# Ruten 露天拍賣 Scraper — Taiwan Marketplace Products & Prices (`youfuxu/ruten-taiwan-scraper`) Actor
Scrape product listings from Ruten (露天拍賣), Taiwan's largest C2C marketplace. Get prices, images, seller info, sold counts and more as clean JSON.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/youfuxu/ruten-taiwan-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Youfu Xu](https://apify.com/youfuxu) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
from $3.00 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## 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.
Actors are written with capital "A".
## How to integrate an Actor?
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You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.
- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
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# README
## Ruten 露天拍賣 Scraper — Taiwan marketplace products & prices
Scrape product listings from **[Ruten (露天拍賣)](https://www.ruten.com.tw/)**, Taiwan's largest consumer-to-consumer marketplace with hundreds of millions of listings. Search any keyword in Chinese or English and get prices, images, seller info and sales data as clean JSON — no login, no browser, no proxies to configure.
### What you get
```json
{
"productId": "21844879852682",
"name": "Apple iPhone 12 64G 黑色 6.1吋 智慧手機",
"productUrl": "https://www.ruten.com.tw/item/show?21844879852682",
"price": 4990,
"currency": "TWD",
"soldCount": 32,
"watchCount": 18,
"image": "https://gcs.rimg.com.tw/g2/c/a4/8a/21844879852682_749.jpg",
"imageCount": 9,
"freeShipping": true,
"fromOverseas": false,
"storeName": "樺仔二手手機",
"sellerScore": 4980,
"isRutenChoice": true
}
```
Up to **26 fields per product** — price (numeric TWD), original price, stock, sold count, watch count, images, free-shipping flag, overseas flag, store name, seller ID, seller score/credit, brand-seller and Ruten-Choice flags, post/update times and video links.
### Who uses this
- **Price monitoring & repricing** — track competitor prices across Taiwan's biggest C2C market
- **Resale & arbitrage** — find underpriced items, compare against other marketplaces
- **Market research** — demand signals from sold counts and watch counts by keyword
- **Brand protection** — monitor unauthorized sellers and pricing of your products
### How to use
1. Enter a **keyword** — Chinese or English (`iphone`, `樂高`, `球鞋`, `PS5`).
2. Set **Max products** (default 100).
3. Choose **Sort** — relevance, price low→high, price high→low, or newest.
4. Run, then download from the **Dataset** tab as JSON / CSV / Excel, or fetch via API.
#### Example input
```json
{ "keyword": "樂高", "maxItems": 500, "sortBy": "priceAsc" }
```
### Pricing model
You pay per result — a small fee for each product returned. A 500-product export costs less than a coffee.
### FAQ
**Does it work with Chinese keywords?** Yes — Ruten is a Chinese-language site; both `球鞋` and `sneakers` return results.
**How fresh is the data?** Live. Every run queries Ruten in real time.
**Is this legal?** The Actor collects only publicly visible listing data, the same information any visitor sees. It does not log in or access private data. You are responsible for complying with Ruten's terms and applicable laws when using the data.
**Something broke?** Open an issue on this Actor's page — typically fixed within 24 hours.
### Related
Need other Taiwan / East-Asia data? Check my profile — Taiwan job boards (104), Japan real estate (SUUMO) and Japan resale (Yahoo Auctions) scrapers are already live, with more on the way.
# Actor input Schema
## `keyword` (type: `string`):
What to search for on Ruten. Works in Chinese or English, e.g. iphone, 樂高, 球鞋.
## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of products to return across all pages.
## `sortBy` (type: `string`):
How Ruten should order results.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"keyword": "iphone",
"maxItems": 100,
"sortBy": "relevance"
}
```
# 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 '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"keyword": "iphone",
"maxItems": 100
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("youfuxu/ruten-taiwan-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 '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
"keyword": "iphone",
"maxItems": 100,
}
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("youfuxu/ruten-taiwan-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"keyword": "iphone",
"maxItems": 100
}' |
apify call youfuxu/ruten-taiwan-scraper --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=youfuxu/ruten-taiwan-scraper",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
{
"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "Ruten 露天拍賣 Scraper — Taiwan Marketplace Products & Prices",
"description": "Scrape product listings from Ruten (露天拍賣), Taiwan's largest C2C marketplace. Get prices, images, seller info, sold counts and more as clean JSON.",
"version": "1.0",
"x-build-id": "r0ci001lnX6M8sVQu"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
"/acts/youfuxu~ruten-taiwan-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-youfuxu-ruten-taiwan-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
}
}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/youfuxu~ruten-taiwan-scraper/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-youfuxu-ruten-taiwan-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
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},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK",
"content": {
"application/json": {
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},
"/acts/youfuxu~ruten-taiwan-scraper/run-sync": {
"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-youfuxu-ruten-taiwan-scraper",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
"tags": [
"Run Actor"
],
"requestBody": {
"required": true,
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
}
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}
},
"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
}
},
"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"keyword"
],
"properties": {
"keyword": {
"title": "Search keyword",
"type": "string",
"description": "What to search for on Ruten. Works in Chinese or English, e.g. iphone, 樂高, 球鞋.",
"default": "iphone"
},
"maxItems": {
"title": "Max products",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 10000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of products to return across all pages.",
"default": 100
},
"sortBy": {
"title": "Sort by",
"enum": [
"relevance",
"priceAsc",
"priceDesc",
"newest"
],
"type": "string",
"description": "How Ruten should order results.",
"default": "relevance"
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"origin": {
"type": "string",
"example": "API"
},
"userAgent": {
"type": "string"
}
}
},
"stats": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"inputBodyLen": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2000
},
"rebootCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"restartCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"resurrectCount": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"computeUnits": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
},
"diskMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 2048
}
}
},
"buildId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultDatasetId": {
"type": "string"
},
"defaultRequestQueueId": {
"type": "string"
},
"buildNumber": {
"type": "string",
"example": "1.0.0"
},
"containerUrl": {
"type": "string"
},
"usage": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
},
"usageTotalUsd": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"usageUsd": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"DATASET_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
"type": "number",
"example": 0.00005
},
"KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
"type": "integer",
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},
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},
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},
"PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
},
"PROXY_SERPS": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 0
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
```