# Find Alibaba suppliers for a product photo

**Use case:** 

Search Alibaba.com by image: give it a product photo and get matching supplier listings with title, price range, minimum order and supplier link. Useful when you have a sample or a screenshot and need the factory that makes it.

## Input

```json
{
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://cbu01.alicdn.com/img/ibank/O1CN01ImHZo51sn2AJ4qBDw_!!2009745810-0-cib.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 Alibaba suppliers for a product photo". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/hpX3EhafgLMi5aYdT) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Find Alibaba suppliers for a product photo" 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 Alibaba suppliers for a product photo" 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 Alibaba suppliers for a product photo" task via API](https://apify.com/piotrv1001/alibaba-image-search-scraper.md).

## FAQ

### What does the Alibaba image supplier search task return?

The Alibaba image supplier search task returns Alibaba.com listings that look like your photo, with title, price range, minimum order, supplier name, country, years on Alibaba, ratings and product link.

### Can I search with a photo of a sample or a screenshot?

The Alibaba image supplier search task works from any public image URL, such as a product photo, a sample you shot or an uploaded screenshot. Paste the link into Image URLs and run it.

### How do I check several products at once?

The Alibaba image supplier search task accepts a list of image URLs. Each image gets its own set of matches, and every row names the query image it came from, so results stay grouped.

### How do I pick the best supplier from the matches?

The Alibaba image supplier search task gives each supplier's years on Alibaba, review score and count, service score and on-time shipping score. Sort by these, then check the price and minimum order.

### How much does an Alibaba image search cost?

The Alibaba image supplier search task is billed per image that returns matches, plus a tiny start fee per run; images with no matches are free. Current rates are on the Actor's Pricing tab.

### Can I save the supplier list to Excel or Google Sheets?

The Alibaba image supplier search task results download as Excel, CSV or JSON, or can be sent to Google Sheets, Make, Zapier or n8n through Apify integrations.

## 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`).