# AliExpress Scraper – Product Prices, Discounts & Sales Data (`claude_code_reviewer/aliexpress-scraper-en`) Actor

Scrape AliExpress products without an API: search listings with sale price, original price, discount, currency, rating, orders sold, SKU and image; pick any ship-to country. Export JSON/CSV/Excel for cross-border sourcing, price comparison and dropshipping product research.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/claude\_code\_reviewer/aliexpress-scraper-en.md
- **Developed by:** [Chad](https://apify.com/claude_code_reviewer) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Integrations, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.00 / 1,000 search 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

## AliExpress Scraper | Product, Price, Discount, Rating & Sales Data (no API)

Scrape **AliExpress** search results: title, sale price, original price, discount, currency, rating, orders sold, SKU and image. Uses the page's embedded JSON — **no login, no API key, no token**. Bulk-paste keywords, pick a ship-to country (currency/locale), and export clean snake_case structured data (JSON / CSV / Excel).

Great for: cross-border product research, price comparison, sourcing intelligence, competitor monitoring, dropshipping product selection.

---

### Output fields

| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| `product_id` | Product ID, primary key |
| `title` | Product title |
| `url` | Product link |
| `image` | Product image |
| `sale_price` | Current sale price (numeric) |
| `sale_price_show` | Price display string, e.g. `US $17.54` |
| `original_price` | List price before discount (`null` when there is no discount) |
| `discount_pct` | Discount percent |
| `currency` | Currency, e.g. `USD` |
| `sku_id` | Cheapest SKU id |
| `rating` | Star rating (0–5) |
| `orders_count` | Orders sold (parsed from "357 sold") |
| `orders_desc` | Raw sold string, e.g. `357 sold` |
| `ship_to` | Ship-to country (drives currency/locale) |
| `keyword` | The search keyword this row came from |
| `scraped_at` | Scrape time (ISO 8601) |

> Missing values are `null`; fields are never dropped. Prices/sales reflect the live page.

### Modes

| Mode | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| `search` | Keyword → product listings | ✅ v1.0 |
| `detail` | Product ID → full spec, SKU matrix, shipping, seller | 🔜 v1.1 |

### Input parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| `keywords` | array | Search keywords (at least one) | — |
| `shipTo` | text | Ship-to ISO-2 country code (US/GB/DE/SG…) | `US` |
| `bulkInput` | text | One keyword per line, auto-merged | — |
| `maxItems` | integer | Cap **per keyword** (1–500) | `50` |
| `proxyConfiguration` | proxy | **Residential by default** (keep it on) | RESIDENTIAL |

### Input examples

**1. Wireless earbuds (first 10)**
```json
{ "keywords": ["wireless earbuds"], "maxItems": 10 }
````

**2. Smart watch, ship to UK (GBP)**

```json
{ "keywords": ["smart watch"], "shipTo": "GB", "maxItems": 15 }
```

**3. Bulk multi-keyword**

```json
{ "bulkInput": "drone\nmini projector\nusb hub", "maxItems": 10 }
```

### Notes

- **Residential proxy by default**: AliExpress runs Alibaba x5sec risk control on datacenter IPs after a few requests, so this actor defaults to Apify residential proxy pinned to `shipTo` — stable and currency-consistent. Keep the proxy default on.
- **`maxItems` is per keyword**: 3 keywords × 50 = up to 150 rows. A product appearing under two keywords is output once.
- **Price is in the `shipTo` currency**: currency/promos vary by ship-to country; `sale_price` is numeric and `sale_price_show` keeps the original display string.
- **Sales are a snapshot**: `orders_count` is parsed from the page's "X sold"; when hidden it is `null`.

### FAQ

**Q: Do I need an AliExpress account or API key?**
No. Only public search results are scraped — no login or token required.

**Q: Why is the proxy on by default?**
AliExpress applies Alibaba x5sec to datacenter IPs; residential proxy is what scrapes reliably. Under PPE the platform covers the proxy cost, so you don't pay extra.

**Q: Can I get prices for different countries?**
Yes, set `shipTo` to a country code (US/GB/DE/SG…) and prices come back in that currency.

**Q: How is it billed?**
Pay per event (PPE): $0.005 per run start + $0.002 per product. You are only charged after data is successfully stored.

### Disclaimer

This tool only scrapes publicly visible AliExpress product information for cross-border sourcing and market research. Users must comply with AliExpress terms of service and local law, and are responsible for how the data is used. This tool collects no private data that requires a login. Product content and prices reflect what the site actually shows.

***

*Keywords: AliExpress scraper, AliExpress API, cross-border ecommerce, product sourcing, price comparison, dropshipping, sourcing intelligence, product data, price scraper, wholesale data, AliExpress products*

# Actor input Schema

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

v1.0 supports search-listing mode. Product detail (full spec, SKU matrix, shipping, seller) is planned for v1.1.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Search keywords, e.g. wireless earbuds, smart watch, drone. One concept per keyword is most accurate.

## `shipTo` (type: `string`):

ISO-2 country code (US, GB, DE, SG…). Drives AliExpress currency/locale and pins the residential proxy country. Default US (USD).

## `bulkInput` (type: `string`):

**One keyword per line** (press Enter for a new line, no quotes or commas). Merged into the keywords field at run time.

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

Max items **per keyword**. N keywords fetch up to N× this number. Higher means higher cost.

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

AliExpress triggers Alibaba x5sec on datacenter IPs after a few requests, so the actor defaults to Apify residential proxy pinned to the ship-to country. Keep the default on unless you supply your own proxy.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": [
    "wireless earbuds"
  ],
  "shipTo": "US",
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "mode": "search",
    "keywords": [
        "wireless earbuds"
    ],
    "shipTo": "US"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("claude_code_reviewer/aliexpress-scraper-en").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 = {
    "mode": "search",
    "keywords": ["wireless earbuds"],
    "shipTo": "US",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("claude_code_reviewer/aliexpress-scraper-en").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 '{
  "mode": "search",
  "keywords": [
    "wireless earbuds"
  ],
  "shipTo": "US"
}' |
apify call claude_code_reviewer/aliexpress-scraper-en --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=claude_code_reviewer/aliexpress-scraper-en",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "AliExpress Scraper – Product Prices, Discounts & Sales Data",
        "description": "Scrape AliExpress products without an API: search listings with sale price, original price, discount, currency, rating, orders sold, SKU and image; pick any ship-to country. Export JSON/CSV/Excel for cross-border sourcing, price comparison and dropshipping product research.",
        "version": "1.0",
        "x-build-id": "6P7DBNW6RmhKLIXQs"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/claude_code_reviewer~aliexpress-scraper-en/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
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                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
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                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/claude_code_reviewer~aliexpress-scraper-en/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-claude_code_reviewer-aliexpress-scraper-en",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
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                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
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                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
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                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/claude_code_reviewer~aliexpress-scraper-en/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-claude_code_reviewer-aliexpress-scraper-en",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "mode": {
                        "title": "🎯 Mode",
                        "enum": [
                            "search"
                        ],
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "v1.0 supports search-listing mode. Product detail (full spec, SKU matrix, shipping, seller) is planned for v1.1.",
                        "default": "search"
                    },
                    "keywords": {
                        "title": "🔎 Keywords",
                        "maxItems": 50,
                        "uniqueItems": true,
                        "type": "array",
                        "description": "Search keywords, e.g. wireless earbuds, smart watch, drone. One concept per keyword is most accurate.",
                        "items": {
                            "type": "string"
                        }
                    },
                    "shipTo": {
                        "title": "🌍 Ship to",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "ISO-2 country code (US, GB, DE, SG…). Drives AliExpress currency/locale and pins the residential proxy country. Default US (USD)."
                    },
                    "bulkInput": {
                        "title": "📋 Bulk paste",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "**One keyword per line** (press Enter for a new line, no quotes or commas). Merged into the keywords field at run time."
                    },
                    "maxItems": {
                        "title": "📊 Max items",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 500,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Max items **per keyword**. N keywords fetch up to N× this number. Higher means higher cost.",
                        "default": 50
                    },
                    "proxyConfiguration": {
                        "title": "🌐 Proxy (residential by default, keep it on)",
                        "type": "object",
                        "description": "AliExpress triggers Alibaba x5sec on datacenter IPs after a few requests, so the actor defaults to Apify residential proxy pinned to the ship-to country. Keep the default on unless you supply your own proxy.",
                        "default": {
                            "useApifyProxy": true,
                            "apifyProxyGroups": [
                                "RESIDENTIAL"
                            ]
                        }
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "properties": {
                            "id": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "actId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "userId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "startedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "finishedAt": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "format": "date-time",
                                "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
                            },
                            "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": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "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": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "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": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```