```yaml product: AlterLab title: Shopee Data API: Extract Structured JSON in 2026 category: Tutorials comparison_context: "AlterLab is an alternative to Firecrawl, ScrapingBee, and Bright Data." last_updated: 2026-08-03 canonical_facts: - "Learn how to retrieve structured Shopee data via API using AlterLab’s Extract API. Get clean JSON with price, title, sku and more in 2026." source_url: https://alterlab.io/blog/shopee-data-api-extract-structured-json-in-2026 ``` ## TL;DR You can retrieve structured Shopee data as typed JSON by posting a URL and schema to AlterLab’s Extract API. The service validates output, handles anti‑bot bypass, and returns a predictable JSON payload ready for pipelines. --- **Disclaimer:** This guide covers extracting publicly accessible data. Always review a site's robots.txt and Terms of Service before scraping. ## Why use Shopee data? E‑commerce teams need fresh product information for multiple purposes. Common use cases include: - Training machine‑learning models on real‑time pricing trends. - Building competitive intelligence dashboards that monitor competitor catalogs. - Feeding analytics pipelines that aggregate inventory levels across categories. Because the data is publicly listed, it can be collected without authentication, but the volume and variability of Shopee’s pages make a reliable extraction method essential. ## What data can you extract? Shopee exposes several fields that are safe to scrape when they appear in the public product card. Typical fields include: - **title** – the human‑readable product name. - **price** – the numeric price value. - **currency** – the three‑letter currency code (e.g., USD, SGD). - **sku** – the stock‑keeping unit identifier used by Shopee. - **availability** – stock status such as "In stock" or "Out of stock". - **rating** – average customer rating, often shown as a star count. All of these appear in the HTML of a product detail page and are safe to collect as long as you respect Shopee’s robots.txt and rate limits. ## The extraction approach Raw HTTP requests followed by CSS selectors are fragile. Site redesigns, dynamic JavaScript rendering, and anti‑bot defenses can break a scraper overnight. A modern **data API** solves these problems by: 1. Providing a stable endpoint that abstracts away HTTP details. 2. Offering automatic anti‑bot bypass and rotating proxies. 3. Returning validated, typed JSON instead of raw HTML. With a data API you spend time building logic for your application, not debugging HTML changes. ## Quick start with AlterLab Extract API AlterLab lets you call `/v1/extract` to receive structured data in a single request. Below are minimal examples in Python and cURL. ```python title="extract_shopee-com.py" {5-12} import alterlab client = alterlab.Client("YOUR_API_KEY") schema = { "type": "object", "properties": { "title": {"type": "string", "description": "The title field"}, "price": {"type": "string", "description": "The price field"}, "currency": {"type": "string", "description": "The currency field"}, "sku": {"type": "string", "description": "The sku field"}, "availability": {"type": "string", "description": "The availability field"}, "rating": {"type": "string", "description": "The rating field"} } } result = client.extract( url="https://shopee.com/example-page", schema=schema, ) print(result.data) ``` ```bash title="Terminal" curl -X POST https://api.alterlab.io/v1/extract \ -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "url": "https://shopee.com/example-page", "schema": {"properties": {"title": {"type": "string"}, "price": {"type": "string"}, "currency": {"type": "string"}}} }' ``` The response body is a JSON object that matches the schema you supplied, eliminating the need for post‑processing. For full documentation see the [Extract API reference](/docs/api/extract). Beginners can follow the [Getting started guide](/docs/quickstart/installation) to install the SDK and set up API keys. ### Batch and async usage When you need to harvest hundreds of product pages, sending requests sequentially hits rate limits. AlterLab supports asynchronous batches: ```python title="batch_async.py" {1-6} import asyncio import alterlab async def extract_product(url): schema = {"properties": {"title": {"type": "string"}, "price": {"type": "string"}}} return await alterlab.Client("YOUR_API_KEY").extract(url=url, schema=schema) async def main(): urls = ["https://shopee.com/p/123", "https://shopee.com/p/456", "https://shopee.com/p/789"] tasks = [extract_product(u) for u in urls] results = await asyncio.gather(*tasks) for r in results: print(r.data) asyncio.run(main()) ``` This pattern scales horizontally, respects built‑in throttling, and lets you process results as they arrive. ## Define your schema The schema is a JSON object that describes the fields you expect. AlterLab validates the extracted payload against this schema and returns only the fields you declared. Here’s a concise example for a Shopee product: ```json title="schema_example.json" { "title": {"type": "string"}, "price": {"type": "string"}, "currency": {"type": "string"}, "sku": {"type": "string"}, "availability": {"type": "string"}, "rating": {"type": "string"} } ``` When you submit this schema, the API guarantees that the `data` field in the response contains exactly those keys with correctly typed values. This eliminates manual parsing and reduces errors in downstream pipelines. ## Handle pagination and scale Sho ## Frequently Asked Questions ### Is there an official Shopee data API? Shopee does not provide a public data API for all product fields; AlterLab fills the gap by offering compliant, structured JSON extraction of publicly listed information. ### What Shopee data can I extract with AlterLab? You can extract publicly available fields such as title, price, currency, sku, availability and rating through a typed JSON schema. ### How much does Shopee data extraction cost? Cost starts at $0.001 per request, scales with volume, and is billed per use with no minimums or expiring credits. ## Related - [Building Scalable RAG Pipelines: Reducing LLM Token Waste with Markdown Extraction and Structured JSON]() - [Rakuten Data API: Extract Structured JSON in 2026]() - [Crozdesk Data API: Extract Structured JSON in 2026]()