# Meesho Full Catalog / Bulk Exporter (`axlymxp/meesho-full-catalog-exporter`) Actor

Large-scale scraping of entire Meesho categories or search terms. Export 1,000–10,000+ products in one run.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/axlymxp/meesho-full-catalog-exporter.md
- **Developed by:** [axly](https://apify.com/axlymxp) (community)
- **Categories:** AI, Agents, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.50 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## Meesho Full Catalog / Bulk Exporter

Export massive quantities of [Meesho](https://www.meesho.com) product data in a single run — entire categories, deep search results, or all popular categories at once. Powered by Meesho's reverse-engineered internal Android API for maximum speed without a browser.

### Features

- **Search mode** — deep-paginate any keyword up to 100 pages
- **Category mode** — scrape an entire category by ID
- **Popular categories mode** — automatically fetch all top Meesho categories and scrape each one sequentially
- **Deduplication** — catalog IDs are tracked globally; no duplicates across sources
- **Hard item cap** — `max_total_items` stops the run at your chosen limit regardless of pages remaining
- **Optional reviews** — per-product reviews can be added to the output
- **Progress logging** — every page and source is logged in the Apify console

### Input

| Field                     | Type    | Default  | Description                                             |
| ------------------------- | ------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------- |
| `mode`                    | string  | `search` | `search`, `category`, or `popular_categories`           |
| `query`                   | string  | —        | Search keyword (required for `search` mode)             |
| `category_id`             | integer | —        | Category ID (required for `category` mode)              |
| `max_pages`               | integer | `15`     | Pages per source (max 100)                              |
| `limit_per_page`          | integer | `20`     | Products per API call (max 50)                          |
| `sort_option`             | string  | —        | `POPULARITY`, `PRICE_ASC`, `PRICE_DESC`, `NEW_ARRIVALS` |
| `include_reviews`         | boolean | `false`  | Fetch buyer reviews (significantly slower)              |
| `max_reviews_per_product` | integer | `5`      | Reviews per product when enabled                        |
| `delay_between_requests`  | integer | `500`    | Delay between API calls in ms                           |
| `max_total_items`         | integer | `5000`   | Hard cap on total items exported                        |
| `proxy_url`               | string  | —        | Optional HTTP/HTTPS proxy URL                           |

#### Sample Inputs

**Bulk search export:**

```json
{
    "mode": "search",
    "query": "saree",
    "max_pages": 30,
    "limit_per_page": 40,
    "max_total_items": 1000,
    "sort_option": "POPULARITY"
}
````

**Full category export:**

```json
{
    "mode": "category",
    "category_id": 12345,
    "max_pages": 50,
    "limit_per_page": 40,
    "max_total_items": 2000
}
```

**All popular categories:**

```json
{
    "mode": "popular_categories",
    "max_pages": 10,
    "limit_per_page": 20,
    "max_total_items": 50000
}
```

### Output

Each dataset item represents one unique product:

```json
{
    "catalog_id": 131015550,
    "name": "Women Printed Rayon Saree",
    "price": 399,
    "original_price": 899,
    "discount": 55.6,
    "image_url": "https://images.meesho.com/...",
    "images": ["https://..."],
    "supplier_id": 123456,
    "supplier_name": "Fashion Hub",
    "rating": 4.1,
    "reviews_count": 512,
    "category": "Sarees",
    "url": "https://www.meesho.com/product/131015550",
    "fetched_at": "2026-05-03T10:00:00+00:00",
    "reviews": []
}
```

### Performance Tips

| Goal                     | Settings                                                            |
| ------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Max speed                | `delay=200`, `limit_per_page=40`, `include_reviews=false`           |
| Large safe export        | `delay=800`, `limit_per_page=20`, `max_total_items=10000`           |
| Full catalog (overnight) | `mode=popular_categories`, `max_pages=50`, `max_total_items=100000` |

### Technical Notes

- Uses the Meesho Android API (`prod.meeshoapi.com`).
- TLS fingerprint spoofed via `curl_cffi` (Chrome 120 profile) to bypass Akamai Bot Manager.
- No Apify Proxy is used; all connections are direct by default.
- Catalog IDs are deduplicated in-memory across all pages and categories.

### License

Apache 2.0

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

'search' — deep-paginate a keyword; 'category' — scrape an entire category by ID; 'popular\_categories' — automatically fetch top Meesho categories and scrape each one.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Keyword to bulk-scrape (required when mode=search). E.g. 'saree', 'kurti'.

## `category_id` (type: `integer`):

catalog\_listing\_page\_id to scrape (required when mode=category). Run the Search & Category Scraper in fetch\_categories mode to find IDs.

## `max_pages` (type: `integer`):

Number of pages to paginate per category or search query.

## `limit_per_page` (type: `integer`):

Products fetched per API call (max 50).

## `sort_option` (type: `string`):

Sort order applied to every search/category request. Leave empty for default ranking.

## `include_reviews` (type: `boolean`):

Fetch buyer reviews for each product. Significantly increases run time — keep disabled for large exports.

## `max_reviews_per_product` (type: `integer`):

Number of reviews to fetch per product (only when include\_reviews=true).

## `delay_between_requests` (type: `integer`):

Polite delay between API calls. Increase to 800–1500 ms if you hit rate limits.

## `max_total_items` (type: `integer`):

Stop after collecting this many unique products regardless of pages remaining.

## `proxy_url` (type: `string`):

Optional HTTP/HTTPS proxy URL, e.g. http://user:pass@host:port. Apify Proxy is never used automatically.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "query": "saree",
  "max_pages": 15,
  "limit_per_page": 20,
  "include_reviews": false,
  "max_reviews_per_product": 5,
  "delay_between_requests": 500,
  "max_total_items": 5000
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "saree"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("axlymxp/meesho-full-catalog-exporter").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "query": "saree" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("axlymxp/meesho-full-catalog-exporter").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "saree"
}' |
apify call axlymxp/meesho-full-catalog-exporter --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=axlymxp/meesho-full-catalog-exporter",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
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    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "Meesho Full Catalog / Bulk Exporter",
        "description": "Large-scale scraping of entire Meesho categories or search terms. Export 1,000–10,000+ products in one run.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "VzwEnbK6ybMTIvRQm"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
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                        "required": true,
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
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                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
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            }
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                "operationId": "runs-sync-axlymxp-meesho-full-catalog-exporter",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
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        "/acts/axlymxp~meesho-full-catalog-exporter/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-axlymxp-meesho-full-catalog-exporter",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
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                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
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                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
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                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
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                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "required": [
                    "mode"
                ],
                "properties": {
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "Mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "category",
                            "search",
                            "popular_categories"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "'search' — deep-paginate a keyword; 'category' — scrape an entire category by ID; 'popular_categories' — automatically fetch top Meesho categories and scrape each one.",
                        "default": "search"
                    },
                    "query": {
                        "title": "Search Query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Keyword to bulk-scrape (required when mode=search). E.g. 'saree', 'kurti'."
                    },
                    "category_id": {
                        "title": "Category ID",
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "catalog_listing_page_id to scrape (required when mode=category). Run the Search & Category Scraper in fetch_categories mode to find IDs."
                    },
                    "max_pages": {
                        "title": "Maximum pages per source",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 100,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Number of pages to paginate per category or search query.",
                        "default": 15
                    },
                    "limit_per_page": {
                        "title": "Results per page",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 50,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Products fetched per API call (max 50).",
                        "default": 20
                    },
                    "sort_option": {
                        "title": "Sort Option",
                        "enum": [
                            "POPULARITY",
                            "PRICE_ASC",
                            "PRICE_DESC",
                            "NEW_ARRIVALS"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Sort order applied to every search/category request. Leave empty for default ranking."
                    },
                    "include_reviews": {
                        "title": "Include Reviews",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Fetch buyer reviews for each product. Significantly increases run time — keep disabled for large exports.",
                        "default": false
                    },
                    "max_reviews_per_product": {
                        "title": "Max Reviews per Product",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 50,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Number of reviews to fetch per product (only when include_reviews=true).",
                        "default": 5
                    },
                    "delay_between_requests": {
                        "title": "Delay between requests (ms)",
                        "minimum": 0,
                        "maximum": 10000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Polite delay between API calls. Increase to 800–1500 ms if you hit rate limits.",
                        "default": 500
                    },
                    "max_total_items": {
                        "title": "Hard limit on total items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 100000,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Stop after collecting this many unique products regardless of pages remaining.",
                        "default": 5000
                    },
                    "proxy_url": {
                        "title": "Proxy URL (optional)",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Optional HTTP/HTTPS proxy URL, e.g. http://user:pass@host:port. Apify Proxy is never used automatically."
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
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                            "actId": {
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                            "userId": {
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                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
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                            },
                            "status": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "READY"
                            },
                            "meta": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
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                                "properties": {
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                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
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                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
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                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
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                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
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                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
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                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
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                                        "example": 0
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                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```
