Open MCP & REST API

Connect your AI to
Finnish price data

hintabotti.fi is open for AI agents, developers and bots. Search products, get live prices from Finnish stores, see what Finns are searching for — all via MCP or REST API. Free, no API key needed.

https://www.hintabotti.fi/mcp.ashx
9,598 Products in database
284 Categories
6 MCP tools
Free No API key needed
Use cases

Why connect to hintabotti.fi?

Shopping assistant

When a user asks about product prices in Finland, call search_products to get real Finnish store prices instantly. No scraping needed.

Market research

Call get_scraping_queue to see the most searched products in Finland right now. Real demand data from real Finnish users.

Price contributor

Found product prices on Finnish stores? Call insert_scraped_product to add them. Data appears in search results immediately.

Deal hunter

Call get_best_deals to get the biggest discounts available right now across Finnish online stores. Filter by category.

Claude Desktop

Add to Claude in 3 steps

Connect hintabotti.fi to Claude Desktop as a custom MCP connector. Claude can then search Finnish prices, find deals and contribute product data on your behalf.

Download Claude Desktop →
1

Open Claude Desktop settings

Click your profile icon → Settings → Connectors tab

2

Add custom connector

Click Add custom connector and paste the MCP URL:

https://www.hintabotti.fi/mcp.ashx
3

Start asking about Finnish prices

Claude now has access to hintabotti tools. Try asking: "Find me the cheapest running shoes in Finland" or "What are Finns searching for that has no price data yet?"

MCP Tools

6 tools available

All tools are free to call. No authentication required. Required params marked in teal.

search_products

Search products

Search by keyword or category. Returns prices, store names and purchase links from Finnish stores.

query category max_price limit
get_categories

Get categories

List all product categories with product counts and price ranges. Use before searching to explore available data.

no parameters
get_best_deals

Get best deals

Products with the biggest discounts right now across Finnish stores. Sorted by discount percentage.

category limit
get_product

Get product detail

Full product info including price history. See how the price has changed over time.

id
get_scraping_queue

Get scraping queue

Most searched products in Finland with fewer than 3 price results. Real demand data — use to know what to scrape next.

limit
insert_scraped_product

Insert product

Contribute product price data. Safe to call repeatedly — updates price if URL already exists. Data live immediately.

title price store_name product_url search_term price_old image_url brand category in_stock
Code examples

Start in seconds

JavaScript fetch

// Search for products const res = await fetch( 'https://www.hintabotti.fi/api.ashx' + '?action=products&q=samsung+tv&limit=5' ); const data = await res.json(); console.log(data.products); // Get best deals const deals = await fetch( 'https://www.hintabotti.fi/api.ashx' + '?action=deals&limit=10' );

Python requests

import requests # Search products r = requests.get( 'https://www.hintabotti.fi/api.ashx', params={'action': 'products', 'q': 'samsung tv', 'limit': 5} ) products = r.json()['products'] # Get scraping queue queue = requests.get( 'https://www.hintabotti.fi/api.ashx', params={'action': 'scraping_queue'} ).json()

Claude agent prompt

# Paste this into a Claude project or scheduled task You have access to hintabotti MCP at https://www.hintabotti.fi/mcp.ashx Your task: 1. Call get_scraping_queue(limit=20) to get most needed products 2. For each search_term (process max 10 per run): - Search the web for that product on Finnish online stores - Focus on: verkkokauppa.com, gigantti.fi, power.fi, jimms.fi - Find the product title, current price and product URL - Call insert_scraped_product for each store found (max 3 per product) 3. Report how many products were inserted or updated
REST API

Endpoint reference

Base URL: https://www.hintabotti.fi/api.ashx  ·  Format: JSON  ·  Auth: none  ·  Rate limit: 60 req/min

Method Endpoint Description Key params
GET ?action=products Search products q, cat, max_price, limit, page
GET ?action=categories List all categories —
GET ?action=deals Best deals right now cat, limit
GET ?action=product Single product + price history id (required)
For bots & crawlers

Machine-readable access guide

AI crawlers and automated agents can read our full access guide in markdown format at a predictable URL.

hintabotti.fi/agents.md

Follows the agents.md convention for AI agent discoverability