# Alibaba Product Scrapper By Search (`peyma_slaw/alibaba-product-scrapper-by-search`) Actor Extract wholesale product data, and pricing from Alibaba.com for sourcing and market research. Filter by price range, MOQ, Trade Assurance, Verified suppliers and Alibaba Guaranteed. - **URL**: https://apify.com/peyma\_slaw/alibaba-product-scrapper-by-search.md - **Developed by:** [Pety Calva](https://apify.com/peyma_slaw) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce - **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 76.5% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $5.00 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ### JavaScript Crawlee & CheerioCrawler template This template example was built with [Crawlee](https://crawlee.dev/) to scrape data from a website using [Cheerio](https://cheerio.js.org/) wrapped into [CheerioCrawler](https://crawlee.dev/api/cheerio-crawler/class/CheerioCrawler). ### Included features - **[Apify SDK](https://docs.apify.com/sdk/js)** - toolkit for building [Actors](https://apify.com/actors) - **[Crawlee](https://crawlee.dev/)** - web scraping and browser automation library - **[Input schema](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development/input-schema)** - define and easily validate a schema for your Actor's input - **[Dataset](https://docs.apify.com/sdk/python/docs/concepts/storages#working-with-datasets)** - store structured data where each object stored has the same attributes - **[Cheerio](https://cheerio.js.org/)** - a fast, flexible & elegant library for parsing and manipulating HTML and XML ### How it works This code is a JavaScript script that uses Cheerio to scrape data from a website. It then stores the website titles in a dataset. - The crawler starts with URLs provided from the input `startUrls` field defined by the input schema. Number of scraped pages is limited by `maxPagesPerCrawl` field from the input schema. - The crawler uses `requestHandler` for each URL to extract the data from the page with the Cheerio library and to save the title and URL of each page to the dataset. It also logs out each result that is being saved. ### Resources - [Video tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTRHomGg9uQ) on building a scraper using CheerioCrawler - [Written tutorial](https://docs.apify.com/academy/web-scraping-for-beginners/challenge) on building a scraper using CheerioCrawler - [Web scraping with Cheerio in 2023](https://blog.apify.com/web-scraping-with-cheerio/) - How to [scrape a dynamic page](https://blog.apify.com/what-is-a-dynamic-page/) using Cheerio - [Integration with Zapier](https://apify.com/integrations), Make, Google Drive and others - [Video guide on getting data using Apify API](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViYYDHSBAKM) - A short guide on how to create Actors using code templates: [web scraper template](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-i-Korzf8w) ### Getting started For complete information [see this article](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development#build-actor-at-apify-console). In short, you will: 1. Build the Actor 2. Run the Actor ### Pull the Actor for local development If you would like to develop locally, you can pull the existing Actor from Apify console using Apify CLI: 1. Install `apify-cli` **Using Homebrew** ```bash brew install apify-cli ``` **Using NPM** ```bash npm -g install apify-cli ``` 2. Pull the Actor by its unique ``, which is one of the following: - unique name of the Actor to pull (e.g. "apify/hello-world") - or ID of the Actor to pull (e.g. "E2jjCZBezvAZnX8Rb") You can find both by clicking on the Actor title at the top of the page, which will open a modal containing both Actor unique name and Actor ID. This command will copy the Actor into the current directory on your local machine. ```bash apify pull ``` ### Documentation reference To learn more about Apify and Actors, take a look at the following resources: - [Apify SDK for JavaScript documentation](https://docs.apify.com/sdk/js) - [Apify SDK for Python documentation](https://docs.apify.com/sdk/python) - [Apify Platform documentation](https://docs.apify.com/platform) - [Join our developer community on Discord](https://discord.com/invite/jyEM2PRvMU) # Actor input Schema ## `keyword` (type: `string`): Example: mosaic — the Actor builds the Alibaba search URL. ## `supplierUrls` (type: `array`): Supplier product-list pages (can be an empty array). ## `maxPages` (type: `integer`): Cap for search result pages or supplier listing pages. ## `maxProducts` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many products have been collected. ## `headless` (type: `boolean`): Turn off to show Chrome (useful when solving CAPTCHAs manually). ## `searchMaxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): How many search requests run in parallel. ## `detailMaxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): How many product detail pages are fetched in parallel. ## `slowDownMinMs` (type: `integer`): Minimum pause between steps to reduce blocking. ## `slowDownMaxMs` (type: `integer`): Maximum pause (random between min and max). ## `searchUrl` (type: `string`): Full search results URL; if set, it takes priority over keyword. ## `productUrls` (type: `array`): Crawl each product detail page directly. ## `waitForCaptchaSolveSecs` (type: `integer`): How long to wait for the user to complete verification in the browser window. ## `proxyUrls` (type: `array`): Custom proxy URLs (one per line). ## `proxyUrl` (type: `string`): One proxy URL if you are not using a list. ## `useApifyProxy` (type: `boolean`): Set to false to disable even when APIFY_TOKEN is present. ## `apifyProxyCountry` (type: `string`): Examples: US, GB — only when using Apify residential (no proxyUrls). Leave empty for random. ## `skipSearchWarmup` (type: `boolean`): Enable to skip opening the homepage before search. ## Actor input object example ```json { "keyword": "mosaic", "maxPages": 5, "maxProducts": 20, "headless": true, "searchMaxConcurrency": 1, "detailMaxConcurrency": 4, "slowDownMinMs": 300, "slowDownMaxMs": 900, "waitForCaptchaSolveSecs": 180, "skipSearchWarmup": false } ```` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "keyword": "mosaic" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("peyma_slaw/alibaba-product-scrapper-by-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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "keyword": "mosaic" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("peyma_slaw/alibaba-product-scrapper-by-search").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "keyword": "mosaic" }' | apify call peyma_slaw/alibaba-product-scrapper-by-search --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=peyma_slaw/alibaba-product-scrapper-by-search", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Alibaba Product Scrapper By Search", "description": "Extract wholesale product data, and pricing from Alibaba.com for sourcing and market research. Filter by price range, MOQ, Trade Assurance, Verified suppliers and Alibaba Guaranteed.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "um9ZJOAjejZVSdlY1" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/peyma_slaw~alibaba-product-scrapper-by-search/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-peyma_slaw-alibaba-product-scrapper-by-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/peyma_slaw~alibaba-product-scrapper-by-search/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-peyma_slaw-alibaba-product-scrapper-by-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/peyma_slaw~alibaba-product-scrapper-by-search/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-peyma_slaw-alibaba-product-scrapper-by-search", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "keyword": { "title": "Search keyword", "type": "string", "description": "Example: mosaic — the Actor builds the Alibaba search URL." }, "supplierUrls": { "title": "Supplier shop URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Supplier product-list pages (can be an empty array).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxPages": { "title": "Max search/list pages", "type": "integer", "description": "Cap for search result pages or supplier listing pages.", "default": 5 }, "maxProducts": { "title": "Max products", "type": "integer", "description": "Stop after this many products have been collected.", "default": 20 }, "headless": { "title": "Run browser headless", "type": "boolean", "description": "Turn off to show Chrome (useful when solving CAPTCHAs manually).", "default": true }, "searchMaxConcurrency": { "title": "Search crawl concurrency (Playwright)", "type": "integer", "description": "How many search requests run in parallel.", "default": 1 }, "detailMaxConcurrency": { "title": "Detail crawl concurrency (Cheerio)", "type": "integer", "description": "How many product detail pages are fetched in parallel.", "default": 4 }, "slowDownMinMs": { "title": "Min delay between requests (ms)", "type": "integer", "description": "Minimum pause between steps to reduce blocking.", "default": 300 }, "slowDownMaxMs": { "title": "Max delay between requests (ms)", "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum pause (random between min and max).", "default": 900 }, "searchUrl": { "title": "Search URL (optional)", "type": "string", "description": "Full search results URL; if set, it takes priority over keyword." }, "productUrls": { "title": "Product URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Crawl each product detail page directly.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "waitForCaptchaSolveSecs": { "title": "Wait for CAPTCHA when not headless (seconds)", "type": "integer", "description": "How long to wait for the user to complete verification in the browser window.", "default": 180 }, "proxyUrls": { "title": "Proxy URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Custom proxy URLs (one per line).", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "proxyUrl": { "title": "Single proxy URL", "type": "string", "description": "One proxy URL if you are not using a list." }, "useApifyProxy": { "title": "Use Apify residential proxy", "type": "boolean", "description": "Set to false to disable even when APIFY_TOKEN is present." }, "apifyProxyCountry": { "title": "Apify proxy country (ISO-2)", "type": "string", "description": "Examples: US, GB — only when using Apify residential (no proxyUrls). Leave empty for random." }, "skipSearchWarmup": { "title": "Skip alibaba.com warm-up", "type": "boolean", "description": "Enable to skip opening the homepage before search.", "default": false } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```