Demo
Free
/ month
- Daily request limit 30
- Requests per second 1
- Request price Free
- Overage request price US$ 0.005
1688 API Pricing
Choose the plan that fits your business needs. All plans include access to our 1688 API endpoints with flexible scaling options.
Import the collection and the environment into Postman, select the environment in the top right corner and set apiKey (and apiSecret, if a secret is enabled for the key). Requests are signed automatically; the signature is visible in the Postman Console.
About 1688 API
1688 is one of the largest Chinese B2B platforms operated by the Chinese company Alibaba, focused on wholesale purchasing directly from manufacturers and suppliers. The 1688 API provides access to product information, prices, specifications, images, supplier data, and other marketplace data.
Basic
US$ 50
/ month
- Daily request limit 1 800
- Requests per second 2
- Request price US$ 0.000926
- Overage request price US$ 0.002
Pro
US$ 150
/ month
- Daily request limit 6 800
- Requests per second 3
- Request price US$ 0.000735
- Overage request price US$ 0.001
Top
US$ 370
/ month
- Daily request limit 19 800
- Requests per second 4
- Request price US$ 0.000623
- Overage request price US$ 0.0009
Supported methods
GET
/catalog
Get 1688.com Category Tree
Returns the complete hierarchy of Alibaba 1688 product categories, including parent categories and subcategories.
Parameters
language
(string in query)
The language in which the API response data will be returned.
Example: en
GET
/langs
Get Supported Languages
Returns the list of languages supported by the 1688.com API. Use a language code from this list as the language parameter to specify the response language.
GET
/product/id
Get 1688.com Product Details
Returns detailed information about a Alibaba 1688.com product by its ID, including seller information, SKU variants and attributes, and the product description.
Parameters
language
(string in query)
The language in which the API response data will be returned.
Example: en
GET
/reviews/id
Get Product Reviews
Returns customer reviews for a Alibaba 1688.com product by its ID.
Parameters
language
(string in query)
The language in which the API response data will be returned.
Example: en
GET
/search
Search 1688.com Products
Searches for products on Alibaba 1688.com and returns matching results based on the specified search parameters.
Parameters
category_id
(string in query)
Filters products by category ID.
text
(string in query)
Search query used to find matching products.
vendor_name
(string in query)
Filters products by seller name.
price_min
(float in query)
Minimum product price.
price_max
(float in query)
Maximum product price.
volume_min
(integer in query)
Minimum product sales volume.
volume_max
(integer in query)
Maximum product sales volume.
sort
(string in query)
Sort order for the search results. Available values: default, price, -price, total_price, -total_price, volume, -volume, vendor_rating, -vendor_rating, updated_time, -updated_time. Prefix a value with - to sort in descending order.
page
(integer in query)
required
Page number of the search results to retrieve.
Example: 1
limit
(integer in query)
required
Number of products to return per page.
Example: 24
language
(string in query)
The language in which the API response data will be returned.
Example: en
GET
/search_img
Search Products by Image
Searches for visually similar products on 1688.com using the provided image.
Parameters
language
(string in query)
The language in which the API response data will be returned.
Example: en
image_url
(string in query)
required
URL of the image used to find visually similar products.
page
(integer in query)
required
Page number of the search results to retrieve.
Example: 1
limit
(integer in query)
required
Number of products to return per page.
Example: 24
GET
/seller/id
Get 1688.com Seller Details
Returns detailed information about a 1688.com seller by their ID.
Parameters
language
(string in query)
The language in which the API response data will be returned.
Example: en
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