# Changelog of Alibaba Product Scraper (`happitap/alibaba-product-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/happitap/alibaba-product-scraper/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/happitap/alibaba-product-scraper.md

## Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

### \[1.0.0] - 2026-01-03

#### Added

- Initial release of Alibaba Product Scraper
- Search functionality with keyword queries
- Direct product URL scraping
- Comprehensive product data extraction:
  - Product title, description, specifications
  - Price ranges and MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity)
  - Supplier information (name, verification, Trade Assurance)
  - Product images
  - Ratings and reviews
  - Shipping information
  - Certifications
- Advanced filtering options:
  - Price range filters (min/max)
  - MOQ filters
  - Trade Assurance filter
  - Verified suppliers filter
- Proxy support with Apify proxy integration
- Extend output function for custom data transformation
- Debug logging option
- Comprehensive documentation
- Example input and output files
- Dataset views for Apify platform:
  - Overview view
  - Supplier analysis view
  - Price comparison view

#### Technical Details

- Built with Playwright for reliable browser automation
- Uses Crawlee for efficient crawling
- Cheerio for HTML parsing
- Supports concurrent scraping with configurable concurrency
- Handles pagination automatically
- Robust error handling and retry logic

#### Known Limitations

- Alibaba's HTML structure may vary by product category
- Some product fields may not be available for all listings
- Requires proxy for production use due to anti-bot protection
- Rate limiting recommended to avoid blocks

### Future Enhancements

- \[ ] Add support for bulk supplier analysis
- \[ ] Implement price history tracking
- \[ ] Add export to CSV/Excel
- \[ ] Support for multiple languages
- \[ ] Enhanced filtering by country/region
- \[ ] Supplier contact information extraction
- \[ ] Product comparison features