# Changelog of AliExpress Product Scraper - Search, Reviews & Price Data (`sian.agency/aliexpress-product-scraper`) Actor

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sian.agency/aliexpress-product-scraper/changelog.md
- **Full Actor documentation**: https://apify.com/sian.agency/aliexpress-product-scraper.md

## Changelog

All notable changes to **AliExpress Product Scraper** will be documented in this file.

### \[2026-08-22]

#### 📄 New run report — see what you got, and what you paid

- **Value-first run report** — every run now writes an HTML report with your best result ready to copy, a preview table of the rows, and one-click links straight to your dataset in JSON or CSV.
- **Itemized charge statement** — the report lists which rows were billed and at which rate, so the row count in your dataset and the line on your invoice always agree.
- **Copy-and-retry input** — when a request comes back without data the report says why in plain English and hands you a ready-made input to re-run just those items. Failed requests are never charged.

#### ⚡ More reliable product search

- **No more empty first pages** — when a search returns nothing unusually fast, the actor retries once before giving up, so a momentary stub no longer costs you a run.

#### 🏷️ Easier-to-read datasets

- **Labelled columns** — product, review, SKU price, shipping and store columns now carry icons and plain-English names, so a wide AliExpress row stays scannable.
- **Inline product images** — product photos and store logos preview inside the dataset table instead of showing a raw URL.

#### 💎 User Benefits

- Judge a run in seconds without opening the dataset.
- Know what a run cost before the invoice arrives.
- Re-run only the requests that came back empty, instead of paying for the whole search twice.

#### 🎯 Use Cases

- Dropshippers reading landed cost per variant straight off the run report.
- Repricing teams exporting a CSV the moment a keyword search finishes.
- Sourcing analysts scanning product images in the dataset instead of opening sixty tabs.

### \[2026-08-13]

#### 🆓 Clearer free-tier limits

- Free runs now return the first page of results — 60 products per search, 20 reviews per run, or one complete single-record row. The run log states the limit up front instead of silently trimming.
- Free plans get 8 runs per day, resetting at 00:00 UTC. Paid plans keep full 50-page pagination with no daily limit.
- API runs now require a paid Apify plan; the Console and MCP stay free to use.
- Runs stop delivering rows once an account can no longer be billed, so nobody is charged past their own maximum-charge setting.

### \[2026-06-21]

#### 🎉 AliExpress Product Scraper — Launch!

- **Product Search** — bulk keyword search returning ~60 AliExpress products per page with price, order volume, rating and image.
- **Product Detail** — full item detail: title, image gallery, price ranges, breadcrumbs, package weight/size, delivery and seller.
- **Customer Reviews** — per-review text, star rating, buyer country and photos, plus the aggregate rating breakdown.
- **SKU Price Matrix** — the per-variant price, promo price and stock for every product option.
- **Shipping Estimates** — per-destination shipping fee, carrier, transit window, delivery date and tracking.
- **Store / Seller Data** — followers, positive-feedback rate, seller level and score for supplier due diligence.

#### 💎 User Benefits

- Six AliExpress scrapers unified in one actor — no juggling separate tools.
- Localized prices and shipping for any region, currency and language.
- Clean JSON, CSV and Excel exports straight from the dataset.
- Pay-per-result — only charged for the rows you keep.

#### 🎯 Use Cases

- Dropshippers sourcing products and computing landed cost from SKU prices and shipping estimates.
- Repricing tools and deal sites monitoring AliExpress list and promotion prices.
- E-commerce researchers mapping product niches by price, orders and rating.
- Analysts mining customer reviews for sentiment and product-quality scoring.
- Sourcing teams vetting suppliers via store followers and positive-feedback rate.