# 🚀 Alibaba Reverse Image Search · 5,000 Free Products/Month (`omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search`) Actor

Alibaba Reverse Image Search finds the suppliers behind any product photo ⚡ fast and 🎯 100% accurate — paste image URLs, get matching Alibaba products with price, MOQ, supplier & link. 💰 $1 per 1,000 products, no start fee. Scrape your first 5,000 products free every month 🚀

- **URL**: https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search.md
- **Developed by:** [Chetan Jain](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $1.00 / 1,000 product scrapeds

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

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

## 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.

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 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

## Alibaba Reverse Image Search

Alibaba Reverse Image Search by Omkar Cloud finds the 🎯 exact Alibaba.com products — and the suppliers behind them — for any product photo.

Alibaba uses baxia bot protection — its own slider captcha — to stop you from getting its data.

Alibaba Reverse Image Search beats it, so you get the data, and can successfully complete your project.

**$1 per 1,000 products.** And with Apify's free plan you get $5 of credit every month, so your first **~5,000 products each month are free**.

This is an excellent Actor made by Omkar Cloud, which is Rated Excellent — [4.7 based on 30 reviews on Trustpilot](https://www.trustpilot.com/review/omkar.cloud).

👉 [**Try Alibaba Reverse Image Search free**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search) — your first ~5,000 products are Free.

### What can I get

- 🖼️ **Search products by image** — paste public photo links and get the matching Alibaba.com products, 20 a page and up to 50 pages deep, with title, price range, promotion price and discount, MOQ, sold count, product / review / service / shipping scores, supplier (name, country, years on Alibaba, Gold and Verified Pro flags), badges, certifications, selling points, Alibaba Guaranteed and customizable flags, images and the alibaba.com link
- ✂️ **Crop region and category narrowing** — the site detects the objects in the photo and the categories the matches fall in; match just one object with a `x,y,width,height` crop box, or keep only one category
- 📦 **Full product pages on demand** — the quantity price ladder and per-SKU prices, every variant attribute and SKU with price and stock, inventory by warehouse, lead time by quantity, packaging, highlights, key attributes and specifications, sales, certifications, sample terms, shipping options, the description sections and the supplier's full profile (business type, response time, on-time delivery rate, rating breakdown, half-year transactions, Trade Assurance amount, main markets)
- 🏭 **The supplier behind every match** — every row names the supplier with its store link, country, years on Alibaba and Gold / Verified Pro flags, so a photo from any marketplace leads you to who actually makes the product

### Why Alibaba Reverse Image Search

Most other Alibaba image-search scrapers fail you in one of four ways:

- 🗄️ **Inaccurate, cached, stale data**
- 🧩 **Low-detail data** — a title and a price range, never the price ladder, SKUs, stock, lead time or supplier performance
- 💸 **Pay more to get the same data** — start fees, tiers and paid "enrichment" events
- 🪦 **Works today, breaks next month** — nobody maintains it

Alibaba Reverse Image Search is scraped live on every run, priced honestly, and actively maintained.

### Example: A Full Alibaba Product

```json
{
  "source": "image",
  "search_image": "https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/Hf17a19bce0e643dd9bcdf437907e448fP.jpg",
  "matched_region": "0,799,0,798",
  "id": 1600371615858,
  "title": "Custom 925 Sterling Silver Italy Link Chain Set Lobster Clasp Adjustable Snake Bone Sweater Chains Necklace Fashion DIY Jewelry",
  "link": "https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/_1600371615858.html",
  "image": "https://s.alicdn.com/@sc04/kf/Hf17a19bce0e643dd9bcdf437907e448fP.jpg",
  "category": {
    "id": 202123401,
    "top_level_id": 36,
    "path": [
      { "id": 36, "name": "Jewelry, Eyewear, Watches & Accessories" },
      { "id": 201650101, "name": "Fine Jewelry" },
      { "id": 202122901, "name": "Fine Necklaces" }
    ]
  },
  "price": {
    "currency": "USD",
    "min": 4.72,
    "max": 24.47,
    "formatted": "$4.72-24.47",
    "unit": "piece",
    "ladder": [],
    "is_per_sku": true,
    "promotion": null,
    "sale_type": "normal",
    "price_type": "FOB"
  },
  "promotion_price": null,
  "discount": null,
  "moq": { "quantity": 1, "unit": "pieces" },
  "images": [
    "https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/Hf17a19bce0e643dd9bcdf437907e448fP.jpg",
    "https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/H8618c3a172e447d3b515c609f127af900.jpg"
  ],
  "video": { "id": 448768990767, "cover": "https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/H68029518687848b1970dde7a220bdfe04.jpg" },
  "highlights": [
    { "highlight": "925 Sterling Silver", "description": "Ensures high-quality and durable jewelry, suitable for long-term wear and less likely to cause skin irritation." }
  ],
  "key_attributes": [
    { "name": "Jewelry Main Material", "value": "925 SILVER" },
    { "name": "chain type", "value": "Link Chain" }
  ],
  "attributes": [
    { "name": "Place of Origin", "value": "Guangdong, China" },
    { "name": "Brand Name", "value": "Liming Jewelry" },
    { "name": "Model Number", "value": "GC01" }
  ],
  "variants": {
    "attributes": [
      { "id": 210192502, "name": "Design", "type": "IMAGE", "values": [{ "id": -1, "name": "Tile Chain(1.5mm)", "image": "https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/H4a337045f7d442598dd2996acad2cdd8l.jpg" }] },
      { "id": 191288010, "name": "Color", "type": "TEXT", "values": [{ "id": -11, "name": "Rhodium Plated" }, { "id": -12, "name": "Rose Gold Plated" }] },
      { "id": 200000639, "name": "Length", "type": "TEXT", "values": [{ "id": -3, "name": "16+2inches(Adjustable)" }] }
    ],
    "skus": [
      { "id": 109598013764, "attribute_values": [{ "attribute_id": 210192502, "value_id": -11 }, { "attribute_id": 191288010, "value_id": -13 }], "price": 13.36, "price_usd": 13.36, "promotion_price": null, "formatted": "$13.36", "stock": 5000 }
    ]
  },
  "inventory": { "ships_from": [{ "id": "CN", "name": "China" }], "default_dispatch": "CN", "total_stock": 559909 },
  "lead_time": [
    { "min_quantity": 1, "max_quantity": 2, "days": 7 },
    { "min_quantity": 3, "max_quantity": 100, "days": 18 }
  ],
  "packaging": { "unit_size": "14X6X9", "unit_weight_kg": 0.005, "unit_volume": null, "properties": [] },
  "sales": { "sold_count": 1102, "sold_text": "1102 sold" },
  "sold_count": 1101,
  "rating": { "average": 5.0, "review_count": 98, "product_score": 4.8, "supplier_service_score": 4.8, "shipping_score": 4.7 },
  "certifications": [],
  "samples": { "min_order": { "quantity": 1, "unit": "piece" }, "price_ladder": [{ "min_price": 4.72, "max_price": 24.47, "formatted": "$4.72-24.47" }] },
  "shipping": {
    "deliver_to": "US",
    "options": [{ "method": "Standard", "type": "EXPRESS", "price": "$7.71 for 1 piece", "delivery": "Guaranteed delivery: 27 Sept - 12 Oct", "is_alibaba_logistics": true }]
  },
  "supplier": {
    "id": 240220922,
    "name": "Haifeng County Meilong Liming Jewelry Processing Factory",
    "link": "https://limingsilver.en.alibaba.com/",
    "subdomain": "limingsilver",
    "country_code": "CN",
    "business_type": ["Manufacturer", "Trading Company"],
    "years_on_alibaba": 9,
    "response_time": "≤3h",
    "on_time_delivery_rate": 90.9,
    "rating": { "average": 4.8, "review_count": 80, "breakdown": { "supplier_services": 4.8, "shipping_time": 4.7, "product_quality": 4.8 } },
    "transactions": { "half_year_order_amount": "120,000+", "half_year_order_amount_usd": 129296.73, "half_year_order_count": 320 },
    "trade_assurance_amount": "154,000",
    "is_gold_supplier": false,
    "is_verified_pro": false
  },
  "selling_points": ["Money-back guarantee"],
  "ships_from_country": "CN",
  "is_customizable": false,
  "is_ready_to_ship": true,
  "is_trade_assurance": true,
  "is_alibaba_guaranteed": true,
  "is_available": true,
  "is_ad": false
}
```

*Trimmed for readability. Rows without "Scrape Full Product Pages" carry the product card — `search_image`, `matched_region`, `id`, `title`, `link`, `image`, `images`, `price`, `promotion_price`, `discount`, `moq`, `sold_count`, `rating`, `supplier`, `badges`, `certifications`, `selling_points` and the `is_alibaba_guaranteed`, `is_customizable`, `is_ad` flags.*

### Get Started with 5,000 Free Products

1. [Hit **Try for Free Button**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search) — the input is pre-filled with a product photo.
2. Enjoy your data 😎.

### Pricing

High value, Low price.

| What | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| **Standard products** | **$1 per 1,000** | Title, price range, promotion price, MOQ, sold count, ratings, supplier with country and years on Alibaba, badges, certifications, images + the Alibaba link, the photo it matched and the crop box the site used |
| **Detailed products** | $2.50 per 1,000 | Everything above + the quantity price ladder, per-SKU prices and stock, every variant, inventory, lead time, packaging, highlights, attributes, sales, sample terms, shipping options, the description and the supplier's full profile |

No start fee — you pay only for the rows you get. Control your spend with **Max Results per Image**: 1,000 products ≈ $1.

💡 Apify's free plan includes $5 of credit every month — about **5,000 free products, every month**.

👉 [**Scrape your first 5,000 products free**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search)

### Run It from Code

Grab your API token from [Integrations Settings here](https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations) and replace `<YOUR_API_TOKEN>` below.

**Python** (`pip install apify-client`)

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
run = client.actor("omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search").call(run_input={
    "imageUrls": ["https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/Hf17a19bce0e643dd9bcdf437907e448fP.jpg"],
    "scrapeDetails": True,
    "maxResultsPerImage": 10,
})
for product in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(product["title"], product["price"]["formatted"], product["moq"], product["supplier"]["name"])
```

**Node.js** (`npm install apify-client`)

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' });
const run = await client.actor('omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search').call({
    imageUrls: [
        'https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/Hf17a19bce0e643dd9bcdf437907e448fP.jpg',
        'https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/H47b402e3b7354522b775522598f17936Q.jpg',
    ],
    category: '202123401',
    maxResultsPerImage: 40,
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);
```

### FAQ

#### How many matches do I get per image?

Alibaba serves 20 matches a page for up to 50 pages, so one photo yields at most **1,000 products**. The Actor keeps paging until it has **Max Results per Image** products or the site runs out — later pages reuse the photo the site already analysed instead of uploading it again. Products matched by two photos in the same run are scraped and billed only once.

#### What do the Crop Region and Category inputs do?

The site looks at the photo, detects the objects in it and the categories the matches fall in, then matches the main object across all of them. **Crop Region** (`x,y,width,height` in pixels of the photo) makes it match just one object — the shoe rather than the whole outfit; **Category** (a category id or any alibaba.com category URL) keeps only the matches from one category. Run once without either: the run log prints the objects (`regions`) and the categories (`filters.categories`, with their ids) the site detected for each photo, and every row carries the box it was matched with as `matched_region`. Then re-run with the box or category you want. Both apply to every image in the run.

#### What does "Scrape Full Product Pages" add?

The whole product page on top of the card: the `price` block with its quantity `ladder`, `is_per_sku` flag, `promotion` and `price_type` (FOB…), `category` path, `video`, `highlights`, `key_attributes`, `attributes` and `other_attributes`, `variants` (every attribute with its values and every SKU with price, promotion price and stock), `inventory` (ships-from warehouses, default dispatch, total stock), `lead_time` by quantity, `packaging`, `sales`, `certifications`, `samples` (minimum sample order and sample price ladder), `shipping` options with delivery estimates, the `description` (details, specification, packing, FAQ, about the supplier) and the supplier's full profile — business type, response time, on-time delivery rate, rating breakdown, half-year order amount and count, Trade Assurance amount and main markets. Full pages are rendered in the **Currency** you choose; the match list itself is always in USD.

#### Is the data live?

Yes. Every run fetches Alibaba live — the matches, prices, stock, sold counts and supplier performance are as fresh as the site itself.

#### What does it cost?

$0.001 per product — $1 per 1,000, flat on every plan, with no start fee. Full product pages add $0.0015 per product ($2.50 per 1,000 all in), charged only when the page comes back — if it can't be fetched you keep the card at the standard rate. Apify's free plan gives you $5 of credit every month, which is 5,000 products or 2,000 fully-detailed products free every month.

#### Is it legal to scrape Alibaba?

The Actor collects publicly available product and company data — prices, specifications, certifications and supplier business profiles — without personal information. Please review Alibaba's terms of use and make sure your use complies with the law of your jurisdiction.

#### Can I search by keyword or get supplier profiles?

Not with this Actor — it is built for photos. The [Alibaba Scraper](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/alibaba-scraper) searches products by keyword or category with every filter the site offers, and the [Alibaba Supplier Scraper](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/alibaba-supplier-scraper) searches manufacturers and trading companies and scrapes their full company profiles.

### 💬 Have Questions? We Have Answers.

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### Related Actors

- 🔎 [**Alibaba Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/alibaba-scraper) — keyword & category search with every filter the site offers, full product pages on demand, $1 per 1,000 products.
- 🏭 [**Alibaba Supplier Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/alibaba-supplier-scraper) — manufacturers and trading companies by keyword with full company profiles, $2 per 1,000 suppliers.

### Popular Actors by Omkar Cloud

- [**AliExpress Product Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/aliexpress-product-scraper) — live product details, SKU variants, stock & shipping
- [**Shein Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/shein-scraper) — Shein products by keyword or category with prices, sizes & stock, $0.50 per 1,000 products
- [**Etsy Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/etsy-scraper) — Etsy products: prices, discounts, shops & variations
- [**IMDb Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/imdb-scraper) — IMDb titles, charts, cast, ratings & box office
- [**Booking Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/booking-scraper) — Booking.com hotels: prices, ratings, rooms & amenities
- [**Skyscanner Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/skyscanner-scraper) — Skyscanner flights with every agent's price & booking link, $1 per 1,000 itineraries
- [**Rightmove Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/rightmove-scraper) — UK homes for sale, to rent & new homes with agent phones, $1 per 1,000 listings
- [**G2 Product Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/g2-product-scraper) — G2 product details, ratings & AI-found contacts
- [**Website Email Contact Scraper**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/website-email-contact-scraper) — emails, phones & socials from any website

👉 [**Scrape your first 5,000 products free now**](https://apify.com/omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search)

# Actor input Schema

## `imageUrls` (type: `array`):

Public `http(s)` links to the product photos to match — one reverse image search per link. Any image the web can reach works: a product photo from another marketplace, a supplier catalogue, your own CDN. Rows carry a `search_image` field with the link they matched, so you can tell searches apart.

## `category` (type: `string`):

Restrict the matches to one category — a category ID (`202123401`) or any alibaba.com category URL (`https://www.alibaba.com/catalog/Consumer-Electronics_cid44`). Run once without it first: the log lists the categories the site detected for each photo (`filters.categories` on the API), then re-run with the one you want.

## `region` (type: `string`):

Match only one part of the photo — a crop box as `x,y,width,height` in pixels of the image (`507,721,148,568`). Leave empty to let the site pick the main object. Run once without it first: the log lists the objects the site detected in each photo (`regions` on the API), then re-run with the box you want. Note the same box applies to every image in the run.

## `maxResultsPerImage` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of matching products to scrape per image. Use this to control your cost (1,000 products ≈ $1). Alibaba serves at most 1,000 matches per photo (50 pages of 20).

## `scrapeDetails` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, every matching product is also scraped in full — the complete `price` block with the quantity ladder, per-SKU prices and promotion, `variants` (every attribute with its values and every SKU with price and stock), `inventory` with ships-from warehouses and total stock, `lead_time` by quantity, `packaging`, `highlights`, `key_attributes`, `attributes`, `sales`, `certifications`, `samples`, `shipping` options, the `description` (details, specification, packing, FAQ) and the full `supplier` profile (business type, response time, on-time delivery rate, rating breakdown, half-year transactions, Trade Assurance amount, main markets). Still one dataset row per product, billed once at the detailed-product rate instead of the standard rate (1,000 detailed products ≈ $2.50 vs $1 standard).

## `currency` (type: `string`):

3-letter ISO 4217 code the prices on full product pages are rendered in — `USD`, `EUR`, `GBP`, `INR`, `JPY`, … Only applies with "Scrape Full Product Pages": the match list itself is always in USD, as the site's image search has no currency setting.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/Hf17a19bce0e643dd9bcdf437907e448fP.jpg"
  ],
  "category": "202123401",
  "region": "507,721,148,568",
  "maxResultsPerImage": 20,
  "scrapeDetails": false,
  "currency": "USD"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (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 = {
    "imageUrls": [
        "https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/Hf17a19bce0e643dd9bcdf437907e448fP.jpg"
    ],
    "maxResultsPerImage": 20,
    "currency": "USD"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search").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 = {
    "imageUrls": ["https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/Hf17a19bce0e643dd9bcdf437907e448fP.jpg"],
    "maxResultsPerImage": 20,
    "currency": "USD",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search").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 '{
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://sc04.alicdn.com/kf/Hf17a19bce0e643dd9bcdf437907e448fP.jpg"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerImage": 20,
  "currency": "USD"
}' |
apify call omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,omkar-cloud/alibaba-reverse-image-search"
        }
    }
}
```

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/ysr15aEOwPH1KBpmI/builds/XRkXNRoEStMPgXfh6/openapi.json