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PB Tech data,
at warehouse scale.

We extract hardware listings, ex-GST/inc-GST pricing, branch-level stock availability, and technical specifications from PB Tech. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3, BigQuery, or Snowflake on your cadence.

SKUs extracted
184,291 /day
Stock updates
1,249,812 /24h
Price changes
42,104 /run
Active pipelines
18
Uptime
99.98%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from pbtech.co.nz

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

Complete list of extractable fields for Product Listings objects from pbtech.co.nz. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skutitlebrandcategorysub_categoryprice_inc_gstprice_ex_gststock_statusspecs_summaryurl
product_listings
● 200 OK
"sku": "VGAASU34090",
"title": "ASUS TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X",
"brand": "ASUS",
"category": "PC Parts",
"sub_category": "Graphics Cards",
"price_inc_gst": 3899.0,
"price_ex_gst": 3390.43,
"stock_status": "In Stock"
# skutitlebrandcategorysub_categoryprice_inc_gst
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Complete list of extractable fields for Pricing & Promos objects from pbtech.co.nz. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skubase_price_inc_gstdiscount_price_inc_gstpromo_namepromo_end_datebulk_pricing_tiersex_gst_pricecurrencydiscount_pct
pricing_& promos
● 200 OK
"sku": "VGAASU34090",
"base_price_inc_gst": 4199.0,
"discount_price_inc_gst": 3899.0,
"promo_name": "Mega PC Parts Sale",
"promo_end_date": "2026-06-30T23:59:59Z",
"ex_gst_price": 3390.43,
"currency": "NZD",
"discount_pct": 7.1
# skubase_price_inc_gstdiscount_price_inc_gstpromo_namepromo_end_datebulk_pricing_tiers
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Complete list of extractable fields for Stock & Availability objects from pbtech.co.nz. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skuonline_stock_levelbranch_namebranch_stock_leveleta_datesupplier_stockclick_and_collect_eligiblelast_updated
stock_& availability
● 200 OK
"sku": "VGAASU34090",
"online_stock_level": 14,
"branch_name": "Auckland CBD",
"branch_stock_level": 2,
"eta_date": "None",
"supplier_stock": true,
"click_and_collect_eligible": true,
"last_updated": "2026-05-12T09:14:00Z"
# skuonline_stock_levelbranch_namebranch_stock_leveleta_datesupplier_stock
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Complete list of extractable fields for Technical Specifications objects from pbtech.co.nz. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skuform_factormemory_sizememory_typecore_clockportsdimensionswarranty_periodmanufacturer_part_number
technical_specifications
● 200 OK
"sku": "VGAASU34090",
"memory_size": "24GB",
"memory_type": "GDDR6X",
"ports": "2x HDMI 2.1a, 3x DisplayPort 1.4a",
"dimensions": "348.2 x 150 x 72.6 mm",
"warranty_period": "3 Years",
"manufacturer_part_number": "TUF-RTX4090-24G-GAMING"
# skuform_factormemory_sizememory_typecore_clockports
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Complete list of extractable fields for Reviews & Ratings objects from pbtech.co.nz. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skureview_idreviewer_namestar_ratingreview_datereview_texthelpful_votesverified_buyer
reviews_& ratings
● 200 OK
"sku": "VGAASU34090",
"review_id": "REV-89214",
"reviewer_name": "James T.",
"star_rating": 5,
"review_date": "2026-04-18",
"review_text": "Massive card, runs cool under heavy load.",
"helpful_votes": 12,
"verified_buyer": true
# skureview_idreviewer_namestar_ratingreview_datereview_text
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Capabilities

IT hardware data extraction at scale

Our PB Tech scraper handles complex technical specifications, dynamic branch-level stock queries, and dual pricing models. We manage the infrastructure so you can focus on analysis.

Full Hardware Catalogue Extraction

Extract titles, SKUs, brand data, and deep category taxonomy across all PC parts, networking gear, and consumer electronics.

Dual Pricing Capture

Capture both ex-GST and inc-GST pricing, alongside promotional discounts and bulk purchase tiers.

Branch-Level Stock Visibility

Query stock levels across all 20+ PB Tech retail locations, plus central warehouse and supplier availability metrics.

Deep Technical Specifications

Normalise complex specification tables into structured JSON, capturing form factors, socket types, and exact dimensions.

Promotions & Clearance Tracking

Monitor clearance items, open-box deals, and limited-time promotional banners attached to specific SKUs.

Review & Rating Mining

Extract customer reviews, star ratings, and verified buyer flags to gauge product sentiment and defect rates.

Automated Pagination Handling

Navigate deep category trees and search result pages without missing a single SKU.

Change Detection Diffs

Receive only updated records for price and stock changes, reducing processing load on your data warehouse.

Scheduled & Streaming Modes

Run extractions at hourly, daily, or weekly cadences depending on your monitoring requirements.

// engagement pipeline

From SKU list to warehouse record

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Provide categories, search terms, or specific SKUs. We design the extraction schema together.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure Scrapy crawlers, proxy rotation, and session management for pbtech.co.nz.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation, null-rate checks, and price-outlier detection 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 PB Tech pipeline handles the hard parts

Extracting accurate stock and pricing data from PB Tech requires navigating dynamic frontend frameworks and rate limits.

pipeline-monitor · pbtech.co.nz · 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
Anti-bot layer
Residential IP rotation

We utilise New Zealand residential proxies to avoid rate limiting and IP bans when scanning the entire PB Tech catalogue.

Dynamic stock loading
XHR interception for branch availability

Branch-level stock figures are loaded dynamically via background requests. We intercept these XHR calls to extract exact unit counts per store.

Schema stability
Resilient selectors

We use multiple fallback chains for CSS selectors and XPath to ensure data extraction continues smoothly even when PB Tech updates their frontend layout.

Change detection
Only re-scrape what has changed

We maintain a hash index of last-seen values per SKU. Subsequent runs only push diffs for price or stock alterations, reducing compute overhead.

Monitoring & alerting
24/7 pipeline health

Every run emits structured logs. We alert on null-rate spikes and coverage drops, responding before you even notice an issue.

Applications

Who uses PB Tech data - and how

Teams across industries use pbtech.co.nz data to build competitive products and smarter operations.

01
Competitor Price Monitoring

Other electronics retailers track PB Tech pricing to adjust their own margins and run price-matching guarantees.

02
IT Procurement & Sourcing

Enterprise IT departments monitor bulk pricing and stock levels across branches to optimise hardware purchasing.

03
Market Research

Analysts track new product listings and category expansion to understand IT hardware trends in the New Zealand market.

04
Supply Chain Visibility

Distributors monitor supplier stock flags and ETA dates to gauge inventory movement and supply chain bottlenecks.

05
MAP Compliance

Hardware manufacturers audit retail listings to ensure their products are not sold below Minimum Advertised Price agreements.

06
Assortment Optimisation

Retailers analyse the depth of PB Tech's catalogue to identify gaps in their own product offerings.

Why DataFlirt

"PB Tech holds the most comprehensive IT hardware catalogue in New Zealand, but mapping their dynamic stock levels across 20+ branches requires persistent infrastructure."

Scraping PB Tech requires navigating anti-bot systems, rendering dynamic branch-level stock widgets, and normalising complex technical specifications. DataFlirt manages this complexity entirely. Your engineering team receives clean, structured data ready for analysis, without maintaining a single proxy or selector.

Technical Spec

PB Tech scraper - technical capabilities

Everything supported by our pbtech.co.nz scraper — rendered SPA elements, auth walls, rate-limit evasion and beyond.

JavaScript rendering
Playwright sessions for dynamic stock widgets and interactive specification tables
Supported
Branch-level stock via API
Extraction of exact unit counts per physical retail location
Supported
Ex-GST pricing extraction
Capture of both consumer and business base pricing metrics
Supported
Promo & clearance flags
Identification of limited-time deals and open-box inventory
Supported
Component compatibility matrices
Extraction of socket types, form factors, and standard compliance
Supported
PB Insider member pricing
Gated pricing requiring a paid membership login
Partial
Wholesale / Business account pricing
Tiered pricing requiring authenticated business accounts
Partial
Change detection diffs
Hash-based diffing to emit only updated records since the last run
Supported
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the PB Tech pipeline

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

ScrapyPlaywrightPython 3.12RedisPostgreSQLApache AirflowAWS LambdaS3CloudWatch2CaptchaCapSolverResidential ProxiesDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheus
Scrapy + Playwright Stack

Scrapy handles crawl orchestration and retry logic. Playwright manages JavaScript execution for dynamic stock availability widgets.

Residential Proxy Infrastructure

We route requests through New Zealand residential IP pools to ensure high success rates and avoid geographical blocking.

Cloud-Native Orchestration

Pipelines execute on AWS infrastructure, managed by Apache Airflow for strict scheduling and dependency resolution.

Output & Delivery

Your data, your destination

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

JSON
Newline-delimited or nested array formats
CSV
Flat file with typed columns for easy spreadsheet import
XLS
Excel compatible format for business analysts
Parquet
Columnar format optimised for data warehouses
AWS S3
Direct delivery to your designated bucket
Webhook
HTTP POST payloads for real-time stock alerts
API
Queryable endpoints for on-demand data retrieval
BigQuery
Direct streaming into Google Cloud data sets
Snowflake
Stage and COPY INTO workflows
S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
// faq

Common questions.

About pbtech.co.nz scraping, legality, and pipeline operations.

Ask us directly →
Is scraping PB Tech legal?

Scraping publicly available pricing, stock, and specification data is generally permissible. DataFlirt extracts only public, non-authenticated data. We do not bypass login walls to extract PB Insider or wholesale pricing.

How accurate is the branch-level stock data?

We extract the exact stock figures displayed on the PB Tech website at the time of the crawl. Accuracy depends on PB Tech's internal inventory synchronization.

Can you extract both ex-GST and inc-GST pricing?

Yes. Our schema captures both pricing models to support consumer market research and B2B procurement analysis.

How frequently can the pipeline run?

We support daily full-catalogue refreshes and higher-frequency hourly runs for specific sub-categories or targeted SKU lists.

Do you extract historical pricing data?

We maintain a time-series record of price changes from the moment your pipeline is commissioned. We do not have access to historical pricing prior to pipeline activation.

Can I get PB Insider pricing data?

No. PB Insider pricing requires an authenticated user session. DataFlirt strictly targets public, unauthenticated data.

$ dataflirt scope --new-project --source=pbtech.co.nz 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 export or a continuous stock-monitoring feed across thousands of SKUs, we scope, build, and operate the pipeline. Tell us what you need.

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