Carousell Marketplace Scraper (Singapore, Malaysia, HK, PH, TW)

A lightning-fast, production-grade HTTP-only Apify Actor to scrape product listings, prices, seller profiles, condition details, and high-resolution photo galleries from Carousell.

Supports all major Carousell regions across Southeast Asia and East Asia:

• 🇸🇬 Singapore (carousell.sg)
• 🇲🇾 Malaysia (carousell.com.my)
• 🇭🇰 Hong Kong (carousell.com.hk)
• 🇵🇭 Philippines (carousell.ph)
• 🇹🇼 Taiwan (tw.carousell.com)

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⚡ Key Features

• 100% HTTP-Only & Zero Headless Overhead: Employs advanced TLS/HTTP2 fingerprinting (curl_cffi) to extract data directly from SSR state and internal JSON search APIs without slow, resource-heavy headless browsers.
• Multi-Region Support: Select your target country with one click (SG, MY, HK, PH, TW).
• Deep Pagination Handling: Automatically extracts dynamic session cursors and CSRF tokens to seamlessly paginate through hundreds or thousands of products per search query.
• Rich Data Extraction:
  • Listing ID, Title, and Direct URL
  • Numeric Price, Formatted Price, Original/Strikethrough Price, and 3-Letter Currency Code
  • Item Condition (Brand new, Like new, Lightly used, Well used, Heavily used)
  • Seller Details (ID, Username, Display Name, Profile URL, Avatar, Seller Badge/Type)
  • Full-Resolution Photo Galleries and Thumbnails
  • Item Descriptions, Likes Count, and Buyer Protection Badges
  • Publication / Bump timestamps in ISO 8601 format
• Flexible Sorting: Sort by Relevance (best_match), Newly Listed (recent), or Price (price_low_to_high, price_high_to_low).
• Residential Proxy Ready: Out-of-the-box integration with Apify Residential Proxies for enterprise-scale scraping.

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📥 Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
country	String (Enum)	"SG"	Target marketplace: SG (Singapore), MY (Malaysia), HK (Hong Kong), PH (Philippines), TW (Taiwan).
searchQueries	Array of Strings	["playstation 5"]	Search keywords or product names to extract.
startUrls	Array of Strings	[]	Direct listing URLs or search URLs to scrape.
sortBy	String (Enum)	"best_match"	Sort order: best_match, recent, price_low_to_high, price_high_to_low.
maxItems	Integer	100	Maximum number of items to collect per search query.
proxyConfiguration	Object	{ "useApifyProxy": false }	Apify Proxy settings (Apify Residential proxy recommended for high volume).

Example Input

{
  "country": "SG",
  "searchQueries": [
    "playstation 5",
    "iphone 15 pro",
    "hermes birkin"
  ],
  "sortBy": "recent",
  "maxItems": 150,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

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📤 Output Data Format

Each item pushed to the Apify Default Dataset follows this clean JSON schema:

{
  "id": "1238472598",
  "listingId": 1238472598,
  "title": "Playstation 5 Console Local Set + Warranty",
  "price": 398.0,
  "priceFormatted": "S$398",
  "originalPrice": "S$428",
  "currency": "SGD",
  "description": "[USED] Playstation 5 Console Add-on: Controller @$68... Full set with box.",
  "condition": "Like new",
  "conditionCode": 4,
  "category": null,
  "categoryId": "5727",
  "country": "Singapore",
  "countryCode": "SG",
  "url": "https://www.carousell.sg/p/1238472598",
  "thumbnailUrl": "https://media.karousell.com/media/photos/products/2026/9/20/accept_cdc_playstation_5_conso_1789901386_6df3e865_progressive_thumbnail.jpg",
  "photos": [
    "https://media.karousell.com/media/photos/products/2026/9/20/accept_cdc_playstation_5_conso_1789901386_6df3e865_progressive_thumbnail.jpg"
  ],
  "photosCount": 1,
  "likesCount": 265,
  "isCertified": false,
  "isSellerVisible": true,
  "seller": {
    "id": "354670",
    "username": "8thavemobile.sg",
    "name": "8TH AVE MOBILE",
    "profilePicture": "https://media.karousell.com/media/photos/profiles/2022/08/19/8thavemobile.sg_1660904778_26b94750.jpg",
    "sellerType": "Professional Seller",
    "profileUrl": "https://www.carousell.sg/u/8thavemobile.sg"
  },
  "tags": [
    "Buyer Protection"
  ],
  "status": "L",
  "createdTimestamp": 1793801048,
  "createdAt": "2026-11-04T12:44:08+00:00",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-11-04T14:52:00+00:00"
}

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💡 Practical Use Cases

1. E-Commerce & C2C Market Research: Monitor secondhand electronics, luxury handbags, designer fashion, vehicles, and furniture trends across Southeast Asia.
2. Competitive Pricing Intelligence: Track resale values, price drops, and historical asking prices.
3. Lead Generation: Identify top merchant sellers and high-volume dealers on Carousell.
4. Deal Alerts & Arbitrage: Detect newly listed items priced below market rate for instant buying or flipping.