# Export Alibaba search results as JSON

**Use case:** 

Turns an Alibaba.com keyword search into clean JSON with product title, price range, MOQ, supplier and product URL. A simple Alibaba API alternative for developers who need sourcing data in their own tools.

## Input

```json
{
  "search": "bluetooth speaker",
  "limit": 60
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "mainImage": {
    "label": "Image",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "title": {
    "label": "Title",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "price": {
    "label": "Price",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "priceMin": {
    "label": "Price from",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "priceMax": {
    "label": "Price to",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "currency": {
    "label": "Currency",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "moq": {
    "label": "MOQ",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "moqValue": {
    "label": "MOQ value",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "moqUnit": {
    "label": "MOQ unit",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "companyName": {
    "label": "Company",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "countryCode": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reviewScore": {
    "label": "Review score",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "reviewCount": {
    "label": "Reviews",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "goldSupplierYears": {
    "label": "Gold Supplier years",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "certifications": {
    "label": "Certifications",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "supplierStoreUrl": {
    "label": "Storefront",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "productUrl": {
    "label": "Product URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "isSponsored": {
    "label": "Sponsored",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "scrapedAt": {
    "label": "Scraped at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "searchKeyword": {
    "label": "Search keyword",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The Alibaba Listings Scraper Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Export Alibaba search results as JSON". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/6Ad4FXqp1izIHND5s) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Export Alibaba search results as JSON" task

The Alibaba Listings Scraper Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like search keywords and limit, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Export Alibaba search results as JSON" 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 image, title, price, 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 "Export Alibaba search results as JSON" task via API](https://apify.com/piotrv1001/alibaba-listings-scraper.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Alibaba Listings Scraper](https://apify.com/piotrv1001/alibaba-listings-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/piotrv1001/alibaba-listings-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-listings-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`).
