AliExpress Ad Repository Scraper

AliExpress Ad Repository Scraper extracts ads from the AliExpress Advertising Transparency Repository into clean, structured data you can download as JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML. Type a keyword or advertiser name, or paste an AliExpress product URL, and get the ad title, advertiser, store, company, product, category, first and last shown dates, exposure by country, and targeting details for every ad. No account or login required.

Introduction

The AliExpress Advertising Transparency Repository is the public ad library of AliExpress for the European Union. Under the EU Digital Services Act, AliExpress lists every product ad shown in EU countries during the past year, together with the advertiser, the company behind it, how often the ad was seen, and who it targeted.

This actor collects the same public information you see in your browser and turns it into a ready-to-use dataset. You can run it once, schedule it to run daily, or connect it to your own tools.

What data can you extract from the AliExpress Ad Repository?

• 🏷️ Ad title, item ID, product URL, and product image
• 🏪 Advertiser (store name), store ID, and store URL
• 🏢 Company name, company ID, and business information page
• 🗂️ Category, subcategory, and leaf category
• 📅 First shown and last shown dates
• 👀 Total exposure and exposure per EU country
• 🎯 Campaigns with purchase capacity targeting and exposure by country, age, gender, and scene (keyword search or recommendation)
• 🚩 Flags for hidden ads, adult content, closed stores, and removed products

Use Cases

• 📈 Market research: see which products and categories are pushed with ads in each EU country.
• 🕵️ Competitor monitoring: follow which products a competing store advertises, for how long, and to whom.
• 🤝 Lead generation: build lists of active advertisers and the companies behind them.
• 🛡️ Compliance and research: study ad targeting, exposure, and removed products for DSA reports and academic work.
• 🤖 AI and automation: feed clean, structured data into spreadsheets, dashboards, or AI workflows.

How to scrape the AliExpress Ad Repository step by step

1. Type keywords into Search queries and choose what they match in Search by, or paste AliExpress product URLs into Start URLs.
2. Pick the Country and, if you want, filters such as Category, Status of the ad, dates, exposure, age groups, purchase capacity, or scene.
3. Set Maximum number of results to how many ads you want per URL or per query.
4. Click Start, then download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML from the Output tab.

Input

• Start URLs: AliExpress product URLs (aliexpress.com/item/<ID>.html, any AliExpress country domain) or Ad Repository URLs with an item ID (adRepository.html?q=<item ID>). You get the ads of that product in the selected country.
• Search queries: words to search for, one per line. Each query is scraped separately.
• Search by: what the search queries match: Advertisement title (default), Advertiser (store name), Item ID, or Penalty ID (PUID).
• Country: the EU country where the ads were shown. The repository searches one country at a time. It applies to start URLs and search queries.
• Category: only ads of one product category.
• Status of the ad: all, only active, or only inactive ads.
• Shown from and Shown until: only ads shown within this date range.
• Minimum exposure and Maximum exposure: only ads seen at least or at most this many times.
• Age groups: only ads targeted at these age groups.
• Purchase capacity: only ads targeted at shoppers with this purchase capacity.
• Scene: all ads, only ads shown in keyword search, or only ads shown as recommendations.
• Include targeting details: add the campaigns of each ad with exposure by country, age, gender, and scene (on by default).
• Maximum number of results: how many ads to collect for each start URL or search query. Set 0 for no limit.

You can use start URLs, search queries, or both in the same run. Category, status, dates, exposure, age, purchase capacity, and scene filters apply to search queries.

Input Examples

Get the ads of a product:

{
  "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009621040624.html" }],
  "maxResults": 5
}

Search ads by title in Germany:

{
  "searchQueries": ["phone case"],
  "searchBy": "adTitle",
  "country": "DE",
  "includeTargeting": true,
  "maxResults": 5
}

All ads of an advertiser in France that are still active:

{
  "searchQueries": ["APEXEL"],
  "searchBy": "advertiser",
  "country": "FR",
  "status": "active",
  "maxResults": 5
}

Output

Each ad is saved as one item in the dataset. Here is an example of a single item (lists shortened):

{
  "url": "https://www.aliexpress.com/p/transparencycenter/adRepository.html?q=1005009621040624",
  "itemId": "1005009621040624",
  "adTitle": "APEXEL New Updated Binocular Smartphone Adapter Binocular Mount 360° Rotation Bracket Clamp Quick-Mount Strap for Mobile Phone",
  "productUrl": "https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009621040624.html",
  "imageUrl": "https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/S822ca6c399c54b94acb4603564e0afc7l.jpg",
  "advertiserName": "APEXEL Global Official Store",
  "storeId": "101652",
  "storeUrl": "https://www.aliexpress.com/store/101652",
  "companyId": "50035434",
  "companyName": "深圳市爱派赛科技有限公司",
  "businessInfoUrl": "https://shoprenderview.aliexpress.com/credential/showcredential.htm?storeNum=101652",
  "category": "Consumer Electronics",
  "subcategory": "Camera & Photo",
  "leafCategory": "Lenses & Accessories",
  "firstShown": "2026-04-25T00:00:00Z",
  "lastShown": "2026-10-26T00:00:00Z",
  "totalExposure": 229,
  "exposureByCountry": [
    { "countryCode": "DE", "country": "Germany", "exposure": 229 }
  ],
  "placements": [
    {
      "campaignId": "5001231201342",
      "firstShown": "2026-08-17T00:00:00Z",
      "lastShown": "2026-10-21T00:00:00Z",
      "purchaseCapacity": ["Above $20"],
      "exposureBreakdown": [
        {
          "countryCode": "BE",
          "country": "Belgium",
          "age": "unknown",
          "gender": "Unknown",
          "scene": "Only recommendation",
          "exposure": 2
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "isHidden": false,
  "isAdultContent": false,
  "isStoreClosed": false,
  "isProductRemoved": false,
  "searchCountry": "DE",
  "dataUpdatedAt": "2026-10-28T02:11:22.000Z"
}

You can download the dataset in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML, or access it through the Apify API.

Notes

• The repository only covers ads shown in EU countries during the past year, and it searches one country per run. Run the actor again with another Country to cover more markets.
• Every search needs a keyword, advertiser name, item ID, or penalty ID. Browsing a whole category without a search word is not supported by the repository.
• exposureByCountry shows the exposure in the selected country, while the campaign breakdown covers every EU country where the ad was shown.
• Some ads are hidden by AliExpress. They are returned with isHidden: true and their title, advertiser, and IDs set to null, but category, dates, and exposure are kept.
• Company names are shown as registered, often in Chinese.
• Turning off Include targeting details makes runs faster when you only need the ad list; placements is then null.
• Only AliExpress product pages and Ad Repository URLs with an item ID are supported as start URLs; other URLs are skipped.

Why use the AliExpress Ad Repository Scraper?

• ✅ No login needed: works with public data only, so there is no account to manage.
• 🎯 All repository filters: country, category, status, dates, exposure, age, purchase capacity, and scene.
• 🧹 Clean data: numbers are real numbers, dates use one standard format, and text is free of HTML.
• 💸 Pay for what you need: set a result limit per URL or query and keep every run small and cheap.
• 🔄 Ready for automation: schedule runs, export to Google Sheets, or connect to Make, Zapier, and n8n.

FAQ

How many results can I scrape?

You can set any number in Maximum number of results, or 0 for no limit. The actor keeps going until it reaches your limit or runs out of ads for your search.

Do I need an AliExpress account?

No. The actor only collects publicly available data. You do not need to log in or provide any account details.

Can I scrape data on a schedule?

Yes. Use Apify Schedules to run the actor every hour, day, or week, and get fresh data automatically.

Why are some fields empty?

Some ads simply do not show every piece of information, for example a store ID or a scene. When a field is not available in the repository, it is returned as null.

Can I request a new feature or filter?

Yes. If you need other filters or inputs, such as searching several countries in one run, get in touch and they can be added.

Can I get a custom or private version?

Yes. The actor can be customized for your workflow, delivered as a private version, or a new scraper can be built for a different website. Use the contact details below.

Need to scrape other ad libraries?

• Facebook Ads Library Scraper: ads from Meta's public ad library.
• Google Ads Transparency Scraper: ads and advertisers from the Google Ads Transparency Center.
• TikTok Ad Library Scraper: ads shown on TikTok in Europe.
• X Ads Repository Scraper: ads from the X (Twitter) ads repository.
• Snapchat Ads Gallery Scraper: ads from the Snapchat Ads Gallery.

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Image Credit

Image credit: AliExpress Transparency Center