PharmEasy Product Substitutes
pharmeasy.product.substitutes
List same-composition PharmEasy substitute products with selling price, printed MRP, manufacturer and pack.
At a glance
- Endpoint ID
pharmeasy.product.substitutes- Price
- 1 credit per call; failed calls are free
- Runs for up to
- 45 seconds
Request
Send the endpoint ID as capability and its fields as input. Set UPSCRAPE_API_KEY to your key first.
curl --request POST \ --url https://data.upscrape.com/execute \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $UPSCRAPE_API_KEY" \ --header "Content-Type: application/json" \ --header "Prefer: wait=30" \ --data '{ "capability": "pharmeasy.product.substitutes", "input": { "medicine_slug": "dolo-650mg-strip-of-15-tablets-44140" }}'
import jsonimport osimport requestspayload = json.loads(r'''{ "capability": "pharmeasy.product.substitutes", "input": { "medicine_slug": "dolo-650mg-strip-of-15-tablets-44140" }}''')response = requests.post( "https://data.upscrape.com/execute", headers={ "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['UPSCRAPE_API_KEY']}", "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, json=payload,)response.raise_for_status()print(json.dumps(response.json(), indent=2))
const response = await fetch("https://data.upscrape.com/execute", { method: "POST", headers: { "Authorization": `Bearer ${process.env.UPSCRAPE_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json", "Prefer": "wait=30", }, body: JSON.stringify({ "capability": "pharmeasy.product.substitutes", "input": { "medicine_slug": "dolo-650mg-strip-of-15-tablets-44140" }}),});if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`Upscrape request failed: ${response.status}`);}console.log(JSON.stringify(await response.json(), null, 2));
Input
| Field | Type | Required | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
medicine_slug |
string | yes | Canonical PharmEasy medicine slug without a URL or path. | dolo-650mg-strip-of-15-tablets-44140 |
Response
A finished call answers with HTTP 200; the data is in results[0].data, and billing.credits_charged is what it cost. A call still running after the wait answers 202: see jobs and results.
This is results[0].data from a real run:
{ "count": 1, "medicine_id": "44140", "substitutes": [ { "name": "Welset 650mg Strip Of 10 Tablets", "price": 14.08, "mrp": 19.02, "availability": "available", "composition": "PARACETAMOL / ACETAMINOPHEN(650.0 MG)", "currency": "INR", "discount_percent": 26, "manufacturer": "RANBAXY LABORATORIES (SUN PHARMA)", "percent_cheaper": 10.94, "prescription_required": false, "product_id": "73928", "relation": "cheaper", "slug": "welset-650mg-strip-of-10-tablets-73928", "subtitle": "10 Tablet(s) in Strip", "url": "https://pharmeasy.in/health-care/products/welset-650mg-strip-of-10-tablets-73928" } ]}
Fields
| Field | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
substitutes[].name |
string | Welset 650mg Strip Of 10 Tablets |
substitutes[].price |
number | 14.08 |
substitutes[].mrp |
number | 19.02 |
substitutes[].availability |
string | available |
substitutes[].composition |
string | PARACETAMOL / ACETAMINOPHEN(650.0 MG) |
substitutes[].currency |
string | INR |
substitutes[].discount_percent |
integer | 26 |
substitutes[].manufacturer |
string | RANBAXY LABORATORIES (SUN PHARMA) |
substitutes[].percent_cheaper |
number | 10.94 |
substitutes[].prescription_required |
boolean | false |
substitutes[].product_id |
string | 73928 |
substitutes[].relation |
string | cheaper |
substitutes[].slug |
string | welset-650mg-strip-of-10-tablets-73928 |
substitutes[].subtitle |
string | 10 Tablet(s) in Strip |
substitutes[].url |
string | https://pharmeasy.in/health-care/products/welset-650mg-strip-of… |
count |
integer | 1 |
medicine_id |
string | 44140 |
substitutes |
array | 1 records |
If a call fails
A failed call costs nothing. The response carries an error.code you can branch on; Errors and retries lists every code and which ones to retry.
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