1688 Sourcing

1688 Factory Sourcing

5 MCP tools for finding Chinese suppliers, comparing prices, and validating quality. 1688 (Alibaba CN) is the primary sourcing platform for cross-border e-commerce sellers.

💡 See it in action: Use Case #3 — Factory Sourcing Pipeline

Toolchain

Tool	What It Does
ali1688_similar_product	Search by keyword → 100 results with price/product_id/store/30d sales
ali1688_product_search	Multi-dimension filter: supplier type, repurchase rate, service score, rights
ali1688_product_request	Product detail: price, MOQ, supplier info (16 fields)
ali1688_product_variations	SKU breakdown: price, stock, weight, dimensions per variant
ali1688_product_search_from_image	Reverse image search — find same/similar products by photo

Supplier Quality Filters

supplier_type: 1          # Verified Merchant (实力商家)
supplier_type: 2          # Super Factory (超级工厂)
supplier_member_type: 1   # Deep Verified (深度认证)
rights: "1,2,3"           # 7-day returns + shipping insurance + 48hr dispatch
repurchase_rate_min: 0.3  # Repurchase rate > 30%
service_score_min: 4.5    # Service rating > 4.5
cumulative_sale_count_min: 500
recent_30_day_sale_min: 50

Note: Supplier type codes use Chinese platform terminology. The English translations above are for reference — the API accepts numeric codes (1, 2) regardless of language.

Verified

• Phone case search: 100 results, ¥0.12-25
• SKU detail: 83 variants with exact stock, weight, dimensions
• Image search: working — matched products by uploaded photo