# Taobao Product Scraper

> Taobao Product Scraper is a paid API for AI agents from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app, paid per call via x402, $0.06/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-11).

Scrapes product listings, prices, and details from Taobao (Chinese e-commerce marketplace)

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/api/taobao-scraper?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.06/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-11
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/taobao-product-scraper-5cd3ab34
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_RpDoH_cy8WjFg1zem7JN0

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 taobao-product-scraper-5cd3ab34 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Can you scrape the product details from this Taobao listing and give me the price, title, seller name, and available images?

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need to extract structured product data from Taobao listings without building your own scraper. Ideal for price monitoring, product research, competitive analysis, or sourcing from Chinese suppliers. Prefer over manual scraping when you need reliable, pay-per-request access to Taobao data without managing proxies or anti-bot infrastructure.

## Known failure modes

- Invalid or expired Taobao URL returns empty result
- Taobao rate limiting or bot detection causes failed scrape
- Product listing removed or unavailable returns null data
- Non-Taobao URL passed returns error
- Network timeout if Taobao is slow to respond

## How this service works

400+ paid API endpoints. Social media, AI, crypto, finance, weather, ecommerce, tools. Pay per request with USDC on Base chain.

## Output

Returns scraped product data from the Taobao listing including product title, price in CNY, seller information, product images, description, ratings, and stock availability wrapped in a result object.

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "example": {
  "result": {
   "data": "example response"
  }
 },
 "properties": {
  "result": {
   "type": "object",
   "description": "API response data"
  }
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/taobao-product-scraper-5cd3ab34/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from kite-hub-v3.vercel.app](https://www.zero.xyz/host/kite-hub-v3.vercel.app/llms.txt)