Meesho Search & Category Scraper

Scrape products from Meesho by keyword search or category browse using the reverse-engineered internal Android API. No browser required — pure API calls for maximum speed and reliability.

Features

• Search mode — find products by keyword (e.g. saree, kurti, lehenga)
• Category mode — browse all products in a category by ID
• Fetch categories — list all available categories with their IDs
• Optional buyer reviews per product
• Configurable pagination, sorting, and request delays
• Structured output compatible with the Apify dataset viewer

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	search	search, category, or fetch_categories
query	string	—	Search keyword (required for search mode)
category_id	integer	—	Category ID (required for category mode)
limit	integer	20	Results per page (max 50)
max_pages	integer	5	Pages to paginate (max 30)
sort_option	string	—	POPULARITY, PRICE_ASC, PRICE_DESC, NEW_ARRIVALS
include_reviews	boolean	false	Fetch buyer reviews per product
reviews_per_product	integer	5	Reviews to fetch per product
delay_between_requests	integer	400	Delay between API calls in ms
proxy_url	string	—	Optional HTTP/HTTPS proxy URL

Sample Input

{
    "mode": "search",
    "query": "kurti",
    "limit": 20,
    "max_pages": 3,
    "sort_option": "POPULARITY",
    "include_reviews": false
}

Output

Each dataset item represents one product:

{
    "catalog_id": 12345678,
    "name": "Women Printed Rayon Kurti",
    "price": 599,
    "original_price": 1299,
    "discount": 53.89,
    "image_url": "https://...",
    "images": ["https://..."],
    "supplier_id": 98765,
    "supplier_name": "Supplier XYZ",
    "rating": 4.2,
    "reviews_count": 234,
    "category": "Kurtis",
    "url": "https://www.meesho.com/product/12345678",
    "fetched_at": "2026-05-02T10:00:00+00:00",
    "reviews": []
}

In fetch_categories mode each item is:

{
    "id": 1234,
    "name": "Kurtis",
    "section_name": "Women",
    "group_name": "Ethnic Wear",
    "image_url": "https://..."
}

Usage Tips

1. Run fetch_categories first to discover valid category_id values.
2. Increase delay_between_requests (e.g. to 800–1200 ms) if you hit rate limits.
3. include_reviews=true adds one extra API call per product — use max_pages=1 for quick tests.

Technical Notes

• Uses the Meesho Android API (prod.meeshoapi.com) with a static API key baked into the app.
• TLS fingerprint is spoofed via curl_cffi (Chrome 120 profile) to bypass Akamai Bot Manager.
• No Apify Proxy is used; connections are direct by default.

License

Apache 2.0