory updates
1.2M /24h
Active pipelines
42
Uptime
99.98%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from airgas.com

Structured, schema-consistent data across all major object types — delivered clean, typed, and ready to query.

Complete list of extractable fields for Gases & Cylinders objects from airgas.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

product_idtitlegas_typepurity_gradecylinder_sizevalve_typeun_numberdot_classpricestock_statussds_url
gases_& cylinders
● 200 OK
"product_id": "AIR123",
"gas_type": "Argon",
"purity_grade": "Ultra High Purity 5.0",
"cylinder_size": "300 cu ft",
"valve_type": "CGA 580",
"un_number": "UN1006"
# product_idtitlegas_typepurity_gradecylinder_sizevalve_type
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Complete list of extractable fields for Welding Equipment objects from airgas.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skubrandmodel_namecategorysub_categoryprocess_typeinput_voltageamperage_rangeduty_cycleweightdimensions
welding_equipment
● 200 OK
"sku": "MIL907021",
"brand": "Miller Electric",
"model_name": "Bobcat 250",
"category": "Welders",
"process_type": "MIG/TIG/Stick",
"input_voltage": "120V/240V"
# skubrandmodel_namecategorysub_categoryprocess_type
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Complete list of extractable fields for Safety Data Sheets objects from airgas.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

document_idproduct_namemanufacturercas_numberhazard_classphysical_statesignal_wordrevision_datepdf_url
safety_data sheets
● 200 OK
"document_id": "SDS1002",
"product_name": "Acetylene, Dissolved",
"cas_number": "74-86-2",
"hazard_class": "2.1",
"signal_word": "Danger",
"revision_date": "2025-01-12"
# document_idproduct_namemanufacturercas_numberhazard_classphysical_state
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Complete list of extractable fields for Branch Locations objects from airgas.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

branch_idstore_nameaddress_line1citystatezip_codephonehours_weekdayservices_offeredlatitudelongitude
branch_locations
● 200 OK
"branch_id": "BR4092",
"store_name": "Airgas Store Houston",
"city": "Houston",
"state": "TX",
"zip_code": "77041",
"services_offered": "['Cylinder Exchange', 'Dry Ice']"
# branch_idstore_nameaddress_line1citystatezip_code
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Complete list of extractable fields for Inventory & Pricing objects from airgas.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skubranch_idavailability_statusquantity_on_handlist_pricecurrencyunit_of_measureminimum_order_qtylead_time_days
inventory_& pricing
● 200 OK
"sku": "RAD64003018",
"branch_id": "BR4092",
"availability_status": "In Stock",
"list_price": 45.99,
"currency": "USD",
"unit_of_measure": "Cylinder"
# skubranch_idavailability_statusquantity_on_handlist_pricecurrency
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Capabilities

Everything you need from Airgas, nothing you don't

Our Airgas scraper handles every layer of the platform: deep category taxonomies, localized branch inventory, technical gas specifications, and complex SDS documents.

Gas Specification Parsing

Extract purity grades, gas mixtures, cylinder sizes, and CGA valve types from unstructured technical descriptions.

SDS Document Pipeline

Locate, download, and parse Safety Data Sheets for chemical composition and hazard classifications.

Hardgoods & MRO Extraction

Scrape welding machines, safety gear, and consumables with full manufacturer part number mapping.

Branch-Level Inventory

Track stock availability across specific Airgas branch locations using geo-localised session headers.

UN/DOT Compliance Data

Extract transportation hazard classes, UN numbers, and packaging group details for regulatory compliance.

Cross-Reference Mapping

Link Airgas SKUs to OEM part numbers from Miller, Lincoln Electric, and Radnor.

PDF Text Extraction

Convert unstructured PDF spec sheets into queryable JSON fields for rapid searching.

Category Tree Traversal

Navigate the deep taxonomy of industrial gases, medical gases, and specialty mixtures.

Scheduled Diffing

Run daily or weekly crawls, delivering only changed records to reduce warehouse compute costs.

Regional Pricing Capture

Capture list pricing based on localised zip code inputs and branch selections.

// engagement pipeline

From SKU list to warehouse record

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Provide target categories, zip codes for inventory, or specific manufacturer brands. We design the schema.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure Scrapy spiders, proxy rotation, and session management for airgas.com.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation, null-rate checks, and sample SDS extraction before full launch.

Delivery
ongoing

JSON, CSV, or Parquet pushed to your S3 bucket, BigQuery dataset, or Snowflake stage on agreed cadence.

Under the hood

How our Airgas pipeline handles the hard parts

Airgas relies on complex session states for inventory and locks critical data in PDFs. Here is how we maintain reliable extraction.

pipeline-monitor · airgas.com · live ● active
// fingerprinting
Identity rotation
TLS fingerprintrandomised
User-agentrotated
IP poolresidential
Challenges blocked0
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Page coverage
48,291 pages queued running
// observability
Pipeline health
99.9%
uptime
142ms
p99 lat
0.3%
null rate
2
alerts
Session State Management
Localised cookies for branch inventory

Airgas requires localised sessions to display accurate branch inventory. We manage cookie jars and HTTP headers tied to specific US zip codes to capture regional stock availability.

SDS PDF Parsing
Extracting chemical data from documents

Safety data is often locked in PDFs. We deploy OCR and layout-aware PDF parsers to extract CAS numbers and hazard codes into structured text.

Complex Variant Handling
Mapping cylinder relationships

Gas cylinders have multiple variants based on size, valve type, and ownership status. We map parent-child relationships precisely to ensure accurate SKU representation.

Anti-bot Circumvention
Distributing request load

Airgas employs perimeter defence for high-volume requests. We rotate US-based residential proxies to distribute request load and maintain stable access.

Schema Drift Monitoring
Resilient DOM selectors

B2B distributor sites frequently update their frontend frameworks. Our selector fallback chains ensure pipeline continuity during DOM changes.

Applications

Who uses Airgas data and how

Teams across industries use airgas.com data to build competitive products and smarter operations.

01
Competitor Price Benchmarking

MRO distributors track Airgas list prices across categories to optimise their own pricing strategies.

02
Chemical Compliance & EHS

Environmental Health and Safety teams ingest SDS data to maintain internal hazardous material registries.

03
Supply Chain Visibility

Procurement teams monitor local branch inventory for critical welding supplies and specialty gases.

04
Cross-Reference Database Building

B2B marketplaces map Airgas SKUs to manufacturer part numbers to improve their own search relevance.

05
Market Share Analysis

Manufacturers of welding hardgoods track their product visibility and placement against competing brands on the Airgas platform.

06
Procurement Automation

ERP systems ingest daily pricing and availability feeds to automate purchase order generation for industrial consumables.

Why DataFlirt

"Industrial gas supply chains run on exact technical specifications. Extracting this data requires navigating deep taxonomies, parsing complex chemical documents, and managing localised session states."

Scraping B2B distributors like Airgas involves more than parsing HTML. It requires handling localised session cookies for inventory, mapping complex cylinder variants, and extracting chemical data from PDF safety sheets. DataFlirt manages this infrastructure, delivering clean, normalised data directly to your warehouse.

Technical Spec

Airgas scraper technical capabilities

Everything supported by our airgas.com scraper — rendered SPA elements, auth walls, rate-limit evasion and beyond.

Product metadata extraction
Title, brand, SKU, manufacturer part number
Supported
Gas specifications
Purity, cylinder size, valve type, gas mixture composition
Supported
SDS PDF downloading
Direct links to Safety Data Sheets and structured text extraction
Supported
Localised inventory
Branch-specific stock status via zip code session management
Supported
UN/DOT hazard codes
Extraction of transportation compliance data
Supported
Cross-reference mapping
Linking Airgas SKUs to OEM parts
Supported
Change detection
Emit records with changed fields since last run
Supported
Contract pricing
B2B account-specific pricing requires login credentials
Partial
Customer order history
Gated behind the Airgas account portal
Partial
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the Airgas pipeline

Open-source tooling on proven cloud infra — no vendor lock-in, full observability.

ScrapyPlaywrightPython 3.12RedisPostgreSQLApache AirflowAWS LambdaS3CloudWatch2CaptchaCapSolverResidential ProxiesDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheuspdfplumberTesseract OCR
Scrapy + Playwright Stack

Scrapy handles crawl orchestration. Playwright manages localised session cookies and dynamic inventory rendering.

PDF Parsing Infrastructure

Dedicated microservices handle concurrent SDS document downloads, OCR processing, and structured text extraction.

Cloud-Native Orchestration

Pipelines execute on AWS ECS. Airflow manages scheduling, dependency resolution, and SLA alerting.

Output & Delivery

Your data, your destination

Data delivered to where your team already works — no new tooling required.

JSON
Newline-delimited or nested array formatting
CSV
Flat file with typed columns
XLS
Excel formatted exports for procurement teams
Parquet
Columnar format for BigQuery and Snowflake
AWS S3
Direct bucket delivery
Webhook
HTTP POST per record
API
REST endpoint access to extracted catalogue data
Snowflake
Stage and COPY INTO workflow
S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
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Common questions.

About airgas.com scraping, legality, and pipeline operations.

Ask us directly →
Is scraping airgas.com legal?

Scraping public product catalogues and SDS documents is generally permissible. DataFlirt extracts only public, non-authenticated data. We do not bypass login walls to access proprietary contract pricing.

Can you extract data from Safety Data Sheets?

Yes. We locate the SDS links on product pages, download the PDFs, and extract structured fields like CAS numbers, hazard classes, and signal words.

How do you handle localised inventory?

We configure our crawlers with specific US zip codes and manage the resulting session cookies to capture accurate branch-level stock availability.

Do you track cylinder sizes and valve types?

Yes. We parse the technical specification tables to map cylinder dimensions, volume capacities, and CGA valve connections.

Can you bypass B2B anti-bot protection?

We utilise US-based residential proxies, realistic browser fingerprinting, and controlled request rates to maintain stable access without triggering perimeter defences.

Can I get my contracted account pricing?

No. We only extract public list pricing. Accessing contract-specific pricing requires authenticating with your corporate credentials, which we do not support.

How often can you update inventory data?

We support daily or even intra-day runs for specific SKU subsets, delivering only the changed inventory values to optimise downstream processing.

$ dataflirt scope --new-project --source=airgas.com ready

Tell us what
to extract.
We do the rest.

20-minute scoping call. Pilot dataset within the week. Production within two. Whether you need a one-off catalogue dump or a continuous inventory monitoring feed, we scope, build, and operate the pipeline. Tell us what you need.

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