# Alibaba Products & Suppliers Scraper (`ulitron34/alibaba-scraper`) Actor

Fast and reliable Alibaba scraper. Extract wholesale product prices, MOQ, verified suppliers, ratings, reviews, specifications, and images for dropshipping and sourcing.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ulitron34/alibaba-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ulises salgado diaz](https://apify.com/ulitron34) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

Pay per usage

This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have.

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

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

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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

## 🛒 Alibaba Products & Suppliers Scraper

Fast, reliable, and cost-effective **Alibaba.com** web scraper. Extract wholesale product prices, Minimum Order Quantities (MOQ), verified supplier information, ratings, review counts, and high-resolution images—built specifically for dropshippers, Amazon FBA sellers, wholesale importers, and market researchers.

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### 🌟 Key Features

- **Wholesale Price & Volume Tiers:** Captures formatted prices, min/max price ranges, and currency units.
- **Minimum Order Quantities (MOQ):** Clean numerical extraction of minimum order requirements for quick sourcing analysis.
- **Supplier Due Diligence:** Extracts supplier company names, years on the platform, country of origin, and **Verified Supplier** status.
- **Ratings & Reviews:** Collects review scores and total review counts for quality filtering.
- **Automated Pagination:** Seamlessly navigates through search result pages until reaching your requested item limit.
- **Cloud & Anti-Bot Optimized:** Built with Crawlee and Playwright, seamlessly integrated with Apify Proxy to bypass bot challenges.

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### 💡 Use Cases

1. **Amazon FBA & E-commerce Product Sourcing:** Identify high-margin manufacturers with low minimum order quantities (MOQ).
2. **Competitor & Price Benchmarking:** Track wholesale pricing across multiple categories over time.
3. **Supplier Discovery & Verification:** Build directories of verified factories with established track records (years active).
4. **Dropshipping Catalog Automation:** Export clean CSV / JSON feeds directly to your inventory management tools.

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### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| :--- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :--- |
| `search` | String | No | `"smart watch"` | Product keyword or search query. |
| `start_urls` | Array | No | `[]` | Direct search or category URLs (takes priority if provided). |
| `max_items` | Integer | No | `40` | Maximum number of products to scrape (1 - 1,000). |
| `min_price` | Number | No | `null` | Optional minimum price filter in USD. |
| `max_price` | Number | No | `null` | Optional maximum price filter in USD. |
| `proxy_configuration` | Object | No | `{"useApifyProxy": true}` | Proxy configuration to bypass rate limits. |

#### Example Input (JSON)

```json
{
    "search": "wireless earbuds noise cancelling",
    "max_items": 50,
    "min_price": 5.0,
    "max_price": 30.0,
    "proxy_configuration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true
    }
}
```

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### 📤 Output Data Structure

The Actor pushes structured records to the default dataset. You can preview them in a tabular view or download them in **JSON, CSV, Excel (XLSX), or XML**.

#### Example Output Record

```json
{
    "id": "1600987654321",
    "title": "TWS Wireless Earbuds Bluetooth 5.3 Active Noise Cancelling Waterproof Earphones",
    "price_formatted": "$6.50 - $8.20 / piece",
    "price_min": 6.5,
    "price_max": 8.2,
    "min_order": "50 pieces",
    "min_order_quantity": 50,
    "supplier_name": "Shenzhen Acoustic Technology Co., Ltd.",
    "supplier_years": 8,
    "is_verified": true,
    "rating": 4.9,
    "reviews_count": 142,
    "product_url": "https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/TWS-Wireless-Earbuds-Bluetooth-5-3_1600987654321.html",
    "image_url": "https://s.alicdn.com/@sc04/kf/H7192a839bce412.jpg",
    "scraped_at": "2026-09-24T16:00:00.000Z"
}
```

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### ⚙️ Performance & Resources

- **Memory:** Recommended **1024 MB** (efficient headless browser configuration).
- **Execution Speed:** ~15–30 seconds per 40 products.
- **Export Formats:** JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, HTML table.

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### 🔒 Legal & Compliance

This Actor is intended for market research and competitive price analysis using publicly accessible information on Alibaba.com. Please review Alibaba's Terms of Use and comply with your local legal guidelines.

# Actor input Schema

## `search` (type: `string`):

Product keyword or phrase to search on Alibaba.com (e.g. 'smart watch', 'phone case', 'electric bike').

## `start_urls` (type: `array`):

Optional list of direct Alibaba search or category URLs. Takes priority if specified.

## `max_items` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of wholesale products to extract.

## `min_price` (type: `number`):

Optional minimum price filter in USD.

## `max_price` (type: `number`):

Optional maximum price filter in USD.

## `proxy_configuration` (type: `object`):

Select Apify Proxy to bypass rate limits and anti-bot challenges.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "search": "smart watch",
  "start_urls": [],
  "max_items": 40,
  "proxy_configuration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

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

Scraped Alibaba wholesale products with pricing, MOQ, and supplier profiles.

# 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 = {
    "search": "smart watch",
    "start_urls": []
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ulitron34/alibaba-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 = {
    "search": "smart watch",
    "start_urls": [],
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ulitron34/alibaba-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 '{
  "search": "smart watch",
  "start_urls": []
}' |
apify call ulitron34/alibaba-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ulitron34/alibaba-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/ar7VfEgZruHEC0ivs/builds/dlwhnWnTWCVarlsTd/openapi.json