RedNote Shop Scraper — Xiaohongshu Products & Vendor Data

Scrape RedNote (Xiaohongshu / Little Red Book) e-commerce data — product listings, prices, sellers, sales counts, SKU variants — without login. Built specifically for the booming RedNote shop surface that the all-in-one social scrapers don't cover.

How to scrape RedNote products in 3 easy steps

1. Go to RedNote Shop Scraper on Apify Store and click "Try for free"
2. Choose your mode — search products by keyword, scrape all products from a vendor, or get full detail for specific product URLs
3. Click Run and download your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML

No coding required. No login needed. Works with Apify's free plan.

What's RedNote Shop and why scrape it?

RedNote / Xiaohongshu launched its US e-commerce platform (RedShop) in April-June 2026 alongside its existing Chinese market. With 300M+ monthly active users, it's the fastest-growing social commerce platform in 2026. Unlike Western marketplaces (Amazon, Shein, Temu), RedNote tightly couples product listings with social content — every product is tagged in posts, reviewed in notes, and sold by either brands or individual creators.

Scraping RedNote shop data lets you:

• RedNote dropshipping research — find trending products before they hit Amazon or Etsy
• Xiaohongshu price monitoring — track competitor pricing on China's #1 social commerce platform
• RedNote brand monitoring — track your products' listings, prices, and seller activity
• Xiaohongshu vendor analysis — analyze top sellers, their catalog, and category dominance
• RedNote competitor intelligence — see what products your competitors sell and at what prices
• Cross-border arbitrage — identify popular SKUs in China that haven't reached Western markets yet
• Influencer-product correlation — combine with the RedNote All-in-One Scraper to map products to the influencers tagging them

What you can scrape

Mode	What you get	Best for
Product Search	Products matching a keyword, sortable by price or sales	Discovery, price benchmarking
Vendor Products	All products from a specific vendor / store	Competitor catalog analysis
Product Detail	Full data for specific product URLs (SKU variants, vendor, images)	Deep-dive on individual SKUs

Data fields per product

Each product result includes:

• itemId — RedNote product ID
• title — product name
• salePrice / originalPrice / discountPct — current and pre-discount pricing with % off
• currency — typically CNY for domestic, USD for cross-border
• soldCount — total units sold (popularity signal)
• wantCount — number of users who saved/wanted the product
• cover / images — product image URLs
• vendor — seller info (ID, name, rating)
• category — product category path
• skus — SKU variants with prices and stock
• crossBorder — flag for cross-border vs domestic listings
• shippingOrigin — country / region of origin
• productUrl — direct link
• scrapedAt — UTC timestamp

Input examples

Search products by keyword

{
    "mode": "product_search",
    "searchQuery": "skincare",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "sortBy": "sales",
    "minPrice": 50,
    "maxPrice": 500
}

Get all products from a vendor

{
    "mode": "vendor_products",
    "vendorUrl": "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/barley/thanos/vendor/SELLER_ID",
    "maxResults": 200
}

Get full detail for specific products

{
    "mode": "product_detail",
    "productUrls": [
        "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/goods-detail/PRODUCT_ID_1",
        "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/goods-detail/PRODUCT_ID_2"
    ]
}

Output example — product

{
    "mode": "product_search",
    "itemId": "642a1b3c0000000023019f7e",
    "title": "Skincare Set - Hydrating Toner + Serum + Moisturizer",
    "productUrl": "https://www.xiaohongshu.com/goods-detail/642a1b3c0000000023019f7e",
    "salePrice": 199.00,
    "originalPrice": 299.00,
    "discountPct": 33.4,
    "currency": "CNY",
    "soldCount": 12500,
    "wantCount": 5400,
    "cover": "https://...",
    "images": ["https://...", "https://..."],
    "vendor": {
        "sellerId": "5cfbc3f10000000018023ebb",
        "name": "BeautyBrand Official",
        "rating": 4.8
    },
    "category": "Beauty / Skincare / Sets",
    "skus": [
        {"skuId": "...", "spec": "Normal Skin", "price": 199.00, "stock": 1200},
        {"skuId": "...", "spec": "Sensitive Skin", "price": 199.00, "stock": 800}
    ],
    "crossBorder": false,
    "shippingOrigin": "China",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-05-05T22:00:00Z"
}

Pricing

This Actor uses Pay-Per-Event pricing — only pay for results:

What you pay	Price
Per product scraped	$0.0075
Per vendor info record	$0.025

Typical costs:

• Search 100 products: ~$0.75
• Scrape a vendor with 200 products: ~$1.53
• Detailed lookup of 50 products: ~$0.38
• Track 5 competitor vendors with 100 products each: ~$3.88

Apify platform compute costs (usage) are charged separately based on run duration. Most runs cost a few cents in compute.

Scrape RedNote products with Python, JavaScript, or no code

Use this Actor directly from the Apify platform (no coding required), or call it programmatically:

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")

run = client.actor("zhorex/rednote-shop-scraper").call(run_input={
    "mode": "product_search",
    "searchQuery": "lipstick",
    "maxResults": 100,
    "sortBy": "sales"
})

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(f"{item['title']} — ¥{item['salePrice']} (sold {item['soldCount']})")

JavaScript

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: 'YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN' });

const run = await client.actor('zhorex/rednote-shop-scraper').call({
    mode: 'product_search',
    searchQuery: 'lipstick',
    maxResults: 100,
    sortBy: 'sales'
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items);

Proxy configuration

Residential proxies are strongly recommended for reliable results — configured by default using Apify's residential proxy group. You can substitute your own proxy provider in the input.

Use cases by industry

• DTC brands: monitor your own listings, track competitor prices, plan promotional campaigns
• Dropshippers and resellers: identify trending Chinese products before they hit Amazon, Etsy, Shopify
• Sourcing agents: scout Chinese products for clients in cosmetics, fashion, home goods
• Market research firms: build datasets on Chinese consumer goods trends
• Investment analysts: track e-commerce activity for Chinese consumer brands
• AI / training data teams: collect product data for recommendation systems and pricing models

FAQ

Does this need a proxy? Residential proxies are strongly recommended for reliable results. Datacenter proxies often fail. The default config uses Apify's residential pool.

Does it work with Chinese keywords? Yes. RedNote is a Chinese-language platform — searches in Chinese return the most accurate results. English keywords also work but with fewer results.

What's the difference between this and the RedNote All-in-One Scraper? The all-in-one focuses on social content (posts, profiles, comments, videos). This shop scraper focuses on commerce (product listings, vendors, prices, SKUs). They complement each other — combine them to map products to influencers who feature them.

Can I track price changes over time? Yes. Schedule this Actor to run daily/weekly and store the data — you'll have a price history for any product or vendor.

Is RedNote's RedShop accessible from outside China? Some product listings are accessible globally, others are domestic-only. Cross-border products are explicitly flagged in the output via the crossBorder field.

Is there a RedNote / Xiaohongshu shop API? RedNote does not offer a public commerce API for international developers. This Actor is the best Xiaohongshu shop API alternative in 2026 — extracts structured product data from the public web interface without any login.

How fresh is the data? Live — every run fetches current data directly from RedNote's public pages. Prices and stock reflect what's visible at scrape time.

Is scraping RedNote products legal? This Actor accesses only publicly visible product data — the same content any anonymous browser user can see. No login or authentication is bypassed. Always review your local laws and RedNote's terms of service for your specific use case.

Integrations & data export

Export your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, or XML. Integrate with:

• Google Sheets — automatic data sync for price-tracking dashboards
• Zapier / Make / n8n — workflow automation and competitor alerts
• REST API — programmatic access from any language
• Webhooks — real-time notifications when scrapes complete

See all integrations →

Other scrapers by Zhorex

Chinese Digital Intelligence Suite:

• RedNote All-in-One Scraper — Posts, profiles, comments, videos (the social side)
• Weibo Scraper — China's Twitter (580M+ users)
• Bilibili Scraper — China's YouTube (300M+ users)

B2B Review Intelligence:

• G2 Reviews Scraper
• Capterra Reviews Scraper
• Booking.com Reviews Scraper

Other Tools:

• Perplexity AI Search Scraper
• Telegram Channel Scraper

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Your Review Matters ⭐

This is the first dedicated RedNote / Xiaohongshu shop scraper on Apify with active support. If it delivered the data you needed, a 30-second review helps a lot:

1. Go to the RedNote Shop Scraper page
2. Click the star rating
3. Optionally leave a one-line note (e.g. "tracked 500 lipstick prices in 5 minutes")

Why it matters: reviews are the #1 signal Apify users check before trying a scraper. The first 5-10 reviews dramatically improve discovery for everyone.

Found a bug or missing feature? Open an issue on the Actor page — typically fixed within 48 hours.

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Last updated: May 2026 · Actively maintained · Built by the developer of the most-used RedNote / Xiaohongshu / Weibo / Bilibili scrapers on Apify.