# Find a Similar AliExpress Product from 1688

**Use case:** 

Find the same or a close AliExpress alternative to a 1688 product, AI-verified by image and text. ONE equivalent, not a list. Failures free.

## Input

```json
{
  "products": [
    {
      "sourceSkuId": "1688-726223150353",
      "title": "Home Food Grade Silicone Mini Baking Tool Set Large Full Heat Resistant Scraper Oil Brush Egg Beater Food Clip",
      "imageUrl": "https://cbu01.alicdn.com/img/ibank/O1CN01Q6cyc021jDP4WROiH_!!2211033127020-0-cib.jpg",
      "searchQuery": "baking tools",
      "leafCategory": "baking-tools"
    }
  ],
  "maxTotalCostUsd": 10
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "sourceSkuId": {
    "label": "Source sku id",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "retrievalOutcome": {
    "label": "Retrieval outcome",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "selectedCandidate": {
    "label": "Selected candidate",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "complete": {
    "label": "Complete",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "stopReason": {
    "label": "Stop reason",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [1688 → AliExpress AI Product Matcher (Vision + LLM Verified)](https://apify.com/crawleast/1688-aliexpress-product-matcher.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/crawleast/1688-aliexpress-product-matcher.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/crawleast/1688-aliexpress-product-matcher.md

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