SYSTEM all green source wasserstrom.com queue 12,492 pages p99 latency 215ms dataflirt.com · scraper/wasserstrom-com
RUN - 31 active pipelines - wasserstrom.com live

Restaurant supply data,
at warehouse scale.

We extract commercial kitchen equipment catalogues, bulk pricing tiers, manufacturer specifications, and inventory levels from Wasserstrom. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3, BigQuery, or Snowflake on your cadence.

Products extracted
382K /run
Price updates
1.2M /24h
Spec sheets parsed
142K /run
Active pipelines
31
Uptime
99.98%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from wasserstrom.com

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

Complete list of extractable fields for Equipment Listings objects from wasserstrom.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skumfr_part_numbertitlebrandcategorysub_categorybase_pricecurrencydescriptionimage_urlspage_url
equipment_listings
● 200 OK
"sku": "104829",
"mfr_part_number": "TRCB-52",
"title": "True TRCB-52 52 Inch Refrigerated Chef Base",
"brand": "True Refrigeration",
"base_price": 5429.0,
"currency": "USD",
"category": "Refrigeration",
"sub_category": "Chef Bases"
# skumfr_part_numbertitlebrandcategorysub_category
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Complete list of extractable fields for Pricing & Stock objects from wasserstrom.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skuunit_pricecase_pricepallet_priceunits_per_casein_stockstock_status_messagelead_time_daysships_from_mfr
pricing_& stock
● 200 OK
"sku": "104829",
"unit_price": 5429.0,
"in_stock": true,
"stock_status_message": "Usually Ships in 1 to 2 Weeks",
"lead_time_days": 14,
"ships_from_mfr": true,
"units_per_case": 1
# skuunit_pricecase_pricepallet_priceunits_per_casein_stock
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Complete list of extractable fields for Specs & Certifications objects from wasserstrom.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

skuvoltagewattageampsphasewidth_inchesdepth_inchesheight_inchesnsf_certifiedenergy_starul_listed
specs_& certifications
● 200 OK
"sku": "104829",
"voltage": 115,
"amps": 8.1,
"phase": 1,
"width_inches": 51.875,
"depth_inches": 32.125,
"height_inches": 20.375,
"nsf_certified": true
# skuvoltagewattageampsphasewidth_inches
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Complete list of extractable fields for Taxonomy objects from wasserstrom.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

category_idcategory_nameparent_categorybreadcrumb_pathtotal_productsfeatured_brandsurlscraped_at
taxonomy
● 200 OK
"category_id": "cat10023",
"category_name": "Commercial Ovens",
"parent_category": "Cooking Equipment",
"breadcrumb_path": "Home > Cooking Equipment > Commercial Ovens",
"total_products": 1248,
"url": "https://www.wasserstrom.com/restaurant-supplies-equipment/commercial-ovens"
# category_idcategory_nameparent_categorybreadcrumb_pathtotal_productsfeatured_brands
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Complete list of extractable fields for Replacement Parts objects from wasserstrom.com. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

part_skupart_namemanufacturercompatible_modelspart_categorypricein_stockpage_url
replacement_parts
● 200 OK
"part_sku": "602911",
"part_name": "Hobart 00-294650-00002 Agitator Shaft",
"manufacturer": "Hobart",
"compatible_models": "['HL200', 'HL200C']",
"price": 142.5,
"in_stock": true
# part_skupart_namemanufacturercompatible_modelspart_categoryprice
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Capabilities

Complete commercial kitchen data extraction

Our Wasserstrom scraper navigates complex B2B catalogues, extracts tabular specifications from PDF cut sheets, and captures dynamic bulk pricing tiers.

Equipment Specifications

Extract electrical requirements, dimensions, capacities, and materials for heavy equipment and smallwares.

Bulk & Case Pricing

Capture base price, case price, and pallet pricing tiers. Normalise unit costs across different packaging formats.

PDF Spec Sheet Parsing

Automatically download manufacturer PDF cut sheets and extract tabular specification data into structured JSON.

Brand Normalisation

Standardise manufacturer names and part numbers across thousands of distinct foodservice brands.

Inventory & Lead Times

Track stock availability, factory lead times, and direct-from-manufacturer shipping statuses.

Certification Tracking

Flag NSF, Energy Star, UL, and CE certifications required for commercial health code compliance.

Category Deep-Crawling

Navigate deeply nested category trees to ensure full catalogue coverage without missing orphan SKUs.

Replacement Parts Mapping

Map OEM replacement parts to their compatible base equipment models for service catalogues.

Scheduled Diffing

Maintain a hash index of catalogue state. Push only changed records to reduce downstream processing load.

// engagement pipeline

From SKU list to warehouse record

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Provide categories, manufacturer filters, or specific SKU lists. We design the extraction schema together.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure Scrapy crawlers, proxy rotation, and PDF parsing modules specific to the Wasserstrom catalogue.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation, unit normalisation 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

Handling B2B catalogue complexities

Wholesale distributors use complex taxonomy and heterogeneous data formats. Here is how we standardise the extraction.

pipeline-monitor · wasserstrom.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
PDF Extraction
Turning cut sheets into structured data

Critical equipment specifications often exist only in attached manufacturer PDFs. We deploy OCR and tabular data extraction models to parse these documents and merge the variables back into the primary product record.

Taxonomy mapping
Navigating nested categories

B2B catalogues feature deep, overlapping category trees. Our crawlers map the full breadcrumb path and normalise categories so you can filter products precisely by functional group.

Anti-bot layer
Residential proxy rotation

We use US-based residential ISP proxies with realistic browser fingerprints and randomised request timing to prevent IP bans during large-scale catalogue extraction.

Change detection
Only re-scrape what changes

For catalogues exceeding 300,000 SKUs, we maintain a hash index of last-seen values. Subsequent runs only push diffs, reducing compute cost and storage bloat.

Monitoring & alerting
24/7 pipeline health

Every run emits structured logs to our observability stack. We alert on null-rate spikes or coverage drops, responding before you notice missing data.

Applications

Who uses Wasserstrom data

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

01
Competitor Pricing Analysis

Restaurant supply dealers monitor wholesale pricing and bulk discount tiers to maintain market parity.

02
Procurement Optimisation

Hospitality groups aggregate equipment specifications and pricing to negotiate better terms across their supply chain.

03
Market Research

Manufacturers track category placement, brand representation, and retail pricing of their equipment versus competitors.

04
AI Training Data

Machine learning teams use structured specification data to train procurement assistants and kitchen design models.

05
Supply Chain Forecasting

Analysts monitor lead times and out-of-stock indicators across major brands to predict supply chain bottlenecks.

06
Dropship Cataloguing

Niche B2B retailers build comprehensive product databases by extracting specifications and imagery for dropship fulfillment.

Why DataFlirt

"Wasserstrom holds the definitive catalogue for commercial foodservice equipment, but extracting standardised specifications across thousands of manufacturers requires serious pipeline engineering."

B2B distributors present unique challenges: data is often locked in PDF cut sheets, pricing varies by case size, and taxonomies are deeply nested. DataFlirt handles PDF parsing, unit normalisation, and bot mitigation so your procurement teams get clean, queryable data.

Technical Spec

Wasserstrom scraper - technical capabilities

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

JavaScript rendering
Playwright sessions for dynamic pricing and inventory widgets
Supported
PDF parsing
Automated extraction of tabular data from manufacturer cut sheets
Supported
Residential proxy rotation
US-based ISP proxies rotated per request to avoid rate limits
Supported
Unit normalisation
Standardising dimensions (inches/mm) and pricing (each/case)
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 downstream ingestion
Supported
Negotiated contract pricing
Customer-specific pricing tiers require authenticated accounts
Partial
B2B credit terms
Account-level financing and net-30 terms are hidden behind login walls
Partial
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the 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 deduplication. Playwright handles JavaScript rendering for dynamic inventory checks. Combined via custom middleware.

Document Parsing Pipeline

Dedicated microservices download, OCR, and parse manufacturer PDFs, extracting specification tables and merging them into the primary JSON payload.

Cloud-Native Orchestration

Pipelines run on AWS Lambda and ECS. Airflow handles scheduling and dependency management. All state is stored in managed PostgreSQL.

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
Formatted Excel exports for procurement teams
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 your extracted catalogue
Snowflake
Stage + COPY INTO workflow - incremental or full-replace
S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
// faq

Common questions.

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

Ask us directly →
Is scraping Wasserstrom legal?

Scraping publicly available catalogue information is generally permissible under applicable law. DataFlirt targets only public, non-authenticated product, pricing, and specification data. We do not extract personal data or circumvent authentication walls. Clients should consult legal counsel for specific use cases.

How do you handle PDF specification sheets?

Our pipeline identifies linked PDF cut sheets, downloads them, and passes them through a dedicated parsing microservice. We extract tabular specification data and append it directly to the product's JSON record.

Can you extract bulk pricing tiers?

Yes. We capture base unit prices, case prices, and pallet prices, normalising the data so you can compare unit costs accurately across different packaging formats.

How fresh is the inventory data?

Catalogue refresh cadences depend on your requirements. We can configure daily runs for full catalogue updates, or hourly runs for targeted high-velocity SKUs to monitor lead time changes.

Do you support authenticated B2B pricing?

No. DataFlirt extracts public wholesale and retail pricing. Negotiated contract pricing requires authenticated sessions, which falls outside our standard managed service scope.

Can I request a sample dataset?

Yes. We provide a sample run of up to 500 SKUs as part of the pre-engagement scoping process, allowing you to validate schema fit and data quality before committing.

$ dataflirt scope --new-project --source=wasserstrom.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 price monitoring across 300K SKUs, we scope, build, and operate the pipeline. Tell us what you need.

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