# Taobao & Tmall Product Scraper — Prices, Sellers & Ratings (`sourcelab/taobao-product-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Taobao and Tmall products by item URL, item ID or keyword: price and promo price, seller DSR scores and credit level, rating breakdown, category path, ships-from location, images. No login, no browser. Pay per product.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/sourcelab/taobao-product-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Roudaut Romain](https://apify.com/sourcelab) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 1 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.45 / 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?

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

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# README

## Taobao & Tmall Product Scraper — Prices, Sellers & Ratings

Get **Taobao and Tmall product data** from item URLs, item IDs or keywords: current price and reference price, promotion label, seller DSR scores and credit level, rating breakdown, category, ships-from location, images. **No login, no cookies, no browser** — fast HTTP against Taobao's own public, server-rendered catalogue.

**You pay per result delivered. Failed or removed items are never charged.**

### What you get

**Products** (`type: "product"`) — one row per item:

| Group | Fields |
|---|---|
| Identity | `itemId`, `platform` (`taobao` / `tmall`), `url`, `title`, `titleTruncated` |
| Price | `price` (current, CNY), `originalPrice`, `hasRangePrice`, `priceNote`, `referencePrice` + `promoLabel` (when known) |
| Seller | `shopName`, `shopId`, `sellerId`, `sellerType` (B = Tmall business, C = Taobao individual), `sellerCreditLevel`, `shopOpenedAt`, `shopItemCount`, `shopNewItemCount`, `shopUrl` |
| Seller quality | `dsr.desc`, `dsr.serv`, `dsr.post` — Taobao's three 1-5 service scores, with comparison to the industry |
| Ratings | `ratingGoodPercent`, `ratingNeutralPercent`, `ratingBadPercent`, `ratingGoodCount`, `ratingBadCount` (Taobao items), `latestReview` (text, score, date, variant bought) |
| Category & logistics | `categoryId`, `rootCategoryId`, `categoryPath`, `location` (ships from), `freeShipping`, `paymentMethods` |
| Content | `mainImage`, `images`, and for many items `description`, `keywords`, `sellingPoints` |

**Search results** (`type: "listing"`) — the first 20 results of a keyword: full seller title, current price, reference price, promotion label, shop, category, image, total number of results on Taobao.

### Input

```json
{
  "products": [
    "https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=765833709683",
    "https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=1081620458327",
    "1003783113480"
  ],
  "keywords": ["蓝牙耳机"],
  "fetchDetailsForKeywords": false,
  "language": "zh-TW"
}
```

- `products`: Taobao / Tmall / world.taobao.com / a.m.taobao.com URLs or bare item IDs.
- `keywords`: optional. Turn on `fetchDetailsForKeywords` to get a full product record for every search result.
- `language`: `zh-TW` (Traditional) or `zh-CN` (Simplified) for text fields.

### Typical uses

- Price monitoring of Tmall flagship stores and Taobao sellers.
- Seller due diligence for sourcing agents: credit level, shop age, DSR scores, rating breakdown.
- Product research: what sells for a keyword, at what price, from which province.

### How much does it cost?

Pay per event: you pay only for results delivered. Platform usage (compute, residential proxy) is included. Failed, blocked or removed items are never charged.

| What you get | Event | Price | Per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Product record | `product` | $0.0035 | $3.50 |
| Search result | `listing` | $0.0015 | $1.50 |
| Actor start | `apify-actor-start` | $0.00005 per GB of memory, once per run | — |

Example: 100 product URLs ≈ **$0.35**; one keyword (20 results) ≈ **$0.03**.

Set a maximum cost per run when you start the Actor (Console or API): it stops cleanly when the limit is reached.

### Output example

Real output from a run on 13 Oct 2026 (selected fields):

```json
{
  "type": "product",
  "itemId": "765833709683",
  "platform": "taobao",
  "title": "真無線藍牙5.5耳機 ANC主動降噪高音質 2025新款五代頂配 杜比環繞音效 超長續航IPX5防水",
  "price": 388,
  "originalPrice": 388,
  "shopName": "深圳華強北正品直銷總店",
  "sellerType": "C",
  "sellerCreditLevel": "17",
  "dsr": {
    "post": {
      "label": "物流服務",
      "score": 4.8,
      "vsIndustry": "-1"
    },
    "serv": {
      "label": "服務",
      "score": 4.8,
      "vsIndustry": "-1"
    },
    "desc": {
      "label": "商品描述",
      "score": 4.7,
      "vsIndustry": "-1"
    }
  },
  "ratingGoodPercent": 98,
  "location": "廣東深圳",
  "mainImage": "https://img.alicdn.com/imgextra/i3/2523443838/O1CN01QULkBg1eDrFVYcid7_!!2523443838.jpg",
  "url": "https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=765833709683"
}
```

### FAQ

**Do I need an account on the marketplace?**
No. The Actor reads public pages and endpoints: no login, no cookies, no phone number.

**Why are there no SKUs, stock or sales counts?**
Taobao shows them only to logged-in buyers, and this Actor never logs in. See *Limits* above.

**What currency are prices in?**
CNY (Chinese yuan).

**Simplified or Traditional Chinese?**
Both: set `language` to `zh-CN` or `zh-TW`. Prices and IDs are identical.

**Can I run it on a schedule or from my code?**
Yes. Schedule it in Apify Console, call it through the Apify API (JavaScript, Python, HTTP), or connect it to Make, Zapier, n8n or Google Sheets. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel.

### Limits (read before buying)

- This Actor reads Taobao's **public catalogue**. Data that Taobao shows only to logged-in users is not included: **no SKU/variant matrix, no stock, no sales count, no full review list.**
- Tmall publishes shortened titles on its public pages. The Actor recovers the full seller title from the shop's public storefront when it can (about 40% of the shortened titles in our tests). `titleTruncated: true` marks the others. Titles from keyword search are always complete.
- Keyword search returns the **first 20 results** and only for keywords Taobao has indexed (common product words). Other keywords end without a charge.
- Residential proxies are used by default (US, Singapore, Japan exits).

Public marketplace data only, no personal data. Not affiliated with Alibaba Group.

### Chain it with

| Take this output field | Feed it to | Input field |
|---|---|---|
| `mainImage` | [1688 Image Search](https://apify.com/sourcelab/1688-image-search) | `imageUrls` (find the wholesale source of a Taobao product) |
| `title` (Chinese) | [1688 Wholesale Scraper](https://apify.com/sourcelab/1688-wholesale-scraper) | `keywords` |

Values are accepted exactly as this Actor outputs them (full URL or bare ID). In code, start the next Actor with the dataset of this run, or use an Apify integration (*Actor-to-Actor*) to chain them automatically.

#### More SourceLab scrapers

- **[1688 Wholesale Scraper](https://apify.com/sourcelab/1688-wholesale-scraper)** — find the factory price behind a Taobao listing: 1688 wholesale prices, MOQ and suppliers for the same keyword.
- **[1688 Image Search](https://apify.com/sourcelab/1688-image-search)** — find the 1688 factory offers for a Taobao product from its image (`mainImage`).
- **[JD.com Product Scraper](https://apify.com/sourcelab/jd-product-scraper)** — compare with China's B2C retail on JD.com: real CNY price (when confirmed), UPC barcode, specification table, self-operated flag.
- **[AliExpress Scraper](https://apify.com/sourcelab/aliexpress-product-scraper)** — check the retail price abroad: per-variant price and stock, shipping fees and delivery days to your country, review summary.
- **[Temu Product Scraper](https://apify.com/sourcelab/temu-product-scraper)** — see what similar products sell for on Temu in 20 countries: price, rating, units sold and discount from category pages.
- **[Alibaba.com Product Scraper](https://apify.com/sourcelab/alibaba-product-scraper)** — the export side of Chinese factories: USD quantity price tiers, MOQ, lead times, certifications and supplier credentials on Alibaba.com.
- **[1688 Supplier Scraper](https://apify.com/sourcelab/1688-supplier-scraper)** — found a product on 1688? get the supplier's full catalog and company profile (Trade Pass years, buyer retention rate, certificates).

# Actor input Schema

## `products` (type: `array`):

One per line: item.taobao.com / detail.tmall.com / world.taobao.com / a.m.taobao.com URLs, or bare numeric item IDs. Taobao and Tmall are both supported.

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

Optional. Each keyword returns the first 20 Taobao/Tmall results (full seller title, price, discount, shop, image). Chinese keywords give the best results.

## `maxResultsPerKeyword` (type: `integer`):

Taobao publishes the first 20 results of a keyword without login.

## `fetchDetailsForKeywords` (type: `boolean`):

Turn keyword results into full product records (seller scores, ratings, location, category) — billed as 'product' instead of 'listing'.

## `language` (type: `string`):

Taobao's public catalogue exists in both scripts. Prices and IDs are identical.

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

Parallel requests.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Taobao blocks datacenter IPs and mainland-China IPs on this surface. Residential proxies are required; the Actor rotates between US, Singapore and Japan exits.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "products": [
    "https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=765833709683",
    "https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=1081620458327"
  ],
  "keywords": [],
  "maxResultsPerKeyword": 20,
  "fetchDetailsForKeywords": false,
  "language": "zh-TW",
  "maxConcurrency": 5,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `products` (type: `string`):

No description

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

No description

## `stats` (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 = {
    "products": [
        "https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=765833709683",
        "https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=1081620458327"
    ],
    "keywords": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("sourcelab/taobao-product-scraper").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 = {
    "products": [
        "https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=765833709683",
        "https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=1081620458327",
    ],
    "keywords": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("sourcelab/taobao-product-scraper").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 '{
  "products": [
    "https://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=765833709683",
    "https://detail.tmall.com/item.htm?id=1081620458327"
  ],
  "keywords": []
}' |
apify call sourcelab/taobao-product-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,sourcelab/taobao-product-scraper"
        }
    }
}
```

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/ezKW91Aa53SKk2AhP/builds/iWEAy8CI9hJIFLLVi/openapi.json