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1688 Scraper API

Access any 1688 page using our 1688 Scraper API. Point one API request at a 1688 URL and get structured JSON back while we get past CAPTCHAs, IP rate limiting, IP blocking, and headless-browser detection through residential proxies. Get back fields like product title, tiered wholesale price, minimum order quantity, supplier/company name as structured JSON.

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Request 
curl "https://api.chocodata.com/api/v1/universal/get?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&url=https://www.1688.com/"
JSON Response
200 OK 
{
  "success": true,
  "url": "https://www.1688.com/",
  "status": 200,
  "content": "parsed 1688 page content..."
  // + more fields
}
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1688 is served through the Universal Web Scraper API

You scrape 1688 with Chocodata's Universal Web Scraper API: point it at any 1688 URL and get the page back as structured JSON. Residential proxies, rotation, and retries are handled for you, with no 1688-specific setup. The same API key and credits work here as on every dedicated endpoint.

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About 1688

1688.com is Alibaba's domestic Chinese business-to-business wholesale marketplace for sourcing goods from manufacturers and suppliers. Listing and search-result pages expose product titles, wholesale tiered pricing, minimum order quantities, supplier names, and product images.

Scraping note: Content is in Simplified Chinese, heavily JavaScript-rendered, and protected by aggressive anti-bot measures, so requests need China-region IPs and a rendered fetch.

Example 1688 page

https://s.1688.com/selloffer/offer_search.htm?keywords=EXAMPLE

Pass a URL like this as url= to the Universal Web Scraper API and get it back as JSON.

Fields you can extract from 1688

check_small product title check_small tiered wholesale price check_small minimum order quantity check_small supplier/company name check_small sales volume check_small product images check_small supplier location

Common use: Source and price-compare wholesale suppliers by scraping 1688 search results for a given product keyword.

Everything you need to scrape 1688

Residential proxies keep your own IP out of every request, the JSON comes back clean, and 1,000 free requests a month let you prove 1688 scraper works before you add a card.

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Clean structured JSON

The 1688 page comes back as JSON in the parse mode you choose: auto, html, text, or json. No selectors to maintain for 1688 scraper.

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Bypasses CAPTCHAs and anti-bot defenses

We get past CAPTCHAs, IP rate limiting, IP blocking, and headless-browser detection on 1688 using rotating, country-matched residential proxies, so requests look like real users and your own IP stays private.

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One API call

Scraping 1688 is one simple API call. The same key works across our whole web scraping API: all 235 targets, any language, no SDK required.

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Geo-targeting and JS rendering

Pass a country for proxy geo-targeting and turn on JavaScript rendering when a 1688 page needs it. 1688 data api handles dynamic content and region-locked results.

Scrape 1688 in one API request

Point the Universal Web Scraper API at any 1688 page and get structured JSON back. You supply the URL; Chocodata handles the blocks, rotation, and retries that make scrape 1688 hard to run yourself.

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Request

curl "https://api.chocodata.com/api/v1/universal/get?api_key=YOUR_API_KEY&url=https://www.1688.com/"

Response

{
  "success": true,
  "url": "https://www.1688.com/",
  "status": 200,
  "content": "parsed 1688 page content..."
  // + more fields
}

Parameters

1688 routes through the Universal Web Scraper API, so the parameters are the universal ones: the URL to fetch, an optional parse mode, and an optional country for proxy geo-targeting.

Parameter Type Required Example
url string required https://example.com
parse enum optional auto
country string optional us

Enum parameters accept a fixed set of values. For example, parse accepts auto, html, text, json.

What you can build with 1688 data

Once the scraping API returns 1688 search data as clean JSON, these are the patterns teams reach for most.

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Price Monitoring And Repricing

Feed 1688 search data into your own product or workflow for price monitoring and repricing.

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Competitor Catalog Tracking

Feed 1688 search data into your own product or workflow for competitor catalog tracking.

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Product And Review Intelligence

Feed 1688 search data into your own product or workflow for product and review intelligence.

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MAP Compliance Monitoring

Feed 1688 search data into your own product or workflow for MAP compliance monitoring.

Why developers pick Chocodata for 1688

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Fast at the tail

Median 2.6 s per request with multi-tier retry, so latency stays predictable even when 1688 fights back.

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Parity-checked output

The Universal scraper returns the live page faithfully in your chosen parse mode.

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One key, 235 targets

The same scraping API key that scrapes 1688 works across every other target, with official Node, Python, and Go SDKs.

Simple pricing that scales with you

Start free with 1,000 requests a month and 5,000 credits, no credit card. Scale on monthly plans from $19, or top up pay-as-you-go at $0.90 per 1,000 successful requests. Only successful 2xx responses are billed, and every plan covers the full scraping API: all 235 targets and every endpoint.

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1688 Scraper API FAQ

Is it legal to scrape 1688?

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Scraping publicly accessible 1688 data is generally legal in the US under the Ninth Circuit's hiQ v. LinkedIn ruling, which held that scraping public web data does not violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. It does not override 1688's own Terms of Service, which are a contract matter, so check those for your use case and comply with data laws such as GDPR. This is general information, not legal advice.

How do I scrape 1688 without getting blocked?

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You scrape 1688 without getting blocked by sending the URL to the Universal Web Scraper API, which fetches it through rotating residential proxies and retries on soft blocks. Your own IP is never used, so 1688's anti-bot layer sees ordinary residential traffic instead of a server.

What data does the 1688 Scraper API return?

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Through the Universal Web Scraper API you get the 1688 page back as JSON: rendered HTML, plain text, or auto-parsed content depending on the parse mode you pass. You choose the URL, Chocodata returns the data.

How much does the 1688 Scraper API cost?

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The 1688 Scraper API costs nothing to start: the Free plan includes 1,000 requests per month (5,000 credits) across all 235 targets. After that, monthly plans begin at $19, or you top up pay-as-you-go at $0.90 per 1,000 successful requests. One request is 5 credits, and non-2xx responses are never charged.

Do I need a 1688 account or login?

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No 1688 login is needed for public pages. You point the Universal Web Scraper API at a publicly accessible 1688 URL with your Chocodata API key; you do not hand over any 1688 credentials. Login-gated content is not supported.

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