# TradeIndia Scraper — India B2B Supplier Listings (`noahadler/tradeindia`) Actor

Scrape TradeIndia search for India B2B supplier listings: company, product, city, MOQ, TrustStamp, profile and product URLs. Parses **NEXT_DATA** over HTTP — no browser. Phone/email are masked on search and are not returned. Prefer RESIDENTIAL proxy country IN.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/noahadler/tradeindia.md
- **Developed by:** [Noah Adler](https://apify.com/noahadler) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.40 / 1,000 suppliers

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.
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Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

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For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

## TradeIndia Scraper — India B2B Supplier Listings

Scrape [TradeIndia](https://www.tradeindia.com/) keyword search for **India B2B supplier / product cards**: company name, product, city, MOQ, TrustStamp flags, and detail URLs.

**Phone and email are not returned.** TradeIndia search masks contact numbers (`number_mask`); this Actor does not unmask or scrape behind login.

### Why this Actor

- **HTTP-only** — parses embedded `__NEXT_DATA__` (`serverData.searchListingData.listing_data`). No Playwright.
- Honest schema for sourcing shortlists (cotton, steel, chemicals, …) with company + city + URLs.
- Soft-fail with a clear message if antibot blocks the page; prefer **RESIDENTIAL + country IN**.

### Input

| Field | Required | Default | Notes |
|-------|----------|---------|--------|
| `query` | yes | — | e.g. `cotton yarn` |
| `maxItems` | no | `20` | 1–100 |
| `proxyConfiguration` | no | RESIDENTIAL + IN | Country `IN` injected if proxy on and country missing |

### Output fields

`productId`, `productName`, `companyId`, `companyName`, `companyUrl`, `detailUrl`, `city`, `state`, `country`, `address`, `moq`, `unit`, `priceRaw`, `businessType`, `category`, `imageUrl`, `trustStamp`, `tiVerified`, `madeInIndia`, `query`, `searchUrl`, `scrapedAt`, `error`, `errorMessage`

### Example

```json
{
  "query": "cotton yarn",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  }
}
```

### Pricing

Pay per event: Actor start + one **Supplier** event per dataset row.

### Notes

- List prices are often missing on search cards (`priceRaw` may be null).
- Do not confuse internal `amount` counters with product price (not exported).
- Open `detailUrl` / `companyUrl` in your own workflow if you need contact that TradeIndia shows after unlock.

# Actor input Schema

## `query` (type: `string`):

Product or category keyword as on TradeIndia search (e.g. cotton, steel pipes, LED lights).

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum supplier/product rows to collect (1–100). First page typically returns ~28 listings.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Recommended: Apify RESIDENTIAL with country IN. Country is injected automatically if missing when proxy is on.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "query": "cotton",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ],
    "apifyProxyCountry": "IN"
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `suppliers` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "cotton"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("noahadler/tradeindia").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "query": "cotton" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("noahadler/tradeindia").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "cotton"
}' |
apify call noahadler/tradeindia --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,noahadler/tradeindia"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/e1DyaBnLokEGQvpjC/builds/Zsh5hbRuoAfG3C0SS/openapi.json