Ruoka FAQs

Question 1

What is Ruoka and what does it do?

Accepted Answer

Ruoka is an unofficial server that provides comprehensive search and store listing functionality for Finnish grocery and alcohol products. It aggregates data from K-Ruoka, S-Kaupat, and Alko, allowing users to find products and locate stores efficiently.

Question 2

Which Finnish stores and product types can I search with Ruoka?

Accepted Answer

Ruoka supports product and store data from K-Ruoka, S-Kaupat, and Alko. You can search for a wide range of grocery items from K-Ruoka and S-Kaupat, and all alcohol products available through Alko.

Question 3

Can Ruoka help me compare prices or find specific products in certain stores?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Ruoka offers `search_products` to query items across all three chains and `get_stores` to list store locations, optionally filtered by city or chain. This allows you to compare product availability and pricing to inform your shopping decisions.

Question 4

How does Ruoka access data from these Finnish retailers?

Accepted Answer

Ruoka uses specialized web scraping techniques for each source: Playwright with a stealth plugin to bypass Cloudflare Turnstile for K-Ruoka, direct HTTP with persisted GraphQL query hashes for S-Kaupat, and direct HTTP with NextAuth guest sessions for Alko.

Question 5

Is Ruoka officially affiliated with K-Ruoka, S-Kaupat, or Alko?

Accepted Answer

No, Ruoka is an independent, unofficial project. It accesses publicly available data from their websites but is not affiliated with K Group, S Group, or Alko in any official capacity.

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