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RUN - 112 active pipelines - grubhub.com live

Grubhub data,
at warehouse scale.

We extract restaurant profiles, menu items, delivery fees, Grubhub+ status, and reviews. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3, BigQuery, or Snowflake on your schedule.

Restaurants tracked
312K /day
Menu items
14.2M /24h
Delivery fee updates
845K /run
Active pipelines
112
Uptime
99.96%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from grubhub.com

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

Complete list of extractable fields for Restaurant Profiles objects from grubhub.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

restaurant_idnameurladdresslatitudelongituderatingreview_countdelivery_feemin_orderdelivery_time_mindelivery_time_maxis_grubhub_plusis_open
restaurant_profiles
● 200 OK
"restaurant_id": "334921",
"name": "Joe's Pizza",
"rating": 4.8,
"review_count": 1240,
"delivery_fee": 2.99,
"is_grubhub_plus": true,
"latitude": 40.7306,
"longitude": -74.0021
# restaurant_idnameurladdresslatitudelongitude
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Complete list of extractable fields for Menus & Categories objects from grubhub.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

restaurant_idcategory_nameitem_iditem_namedescriptionbase_pricecurrencyimage_urlpopular_badgedietary_tags
menus_& categories
● 200 OK
"item_id": "item_9921",
"category_name": "Signature Pies",
"item_name": "Pepperoni Slice",
"base_price": 4.5,
"currency": "USD",
"popular_badge": true,
"dietary_tags": "['Contains Dairy', 'Contains Gluten']"
# restaurant_idcategory_nameitem_iditem_namedescriptionbase_price
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Complete list of extractable fields for Item Modifiers objects from grubhub.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

item_idmodifier_group_namemodifier_nameextra_priceis_requiredmin_selectionsmax_selectionsdefault_selection
item_modifiers
● 200 OK
"modifier_group_name": "Choose your crust",
"modifier_name": "Gluten Free",
"extra_price": 3.0,
"is_required": true,
"min_selections": 1,
"max_selections": 1
# item_idmodifier_group_namemodifier_nameextra_priceis_requiredmin_selections
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Complete list of extractable fields for Reviews & Ratings objects from grubhub.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

restaurant_idreview_idauthor_nameratingreview_textdate_postedhelpful_votesorder_items_referenced
reviews_& ratings
● 200 OK
"review_id": "rev_88321",
"rating": 5,
"review_text": "Best pizza in the village. Arrived hot.",
"date_posted": "2023-10-12",
"helpful_votes": 12,
"order_items_referenced": "['Pepperoni Slice', 'Garlic Knots']"
# restaurant_idreview_idauthor_nameratingreview_textdate_posted
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Complete list of extractable fields for Fees & Logistics objects from grubhub.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

restaurant_iddelivery_feeservice_fee_pctsmall_order_feetax_ratepickup_availabledelivery_availabledriver_tracking
fees_& logistics
● 200 OK
"delivery_fee": 2.99,
"service_fee_pct": 11.5,
"small_order_fee": 2.0,
"pickup_available": true,
"delivery_available": true,
"tax_rate": 8.875
# restaurant_iddelivery_feeservice_fee_pctsmall_order_feetax_ratepickup_available
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Capabilities

Extract every menu, fee, and location

Our Grubhub scraper targets the complete restaurant catalogue. We parse complex modifier trees, track dynamic delivery fees, and simulate hyper-local GPS coordinates to capture accurate market data.

Full Menu Extraction

Categories, item names, descriptions, base prices, and dietary tags parsed directly from Grubhub restaurant endpoints.

Complex Modifier Trees

Required selections, add-on pricing, and default options for highly customisable items are flattened into relational data.

Dynamic Delivery Fees

Capture fluctuating delivery and service fees based on simulated user coordinates and cart sizes.

Grubhub+ Status

Identify restaurants participating in the Grubhub+ subscription program and track promotional eligibility.

Geolocation Simulation

Pass exact latitude and longitude headers to view location-specific search results and accurate delivery estimates.

Operating Hours

Extract structured opening and closing times for delivery and pickup operations.

Ratings & Reviews

Pull aggregate scores, review counts, and individual customer feedback with timestamp data.

Perks & Promotions

Track active discounts, free delivery offers, and minimum order requirements attached to specific restaurants.

Ghost Kitchen Detection

Identify multiple virtual brands operating from a single physical address by normalising location coordinates.

// engagement pipeline

From target coordinates to warehouse record

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Provide target zip codes, coordinates, or specific restaurant URLs. We design the extraction schema together.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure crawlers, proxy rotation, coordinate simulation, and Datadome bypass for grubhub.com.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation, null-rate checks, and modifier parsing verification before full launch.

Delivery
ongoing

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

Under the hood

How our Grubhub pipeline handles the hard parts

Food delivery platforms invest heavily in scraping detection and API obfuscation. Here is how we maintain reliable pipelines.

pipeline-monitor · grubhub.com · live ● active
// fingerprinting
Identity rotation
TLS fingerprintrandomised
User-agentrotated
IP poolresidential
Challenges blocked0
// pagination
Page coverage
48,291 pages queued running
// observability
Pipeline health
99.9%
uptime
142ms
p99 lat
0.3%
null rate
2
alerts
Geolocation spoofing
Precise coordinate simulation

Grubhub restricts visibility based on user location. We inject precise latitude and longitude coordinates into the request headers to render accurate local search results and delivery fees.

GraphQL interception
Direct API extraction

Menu data loads via complex GraphQL queries. We bypass the frontend rendering entirely and intercept the raw API responses for faster, structured extraction of deep modifier trees.

Datadome bypass
Residential proxies and TLS fingerprinting

Grubhub uses Datadome for bot mitigation. We route requests through residential proxy pools and spoof TLS fingerprints to maintain high success rates and prevent IP bans.

Modifier schema normalisation
Flattening nested menu logic

Restaurant menus use deeply nested modifier logic. We flatten these hierarchical JSON structures into queryable relational formats ready for SQL analysis.

Change detection
Only re-scrape what changes

We hash menu items and prices per restaurant. Subsequent runs only emit records when prices, availability, or fees change, reducing your storage costs.

Applications

Who uses Grubhub data - and how

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

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Competitor Price Tracking

Food delivery aggregators monitor Grubhub pricing to maintain parity and optimise their own fee structures.

02
Ghost Kitchen Mapping

Real estate and logistics teams identify dense clusters of virtual restaurants operating from single commercial kitchens.

03
Menu Optimisation

Restaurant groups analyse local competitors to price new menu items and identify underserved cuisine categories.

04
Delivery Fee Analysis

Analysts track how delivery and service fees fluctuate during peak hours across different metropolitan areas.

05
Market Expansion

Operations teams map restaurant density and Grubhub+ adoption rates to plan new delivery zones.

06
Aggregator Analytics

Hedge funds track restaurant churn and new additions to model Grubhub market share against competitors.

Why DataFlirt

"Grubhub holds the hyper-local pricing and menu data for over 300,000 restaurants, but extracting it requires mimicking exact GPS coordinates and bypassing strict bot protection."

Most teams underestimate the complexity of food delivery scraping. Grubhub requires precise coordinate spoofing, GraphQL query interception, and residential proxy networks to avoid Datadome blocks. DataFlirt absorbs that infrastructure overhead so your engineers can focus on market analysis, not maintenance.

Technical Spec

Grubhub scraper - technical capabilities

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

GraphQL API extraction
Direct interception of backend menu and pricing queries
Supported
GPS coordinate simulation
Header injection for hyper-local search results
Supported
Grubhub+ eligibility flags
Extraction of subscription program participation
Supported
Nested modifier parsing
Flattening complex menu add-ons into relational tables
Supported
Datadome bot bypass
Residential proxy rotation and TLS spoofing
Supported
Ghost kitchen address matching
Grouping multiple brands by physical coordinates
Supported
Live delivery driver tracking
Requires active order session and authentication
Partial
User order history
Gated behind individual user account authentication
Partial
Restaurant payout structures
Private backend financial data not exposed to frontend
Partial
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the Grubhub pipeline

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

ScrapyPlaywrightPython 3.12RedisPostgreSQLApache AirflowAWS LambdaS3CloudWatch2CaptchaCapSolverResidential ProxiesDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheusGraphQLDatadome Bypass
API Interception

We bypass expensive browser rendering by intercepting Grubhub GraphQL endpoints directly, increasing extraction speed and reliability.

Residential Proxy Networks

We route traffic through US-based residential IP pools to match the expected geographic footprint and avoid Datadome rate limits.

Managed Orchestration

Pipelines run on Kubernetes with Airflow scheduling. We handle retries, proxy rotation, and data normalisation automatically.

Output & Delivery

Your data, your destination

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

JSON
Nested structures ideal for complex modifier trees
CSV
Flat files for simple restaurant and price lists
XLS
Excel format for business analyst teams
Parquet
Columnar format for fast warehouse queries
AWS S3
Direct delivery to your cloud storage buckets
Webhook
Real-time HTTP POST for immediate price updates
API
Queryable REST endpoints for on-demand access
BigQuery
Native streaming into Google Cloud data warehouses
Snowflake
Stage and copy workflows for enterprise analytics
PostgreSQL
Direct database inserts with conflict resolution
S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
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Common questions.

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

Ask us directly →
Is scraping Grubhub legal?

Scraping public restaurant and menu data is generally permissible. We do not bypass login walls, extract personal user data, or violate authentication terms. Clients should consult legal counsel for their specific use cases.

How do you handle location-specific menus?

We accept a list of target coordinates or zip codes. Our crawlers simulate these locations using request headers to extract the exact menu, fees, and delivery times a local user would see.

Can you extract complex menu modifiers?

Yes. We parse the full modifier tree, including required choices, maximum selections, incremental pricing, and default options.

How do you bypass Grubhub bot protection?

We utilise residential proxies, TLS fingerprinting, and automated solvers to navigate Datadome restrictions without triggering blocks.

Can you identify ghost kitchens?

We normalise addresses and group multiple virtual restaurant entities that share the exact same physical coordinates.

What is the delivery latency?

For continuous tracking, we push pricing and availability diffs hourly. Full market sweeps typically complete within 24 hours depending on the geographic scope.

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

Tell us what
to extract.
We do the rest.

20-minute scoping call. Pilot dataset within the week. Production within two. From single-city menu dumps to national competitor price tracking, we build and operate the infrastructure. Tell us your target coordinates.

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