Scrape Alibaba Products This Apify Actor is designed to scrape product data from Alibaba. It retrieves detailed information about products, including categories, prices, descriptions, and more. ## How to Use 1. Input Configuration: The Actor requires the following input parameters, which are defined in the input_schema.json file: - size (integer, required): The total number of products to scrape. Default is 10. - group_urls (array, optional): A list of Alibaba category URLs to scrape products from. - detail_urls (array, optional): A list of specific product detail URLs to scrape. Example input: json { "size": 10, "group_urls": [ { "url": "https://ycsolarenergy.en.alibaba.com/productlist-1.html" } ], "detail_urls": [ { "url": "https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Teddy-Bear-I-Love-You-Valentines_1600505498261.html" } ] } 2. Run the Actor: You can run the Actor on the Apify platform or locally using the Apify SDK. Provide the required input parameters in JSON format. 3. Output: The Actor will return a JSON array containing the scraped product data. Each product includes fields such as: - url: The product URL. - fromUrl: The source URL where the product was found. - productId: The unique ID of the product. - subject: The product title. - categories: A list of categories the product belongs to. - mediaItems: Media items (e.g., images) associated with the product. - moq: Minimum order quantity. - price: The product price. - sku: Stock keeping unit information. - sample: Sample availability. - sampleInfo: Additional information about samples. - productHtmlDescription: The product description in HTML format. - productBasicProperties: Basic properties of the product. - productKeyIndustryProperties: Key industry-specific properties. - productOtherProperties: Other properties of the product. Example output: json [ { "url": "https://example.com/product/123", "fromUrl": "https://example.com/category", "productId": "123456", "subject": "High-Quality Product", "categories": ["Category1", "Category2"], "mediaItems": ["https://example.com/image1.jpg"], "moq": "100 pieces", "price": "$10.00", "sku": "SKU123", "sample": true, "sampleInfo": "Sample available", "productHtmlDescription": "<p>This is a high-quality product...</p>", "productBasicProperties": {}, "productKeyIndustryProperties": {}, "productOtherProperties": {} } ] ## Purpose of the Output Fields - url: Direct link to the product. - fromUrl: The URL from which the product was scraped. - productId: Unique identifier for the product. - subject: Title or name of the product. - categories: Categories the product belongs to. - mediaItems: Links to product images or media. - moq: Minimum order quantity required. - price: Price of the product. - sku: Stock keeping unit for inventory tracking. - sample: Indicates if a sample is available. - sampleInfo: Additional details about the sample. - productHtmlDescription: HTML-formatted description of the product. - productBasicProperties: General properties of the product. - productKeyIndustryProperties: Industry-specific properties. - productOtherProperties: Miscellaneous properties.