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Made-in-China Product Scraper

parseforge/made-in-china-scraper

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Scrapes product listings from Made-in-China.com by search query or direct URL. Returns each product as a flat row with supplier info, price, and minimum order quantity.

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Overview

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Made-in-China Product Scraper

Scrape product listings from Made-in-China.com by search term or direct URL, up to a million per run. Each product comes with its price, supplier details, minimum order quantity, and full specifications. No login or API key. Export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML.

Made-in-China.com is a B2B marketplace connecting global buyers with Chinese manufacturers, but collecting supplier and product data across thousands of listings by hand is slow. This Actor reads the public product and search result pages directly, pulling structured data for any search term or product URL. It filters by minimum order quantity as it runs, so only the matches you need land in your dataset.

Who uses it What they scrape Made-in-China.com for
Sourcing agents Build a shortlist of verified Chinese suppliers for a specific product category.
E-commerce sellers Monitor competitor product catalogs and pricing trends on Made-in-China.com.
Market researchers Analyze the supply landscape for a product niche, including MOQs and supplier locations.
Drop-shippers Find new products and suppliers to add to their store without manual browsing.

What it does

This Actor collects product listings from Made-in-China.com by search query or direct URL and returns each one as a flat row with supplier info, pricing, and specifications.

  • Search-based scraping: Feed the Actor a search term like 'LED lights' or 'industrial machinery' and it collects all matching product listings.
  • Direct URL input: Paste a specific product page or search results URL to scrape exactly that set of data.
  • Minimum order filter: Set a maximum MOQ and the Actor skips any product that requires a larger minimum order, keeping your dataset lean.

Results export to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML, or straight from the API.

What you can do with Made-in-China.com data

Build a supplier shortlist.

A sourcing agent searches for 'stainless steel water bottles' and scrapes 500 listings to compare supplier profiles, prices, and MOQs in a single spreadsheet.

Track competitor catalogs.

An e-commerce seller scrapes a competitor's product URLs weekly to monitor new additions and pricing changes on Made-in-China.com.

Analyze a product niche.

A market researcher scrapes all listings for 'solar garden lights' to map the supply base, average pricing, and common MOQ ranges before a sourcing trip.

Feed a dropshipping store.

A dropshipper scrapes new products by category search term and imports the structured data directly into their product catalog tool.

Why choose this scraper

What you get
No API key needed Access public product data without registering an app or managing API tokens.
Flexible input Start from a search query to discover products or a direct URL to target known listings.
Built-in MOQ filter Automatically exclude suppliers whose minimum order is too high for your needs.
Structured output Every product is returned in a consistent flat schema ready for spreadsheets or databases.

How it compares

No other Store actor targets Made-in-China.com the same way, so the honest comparison is with the alternatives teams actually weigh.

Made-in-China Product Scraper Build it in-house By hand
Setup Run it now, zero config Days of engineering None, but hours per pull
When Made-in-China.com changes Maintained for you You fix it You re-learn the page
Proxies, retries, anti-bot Built in Your problem Browser only
Output Fixed JSON schema, CSV/Excel export Whatever you build Copy-paste
Cost Pay per result Engineering time Analyst hours

Configure the run

Drive the Actor from a search term or a direct Made-in-China.com URL, and the minimum order quantity filter runs as each product is read so only matches reach your dataset. The Input tab lists every parameter.

A first run with the defaults:

{
  "maxItems": 10,
  "searchQuery": "electronics"
}

A larger pull:

{
  "maxItems": 200,
  "searchQuery": "electronics"
}

Pricing

Pay-per-result: $0.04 per result collected. You pay only for the results written to your dataset.

Results collected Approximate cost
100 results $4.00
1,000 results $40.00
10,000 results $400.00

New Apify accounts start with $5 in free credit.

Free users

Free-plan runs return up to 10 results as a preview. Upgrade your Apify plan to collect up to 1,000,000 results per run.

Run it

  1. Create a free Apify account with $5 in credit.
  2. Open the Made-in-China Product Scraper.
  3. Set your inputs and any filters, then click Start.
  4. Export the results as CSV, Excel, JSON, or XML from the Dataset tab.

Run it programmatically through the Apify API (run-sync-get-dataset-items) or the ApifyClient for JavaScript and Python.

Use with AI agents (MCP)

Give an AI agent live access to Made-in-China.com through the Model Context Protocol. Add the Actor to Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client:

claude mcp add --transport http apify "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=parseforge/made-in-china-scraper"

Then prompt it in plain language to run the scraper and read back the results.

Troubleshooting

The Actor is not returning any results.

Check that your search term is spelled correctly and matches products on Made-in-China.com. If you used a startUrl, make sure it points to a valid product or search results page and not a category page that requires interaction.

I am getting fewer results than my maxItems setting.

The Actor stops when it has collected maxItems products or when there are no more results for your search term. Try a broader search term or remove the minOrder filter to capture more listings.

The minOrder filter is not working as expected.

The filter checks the minimum order quantity displayed on each product card. If a supplier does not list an MOQ publicly, the product will still be included. Verify the MOQ values on the live site to confirm they match your filter setting.

The Actor runs but the dataset is empty.

Ensure you have not set both a startUrl and a searchQuery. The Actor uses only one input method. Clear the field you do not intend to use and rerun.

FAQ

Question Answer
Can I scrape a specific product page? Yes. Paste the full URL of any product detail page into the startUrl field and the Actor will collect all available data for that single listing.
How do I filter by minimum order quantity? Set the minOrder field to the highest MOQ you will accept. The Actor will skip any product whose minimum order is greater than that number.
What happens if I provide both a search term and a start URL? Use one or the other. If you provide both, the Actor prioritizes the startUrl and ignores the search term to avoid conflicting instructions.
Does this Actor handle pagination? Yes. When you use a search term, the Actor automatically follows pagination links and collects products until it reaches your maxItems limit or the end of results.
Can I scrape supplier contact details? The Actor collects the supplier name and company profile link from each product listing. Direct email addresses or phone numbers are not always publicly visible on listing pages.
Is a Made-in-China.com account required? No. The Actor reads publicly accessible product pages and search results, so no login or account is needed.
What export formats are supported? You can export your scraped dataset to CSV, JSON, Excel, or XML directly from the Apify platform.
How many products can I scrape in one run? You can set maxItems up to 1,000,000. The actual number collected depends on how many results match your search term or how many products are linked from a start URL.

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🆘 Need help? Email parseforge@protonmail.com with your run ID, your input, and what you expected.

⚠️ Disclaimer. This Actor is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Focus Technology Co., Ltd. It collects only publicly available data. You are responsible for using the collected data in compliance with the source's terms of service and applicable data-protection laws, including GDPR, CCPA, and PIPL. Do not use it to collect personal data unlawfully.

Input

FieldTypeWhat it doesDefault
startUrl string Direct URL to a product page or search results page on Made-in-China.com (optional). If provided, the scraper will start from this URL. Use this OR search filters below, not both. not set
maxItems integer Maximum number of products to collect per run. 10
searchQuery string Search term to find products on Made-in-China.com (optional). Example: 'LED lights', 'smartphone cases', 'industrial machinery'. Use this OR startUrl above, not both. electronics
minOrder integer Filter products by minimum order quantity (optional). Only products with MOQ less than or equal to this value will be scraped. not set

Pricing

from $6.00 per 1,000 results

Charged forWhat it isPrice each
Actor Start Charged when the Actor starts running. Number of events charged depends on Actor memory (one event per GB, minimum one event). $0.01 to $0.04
result Single result in the default dataset. $0.006 to $0.012

Tiered: the lower figure is the price on a higher Apify plan. Billing and the free credit live on Apify.

API

One POST returns the dataset directly. Same shape for every scraper in the library, so swapping the slug is the only change.

POST · run and get results
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/parseforge~made-in-china-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "helloWorld": 123
  }'

Examples

Input that runs as-is.

input.json
{
  "helloWorld": 123
}

Reviews

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Issues

We build and maintain this scraper, so a problem with it comes to us. Report it on the Apify listing and the thread stays attached to the scraper where the next person can find it: open an issue.

Broken and urgent, or you would rather not post in public? Write to parseforge@protonmail.com and it reaches the people who wrote it.

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