# Alibaba Product Scraper (`codenest/alibaba-product-scraper`) Actor Extract comprehensive Alibaba product data - pricing tiers, bulk discounts, seller profiles, specifications, images, ratings, reviews, sales volume, and stock availability. - **URL**: https://apify.com/codenest/alibaba-product-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [CodeNest](https://apify.com/codenest) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per event + usage This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. 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 ## 🛒 Alibaba Product Scraper - Professional B2B Product Data Extraction Tool **Extract detailed product information from Alibaba with our powerful **Alibaba Product Scraper**! This Apify actor enables comprehensive product data extraction including pricing, bulk discounts, seller details, images, and complete product specifications.** --- ### 📋 Overview Need to monitor supplier prices, analyze B2B market trends, or build a competitive intelligence database? This **Alibaba Product Scraper** delivers: - 💰 **Complete Pricing Data** - Base price + tiered bulk discounts - 🏷️ **Product Specifications** - Brand, origin, materials, sizing - 📊 **Seller Intelligence** - Company profiles, ratings, years in business - 🖼️ **Rich Media** - High-res product images and videos - 📈 **Engagement Metrics** - Ratings, reviews, sales volume - 🔄 **Bulk Operations** - Process unlimited product URLs Perfect for market researchers 📊, procurement specialists 🛍️, dropshippers 📦, and competitive analysts 🔍! --- ### ⭐ Core Capabilities of Alibaba Product Scraper #### 💵 Pricing Intelligence - **Base Price Extraction** - Current selling price with currency - **Bulk Pricing Tiers** - Volume-based discount structures (2-499, 500-999, 1,000-9,999, 10,000+) - **Price Range Calculation** - Min to max price display - **List Price Comparison** - Original/compare prices when available #### 🏭 Product Specifications - **Complete Details** - Origin, brand, form, gender, scent, type - **Customization Options** - Colors, sizes, custom packaging details - **Certifications** - Product compliance and quality marks - **Supply Ability** - Production capacity information #### 🏢 Seller Intelligence - **Company Profile** - Full business name and URL - **Business History** - Years in operation - **Location Data** - Country/region of supplier - **Gold Supplier Status** - Verified seller identification - **Trade Assurance** - Buyer protection indicators #### 📊 Market Metrics - **Customer Ratings** - Star ratings (out of 5) - **Review Counts** - Total customer feedback - **Sales Data** - Units sold tracking - **Stock Status** - Availability indicators --- ### ⚙️ Input Configuration Simply enter Alibaba product URLs in the Input Section and click "Start". URLs look like this: ```json { "productUrls": [ "https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/QAED-AL-FURSAN-100ml-Men-Cologne_1601462524004.html?spm=a27aq.30321987.6380511580.2.5a7956b50HNOaf" ] } ```` #### 📝 Input Specifications | Parameter | Type | Required | Description | |-----------|------|----------|-------------| | `productUrls` | Array | ✅ Yes | Alibaba product detail page URLs | | `url` | String | ✅ Yes | Valid Alibaba product URL (product-detail/ format) | *** ### 📤 Output Structure Your **Alibaba Product Scraper** produces comprehensive product data: ```json [ { "title": "QAED AL FURSAN 100ml Men Cologne Perfume Long Lasting Black Mustang Motif From Dubai Arab Middle East Hot Export Foreign Trade", "url": "https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/QAED-AL-FURSAN-100ml-Men-Cologne_1601462524004.html", "productId": 1601462524004, "inStock": true, "inStockText": "In Stock", "brand": "Smell Beauty Factory", "price": { "value": 2.19, "currency": "$" }, "priceRange": "$2.19 - $4.14", "bulkPricing": [ { "minQuantity": 2, "maxQuantity": 499, "price": 4.14, "currency": "$", "unit": "pieces", "range": "2-499" } ], "stars": 4.2, "reviewsCount": 8, "soldQuantity": "438 sold", "images": [ "https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/H81baea0f66284d6caac3a964f18c1c72q.png" ], "sellerInfo": { "name": "Hangzhou Kaixiya Technology Co., Ltd.", "url": "https://katia.en.alibaba.com/company_profile.html", "yearsInBusiness": "3", "location": "CN", "isGoldSupplier": false }, "productDetails": { "place of origin": "Zhejiang, China", "brand name": "Smell Beauty Factory", "form": "Spray", "gender": "Male", "scent": "Spicy", "perfume type": "regular size" }, "minOrderQuantity": 2 } ] ``` #### 📖 Output Field Documentation **🔹 Product Identification** | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `title` | Full product title/description | | `url` | Clean product page URL | | `productId` | Unique Alibaba product identifier | | `brand` | Manufacturer/brand name | **🔹 Pricing Structure** | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `price` | Object with current price and currency | | `priceRange` | Min-max price display string | | `bulkPricing` | Tiered pricing array with min/max quantities | | `listPrice` | Original/reference price (when available) | **🔹 Product Details** | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `productDetails` | Object with specifications (origin, form, scent, etc.) | | `minOrderQuantity` | Minimum purchase requirement | | `customizationDetails` | Custom options availability | | `colorsAvailable` | Available color variations | | `sizesAvailable` | Available size variations | **🔹 Seller Information** | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `sellerInfo.name` | Company/business name | | `sellerInfo.url` | Company profile URL | | `sellerInfo.yearsInBusiness` | Operational history | | `sellerInfo.location` | Country code of supplier | | `sellerInfo.isGoldSupplier` | Verified supplier status | **🔹 Market Metrics** | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `stars` | Average rating (1-5 scale) | | `reviewsCount` | Total customer reviews | | `soldQuantity` | Units sold tracking | | `inStock` | Boolean availability status | | `certifications` | Product compliance certifications | **🔹 Media Assets** | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | `images` | Array of high-resolution product images | | `video` | Product video URL (when available) | *** ### 🔧 Technical Features of This Alibaba Product Scraper #### 🚀 Advanced Extraction - **Dynamic Content Handling** - Renders JavaScript-heavy product pages - **Pricing Intelligence** - Identifies and structures tiered discounts - **Image Optimization** - Extracts full-resolution product images - **Seller Verification** - Detects Gold Supplier and Trade Assurance status #### 📊 Data Structure Excellence - **Nested JSON** - Clean, organized data hierarchy - **Currency Normalization** - Consistent currency handling - **Unit Standardization** - Unified measurement format - **Timestamp Accuracy** - Preserves pricing as extracted #### 🛡️ Reliability Features - **Error Resilience** - Partial data extraction on failures - **Rate Limit Handling** - Automatic throttling for large batches - **URL Normalization** - Handles various URL formats and parameters - **Fallback Selectors** - Multiple extraction methods for data recovery *** ### 💡 Use Cases for Alibaba Product Scraper - **📊 Market Research** - Analyze pricing trends and competitor strategies - **🛍️ Dropshipping** - Find profitable products with bulk discount structures - **🏭 Procurement** - Compare supplier prices and verify certifications - **📈 Price Monitoring** - Track price changes and stock availability - **🔍 Supplier Evaluation** - Assess Gold Supplier status and business history - **📚 Product Research** - Gather specifications and quality information - **🤖 Competitive Intelligence** - Build databases for market analysis *** ### ✨ Why Choose Our Alibaba Product Scraper? - **⚡ High Performance** - Fast extraction with minimal compute - **🎯 Complete Data** - Every field from pricing to seller info - **🔄 Regular Updates** - Adapts to Alibaba platform changes - **📦 Bulk Ready** - Handle thousands of products efficiently - **💰 Cost Effective** - Optimized to minimize token usage - **🛡️ Reliable** - Battle-tested on thousands of products *** ### ⚠️ Limitations - Requires valid Alibaba product detail page URLs - Some pages may have JavaScript-heavy content requiring rendering - Bulk pricing structures may vary by product category - Gold Supplier status availability depends on seller participation *** ### 📧 Need Custom Features for Your Alibaba Product Scraper? Want **historical price tracking**, **competitor monitoring**, **API integration**, or **custom data formats**? ✉️ Email **** for tailored enterprise solutions! *** # Actor input Schema ## `productUrls` (type: `array`): Enter one or more Alibaba product page URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/...). You can add multiple URLs. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Select proxies to be used by your scraper. ## Actor input object example ```json { "productUrls": [], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("codenest/alibaba-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], } } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("codenest/alibaba-product-scraper").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 '{ "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call codenest/alibaba-product-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=codenest/alibaba-product-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Alibaba Product Scraper", "description": "Extract comprehensive Alibaba product data - pricing tiers, bulk discounts, seller profiles, specifications, images, ratings, reviews, sales volume, and stock availability.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "1KgtYOCZgVBbl7PRq" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/codenest~alibaba-product-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-codenest-alibaba-product-scraper", "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, "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" } } } }, "/acts/codenest~alibaba-product-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-codenest-alibaba-product-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/codenest~alibaba-product-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-codenest-alibaba-product-scraper", "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", "required": [ "productUrls" ], "properties": { "productUrls": { "title": "Product URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Enter one or more Alibaba product page URLs to scrape (e.g. https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/...). You can add multiple URLs.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [] }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Select proxies to be used by your scraper.", "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```