Hey developers π
I'm working on a tool to track real-time selling prices of products on AliExpress, and I'm running into some inconsistencies between listed prices and the actual price a buyer pays at checkout (after applying dynamic discounts, seller coupons, shipping costs, and region-based adjustments).
I'm specifically looking for a reliable, developer-friendly method to fetch the final price that reflects what users actually pay. Here's what Iβve explored so far:
π Current Considerations:
AliExpress Open Platform (Affiliate API):
Good for basic price data, but doesnβt always reflect location-based final prices or coupons.
Web scraping with user simulation (via Puppeteer/Playwright):
Can load dynamic content and simulate a real user session (with country, currency, login state), but this feels fragile and possibly against TOS.
Third-party pricing APIs or proxies that cache regional pricing.
Intercepting XHR/API calls in browser DevTools to find internal price endpoints.
π― My goal:
To programmatically obtain the final checkout price for a product URL, ideally with:
Country/currency as input (e.g., Algeria, USD/EUR/DZD)
Real-time application of AliExpress deals & seller coupons
Ability to process multiple products via API or script
βAnyone figured this out?
Would really appreciate tips, libraries, or even request headers/cookies/configs that could help simulate a full buyer session (or access internal endpoints reliably).
Thanks in advance!
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