Alibaba Search Scraper

Alibaba.com search results by keyword: product ID, title, price, minimum order, and supplier.

For importers and sourcing teams who compare suppliers. Every run tells you plainly what worked and what did not: no silent empty runs.

What you can do with it

• Supplier shortlists: list suppliers and starting prices for a product keyword.
• MOQ comparison: compare minimum order quantities across listings.

What you get

Field	What it is	Example
query	The search phrase that produced this row.	stainless steel water bottle
type	organic, sponsored, or error.	organic
position	1-based rank in that keyword's flattened result list.	1
productId	Alibaba product identifier from the listing URL or card.	1601508846495
title	Product title as shown in search.	Wholesale 500ml 1000ml Thermal Double Wall
url	Product page URL.	https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Wholesale-500ml-1000ml-Thermal…
price	Listed unit price as a number (low end of a range when Alibaba showed a range).	0.8829
currency	ISO currency code when a price was shown.	EUR
minOrder	Minimum order quantity as shown on the listing card.	50 pieces
sellerName	Supplier name when present.	Shanghai Oudon International Trading Limited
thumbnailUrl	Product image URL from the search card.	https://s.alicdn.com/@sc04/kf/H056e527553f04195ad831fec189efd50L.jpg_…
page	Search results page this listing came from.	1

Examples come from a real run. Every row has every field; a value the page did not show is null, never guessed.

How to use it

1. Click Try for free (or Start) on this page.
2. Enter one keyword per line in the first field. The form is prefilled with a working example.
3. Optional: set Max results and the other options.
4. Click Start. Open the Output tab, or export JSON, CSV, Excel, or HTML.

Example input

{
  "keywords": [
    "stainless steel water bottle"
  ],
  "pages": 1,
  "maxResults": 20
}

Example output

One real row from a run on 17 October 2026 (long values shortened here):

{
  "query": "stainless steel water bottle",
  "type": "organic",
  "position": 1,
  "productId": "1601508846495",
  "title": "Wholesale 500ml 1000ml Thermal Double Wall",
  "url": "https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Wholesale-500ml-1000ml-Thermal-Double-Wall_1601508846495.html",
  "price": 0.8829,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "minOrder": "50 pieces",
  "sellerName": "Shanghai Oudon International Trading Limited",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://s.alicdn.com/@sc04/kf/H056e527553f04195ad831fec189efd50L.jpg_300x300.jpg",
  "page": 1
}

Pricing

Pay per result: $0.50 per 1,000 rows, plus $0.001 per run start. No subscription.

Event	When	Price
Actor start	Once per run (per GB of memory; the default 256 MB counts as one)	$0.001
Result row	Each row saved to the dataset	$0.0005

Example	Rows	Cost
10 products	10	$0.001 + $0.005 = $0.006
100 products	100	$0.001 + $0.05 = $0.051
1,000 products	1,000	$0.001 + $0.50 = $0.501

• Retries after a bot check or a temporary error cost you nothing. You pay only for rows saved.
• An input that fails after all retries saves one error row (one row charge), so you can see what failed and why.
• On Apify's free plan a run stops at 20 rows. Any paid Apify plan removes this limit.
• Set Max total charge per run in the run options. The Actor stops cleanly at that limit and keeps every row saved so far.

What you can count on

• Same columns on every row. Missing values are null, so spreadsheets and databases never break.
• No silent failures. An input that fails gets an error row with errorCode and a plain-language errorMessage. The other inputs keep running.
• A clear run summary. The run status says how many results were saved, how many inputs failed, and why. The same numbers are saved as the RUN_SUMMARY record in the run's key-value store, for automations.
• Automatic retries. Bot checks and temporary errors are retried with a fresh request before an input counts as failed.
• Limits respected. Max results and your spending limit stop the run cleanly.

Use it from code, automations, and AI agents

API (returns the rows when the run finishes):

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/plumblinedata~alibaba-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"keywords": ["stainless steel water bottle"], "pages": 1, "maxResults": 20}'

Python (pip install apify-client):

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("plumblinedata/alibaba-search-scraper").call(run_input={"keywords": ["stainless steel water bottle"], "pages": 1, "maxResults": 20})
for row in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(row)

JavaScript (npm install apify-client):

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_API_TOKEN' });
const run = await client.actor('plumblinedata/alibaba-search-scraper').call({"keywords": ["stainless steel water bottle"], "pages": 1, "maxResults": 20});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();

No-code: connect the Actor in Make, Zapier, n8n, or Google Sheets through Apify's integrations, or add a webhook to get notified when a run finishes.

AI agents (MCP): add https://mcp.apify.com?tools=plumblinedata/alibaba-search-scraper to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client. The agent can call this Actor as a tool with the same input as above.

Limitations

• Search result cards only. For the full price ladder and trade terms, use Alibaba Product Scraper.
• Card prices are the low end when Alibaba shows a range.

FAQ

What does an error row mean? It marks an input that failed after retries. errorCode is short (blocked, empty_result, not_available, http_404, or invalid_... for a bad ID or URL) and errorMessage says what to do. Remove error rows with a filter on type.

Can I run it on a schedule? Yes. Create a task with your input in Apify Console, then add a schedule (for example every day at 8:00).

Is it legal to collect this data? The Actor reads public pages that anyone can open without logging in. You are responsible for how you use the data, including copyright, personal data rules such as GDPR, and the site's terms. If you are not sure, ask a lawyer.

Related Actors

• Amazon Search Scraper: Amazon search results as clean rows.

Support

Found a problem or need a field? Open an issue on the Issues tab. Include the run ID and one input that shows the problem. We read every issue.