# Shein Scraper (`hello.datawizards/shein-scraper`) Actor

Extract detailed product data from Shein using keyword search. This actor provides pricing, ratings, images, and bestseller info—perfect for market research or trend analysis. Requires Apify Residential Proxy to avoid blocking and ensure smooth, reliable scraping.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/hello.datawizards/shein-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [datawizards](https://apify.com/hello.datawizards) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 100 total users, 5 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $5.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

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### 🛍️ Shein-Scraper

Search and Extract Product Listings from Shein effortlessly. This **Shein-Scraper** Actor allows you to fetch detailed product data from Shein using keyword-based search. It provides clean, structured outputs including product details, pricing, ratings, and bestseller rankings — ideal for market analysis, product research, or fashion trend monitoring.

> ⚠️ **Note:** Please activate **Apify Proxy** with **Residential group** to prevent blockage during scraping. Running without proxy may result in failure or limited data retrieval.

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### 🚀 How This Shein-Scraper Works

- Rent the **Shein-Scraper** and get quick access to structured Shein product listings.
- Provide a keyword in the **`keywords`** field to search for specific items (e.g., `"womens"`, `"dress"`, `"shoes"`).
- Set the desired **`item_limit`** to control how many items you want in the output.
- Make sure to enable **Residential Proxy** under `proxyConfiguration` to bypass potential blocks.
- Get clean JSON results, ready to be used in any automation, analysis, or display logic.

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### 🧾 Input Configuration

Here is a sample input you can use:

```json
{
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  },
  "keywords": "womens",
  "item_limit": 20
}
```

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### 📦 Output Sample

Once the scraper runs successfully, you will receive an array of product data containing:

- Keyword used
- Product ID and name
- Category ID and name
- Pricing details (price, sale price, discount)
- Stock availability
- Image URLs (main + detail images)
- Ratings and review stats
- Brand name and bestseller info

```json
[
  {
    "keyword": "womens",
    "product_id": "60198611",
    "product_name": "Elenzga Women Elegant Sleeveless Suit Vest And Pants Set, Business Commuting Outfit For Summer",
    "category_id": "1780",
    "category_name": "Women Two-piece Outfits",
    "price": "$19.00",
    "sale_price": "$19.00",
    "discount_price": "$0.00",
    "stock": "1",
    "image_url": "http://img.ltwebstatic.com/images3_pi/2025/03/08/f6/17414453209c67dd3ecde94ef7a1d76635c8ffe7a8_thumbnail_405x552.jpg",
    "detail_images": [
      "http://img.ltwebstatic.com/images3_pi/2025/03/08/55/...jpg",
      "...more images..."
    ],
    "rating": "4.95",
    "total_reviews": 1001,
    "fit_percentage": "93%",
    "brand_name": "Elenzga",
    "bestseller_rank": "#2 Bestseller",
    "bestseller_category": "in Black Women Two-piece Outfits"
  },
  {
    "keyword": "womens",
    "product_id": "46319712",
    "product_name": "Women's High-Waisted Design Suit Pants...",
    "category_id": "1740",
    "category_name": "Women Pants",
    "price": "$14.00",
    "sale_price": "$14.00",
    "discount_price": "$0.00",
    "stock": "1",
    "image_url": "https://img.ltwebstatic.com/images3_spmp/...jpg",
    "detail_images": [
      "https://img.ltwebstatic.com/images3_spmp/...jpg",
      "...more images..."
    ],
    "rating": "4.86",
    "total_reviews": 1001,
    "fit_percentage": "91%",
    "brand_name": null,
    "bestseller_rank": "#1 Bestseller",
    "bestseller_category": "in Belted Women Pants"
  }
]
```

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### 📌 Use Cases

- E-commerce competitor research
- Trend discovery and fashion analytics
- Retail price comparison
- Image and review scraping for product analysis

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### 📞 Support

For custom solutions, simplified outputs, or bug reporting, feel free to contact:

📧 **<hello.datawizard@gmail.com>**
🔗 [Connect on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/data-wizards-aa8080342)

> 💡 **Tip:** When contacting support, please include the subject **“Shein-Scraper Support Request”** for faster assistance.

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# Actor input Schema

## `keywords` (type: `string`):

keywords to search for in posts

## `item_limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of posts to scrape

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Specifies proxy servers that will be used by the scraper in order to hide its origin.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "keywords": "womens",
  "item_limit": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "keywords": "womens",
    "item_limit": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": true,
        "apifyProxyGroups": [
            "RESIDENTIAL"
        ]
    }
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("hello.datawizards/shein-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "keywords": "womens",
    "item_limit": 50,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
        "useApifyProxy": True,
        "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
    },
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("hello.datawizards/shein-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "keywords": "womens",
  "item_limit": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}' |
apify call hello.datawizards/shein-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,hello.datawizards/shein-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/GnXXaRFzTEjGW9vMB/builds/i5NCYz1KBCeas9O6d/openapi.json