Alibaba Product Search Scraper

Alibaba Product Search Scraper extracts Alibaba.com product search results for e-commerce sourcing, supplier discovery, price/MOQ research, and product lead exports.

Value proposition

Get structured Alibaba product search data without manually copying result cards.

What does this actor do?

Alibaba Product Search Scraper exports product results from Alibaba.com for sourcing, supplier discovery, and product research. Each dataset row contains product titles, Alibaba product URLs, price text, MOQ/minimum order text, supplier signals, images, and the source query.

Who is it for and use cases

• Sourcing teams: build a shortlist of products and suppliers for buyer outreach.
• E-commerce researchers: compare visible price ranges, MOQ text, and product positioning.
• Market analysts: monitor Alibaba search results for recurring product categories.
• Lead generation teams: collect product URLs and supplier names for follow-up workflows.

Input example

{
  "queries": ["solar panel", "yoga mat"],
  "maxItemsPerQuery": 10,
  "maxRetriesPerQuery": 1
}

Verified public examples

Ready-to-run Apify Store examples verified in post-publish QA:

• Alibaba solar panel products
• Alibaba yoga mat products

Input settings

Field	Type	Description
queries	string[]	Alibaba search phrases to run.
maxItemsPerQuery	integer	Maximum product rows to save per query.
navigationTimeoutMs	integer	Bounded timeout for fallback browser navigation.
maxRetriesPerQuery	integer	Retries for transient empty or blocked browser pages.
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy settings. Residential proxy is recommended when the browser fallback is needed.

Output example

{
  "query": "solar panel",
  "rank": 1,
  "title": "Bluesun Solar Panel 700w 710w 720w Best Panel Bifacial Solar Panel",
  "url": "https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/example_1600000000000.html",
  "priceText": "$61.2 - $63.36",
  "moqText": null,
  "supplierName": "Bluesun Solar Co., Ltd.",
  "supplierLocation": "China",
  "verifiedSupplier": true,
  "tradeAssurance": false,
  "imageUrl": "https://s.alicdn.com/example.jpg",
  "sourceUrl": "https://open-s.alibaba.com/openservice/...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-07-24T21:55:08.000Z"
}

Output fields

Field	Description
query	Input search phrase that produced the row.
rank	Rank within the extracted results for that query.
title	Product title.
url	Alibaba product detail URL when available.
priceText	Visible price or price range text when available.
moqText	MOQ/minimum order text when available.
supplierName	Supplier name when available.
supplierLocation	Supplier country/location signal when available.
verifiedSupplier	Whether the record contains verified supplier signals.
tradeAssurance	Whether trade assurance is detected.
imageUrl	Product image URL when available.
sourceUrl	Source URL or service endpoint used for extraction.
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp when the row was saved.

API usage

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('fetch_cat/alibaba-runtime-spike').call({
  queries: ['solar panel'],
  maxItemsPerQuery: 10,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
import os

client = ApifyClient(os.environ['APIFY_TOKEN'])
run = client.actor('fetch_cat/alibaba-runtime-spike').call(run_input={
    'queries': ['solar panel'],
    'maxItemsPerQuery': 10,
})
items = client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).list_items().items
print(items)

cURL

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fetch_cat~alibaba-runtime-spike/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"queries":["solar panel"],"maxItemsPerQuery":10}'

MCP and AI agents

Use this actor from Apify MCP-compatible tools to give AI agents Alibaba product search data. Start with narrow queries and low maxItemsPerQuery values, then increase limits after checking result quality.

Claude CLI setup example:

$claude mcp add apify -- npx -y @apify/actors-mcp-server --actors fetch_cat/alibaba-runtime-spike

MCP JSON config example:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "apify": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@apify/actors-mcp-server", "--actors", "fetch_cat/alibaba-runtime-spike"],
      "env": { "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN" }
    }
  }
}

Example prompts:

• "Find 10 Alibaba solar panel product results and summarize common supplier signals."
• "Export Alibaba yoga mat product URLs with price and MOQ text."
• "Compare visible Alibaba search results for phone cases and screen protectors."

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-event pricing:

Event	Price
Actor start	$0.005 per run
Product result Free tier	$0.00150 per saved product result
Product result Bronze tier	$0.00130 per saved product result
Product result Silver tier	$0.00120 per saved product result
Product result Gold tier	$0.00110 per saved product result
Product result Platinum tier	$0.00100 per saved product result
Product result Diamond tier	$0.00090 per saved product result

FAQ

Can it scrape product detail pages?
No. This actor focuses on search result rows and product URLs.

Why can some fields be null?
Alibaba does not expose every supplier, MOQ, or price signal for every result.

Should I use proxies?
The primary bounded route usually does not need a browser. Keep proxy settings available for the browser fallback.

Related actors

• 1688 Wholesale Products Scraper
• AliExpress Products Scraper
• Made-in-China Products Suppliers Scraper

Support

When opening an issue, include your input JSON, expected output, actual output, and a reproducible public URL for the run, such as an Apify Console run URL or run ID.

Changelog

• 2026-07-28 - Feature: Added ready-to-run Apify Store example tasks

• 2026-07-28 - Feature: Launched Alibaba Runtime Spike on Apify Store

  • This actor is now publicly available in the Apify Store.