Migrate from Apify E-Commerce Scrapers to Synchronous Retail & 1688 REST JSON — Save 60%–85%+.

# BEFORE (Async container run: 20–60s container cold start + dataset polling + CU & proxy fees)
# run = ApifyClient(TOKEN).actor("junglee/amazon-crawler").call(run_input={
#     "categoryOrProductUrls": [{"url": "https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08N5WRWNW"}],
# })
# items = list(client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items())

# AFTER (ShopData API: <1.5s synchronous HTTP GET — 0 container boot fees)
import os
import requests

API_KEY = os.environ["SHOPDATAAPI_KEY"]  # sd_live_... (12,000 free credits on signup)
HEADERS = {"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"}

# 1. Search Amazon US listings synchronously (/v1/amazon/search)
search = requests.get(
    "https://api.shopdataapi.com/v1/amazon/search",
    params={"query": "ceramic mug", "country": "US", "page": 1},
    headers=HEADERS,
    timeout=20,
).json()["data"]

# 2. Fetch full ASIN BuyBox & SKU matrix + matching 1688 factory MOQ ladder
product = requests.get(
    "https://api.shopdataapi.com/v1/amazon/product",
    params={"asin": search[0]["asin"], "country": "US"},
    headers=HEADERS,
    timeout=20,
).json()["data"]

wholesale = requests.get(
    "https://api.shopdataapi.com/v1/1688/search",
    params={"keyword": "ceramic mug", "page": 1},
    headers=HEADERS,
    timeout=20,
).json()["data"]
print(product["title"], product["price"], wholesale[0]["price_usd"])

// BEFORE: await apifyClient.actor("...").call({ asins: ["B08N5WRWNW"] })
// AFTER: Native fetch() — zero SDK dependencies, <1.5s response for Next.js / BullMQ / n8n workers

const API_KEY = process.env.SHOPDATAAPI_KEY!;
const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${API_KEY}` };

const [amzRes, aliRes] = await Promise.all([
  fetch("https://api.shopdataapi.com/v1/amazon/product?asin=B08N5WRWNW&country=US", { headers }),
  fetch("https://api.shopdataapi.com/v1/1688/item?item_id=1088453066793", { headers }),
]);

const amazonItem = (await amzRes.json()).data;
const factoryOffer = (await aliRes.json()).data;
console.log({
  asin: amazonItem.asin,
  buyBoxUsd: amazonItem.price,
  factoryExwUsd: factoryOffer.price_usd,
  moqTiers: factoryOffer.moq_tiers,
});

# 1. Search Amazon US listings (2 Credits / item returned)
curl -sS "https://api.shopdataapi.com/v1/amazon/search?query=ceramic+mug&country=US&page=1" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sd_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

# 2. Fetch full Amazon ASIN BuyBox & SKU Matrix (10 Credits)
curl -sS "https://api.shopdataapi.com/v1/amazon/product?asin=B08N5WRWNW&country=US" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sd_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

# 3. Fetch 1688 Factory Wholesale MOQ Price Ladder in CNY & USD (10 Credits)
curl -sS "https://api.shopdataapi.com/v1/1688/item?item_id=1088453066793" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sd_live_YOUR_API_KEY"

{
  "ok": true,
  "endpoint": "/v1/amazon/product",
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "req_sd_mig_91f2a",
    "credits_used": 10,
    "took_ms": 24,
    "cache_hit": true
  },
  "data": {
    "asin": "B08N5WRWNW",
    "marketplace": "amazon_us",
    "title": "Artisan Matte Stoneware Ceramic Coffee Mug 14oz",
    "price": 24.99,
    "list_price": 29.99,
    "currency": "USD",
    "is_prime": true,
    "rating": 4.8,
    "reviews_count": 3412,
    "sales_volume": "4K+ bought in past month"
  }
}