# Alibaba Email Scraper (`scraper-mind/alibaba-email-scraper`) Actor \[๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ] The Alibaba Email Scraper helps you find supplier profiles with email addresses from Alibaba search results. Perfect for B2B marketing, procurement, and supplier outreach. Fast, accurate, and 50% more affordable than competitors. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scraper-mind/alibaba-email-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Scraper Mind](https://apify.com/scraper-mind) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Lead generation - **Stats:** 100 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 5 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing $5.00/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 ## ๐Ÿท Alibaba Email Scraper - Fast, Accurate & Affordable The Alibaba Email Scraper digs through Alibaba search results to find supplier profiles containing email addresses. Whether you are in B2B marketing, procurement, or looking for suppliers, our tool simplifies the processโ€”at 50% of the cost of our competitors! ### ๐ŸŒŸ Key Features - ๐Ÿ” **Custom Keyword Search**: Target Alibaba suppliers using any keyword relevant to your search. - ๐Ÿ“ง **Domain-based Email Extraction**: Extract email addresses from specific domains (e.g., @gmail.com, @supplier.com) for targeted outreach. - ๐Ÿ‘ค **Complete Supplier Details**: Collect supplier names, URLs, and snippets of related information, perfect for procurement or partnerships. - ๐Ÿ”— **Direct Alibaba Profile Links**: Get direct links to supplier profiles, making it easy to engage with potential partners. - โšก **Fast, Affordable, and Reliable**: Offers competitive pricingโ€”50% cheaper than alternativesโ€”while maintaining speed and reliability. - ๐Ÿ”„ **Automatic Pagination**: Seamlessly processes large datasets with automatic pagination through Alibaba search results. - ๐Ÿ“Š **Highly Scalable**: Works without a proxy for smaller extractions, but can use Datacenter, Residential, or Special Proxies for larger tasks, ensuring 100% success. ### ๐Ÿ“ฅ Input The Actor accepts the following JSON input: ```json { "customDomains": [ "@gmail.com", "@supplier.com" ], "keyword": "electronics", "platform": "Alibaba", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` - **customDomains (required)** : Specify the email domains to filter (e.g., @gmail.com, @supplier.com). - **keyword (required)** : The keyword to search related Alibaba suppliers (e.g., "electronics"). - **platform**: Define the platform as Alibaba, ensuring the results are focused on Alibaba suppliers. - **proxyConfiguration (optional)** : Proxies can be enabled for large-scale scraping to avoid being blocked. For larger datasets, start with Datacenter Proxies. If those donโ€™t work, move to Residential Proxies. Finally, if needed, Special Proxies will guarantee 100% success. ### ๐Ÿ“ค Output The scraping returns a dataset in JSON format containing key details about each extracted supplier profile: ```json [ { "title": "Shenzhen Electronics Co. - Alibaba", "description": "Leading supplier of consumer electronics on Alibaba. Contact: electronicsupplier@gmail.com | Location: Shenzhen, China.", "url": "https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/shenzhen-electronics-co", "email": "electronicsupplier@gmail.com" } // ..... ] ``` Each result includes: - **Title**: Supplier name or profile title related to your keyword and domain. - **Description**: A snippet of the result from the Alibaba search, providing context. - **URL**: The direct Alibaba profile link for the supplier or related content. - **Email**: The extracted email address. ### ๐Ÿ’ป How to Use 1. **Input Your Keywords and Email Domains**: Enter your keyword and the email domains to search for in the input parameters. 2. **Run the Actor**: The actor will perform Alibaba searches to find matching supplier profiles, scraping the data into your dataset. 3. **Proxy Setup (optional)** : For higher-volume scraping, utilize proxies as needed to avoid rate-limiting. 4. **Download & Use the Data**: Extract the dataset in formats such as JSON, CSV, or Excel for easy outreach and analysis. ### ๐Ÿ’ก Best Use Cases - ๐Ÿ› **Supplier Sourcing**: Easily find suppliers with specific contact information to streamline your sourcing process. - ๐Ÿ“ฌ **B2B Outreach**: Obtain valuable email addresses for reaching out to Alibaba suppliers for potential business collaborations. - ๐Ÿ“ˆ **Market Research**: Analyze supplier domains and profiles within your industry for deeper insights. - ๐Ÿค **Partnerships**: Identify and contact potential business partners directly on Alibaba. ### ๐Ÿ†˜ Support & Feedback If you encounter any issues, experience bugs, or have custom feature requests, please reach out via the Issues section. Weโ€™re here to ensure this tool works smoothly for your needs! # Actor input Schema ## `keywords` (type: `array`): A list of keywords to search for. ## `location` (type: `string`): Location to filter search results. ## `platform` (type: `string`): Select platform. ## `customDomains` (type: `array`): List of custom email domains ## `maxEmails` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of emails to collect. The scraper will stop once this limit is reached. Setting a higher limit allows for more potential results but doesn't guarantee reaching that number. This helps save costs by controlling scraping time. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Configure proxies for this Actor. ## Actor input object example ```json { "keywords": [ "founder", "marketing" ], "location": "", "platform": "Alibaba", "customDomains": [ "@gmail.com" ], "maxEmails": 20 } ``` # 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 = { "keywords": [ "founder", "marketing" ], "location": "", "customDomains": [ "@gmail.com" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scraper-mind/alibaba-email-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`๐Ÿ’พ 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); }); // ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ 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 = { "keywords": [ "founder", "marketing", ], "location": "", "customDomains": ["@gmail.com"], } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scraper-mind/alibaba-email-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("๐Ÿ’พ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # ๐Ÿ“š Want to learn more ๐Ÿ“–? Go to โ†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "keywords": [ "founder", "marketing" ], "location": "", "customDomains": [ "@gmail.com" ] }' | apify call scraper-mind/alibaba-email-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scraper-mind/alibaba-email-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Alibaba Email Scraper", "description": "[๐—–๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ] The Alibaba Email Scraper helps you find supplier profiles with email addresses from Alibaba search results. Perfect for B2B marketing, procurement, and supplier outreach. Fast, accurate, and 50% more affordable than competitors.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "pAq2S0B7Z0cH9Saci" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scraper-mind~alibaba-email-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scraper-mind-alibaba-email-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scraper-mind~alibaba-email-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scraper-mind-alibaba-email-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scraper-mind~alibaba-email-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scraper-mind-alibaba-email-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "keywords" ], "properties": { "keywords": { "title": "Keywords", "type": "array", "description": "A list of keywords to search for.", "default": [ "founder", "marketing" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "location": { "title": "Location", "type": "string", "description": "Location to filter search results.", "default": "" }, "platform": { "title": "Platform", "enum": [ "Alibaba" ], "type": "string", "description": "Select platform.", "default": "Alibaba" }, "customDomains": { "title": "Custom Email Domains", "type": "array", "description": "List of custom email domains", "default": [ "@gmail.com" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "maxEmails": { "title": "Max Emails", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of emails to collect. The scraper will stop once this limit is reached. Setting a higher limit allows for more potential results but doesn't guarantee reaching that number. This helps save costs by controlling scraping time.", "default": 20 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Configure proxies for this Actor." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```