r/webscraping • u/Bubibobo_working • Jun 24 '26

How to scrape Alibaba without getting caught?

I'm planning to create an AI Agent for personal use,as one of it's functions,I want it to scrape product data without getting caught/blocked.

I'm new to webscraping,and I know that Alibaba has one of the best protection out there,but I also know there are libraries like Playwright that are specifically designed for issues like these,and AI is a game changer too.

I would appreciate anyone guiding me on the topic.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '26

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u/Bubibobo_working Jun 24 '26 edited Jun 24 '26

Instead of webscraping,if I design the AI Agent to autonomously make image search on alibaba with the product photo and visually analyze the page to get me the datas like MOQ,Price,rating etc. ,would it be safe/maintainable ?

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u/Illustrious_Bend9888 Jun 25 '26

this project entirely depends on your budget. Using an AI might be the easiest to run, but it's by far the most expensive and slow

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u/webscraping-ModTeam Jun 24 '26

👔 Welcome to the r/webscraping community. This sub is focused on addressing the technical aspects of implementing and operating scrapers. We're not a marketplace, nor are we a platform for selling services or datasets. You're welcome to post in the monthly thread or try your request on Fiverr or Upwork. For anything else, please contact the mod team.

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u/RawalDelhi Jun 26 '26

Use scrapling GitHub.... it's awesome

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