You can access the UN Comtrade Trade Data Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "reporterCodes": [
12        "842",
13        "156"
14    ],
15    "partnerCodes": [
16        "0"
17    ],
18    "periods": [
19        "2023",
20        "2022"
21    ],
22    "commodityCodes": [
23        "TOTAL",
24        "01",
25        "02",
26        "03",
27        "04",
28        "05",
29        "06",
30        "07",
31        "08",
32        "09",
33        "10",
34        "11",
35        "12",
36        "13",
37        "14",
38        "15",
39        "16",
40        "17",
41        "18",
42        "19",
43        "20",
44        "21",
45        "22",
46        "23",
47        "24"
48    ],
49    "flowCodes": [
50        "M",
51        "X"
52    ],
53    "frequency": "A",
54    "classification": "HS",
55    "tradeType": "C",
56    "includeDescriptions": true,
57    "maxRows": 20,
58    "requestDelayMillis": 250,
59    "failOnApiError": false
60};
61
62// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
63const run = await client.actor("automation-lab/un-comtrade-trade-data-scraper").call(input);
64
65// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
66console.log('Results from dataset');
67console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
68const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
69items.forEach((item) => {
70    console.dir(item);
71});
72
73// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

UN Comtrade Trade Data Scraper for Import Export Data API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use UN Comtrade Trade Data Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

UN Comtrade Trade Data Scraper API in Python

UN Comtrade Trade Data Scraper API through CLI

UN Comtrade Trade Data Scraper OpenAPI definition

UN Comtrade Trade Data Scraper API

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