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Taobao Category Products Scraper API

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Scrape Taobao products by category. Each row has the title, price in CNY, image, product URL and SKU. You also get the leaf category, seller id and shop id. This is category browsing, not keyword search. No account, no Chinese IP, no browser. $1.95 per 1,000.

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from $1.95 / 1,000 products

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Dami's Studio

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E-commerce

Lead generation

You can access the Taobao Category Products Scraper API programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in API & Integrations in Apify Console.

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                "Industrial supplies 工业用品 (~982 products)",
                "Building & renovation 家装建材 (~291)",
                "Home & living 家享家居 (~230)",
                "Pet supplies 宠物生活 (~217)",
                "Smart appliances 智能家电 (~190)",
                "Commercial & agriculture 商业农业 (~152)",
                "Daily goods 日用百货 (~148)",
                "Sports & outdoor 运动户外 (~125)",
                "Fashion & apparel 服饰时尚 (~116)",
                "Jewellery & accessories 珠宝饰品 (~109)",
                "Stationery & fragrance 文教香薰 (~94)",
                "Food & fresh produce 食品生鲜 (~91)",
                "Unlisted feed 109 (~79)",
                "Toys & collectibles 玩具潮玩 (~60)",
                "Flowers & garden 鲜花园艺 (~59)",
                "Automotive 汽车用品 (~56)",
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                "3C & digital 3C数码 (~37)",
                "Home appliances 家用电器 (~34)",
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