# Alibaba Listings Scraper (`scrapebase/alibaba-listings-scraper`) Actor 🛍️ Alibaba Listings Scraper extracts Alibaba product and supplier data: titles, prices, MOQ, ratings, specs, images & links. 📊 Exports CSV/JSON. 🔎 Ideal for sourcing, market research, price tracking, competitor analysis & lead gen. 🚀 - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapebase/alibaba-listings-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ScrapeBase](https://apify.com/scrapebase) (community) - **Categories:** Automation, Lead generation, Social media - **Stats:** 5 total users, 1 monthly users, 96.8% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $19.99/month + usage To use this Actor, you pay a monthly rental fee to the developer. The rent is subtracted from your prepaid usage every month after the free trial period.You also pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher Apify subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#rental-actors ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. 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. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Alibaba Listings Scraper Scrape Alibaba.com product search results by keyword or search URL. Bulk input supported. ### Input | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | **urls** | array | Yes | Search terms (e.g. `iphone`) or Alibaba search URLs. | | **limit** | integer | No | Max products per search (0 = all). Default: 60. | | **proxyConfiguration** | object | No | Apify proxy. Default: no proxy; auto fallback to datacenter then residential if blocked. | ### Output - **Dataset**: One row per product (title, price, productUrl, mainImage, companyName, countryCode, reviewScore, reviewCount, deliveryEstimate, input_url, etc.). - **Key-value store** key `OUTPUT`: `{ "urls": [...], "count": N, "listings": [...] }`. ### How to use 1. Open [Apify Console](https://console.apify.com) → Actors. 2. Select this actor, set **urls** (e.g. `iphone`, `laptop`) and optional **limit**. 3. Run and check the **Log** and **Output** tabs. ### Proxy behavior - Starts with **no proxy**. If the request is blocked or fails, it switches to **datacenter proxy**, then to **residential proxy** (up to 3 retries). After a successful residential request, all following requests use residential. Logs indicate which mode is used. ### Cautions Data is from publicly available Alibaba search only. You are responsible for compliance with applicable laws and terms of use. # Actor input Schema ## `urls` (type: `array`): 🗂️ List every keyword or URL you care about — one per line is perfect. ✅ Keywords — quick & easy • 📱 iphone case • 💻 gaming laptop • 🎧 tws earbuds ✅ Full URLs — when you already have the perfect filter • 🌍 https://www.alibaba.com/search?q=iphone 💡 Mix both styles — we’ll scrape them all in order! ## `limit` (type: `integer`): 🧮 Set your cap for each keyword/URL — stay light for tests, go big for exports. ♾️ 0 = grab everything the listing exposes (can be slower) 🔢 1–10000 = stop after this many products per search ⭐ Default: 10 (great for first runs!) ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): 🚦 Off by default. Turn on only when Alibaba throttles you — then pick groups & country like a pro! 🌍✨ ## Actor input object example ```json { "urls": [ "https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=samsung%20galaxy&page=1" ], "limit": 10, "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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "urls": [ "https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=samsung%20galaxy&page=1" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapebase/alibaba-listings-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 = { "urls": ["https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=samsung%20galaxy&page=1"], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": False }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapebase/alibaba-listings-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 '{ "urls": [ "https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?SearchText=samsung%20galaxy&page=1" ], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": false } }' | apify call scrapebase/alibaba-listings-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapebase/alibaba-listings-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Alibaba Listings Scraper", "description": "🛍️ Alibaba Listings Scraper extracts Alibaba product and supplier data: titles, prices, MOQ, ratings, specs, images & links. 📊 Exports CSV/JSON. 🔎 Ideal for sourcing, market research, price tracking, competitor analysis & lead gen. 🚀", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "8rtCp932lILSgQs8F" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrapebase~alibaba-listings-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapebase-alibaba-listings-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrapebase~alibaba-listings-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapebase-alibaba-listings-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrapebase~alibaba-listings-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrapebase-alibaba-listings-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "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": [ "urls" ], "properties": { "urls": { "title": "🔗✍️ What should we search?", "type": "array", "description": "🗂️ List every keyword or URL you care about — one per line is perfect.\n\n✅ Keywords — quick & easy\n• 📱 iphone case\n• 💻 gaming laptop\n• 🎧 tws earbuds\n\n✅ Full URLs — when you already have the perfect filter\n• 🌍 https://www.alibaba.com/search?q=iphone\n\n💡 Mix both styles — we’ll scrape them all in order!", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "limit": { "title": "📊🎯 Max products per search", "minimum": 0, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "🧮 Set your cap for each keyword/URL — stay light for tests, go big for exports.\n\n♾️ 0 = grab everything the listing exposes (can be slower)\n🔢 1–10000 = stop after this many products per search\n\n⭐ Default: 10 (great for first runs!)", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "🛰️ Apify Proxy settings", "type": "object", "description": "🚦 Off by default. Turn on only when Alibaba throttles you — then pick groups & country like a pro! 🌍✨" } } }, "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", "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```