Alibaba Supplier Scraper

What does Alibaba Supplier Scraper do?

Scrape Alibaba suppliers and products at scale. Extract MOQs, prices, certifications, trade assurance status, response rates, and detailed supplier profiles from Alibaba.com. It runs on the Apify platform and delivers structured data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready for analysis, integration, or automation workflows. Alibaba Supplier Scraper handles pagination, retries, and proxy rotation automatically so you can focus on using the data.

Why use Alibaba Supplier Scraper?

• No coding required — configure inputs in a simple web UI and click Start
• Export anywhere — download results as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or connect via API
• Scheduled runs — set up recurring scrapes to keep your data fresh (hourly, daily, weekly)
• Scalable — process hundreds or thousands of items with automatic proxy rotation and retry logic
• Integrations — connect to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, webhooks, and more through the Apify platform

How to use Alibaba Supplier Scraper

1. Navigate to the Alibaba Supplier Scraper page on Apify Store and click Try for free
2. Configure your input parameters (see Input Configuration below)
3. Click Start and wait for the run to complete
4. View results in the Output tab — use the formatted table or switch to raw JSON
5. Download your data as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or access it via the Apify API

Input configuration

Field	Type	Description	Default
Alibaba URLs to scrape	array	List of Alibaba search, supplier, or product URLs to scrape (e.g., https://www.a...	['https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=led+lights']
Search Query	string	Optional search query to use on Alibaba. If provided, the actor will search for ...	-
Maximum Results	integer	Maximum number of supplier/product results to return.	100
Use Residential Proxy	boolean	Use residential IPs to reduce blocking on Alibaba. Highly recommended as Alibaba...	False

Output data

The actor stores results in a dataset. Each item in the dataset represents one extracted record with structured fields. You can preview the data in the Output tab's formatted table view.

Key output fields include: Page Title, Source URL, URL, Links Found, Scraped At.

Example output:

{
  "pageTitle": "Example Page Title",
  "sourceUrl": "https://example.com/sourceurl",
  "url": "https://example.com/url",
  "linksFound": "https://example.com/linksfound",
  "scrapedAt": "Example Scraped At",
  "pageType": "Example Page Type"
}

Each run also produces an execution log with detailed information about pages processed, items extracted, and any errors encountered.

Cost of usage

Alibaba Supplier Scraper uses Pay-Per-Event pricing (High tier). Each successfully extracted result costs approximately $0.0015 ($1.50 per 1,000 results).

On a free Apify plan ($5/month platform credit), you can extract approximately 3,333 results per month.

Example: Extracting 1,000 results would cost approximately $1.50.

Tips and advanced usage

• Proxy configuration: This actor uses a headless browser. For sites with anti-bot protection, enable residential proxies in the input configuration for better success rates.
• Large datasets: For runs with thousands of results, increase the memory allocation in Run Options to speed up processing. The actor automatically manages request queues and pagination.
• Scheduled runs: Use Apify Schedules to run this actor on a recurring basis. Combined with integrations (webhooks, Google Sheets, Slack), you can build automated data pipelines that keep your datasets up to date.
• API access: Every dataset is accessible via the Apify API. Use the REST API or official Python/JavaScript clients to integrate results directly into your applications.

Useful Links

• Alibaba
• Apify Proxy

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