# Blockbuster.ai Taobao Scraper

> Blockbuster.ai Taobao Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from blockbuster-ai.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.09/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-09-14).

Scrapes product listings, prices, and details from Taobao (Chinese e-commerce platform) based on a search query

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://blockbuster-ai.vercel.app/api/taobao-scraper
- Price: $0.09/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-09-14
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockbuster-ai-taobao-scraper-553caad0
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_XF6dCxrx8vR0jHucQptlN

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability blockbuster-ai-taobao-scraper-553caad0 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you search Taobao for 'wireless earbuds' and pull back the product listings, prices, and seller details?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to extract product data, pricing, or listings from Taobao (China's major consumer marketplace) programmatically, especially for price comparison, market research, product sourcing, or competitive intelligence on Chinese e-commerce. Prefer this over manual browsing or general web scrapers when you need structured product data from Taobao specifically.

## Known failure modes

- Query string missing or empty — returns error or empty results
- Taobao anti-scraping measures block request — scrape fails
- Product not found for given query — empty results returned
- Rate limiting or timeout — API returns failure response
- Invalid input format — API returns 400-level error

## How this service works

115+ premium paid endpoints: Social Media, AI/ML, E-commerce, Finance, Data Intelligence, Media, Tools. x402 micropayments on Base chain.

## Output

Returns a data object containing scraped Taobao product listings matching the query, likely including product titles, prices, seller info, images, and other listing details, along with a success boolean indicating whether the scrape succeeded.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "query": {
   "type": "string",
   "description": "Input parameter for the API call"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "data": {
   "type": "object"
  },
  "success": {
   "type": "boolean"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/blockbuster-ai-taobao-scraper-553caad0/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from blockbuster-ai.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/blockbuster-ai.vercel.app/llms.txt)