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Generation Lighting data,
structured for specifiers.

We extract product specifications, finishes, designer collections, installation guides, and pricing signals from Generation Lighting. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3, BigQuery, or Snowflake on your cadence.

SKUs extracted
18.2K /run
Spec sheets parsed
14.5K /run
Finishes mapped
42.1K /run
Active pipelines
14
Uptime
99.94%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from generationlighting.com

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

Complete list of extractable fields for Product Specifications objects from generationlighting.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skuproduct_namedesignercollectionfinishmaterialheight_incheswidth_inchesweight_lbscanopy_dimensionssafety_ratingupc
product_specifications
● 200 OK
"sku": "EC1009BBS",
"product_name": "Brianna 9-Light Chandelier",
"designer": "Thomas O'Brien",
"collection": "Brianna",
"finish": "Burnished Brass",
"height_inches": 24.5,
"width_inches": 30.0,
"safety_rating": "Damp"
# skuproduct_namedesignercollectionfinishmaterial
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Complete list of extractable fields for Pricing & Availability objects from generationlighting.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skumsrpmap_pricestock_statuslead_time_daysdiscontinuedreplacement_skucurrency
pricing_& availability
● 200 OK
"sku": "EC1009BBS",
"msrp": 1249.0,
"map_price": 1049.0,
"stock_status": "In Stock",
"discontinued": false,
"currency": "USD"
# skumsrpmap_pricestock_statuslead_time_daysdiscontinued
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Complete list of extractable fields for Documents & Assets objects from generationlighting.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skuprimary_image_urlgallery_urlsspec_sheet_pdfinstall_guide_pdfenergy_guide_pdfcad_model_urlphotometric_ies
documents_& assets
● 200 OK
"sku": "EC1009BBS",
"primary_image_url": "https://generationlighting.com/images/EC1009BBS.jpg",
"spec_sheet_pdf": "https://generationlighting.com/downloads/specs/EC1009BBS.pdf",
"install_guide_pdf": "https://generationlighting.com/downloads/install/EC1009BBS_install.pdf",
"cad_model_url": "None",
"photometric_ies": "None"
# skuprimary_image_urlgallery_urlsspec_sheet_pdfinstall_guide_pdfenergy_guide_pdf
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Complete list of extractable fields for Designer Collections objects from generationlighting.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

collection_idcollection_namedesigner_namestyle_categorytotal_skuslaunch_yeardescriptionrelated_collections
designer_collections
● 200 OK
"collection_name": "Brianna",
"designer_name": "Thomas O'Brien",
"style_category": "Traditional",
"total_skus": 14,
"launch_year": 2021,
"description": "Graceful, seamless curvature and elongated tubular arms lend fluidity and modern appeal to this classic minimalist silhouette."
# collection_idcollection_namedesigner_namestyle_categorytotal_skuslaunch_year
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Complete list of extractable fields for Technical Details objects from generationlighting.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skuvoltagewire_length_incheschain_length_inchessloped_ceiling_compatibledimmablebulb_typemax_wattagecolor_temperature_k
technical_details
● 200 OK
"sku": "EC1009BBS",
"voltage": 120,
"wire_length_inches": 180,
"chain_length_inches": 60,
"sloped_ceiling_compatible": true,
"dimmable": true,
"bulb_type": "Candelabra Torpedo"
# skuvoltagewire_length_incheschain_length_inchessloped_ceiling_compatibledimmable
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Capabilities

Extract the complete lighting catalogue

Our scraper navigates Generation Lighting's complex product taxonomy, extracting variant finishes, dimensional data, electrical specifications, and PDF assets into a clean, unified schema.

Full Catalogue Extraction

Extract every fixture, fan, and accessory across all Generation Lighting brands, including Visual Comfort Studio and Monte Carlo.

Finish & Variant Mapping

Map parent products to child SKUs across multiple finish options, capturing specific imagery and pricing for each variant.

Document & PDF Scraping

Extract direct URLs for specification sheets, installation guides, and energy guides associated with each SKU.

Dimensional Normalisation

Standardise height, width, extension, and canopy dimensions into structured numerical fields for easy database ingestion.

Electrical Spec Parsing

Capture voltage, bulb base types, maximum wattage, dimming compatibility, and CRI/lumen data for LED fixtures.

Pricing & MAP Tracking

Monitor MSRP and Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) across the catalogue to ensure retail compliance.

Asset URL Extraction

Extract high-resolution primary images, lifestyle gallery imagery, and 3D CAD model URLs where available.

Designer & Collection Data

Group SKUs by designer (e.g., Kelly Wearstler, Alexa Hampton) and collection name to maintain catalogue hierarchy.

Discontinuation Alerts

Track stock status and flag discontinued or retired SKUs, including replacement SKU mapping when provided.

// engagement pipeline

From lighting catalogue to warehouse record

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Provide specific collections, designer names, or target the entire generationlighting.com catalogue. We define the schema.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure Playwright crawlers to navigate the site, handle variant selectors, and extract nested technical specifications.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation ensures dimensions are numerical, finish names match the taxonomy, and PDF URLs resolve correctly.

Delivery
ongoing

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

Under the hood

Handling complex B2B catalogue structures

Lighting catalogues feature deeply nested variants and unstructured technical data. Here is how we build reliable pipelines for Generation Lighting.

pipeline-monitor · generationlighting.com · live ● active
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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
Variant expansion
Resolving finishes to unique SKUs

Lighting fixtures often share a base design but vary by finish (e.g., Burnished Brass vs. Polished Nickel). Our crawlers interact with frontend selectors to expand these variants, ensuring each unique SKU gets its own structured record with accurate imagery and pricing.

Asset extraction
Reliable PDF and image mapping

Specifiers rely on tear sheets and installation guides. We extract direct, unexpiring URLs for all associated PDFs and high-resolution images, tying them directly to the correct variant SKU.

Data normalisation
Structuring electrical and dimensional text

Technical specifications are often presented as unstructured lists. We parse strings like 'Max Wattage: 60w Candelabra' into discrete database columns (max_wattage: 60, bulb_type: Candelabra) for downstream querying.

Change detection
Only re-scrape what's changed

For large product catalogues, we maintain a hash index of last-seen values per field. Subsequent runs only push diffs — reducing compute cost, storage bloat, and downstream processing load.

JavaScript rendering
Executing dynamic frontend frameworks

Modern B2B portals use JavaScript to load pricing, stock status, and related collections. We use Playwright to fully render the DOM, capturing data that headless HTTP clients miss entirely.

Applications

Who uses Generation Lighting data — and how

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

01
eCommerce Syndication

Lighting retailers and showrooms ingest catalogue data to automatically populate their own storefronts with accurate specs and imagery.

02
MAP Monitoring

Brands and distributors track advertised pricing across the web, using the source-of-truth catalogue to audit third-party sellers.

03
Interior Design Platforms

Specifier platforms and design software providers populate their material libraries with accurate dimensions and 3D assets.

04
Competitor Benchmarking

Competing lighting manufacturers track Generation Lighting's collection launches, price points, and designer collaborations.

05
Supply Chain Forecasting

Distributors monitor discontinuation flags and lead times to adjust their own inventory procurement models.

06
BIM / CAD Asset Aggregation

Architecture firms aggregate photometric data and CAD models to build accurate lighting plans in Revit or AutoCAD.

Why DataFlirt

"Generation Lighting's catalogue dictates residential lighting trends, but extracting their nested technical specs and PDF assets requires a purpose-built pipeline."

Lighting data is notoriously unstructured. We build extraction pipelines that parse technical specifications, normalise dimensional data, extract high-resolution assets, and map complex finish variants across the entire Generation Lighting portfolio. You get clean, queryable data without managing crawlers.

Technical Spec

Generation Lighting scraper — technical capabilities

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

JavaScript rendering
Full Playwright sessions required for dynamic variant loading and stock checks
Supported
Residential proxy rotation
ISP-grade residential IPs to prevent rate-limiting during deep crawls
Supported
PDF asset extraction
Direct URLs for spec sheets, install guides, and energy labels
Supported
Variant mapping
Parent-to-child SKU relationships for finishes and glass options
Supported
Dimensional normalisation
Parsing text strings into numeric height/width/weight values
Supported
High-res image URL extraction
Capturing primary and gallery image assets at maximum resolution
Supported
Change detection (diffs)
Hash-based diff: only emit records with changed fields since last run
Supported
Webhook delivery
HTTP POST per record or batch for real-time catalogue updates
Supported
B2B Dealer Portal Pricing
Requires authenticated dealer login credentials to access wholesale tiers
Partial
Wholesale Inventory Levels
Exact warehouse stock counts are gated behind the partner portal
Partial
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the extraction pipeline

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

ScrapyPlaywrightPython 3.12RedisPostgreSQLApache AirflowAWS LambdaS3CloudWatch2CaptchaCapSolverResidential ProxiesDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheusBigQuerySnowflake
Scrapy + Playwright Stack

Scrapy handles crawl orchestration and deduplication. Playwright handles JavaScript rendering and variant selector interaction.

Proxy Infrastructure

We maintain pools of US residential ISP proxies to avoid rate limits and WAF blocks while crawling the complete catalogue.

Cloud-Native Orchestration

Pipelines run on AWS Lambda and ECS. Airflow handles scheduling, dependency management, 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 — schema versioned per run
CSV
Flat file with typed columns — Excel/Sheets compatible
XLS
Legacy spreadsheet format for offline analysis
Parquet
Columnar format for BigQuery, Snowflake, Athena
AWS S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
Webhook
HTTP POST per record for real-time downstream processing
API
REST endpoints to query extracted catalogue data
PostgreSQL
Upsert into your existing schema with conflict resolution
S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
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Common questions.

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

Ask us directly →
Is scraping generationlighting.com legal?

Scraping publicly available product information is generally permissible. DataFlirt targets only public, non-authenticated catalogue data, specifications, and retail pricing. We do not circumvent dealer authentication walls or extract proprietary wholesale data. Clients should consult legal counsel for specific use cases.

How do you handle variant finishes?

Our Playwright crawlers interact with the frontend finish selectors, triggering the DOM updates required to extract the specific SKU, imagery, and pricing for each individual finish variant.

Can you extract specification sheets and installation PDFs?

Yes. We capture the direct, unexpiring URLs for all associated documents (spec sheets, install guides, energy guides) and map them to the corresponding SKU.

Do you normalise dimensional and electrical data?

Yes. We parse unstructured text (e.g., 'Height: 24.5 in') into discrete numeric columns (height_inches: 24.5) to ensure the data is immediately queryable in your database.

Can I access dealer pricing or exact stock levels?

No. Wholesale pricing tiers and exact warehouse inventory levels are gated behind the Generation Lighting dealer portal. We only extract publicly visible MSRP, MAP, and general stock availability.

How fresh is the data?

Catalogue refreshes typically run weekly or monthly depending on your requirements. We can configure daily runs for specific subsets if you are monitoring MAP compliance or stock status.

What is the minimum viable engagement?

Our smallest packages start at a defined subset of collections with monthly delivery. For full-catalogue extraction or custom schema requirements, we price based on volume and delivery frequency.

$ dataflirt scope --new-project --source=generationlighting.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 continuous specification syncing across the Generation Lighting portfolio — we scope, build, and operate the pipeline.

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