AliExpress API
AliExpress hot products
Currently hot AliExpress products, optionally filtered by keyword or category, with prices, discount, sales volume and shop.
Endpoint
GET/v1/aliexpress/search-hotlimited capacity3 creditsLimited capacity: this operation currently relies on small shared monthly allowances. Availability can end before your account credits are used. Contact support before scheduling or bulk use. Allowances are shared across customers and related operations; this is not a per-account entitlement.
Parameters
Query parameters
| Name | Required | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
query | no | Keyword filter | xiaomi |
category_id | no | Category id filter | |
sort_by | no | price_asc, price_desc, volume or discount | volume |
page | no | Page number | 1 |
limit | no | Products per page, up to 50 | 10 |
country | no | Ship-to country | US |
currency | no | Price currency | USD |
dry_run | no | Read a zero-credit estimate without fetching sources, running AI, or reserving credits. Cache status is a snapshot, not a guarantee at execution. | 1 |
Examples
Make the request
curl "https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/aliexpress/search-hot?query=xiaomi" \ -H "x-api-key: mn_your_key_here"
TypeScript
const key = process.env.MONOCRAWL_API_KEY;
if (!key) throw new Error('Set MONOCRAWL_API_KEY on your server.');
const res = await fetch(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/aliexpress/search-hot?query=xiaomi",
{ headers: { "x-api-key": key } },
);
const body = await res.json();
if (!body.success) {
// one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
throw new Error(`${body.error.type}: ${body.error.message}`);
}
console.log(body.data, "credits left:", body.credits_remaining);Python
import os
import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://www.monocrawl.com/v1/aliexpress/search-hot?query=xiaomi",
headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["MONOCRAWL_API_KEY"]},
timeout=60,
)
body = res.json()
if not body["success"]:
# one error shape for every endpoint — see /docs/errors
raise RuntimeError(f"{body['error']['type']}: {body['error']['message']}")
print(body["data"], "credits left:", body["credits_remaining"])Response
Response fields and example
This example is illustrative, not a captured live response. Variable-cost operations may settle a charge different from the list price below. A successful response puts the platform payload in data and reports the exact credits used, remaining balance, request id and cache status beside it.
{
"success": true,
"platform": "aliexpress",
"endpoint": "/v1/aliexpress/search-hot",
"data": {
"count": 0,
"cursor": null,
"has_more": false,
"items": [
{
"category": {
"id": "example",
"name": "example",
"parent": "example"
},
"currency": "example",
"discount": "example",
"id": "example",
"image": "https://example.com/example",
"images": [
"example"
],
"original_price": 0,
"platform": "example",
"price": 0,
"promotion_price": 0,
"rating": {
"max": 0,
"value": 0
},
"sales": 0,
"sales_label": "example",
"selling_points": [],
"shop": {
"id": "example",
"name": "example",
"url": "https://example.com/example"
},
"sku_id": "example",
"title": "example",
"type": "example",
"url": "https://example.com/example",
"video_url": "https://example.com/example"
}
],
"page": 0,
"query": "example",
"total_results": 0
},
"credits_used": 3,
"credits_remaining": 99,
"request_id": "req_…",
"cached": false
}The example is illustrative and shows a documented subset of data. The fields below are optional across supported sources; nullable fields can also be absent. Preserve unknown values and accept additional fields.
Schema basis: observed response shapes, not an exhaustive field specification. See schema coverage and validation limits.
Download the data JSON Schema. Validate response.data, not the whole envelope. A valid shape does not establish that every field or source record was returned.
| Field inside data | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
count | number | null | Number of records in this response, not lifetime or total matches. |
cursor | string | null | Opaque next-page token; pass it back unchanged. Null does not prove complete history. |
has_more | boolean | null | Source continuation indicator; null means unknown. |
items | array | null | Returned records. Source coverage and completeness vary. |
items[].category | object | null | Optional category supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].category.id | string | null | Source identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value. |
items[].category.name | string | null | Optional name supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].category.parent | string | null | Optional parent supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].currency | string | null | Optional currency supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].discount | string | null | Optional discount supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].id | string | null | Source identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value. |
items[].image | string | null | Optional image supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].images | array | null | Optional images supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].original_price | number | null | Optional original price supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].platform | string | null | Optional platform supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].price | number | null | Source price. Currency, taxes and availability depend on the listing. |
items[].promotion_price | number | null | Optional promotion price supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].rating | object | null | Source rating; read its accompanying scale and vote count. |
items[].rating.max | number | null | Optional max supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].rating.value | number | null | Optional value supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].sales | number | null | Optional sales supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].sales_label | string | null | Optional sales label supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].selling_points | array | null | Source array was empty in the reviewed captures; item fields remain unspecified. |
items[].shop | object | null | Optional shop supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].shop.id | string | null | Source identifier. Preserve the supplied type and exact value. |
items[].shop.name | string | null | Optional name supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].shop.url | string | null | Original source URL when supplied. |
items[].sku_id | string | null | Optional sku id supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].title | string | null | Source title when supplied. |
items[].type | string | null | Optional type supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
items[].url | string | null | Original source URL when supplied. |
items[].video_url | string | null | Optional video url supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
page | number | null | Optional page supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
query | string | null | Optional query supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
total_results | number | null | Optional total results supplied by this operation. Null means unknown. |
Optional fields reviewed from preserved successful responses. Additive fields and source variations remain allowed; validate the fields your workflow requires.
The example is invented and illustrates types only; zero and empty values are not claims about a real result.
Failures use the typed error envelope. A confirmed uncharged or refunded failure reports zero; a pending reconciliation can report an unknown charge. Read credits_used and error.details.billing_status, and keep request_id for recovery. Response contract · Error reference