# AliExpress Product Opportunity Finder (`glowing_glove/aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder`) Actor Find AliExpress supplier-product signals, offer phrases, title patterns, and low-cost product opportunities for ecommerce validation. - **URL**: https://apify.com/glowing\_glove/aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder.md - **Developed by:** [Ushba Khan](https://apify.com/glowing_glove) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Lead generation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $16.00 / 1,000 processed supplier keywords This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. 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/docs.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.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/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 ## AliExpress Product Opportunity Finder Find AliExpress supplier-product signals, offer phrases, title patterns, and low-cost product opportunities for ecommerce validation. ### Why use this actor? This actor researches AliExpress supplier-product opportunities for ecommerce validation. Dropshippers and product researchers get supplier product ideas, sourcing angles, price range, and evidence links without messy tracking URLs. ### Best for - Shortlist supplier products - Research title patterns - Compare low-cost offers - Build product validation lists ### Input Use `supplierKeywords` with focused values that match this actor's purpose. Use product ideas such as `portable blender`, `led strip lights`, or `phone tripod`. Good example inputs: - `portable blender` - `led strip lights` For larger sourcing research, run product ideas from the same niche so price range and supplier angles are comparable. ### Output you get The dataset is intentionally compact and designed around this actor's actual buyer workflow. The most important fields are: - `supplierOpportunityLevel` - `priceRange` - `supplierSignals` - `supplierProductIdeas` - `marketUse` Rows return supplier opportunity level, supplier product ideas, sourcing angles, price hints, and supplier evidence. ### Practical workflow 1. Run product ideas. 2. Review supplier opportunity level and price range. 3. Shortlist supplier product ideas. 4. Validate margins and shipping manually before sourcing. ### Notes - Uses AliExpress supplier search and item result pages; buyers should verify supplier reliability, shipping, and compliance before sourcing. # Actor input Schema ## `supplierKeywords` (type: `array`): AliExpress Product Opportunity Finder accepts focused inputs for this actor's exact job. Add up to 20 values. Good examples: portable blender, led strip lights. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum top links/items included inside each result row. ## `requestTimeoutSecs` (type: `integer`): Timeout for each public source request in seconds. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): How many inputs to process at the same time. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Optional Apify Proxy for websites that limit cloud traffic. ## Actor input object example ```json { "supplierKeywords": [ "portable blender", "led strip lights" ], "maxItems": 10, "requestTimeoutSecs": 20, "maxConcurrency": 4, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } } ```` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): No description ## `summary` (type: `string`): No description # 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 = { "supplierKeywords": [ "portable blender", "led strip lights" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("glowing_glove/aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder").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 = { "supplierKeywords": [ "portable blender", "led strip lights", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("glowing_glove/aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder").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 '{ "supplierKeywords": [ "portable blender", "led strip lights" ] }' | apify call glowing_glove/aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=glowing_glove/aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "AliExpress Product Opportunity Finder", "description": "Find AliExpress supplier-product signals, offer phrases, title patterns, and low-cost product opportunities for ecommerce validation.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "WVcJny1qYxmXadjiW" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/glowing_glove~aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-glowing_glove-aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder", "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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/glowing_glove~aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-glowing_glove-aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/glowing_glove~aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-glowing_glove-aliexpress-product-opportunity-finder", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "supplierKeywords" ], "properties": { "supplierKeywords": { "title": "Product keywords", "type": "array", "description": "AliExpress Product Opportunity Finder accepts focused inputs for this actor's exact job. Add up to 20 values. 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