# CJ Dropshipping API Alternative: Product Data Without a Key

**Use case:** 

Get CJ Dropshipping product data without setting up the CJ API: search by keyword or SKU and get title, SKU, price, variants, stock, images, category, weight and supplier details for every product as JSON, CSV or Excel, or call it from your own app via the Apify API.

## Input

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "phone case"
  ],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "sku": {
    "label": "SKU",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "priceMin": {
    "label": "Price min",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "priceMax": {
    "label": "Price max",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "currency": {
    "label": "Currency",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "supplier.name": {
    "label": "Supplier",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "mainImage": {
    "label": "Image",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Product",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The CJ Dropshipping Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "CJ Dropshipping API Alternative: Product Data Without a Key". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/WKUwbPosNO7igtgr0) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "CJ Dropshipping API Alternative: Product Data Without a Key" task

The CJ Dropshipping Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search terms, max products, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "CJ Dropshipping API Alternative: Product Data Without a Key" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as title, SKU, category, and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "CJ Dropshipping API Alternative: Product Data Without a Key" task via API](https://apify.com/muhammetakkurtt/cj-dropshipping-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### Does CJ Dropshipping have an API?

Yes, CJ offers an API for connected accounts, which needs setup and an API key. This task is an alternative: send keywords or product IDs and get structured CJ product data back as JSON.

### Do I need a CJ Dropshipping account or API key?

No. The task collects publicly available CJ product data and needs no CJ account, login or API key; you only need an Apify account to run it.

### What product data does the task return?

Product ID, SKU, title, category, description, material, packing, weight, USD price range, every variant with its own SKU and price, images, videos when available, supplier and warehouse stock.

### How do I call it from my own app?

Call this task through the Apify API or the apify-client library for Python or JavaScript, then read the dataset as JSON. Schedule it to keep your catalog in sync.

### Can I get CJ shipping costs through it?

Yes. Set Shipping destination to a country code such as US and each product includes shipping options with carrier, delivery time and price. See the CJ Dropshipping Shipping Calculator task.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [CJ Dropshipping Scraper](https://apify.com/muhammetakkurtt/cj-dropshipping-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/muhammetakkurtt/cj-dropshipping-scraper.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/muhammetakkurtt/cj-dropshipping-scraper.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).