How does the Alibaba scraper API work?

The Parseium Alibaba scraper API works by extracting structured data from Alibaba pages using a custom parser you create.

How it works

  1. Create a parser: Define the data fields you want to extract from Alibaba (products, suppliers, prices, MOQ, etc.)
  2. Configure extraction: Our AI helps you build CSS selectors and extraction rules for your target data
  3. Get an API endpoint: Your parser becomes a REST API endpoint you can call with any Alibaba URL
  4. Extract data: Send Alibaba URLs via our scrape endpoint or HTML via our parse endpoint
  5. Receive structured data: Get back clean, type-safe JSON data matching your schema

Key features

  • Always-warm browsers: Sub-second response times with pre-warmed browser instances
  • Built-in proxies: Managed proxy rotation included—no need to manage your own
  • Type-safe schemas: AI-generated schemas ensure consistent, validated output
  • Custom fields: Extract exactly the data you need, nothing more
  • JavaScript rendering: Full support for dynamic Alibaba content

The API handles all the complexity of browser automation, proxy management, and data extraction so you can focus on using the data.

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