1688 Wholesale Scraper — Tier Pricing, MOQ & Supplier Data 🏭

🎉 The only 1688.com scraper that returns sourcing-grade data — quantity-break tier pricing, MOQ, and supplier intel as first-class columns.

Built for sourcing agents, dropshippers, and cross-border arbitrage sellers who need real wholesale economics, not just a product title and a single price.

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📋 Overview

Sourcing on 1688.com means decisions about price breaks, minimum order quantities, and which supplier to trust — and most scrapers throw that data away. This actor keeps it. Search a keyword for ~60 wholesale offers, or pull one product for the full quantity-tier price ladder, MOQ, supplier profile, SKU attributes, and the export-platform tags that tell you a product is already proven for Amazon, eBay, or AliExpress resale.

Why sourcing professionals choose us:

• ✅ Quantity-break tier pricing + MOQ: Get the full price ladder (3 pcs @ ¥9.00, 100 pcs @ ¥7.50, ...) and minimum order quantity per product — model landed cost across order volumes.
• ⚡ API-fast and stable: Direct data access, no fragile headless browser — clean structured rows in seconds, not minutes.
• 🎯 Export-platform tags: See which products already sell into Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Wish, and Lazada — instant cross-border validation.
• 💰 Pay-per-result, no subscription: Cheap search rows for discovery, premium detail rows for deep sourcing. You only pay for what you pull.
• 💎 Supplier intelligence: Company name, location, repurchase rate, and units-sold per product to shortlist and vet manufacturers.
• ✨ Sourcing-grade attributes: Material, brand, model fit, colors, and 15+ more attributes per product — structured, not buried.

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✨ Features

• 🔍 Keyword Product Search: ~60 wholesale offers per run with price, supplier, location, and demand signals.
• 🏭 Deep Product Detail: Tier pricing, MOQ, full attribute set, image gallery, and supplier profile from one product ID.
• 📊 Quantity Tier Pricing: The complete price-break ladder, structured as [{minQuantity, price}].
• 📦 Minimum Order Quantity: MOQ per product so you know the smallest viable order.
• 🌍 Export Platform Tags: Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Wish, Lazada resale signals per product.
• 🏢 Supplier Profiles: Company name, location, repurchase rate, and units-sold intelligence.
• 🖼️ Full Image Galleries: Every product image URL, ready for catalogs or listings.
• 🏷️ Service & Protection Tags: Buyer-protection and factory-inspection signals (e.g. deep factory inspection).
• 🔗 Clean Product URLs: Direct 1688 offer links for every row.
• 💱 Structured Pricing: Numeric unit price, display range, and currency (CNY) on every product.

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🎬 Quick Start

Pick an operation, give it a keyword or a product ID, and run. Search returns a batch of wholesale offers; detail returns one deeply enriched product. No account, no API key, no setup.

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sian.agency~alibaba-1688-wholesale-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"operation": "searchItem", "keyword": "手机壳"}'

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🚀 Getting Started (3 Simple Steps)

Step 1: Choose your operation

Pick Product Search to discover wholesale offers by keyword, or Product Detail for deep sourcing data on a specific product.

Step 2: Provide your input

Enter a search keyword (Chinese works best), or a numeric product ID from a 1688 offer URL or any search row.

Step 3: Run and export

Run the actor and export your results as JSON, CSV, or Excel directly from the dataset.

That's it! In under a minute, you'll have:

• A clean table of wholesale offers or one fully enriched product
• Tier pricing, MOQ, and supplier intel ready to analyze
• Export-platform tags to validate cross-border resale potential

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📥 Input Configuration

Field	Type	Required	Description
operation	string	Yes	searchItem (keyword search) or itemDetail (deep product detail)
keyword	string	For search	Wholesale search query — Chinese gives the best results
itemId	string	For detail	Numeric 1688 offer / product ID

Product Search example:

{
  "operation": "searchItem",
  "keyword": "手机壳"
}

Product Detail example:

{
  "operation": "itemDetail",
  "itemId": "927875250705"
}

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📤 Output

Results are saved to the Apify dataset with 40+ fields including:

Field	Type	Description
itemId	string	1688 product / offer ID
productTitle	string	Product title (clean, highlight tags removed)
priceTiers	array	Quantity-break price ladder [{minQuantity, price}]
priceRangeDisplay	string	Display price range (e.g. 7.50-9.00)
unitPrice	number	Unit price in CNY
moq	integer	Minimum order quantity
unit	string	Order unit (e.g. piece / 个)
supplierCompanyName	string	Supplier company name
supplierLocation	string	Supplier province / city
saledCount	integer	Units sold
repurchaseRate	string	Buyer repurchase rate
downstreamPlatforms	array	Export platforms (Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Wish, Lazada)
productAttributes	object	Material, brand, model fit, colors, and more
imageUrls	array	Full product image gallery
serviceTags	array	Buyer-protection / service guarantees
postFree	boolean	Free shipping flag
itemUrl	string	Direct 1688 product URL

Product Detail example:

{
  "itemId": "927875250705",
  "productTitle": "跨境苹果手机壳磁吸肤感防摔保护套",
  "priceRangeDisplay": "7.50-9.00",
  "unitPrice": 8.99,
  "priceTiers": [{ "minQuantity": 3, "price": 8.99, "priceDisplay": "8.99" }],
  "moq": 3,
  "unit": "个",
  "currency": "CNY",
  "supplierCompanyName": "佛山市南海区三丰手机配件有限公司",
  "supplierLocation": "广东佛山",
  "saledCount": 390662,
  "downstreamPlatforms": ["ebay", "亚马逊", "wish", "速卖通", "独立站", "LAZADA"],
  "serviceTags": ["品质不符包赔", "延期必赔", "品质保障"],
  "postFree": true,
  "imageCount": 19,
  "itemUrl": "https://detail.1688.com/offer/927875250705.html"
}

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💼 Use Cases & Examples

1. Wholesale Product Sourcing

Sourcing agents who need real order economics before quoting a client.

Input: A product keyword, then a product ID for the winners Output: Tier pricing, MOQ, and supplier per product Use: Model landed cost across order volumes and pick the best price break.

2. Dropshipping & Cross-Border Research

Dropshippers validating which 1688 products already sell abroad.

Input: A keyword or a candidate product ID Output: Export-platform tags (Amazon, eBay, AliExpress, Wish, Lazada), images, and attributes Use: Shortlist products already proven for cross-border resale.

3. Supplier Discovery & Vetting

Import buyers building a vetted manufacturer shortlist.

Input: A category keyword Output: Supplier company, location, repurchase rate, and units sold Use: Rank suppliers by traction and protection guarantees before outreach.

4. Tier Price & MOQ Analysis

Wholesale researchers comparing suppliers on price breaks.

Input: Several competing product IDs Output: Full quantity-tier price ladders and MOQ Use: Compare cost-per-unit at your target order quantity across suppliers.

5. Competitor Catalog Monitoring

Resellers tracking a product category over time.

Input: A scheduled keyword run Output: New listings, price movements, and rising suppliers Use: Spot trends and price shifts in your niche week over week.

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🔗 Integration Examples

JavaScript/Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('sian.agency/alibaba-1688-wholesale-scraper').call({
  operation: 'searchItem',
  keyword: '手机壳'
});

const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items[0]);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient('YOUR_TOKEN')

run = client.actor('sian.agency/alibaba-1688-wholesale-scraper').call(
    run_input={'operation': 'itemDetail', 'itemId': '927875250705'}
)

for item in client.dataset(run['defaultDatasetId']).iterate_items():
    print(item)

cURL

curl -X POST 'https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/sian.agency~alibaba-1688-wholesale-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{"operation": "itemDetail", "itemId": "927875250705"}'

Automation Workflows (N8N / Zapier / Make)

1. Trigger: Schedule or webhook
2. HTTP Request: Call the actor API
3. Process: Handle the JSON results
4. Action: Save to a sheet, notify a channel, or sync to your catalog

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📊 Performance & Pricing

FREE Tier (Try It Now)

• Real wholesale data, full feature access, same quality
• No credit card required
• Perfect for testing and evaluating a niche

PAID Tier (Production Ready)

• Run as many keywords and products as you need
• Pay-per-result: only charged for successful rows
• Split pricing — cheap search rows, premium detail rows

💰 No subscription — pay only for the rows you pull. Search discovery stays cheap; you pay the detail premium only when you need deep sourcing data.

🔗 View current pricing

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❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What does each operation return? A: Product Search returns ~60 wholesale offers per keyword run. Product Detail returns one deeply enriched product with tier pricing, MOQ, supplier, attributes, and image gallery.

Q: Where do I find a product ID? A: In any 1688 offer URL (detail.1688.com/offer/{ID}.html) or in the itemId field of any Product Search row.

Q: Why are search terms in Chinese? A: 1688 is a China-domestic wholesale marketplace, so Chinese keywords return the richest results. English terms work for some categories.

Q: What output formats are available? A: JSON, CSV, and Excel — export directly from the Apify dataset.

Q: Are prices in USD? A: No — 1688 wholesale prices are in CNY (Chinese yuan). The currency field is set on every row.

Q: Is this legal? A: Yes — we only extract publicly available marketplace data. See the legal section below.

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🐛 Troubleshooting

No rows returned from Product Search

• Try a Chinese keyword — they return far more wholesale offers than English terms.
• Broaden the keyword (e.g. 手机壳 instead of a very specific model name).

Product Detail returns an error row

• Double-check the product ID — copy the numeric ID from a current 1688 offer URL.
• The product may have been delisted; try a product ID from a fresh search run.

Prices look like a range, not one number

• Wholesale products use quantity-break pricing. Check priceTiers for the full ladder and priceRangeDisplay for the range.

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⚠️ Trademark Disclaimer

This is an independent tool. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Alibaba Group Holding Limited, 1688.com, or any of their subsidiaries. The 1688® and Alibaba® names are trademarks of their respective owners and appear here only under nominative fair use to describe what this tool works with. All product, supplier, and pricing data belongs to its respective owners.

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⚖️ Is it legal to scrape data?

Our actors are ethical and do not extract any private user data, such as email addresses, gender, or location. They only extract what the user has chosen to share publicly. We therefore believe that our actors, when used for ethical purposes by Apify users, are safe.

However, you should be aware that your results could contain personal data. Personal data is protected by the GDPR in the European Union and by other regulations around the world. You should not scrape personal data unless you have a legitimate reason to do so. If you're unsure whether your reason is legitimate, consult your lawyers.

You can also read Apify's blog post on the legality of web scraping.

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