# AliExpress Search Scraper (Reliable, Exact Orders) (`serenido/aliexpress-search-reliable`) Actor

Search AliExpress by keyword or category link. Get price, old price, discount, exact order count, rating, ship-from, Choice, free shipping and delivery for every product. Auto-retries blocks. Clean Excel rows.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/serenido/aliexpress-search-reliable.md
- **Developed by:** [Serenido](https://apify.com/serenido) (community)
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.18 / 1,000 products

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
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.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## 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.

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 examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

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`).

# README

### What does AliExpress Search Scraper (Reliable) do?

Type keywords (or paste AliExpress search / category links) and get every product as a **clean row**, ready for Excel, Google Sheets or your app:

- **Price, old price, discount %** and currency
- **Exact order count** (e.g. 5,156, not just "5,000+ sold") plus the sold text
- **Star rating**, **ships from** country, **delivery estimate**
- **AliExpress Choice**, **free shipping**, **sponsored (ad)** and **new-shopper deal** flags
- Product link, main image, category ID, listing date, and its rank in the search results

Works for **24 ship-to countries** with local currency (US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Poland, Canada, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, UAE and more).

### Why this one?

AliExpress shows a robot check after a few fast page loads. This Actor loads **every page with a fresh session and a fresh IP** and retries automatically, so runs finish. In our tests: 6,000 products in under 2 minutes, every search on the first try.

**Fair billing:** you pay only for products saved. Pages that stay blocked after all retries, and the random "you may also like" fillers AliExpress shows for searches with no real results, are **not charged**.

### How much does it cost?

You pay per product saved. Check the **Pricing** tab for the current price.

### How to use it

1. Add your **Search terms** (or AliExpress links).
2. Set **Max products per search** (60 per page, up to about 3,600).
3. Pick **Sort by** and your **Ship-to country**.
4. Optional filters: price range, minimum orders, minimum rating, free shipping, ships from, Choice only, skip ads.
5. Click **Start**, then download as Excel, CSV, JSON or HTML, or get results by API.

### Input example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": ["yoga mat", "wireless earbuds"],
  "maxItems": 120,
  "sortBy": "orders",
  "country": "US",
  "minPrice": 2,
  "maxPrice": 30,
  "minRating": 4.5,
  "freeShippingOnly": true
}
```

### Output example

```json
{
  "searchTerm": "yoga mat",
  "rank": 3,
  "title": "Foldable Yoga Mat Eco Friendly EVA Folding Travel Fitness Exercise Mat",
  "price": 6.39,
  "originalPrice": 14.07,
  "discountPct": 54,
  "currency": "USD",
  "isNewShopperDeal": false,
  "orders": 6005,
  "soldText": "5,000+ sold",
  "rating": 4.9,
  "shipFrom": "CN",
  "isChoice": true,
  "freeShipping": false,
  "isSponsored": false,
  "deliveryEstimate": "Delivery: Oct 15 - 19",
  "url": "https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256807670924601.html",
  "image": "https://ae-pic-a1.aliexpress-media.com/kf/S2257ca91174b4889b14af415e518602cj.jpg",
  "listedSince": "2024-11-02",
  "categoryId": "200001928"
}
```

**About new-shopper deals:** AliExpress shows very low "welcome" prices (like $1.09 or "FREE with any purchase") only to first-time buyers. Those rows have `isNewShopperDeal: true`, so you can filter them out when you research normal prices.

### Use cases

- **Dropshipping and product research:** find best sellers by real order counts
- **Price monitoring:** schedule daily runs and track price and discount changes
- **Market research:** compare prices and delivery across countries
- **Competitor tracking:** watch a category or keyword over time

### Tips

- Keep the **Residential** proxy on. AliExpress blocks data-center IPs.
- Use **Sort by: Best selling** with **Min orders** to find proven products fast.
- Use Apify **Schedules** to track the same searches every day.

### Is it legal?

It collects only public product listing data, with no personal data. Check that your use follows AliExpress's terms and the law where you are.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchTerms` (type: `array`):

Keywords to search on AliExpress, one per line.

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Paste AliExpress search or category page links, e.g. https://www.aliexpress.com/category/100003109/women-clothing.html

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

AliExpress shows 60 products per page and up to about 60 pages.

## `sortBy` (type: `string`):

Same sort options as the AliExpress site.

## `country` (type: `string`):

Prices and delivery are shown for this country, in its currency.

## `minPrice` (type: `number`):

Only products at or above this price (in the country's currency).

## `maxPrice` (type: `number`):

Only products at or below this price.

## `minOrders` (type: `integer`):

Only products with at least this many orders.

## `minRating` (type: `number`):

Only products rated at least this many stars (0-5).

## `freeShippingOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Use AliExpress's own free shipping filter.

## `shipFromCountry` (type: `string`):

2-letter code, e.g. US, CN, DE. Exact match: other origins are removed.

## `choiceOnly` (type: `boolean`):

Only products with the Choice badge (faster shipping, vetted sellers).

## `skipSponsored` (type: `boolean`):

Remove paid ad placements from results.

## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`):

How many pages to load at the same time, each with its own IP.

## `proxy` (type: `object`):

Residential proxy is strongly recommended. AliExpress blocks data-center IPs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchTerms": [
    "yoga mat",
    "wireless earbuds"
  ],
  "maxItems": 60,
  "sortBy": "best_match",
  "country": "US",
  "freeShippingOnly": false,
  "choiceOnly": false,
  "skipSponsored": false,
  "maxConcurrency": 10,
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

No description

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "yoga mat",
        "wireless earbuds"
    ],
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("serenido/aliexpress-search-reliable").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "searchTerms": [
        "yoga mat",
        "wireless earbuds",
    ],
    "proxy": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("serenido/aliexpress-search-reliable").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "searchTerms": [
    "yoga mat",
    "wireless earbuds"
  ],
  "proxy": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call serenido/aliexpress-search-reliable --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,serenido/aliexpress-search-reliable"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/OXn7hfcGMKCS4qc0i/builds/iIxINvZLtKQKR9YNX/openapi.json