# 1688 Wholesale Product Search Scraper (`ethereal_wool/1688-product-search-scraper`) Actor

Search 1688 wholesale products by keyword and export prices, sales volume, supplier type, images and offer URLs as structured JSON.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ethereal\_wool/1688-product-search-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Jackie Chen](https://apify.com/ethereal_wool) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$35.00 / 1,000 product searches

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".

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- **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

## 1688 Wholesale Product Search Scraper

Search 1688 for wholesale products and export structured offers with original and English titles, wholesale and dropship prices, sales volume, supplier type, image and direct URL.

> **Unofficial / independent tool.** This Actor is not affiliated with, authorized, sponsored, or endorsed by 1688. It retrieves publicly available data through a third-party API. You are responsible for using the output in compliance with 1688's terms and all applicable laws.

### What this Actor does

This Actor focuses on one job: search 1688 wholesale products by keyword on **1688.com**. Each query returns live 1688 wholesale offers through a managed commerce API.

- Searches 1688 wholesale products by one or more keywords.
- Returns price, promotion, wholesale and dropship prices in CNY.
- Includes sales volume, supplier type and supplier level.
- Provides offer IDs, images and direct 1688 URLs.

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `searchQueries` | array | Wholesale product keywords to search on 1688. Chinese keywords return the broadest supplier catalog. |
| `maxItems` | integer | Maximum records to return (caps your spend). |
| `proxyConfiguration` | object | Optional Apify Proxy settings. |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "maxItems": 5
}
```

### Output

The Actor returns one dataset item per 1688 wholesale product. Each item is a flat, analysis-ready JSON record. Example of a real returned item:

```json
{
  "productId": 678901234567,
  "title": "纯棉帆布托特袋 现货批发 可定制LOGO",
  "titleEnglish": "Cotton Canvas Tote Bag, In-stock Wholesale, Custom Logo",
  "price": 8.5,
  "promotionPrice": 7.9,
  "wholesalePrice": 7.2,
  "dropshipPrice": 8.2,
  "sellerType": "factory",
  "unit": "个",
  "imageUrl": "https://cbu01.alicdn.com/img/ibank/example-1.jpg",
  "url": "https://detail.1688.com/offer/678901234567.html",
  "salesVolume": 42000,
  "retentionRate": 61.8,
  "supplierLevel": 6,
  "id": "678901234567",
  "source": "1688-search"
}
```

#### Output fields

| Field | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `productId` | 1688 offer ID |
| `title` | Original product title |
| `titleEnglish` | English product title |
| `price` | Price (CNY) |
| `promotionPrice` | Promotion price (CNY) |
| `wholesalePrice` | Wholesale price (CNY) |
| `dropshipPrice` | Dropship price (CNY) |
| `sellerType` | Factory / merchant type |
| `unit` | Wholesale unit |
| `imageUrl` | Product image URL |
| `url` | 1688 product URL |
| `salesVolume` | Sales volume |
| `retentionRate` | Repeat / retention rate |
| `supplierLevel` | Supplier level |
| `url` | Canonical link to the item on the source site |
| `id` | Stable identifier for the item (when available) |
| `source` | Which list / query the item came from |

### How it works

- **Direct API, no browser.** Data is fetched over HTTP — no headless browser, no login, no cookies to manage.
- **Honest failure.** Transient upstream blocks (rate limits, edge protection) are retried with exponential backoff. If the source stays unavailable, the run fails loudly instead of returning a misleading empty dataset.
- **De-duplicated.** Items are de-duplicated by their identifier within a run.
- **Pay per successful request.** One `product-search` event ($0.035) is charged only after an upstream request returns data. `maxItems` caps the records written to the dataset.

### Use cases

- Find China wholesale suppliers and products.
- Compare wholesale and dropship prices.
- Research factory assortment and sales signals.
- Export 1688 search results to JSON, CSV or Excel.

### Integration

Run it from the Apify Console, on a schedule, or call it programmatically via the Apify API, the JavaScript / Python clients, or MCP. Output can be exported as JSON, CSV, or Excel, or pushed to your own storage.

### FAQ

**Do I need a 1688 account, cookies, or to log in?** No. The Actor only reads publicly available data.

**How am I billed?** $0.035 per successful request that returns data; empty or failed requests are not charged.

**Can I schedule it or call it from my own code?** Yes — use Apify Schedules, the REST API, the official clients, or MCP.

**Is this an official 1688 product?** No. It is an independent tool and is not affiliated with 1688.

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQueries` (type: `array`):

Wholesale product keywords to search on 1688. Chinese keywords return the broadest supplier catalog.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of records to return. Caps your spend.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional. Route API calls through Apify Proxy to vary the source IP.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQueries": [
    "帆布袋 批发",
    "手机壳"
  ],
  "maxItems": 100,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}
```

# 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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "帆布袋 批发",
        "手机壳"
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": false
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ethereal_wool/1688-product-search-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 = {
    "searchQueries": [
        "帆布袋 批发",
        "手机壳",
    ],
    "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ethereal_wool/1688-product-search-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 '{
  "searchQueries": [
    "帆布袋 批发",
    "手机壳"
  ],
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": false
  }
}' |
apify call ethereal_wool/1688-product-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=ethereal_wool/1688-product-search-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/hvJNNXlk9F4gsDNNi/builds/cAnERvkSbyesO4tPA/openapi.json