Alibaba RFQ Scraper

Pull live buying requests from Alibaba's sourcing marketplace — filtered by keyword or across the full open queue — with buyer country, requested quantity, RFQ quality score, and a ready-to-use quote link per record.

Why use this actor

• No Alibaba account or login required — all RFQ data shown is publicly listed on the sourcing marketplace.
• Keyword filtering lets suppliers zero in on relevant categories; leaving keywords empty returns the full open queue.
• Every record includes the buyer's country, requested quantity, and RFQ quality score so you can prioritise follow-up instantly.
• Quote links are included in each record — no extra navigation needed to start responding.
• Automatic retries keep multi-page runs on track without manual intervention.
• Export results to JSON, CSV, or Excel from the Apify Console.

How it works

1. You provide one or more keywords to filter buying requests (e.g. "bluetooth", "led strip lights"), or leave the list empty to collect all open RFQs.
2. The actor pages through the sourcing marketplace results for each keyword, up to the page limit you set.
3. Each RFQ card is extracted into a structured record: subject, buyer name and country, quantity, open time, expiry time, quality score, and quote availability counts.
4. A direct quote link (quoteUrl) is included in every record so your sales team can act immediately.
5. Records stream into your dataset as pages complete. Download as JSON, CSV, or Excel when done.

You don't need to manage any browsers or scrapers.

Input

{
    "queries": ["bluetooth", "led strip lights"],
    "maxPagesPerQuery": 3,
    "maxConcurrency": 3,
    "maxRequestRetries": 6,
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"] }
}

Field	Type	Description
queries	string[]	Keywords to filter RFQs. Leave empty to collect all open buying requests.
maxPagesPerQuery	integer	Number of result pages to scrape per keyword. Default: 3, max: 100.
maxConcurrency	integer	Number of pages processed in parallel. Default: 3.
maxRequestRetries	integer	How many times a failed request is retried before skipping. Default: 6.
proxyConfiguration	object	Apify Proxy settings or a custom proxy list. RESIDENTIAL group recommended.

Output

{
    "rfqId": "1683770424",
    "subject": "45degree automatic Edge Bander",
    "buyerName": "saturno tartaglia",
    "country": "Australia",
    "quantity": "10",
    "quantityUnit": "Piece/Pieces",
    "openTime": "20 hours before",
    "url": "https://sourcing.alibaba.com/rfq_detail.htm?...",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-05-30T04:29:54Z"
}

Field	Type	Description
rfqId	string	Alibaba's unique identifier for this buying request.
subject	string	Title of the buying request as written by the buyer.
buyerName	string	Name of the buyer who submitted the request.
country	string	Country of the buyer.
quantity	string	Requested quantity as stated by the buyer.
quantityUnit	string	Unit for the requested quantity (e.g. "Piece/Pieces", "Sets").
openTime	string	How long ago the RFQ was posted (e.g. "20 hours before").
url	string	Direct link to the full RFQ detail page.
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the record was collected.

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