# AliExpress Product Scraper (`bgfc97/aliexpress-product-scraper`) Actor

Scrape AliExpress products by keyword: title, current & original price, discount, orders sold, rating, reviews, store, image and URL. Fast and cheap.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/bgfc97/aliexpress-product-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Bruno](https://apify.com/bgfc97) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$2.00 / 1,000 product scrapeds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## AliExpress Product Scraper

Scrape **AliExpress** products two ways:

- **By keyword search** — give one or more keywords (e.g. `wireless earbuds`) and get the product cards from the results pages, paginated up to your limit.
- **By product URL or ID** — give product page URLs (e.g. `https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008148860952.html`) or bare numeric IDs and get full detail for each.

No headless browser: search reads the page's internal JSON (`_init_data_`) over plain HTTP through datacenter proxy (cheap), and product detail uses AliExpress's own signed MTOP API (`mtop.aliexpress.pdp.pc.query`) with an automatic residential-proxy fallback for anti-bot.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| `search` | string\[] | Keywords to search. Each runs one search, paginated up to `maxItems`. |
| `productUrls` | string\[] | Product page URLs or bare numeric IDs, scraped in full detail. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Max cards per keyword (default 40, ~60 per page). |
| `country` | string | Ship-to country, ISO-2 (default `US`). |
| `currency` | string | Currency, ISO-4217 (default `USD`). |
| `language` | string | Locale `lang_COUNTRY` (default `en_US`). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Apify Proxy for search requests (default datacenter). |
| `timeoutSecs` | integer | Per-request timeout, 5–120 (default 40). |

At least one of `search` or `productUrls` is required.

### Output

One item per product:

```json
{
  "source": "search",
  "keyword": "wireless earbuds",
  "id": "1005007572968437",
  "title": "Lenovo GM2 Pro TWS Bluetooth 5.4 Earbuds",
  "price": 8.99,
  "price_formatted": "US $8.99",
  "original_price": 24.45,
  "currency": "USD",
  "discount_pct": 63,
  "orders": 10000,
  "orders_text": "10,000+ sold",
  "rating": 4.9,
  "reviews_count": 1287,
  "store_name": "Lenovo Official Store",
  "image": "https://ae-pic-a1.aliexpress-media.com/kf/....jpg",
  "url": "https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007572968437.html",
  "shipping": "Free shipping"
}
```

Search cards always include id, title, prices, currency, discount, orders, rating, image and URL. `reviews_count`, `store_name` and `shipping` are filled from the product-detail (MTOP) path when scraping by URL/ID.

### Notes

- Datacenter proxy is normally enough for search and keeps runs cheap. The actor auto-escalates to residential proxy for any request that gets blocked and for the MTOP product API.
- Prices/titles are localised by `country`, `currency` and `language`.

# Actor input Schema

## `search` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search on AliExpress (e.g. "wireless earbuds"). Each keyword is run as a search and its product cards are scraped, paginated up to Max items. Optional if Product URLs / IDs is set - at least one of the two is required.

## `productUrls` (type: `array`):

AliExpress product page URLs (e.g. https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005008148860952.html) or bare numeric product IDs (e.g. 1005008148860952) to scrape individually with full detail (store name, review count, shipping). Optional if Search keywords is set - at least one of the two is required.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of product cards to collect for each search keyword (across paginated result pages, ~60 per page). Product URLs/IDs are always scraped in full regardless of this limit.

## `country` (type: `string`):

ISO-2 ship-to country code used to localise prices, availability and shipping (e.g. US, GB, BR, DE). Affects which regional storefront and currency AliExpress returns.

## `currency` (type: `string`):

ISO-4217 currency code for returned prices (e.g. USD, EUR, GBP, BRL). AliExpress converts prices to this currency when supported.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Locale used for titles and text, in language\_COUNTRY form (e.g. en\_US, pt\_BR, es\_ES, de\_DE).

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Apify Proxy settings for the initial search requests. Datacenter proxy is recommended (free on most plans) and usually enough for AliExpress search; the actor automatically falls back to residential proxy for requests that get blocked and for the product-detail MTOP API.

## `timeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Timeout per HTTP request to AliExpress, in seconds (5-120).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "search": [
    "wireless earbuds"
  ],
  "maxItems": 40,
  "country": "US",
  "currency": "USD",
  "language": "en_US",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "BUYPROXIES94952"
    ]
  },
  "timeoutSecs": 40
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 = {
    "search": [
        "wireless earbuds"
    ],
    "country": "US",
    "currency": "USD",
    "language": "en_US"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("bgfc97/aliexpress-product-scraper").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 = {
    "search": ["wireless earbuds"],
    "country": "US",
    "currency": "USD",
    "language": "en_US",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("bgfc97/aliexpress-product-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

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

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

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "search": [
    "wireless earbuds"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "currency": "USD",
  "language": "en_US"
}' |
apify call bgfc97/aliexpress-product-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,bgfc97/aliexpress-product-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/xsekINHf1PrzmHdCH/builds/wMfeMqyqWp1AOdfok/openapi.json