# China Supplier Scraper

**Use case:** 

Verify a supplier before you wire a deposit. This example searches customs records for suppliers in a product category and returns their shipment counts and the buyers they already serve. A factory that ships regularly to established brands is a very different bet from one with a good looking website and no record.

## Input

```json
{
  "query": "textile manufacturer",
  "searchType": "search",
  "type": "supplier",
  "mostRecentShipment": "any",
  "maxItems": 25,
  "requestTimeout": 30,
  "debugMode": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "name": {
    "label": "Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "type": {
    "label": "Type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "countryCode": {
    "label": "Country",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "address": {
    "label": "Address",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "totalShipments": {
    "label": "Shipments",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "mostRecentShipment": {
    "label": "Recent Shipment",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "firstShipment": {
    "label": "First Shipment",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "topSuppliers": {
    "label": "Top Trading Partners",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "topHsCodes": {
    "label": "HS Chapters",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "topShippingLanes": {
    "label": "Shipping Lanes",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "topCarriers": {
    "label": "Carriers",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "trademarks": {
    "label": "Trademarks",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "email": {
    "label": "Email",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "phone": {
    "label": "Phone",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "website": {
    "label": "Website",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "alsoKnownAs": {
    "label": "Also Known As",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "otherAddresses": {
    "label": "Other Addresses",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "otherNames": {
    "label": "Other Names",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "detailUrl": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [ImportYeti Scraper - US Customs Records, Suppliers & Trade Data](https://apify.com/silentflow/importyeti-scraper.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/silentflow/importyeti-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/silentflow/importyeti-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`).