# Find wholesale Alibaba suppliers for an AliExpress product

**Use case:** 

Takes an AliExpress product image and searches Alibaba.com for the same item, so you can move from retail to wholesale. Returns matching listings with price range, minimum order and supplier link, ready to contact for bulk orders.

## Input

```json
{
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://ae-pic-a1.aliexpress-media.com/kf/Sbf5a5b9337a442c99336f7e29821977fx.jpg"
  ],
  "maxResultsPerImage": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "imageUrl": {
    "label": "Photo",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "rank": {
    "label": "#",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "priceText": {
    "label": "Price",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "minOrderQuantity": {
    "label": "MOQ",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "minOrderUnit": {
    "label": "Unit",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "supplierName": {
    "label": "Supplier",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "supplierCountry": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "supplierYears": {
    "label": "Years",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "verifiedBy": {
    "label": "Verified by",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "reviewScore": {
    "label": "Rating",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "matchedBy": {
    "label": "Matched by",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "url": {
    "label": "Product",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "queryImage": {
    "label": "Query image",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Alibaba Image Search Scraper | Find Suppliers by Photo Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Find wholesale Alibaba suppliers for an AliExpress product". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/uNN5CdVgTJLF0B2Nw) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find wholesale Alibaba suppliers for an AliExpress product" task

The Alibaba Image Search Scraper | Find Suppliers by Photo Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like image urls, max matches per image, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Find wholesale Alibaba suppliers for an AliExpress product" 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 photo, #, title, 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 "Find wholesale Alibaba suppliers for an AliExpress product" task via API](https://apify.com/piotrv1001/alibaba-image-search-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### How does the AliExpress to Alibaba wholesale task find a supplier?

The AliExpress to Alibaba wholesale task takes an AliExpress product image URL, runs an image search on Alibaba.com and returns up to 50 matching wholesale listings, ranked by visual match.

### What supplier data comes back for each match?

The AliExpress to Alibaba wholesale task returns title, price range in USD, minimum order and unit, estimated delivery, supplier name, country, years on Alibaba, review score, service scores and supplier links.

### How do I use my own AliExpress product?

The AliExpress to Alibaba wholesale task needs only the product's image URL. Open the AliExpress listing, copy the main image link, and paste it in Image URLs; you can add several images in one run.

### Can I compare the AliExpress retail price with Alibaba wholesale?

The AliExpress to Alibaba wholesale task gives each match's minimum and maximum price and minimum order quantity, so you can set them against the AliExpress price and work out the wholesale margin.

### How is the AliExpress to Alibaba task billed?

The AliExpress to Alibaba wholesale task is billed per image that returns matches, plus a tiny start fee per run; images with no matches are free. Keep Max matches per image at 100 or below for one charge per image.

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Alibaba Image Search Scraper | Find Suppliers by Photo](https://apify.com/piotrv1001/alibaba-image-search-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/piotrv1001/alibaba-image-search-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/piotrv1001/alibaba-image-search-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`).