Alibaba Sourcing RFQ API
sourcing.alibaba.com
Alibaba.com sourcing RFQ search list
- Actions
- 2
- Category
- B2b
- Login
- Not required
- Output
- JSON
Call the Alibaba Sourcing RFQ API
Submit a task, then poll the job until it settles. This example runs act_sourcing_alibaba_com_rfq_detail.
curl -X POST https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task \
-H "X-API-Key: $ANAKIN_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"action_id": "act_sourcing_alibaba_com_rfq_detail",
"params": {
"rfq_token": "ID1pYGHy0eVYJpnLO7hNPk4l7iitc2sOpZASmYr2CNbSLQWauW8TrObC3ZjdtHDr25K"
}
}'2 actions on sourcing.alibaba.com
Read
RFQ Detail
act_sourcing_alibaba_com_rfq_detailread1 credit / callExtract title, description, quantity, unit, category, destination country, posted date, time left, quote counts, buyer name, RFQ quality signals, and product images from an Alibaba sourcing RFQ detail page. Input comes from RFQ Search List: pass the p= value from a result's detail_page_url as rfq_token.
- rfq_token
- string · required
RFQ Search List
act_sourcing_alibaba_com_rfq_search_listread1 credit / callList Alibaba sourcing RFQs with keyword search and pagination. Returns detail URL, title, quantity, unit, buyer country, posted time, quotes left, and buyer name. To get full details for an RFQ, pass the p= value from its detail_page_url to RFQ Detail as rfq_token.
- search_text
- string · required
- page
- integer · required
Alibaba Sourcing RFQ API questions
- Is there an API for Alibaba Sourcing RFQ?
- Alibaba Sourcing RFQ does not offer a public data API for this, but Anakin Wire provides 2 maintained endpoints for sourcing.alibaba.com. You call Anakin's REST API with an action ID and parameters and get structured JSON back; Anakin handles the browser, proxies, anti-bot, and parsing.
- How do I scrape Alibaba Sourcing RFQ data?
- POST to https://api.anakin.io/v1/wire/task with your API key, the action ID, and its parameters, then poll GET /v1/wire/jobs/{id} until the job settles. There is nothing to install and no scraper to maintain — when sourcing.alibaba.com changes its markup, Anakin updates the action.
- Do I need a Alibaba Sourcing RFQ account?
- No. Every Alibaba Sourcing RFQ action listed here runs anonymously — no account and no credentials required.
- What does the Alibaba Sourcing RFQ API cost?
- Usage-based credits, charged per call and refunded automatically when a job fails. New accounts start with 300 free credits and no card. See anakin.io/pricing for the current rates.
