# Build a wholesale supplier shortlist from Alibaba

**Use case:** 

Find Alibaba product listings for a sourcing shortlist and compare supplier, MOQ, price, country, years, rating, and listing flags.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "stainless steel water bottle",
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxResults": 10,
  "sortBy": "relevance",
  "verifiedOnly": false,
  "tradeAssuranceOnly": false,
  "supplierCountries": [],
  "site": "www.alibaba.com",
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "position": {
    "label": "#",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "priceMin": {
    "label": "Min $",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "priceMax": {
    "label": "Max $",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "currency": {
    "label": "Cur",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "minOrderQuantity": {
    "label": "MOQ",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "moqUnit": {
    "label": "Unit",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "supplierName": {
    "label": "Supplier",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "supplierCountry": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "supplierYearsOnAlibaba": {
    "label": "Yrs",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "isVerifiedSupplier": {
    "label": "Verified",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "isGoldSupplier": {
    "label": "Gold",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "isTradeAssurance": {
    "label": "T.Assur",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "rating": {
    "label": "Rating",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "productUrl": {
    "label": "Product URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "imageUrl": {
    "label": "Image",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "searchQuery": {
    "label": "Query",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped At",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Alibaba Listings Scraper — Suppliers, MOQ & Price](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/alibaba-listings-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/khadinakbar/alibaba-listings-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


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