# AliExpress Search Hot API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/aliexpress/search-hot)

> Returns currently hot AliExpress products, optionally filtered by keyword or category. Same row shape as search. 10 per page by default.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/aliexpress/search/hot` costs 5 credits per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `query` | no | Optional keyword filter, for example xiaomi. |
| `page` | no | Page number, starting at 1. Prefer the universal cursor parameter. |
| `page_size` | no | Products per page, 1 to 50. Default 10. |
| `sort_by` | no | Result ordering: price_low, price_high, most_sold, or least_sold. (price_low \| price_high \| most_sold \| least_sold) |
| `min_price` | no | Lowest price to include, in the smallest unit of the target currency (cents for USD). |
| `max_price` | no | Highest price to include, in the smallest unit of the target currency (cents for USD). |
| `category_id` | no | AliExpress category id. Category ids come from GET /v1/aliexpress/categories. |
| `country` | no | Ship-to country as a two-letter code. Default US. Changes displayed price and availability. A product that exists for US can return empty for another country. |
| `currency` | no | ISO 4217 currency for displayed prices. Default USD. Live-validated: USD GBP CAD EUR UAH MXN TRY RUB BRL AUD INR JPY IDR SEK KRW ILS THB CLP VND. |
| `language` | no | Copy language as an ISO code. Default EN. Live-validated: EN RU PT ES FR ID IT TH JA AR VI TR DE HE KO NL PL MX CL IN. |
| `max_pages` | no | 1 to 50 (default 1, or 50 when `max_items` or `max_credits` is sent). Walk up to this many pages in one call and return the rows from all of them. Each page walked is billed exactly as one call to this endpoint (a cached page is free) and counts against your rate limit; its charge and any refund are recorded under the page's own request id, listed in `data.walk.request_ids`. The walk stops early at the last page, or when the request's time budget runs low; `data.walk.stopped` says why (`end`, `max_pages`, `max_items`, `max_credits`, `time_budget`, `page_error`) and `pagination.next_cursor` continues from where it stopped. |
| `max_items` | no | 1 to 5000. Get more in one call: keep walking pages until the response holds at least this many rows, then stop with `data.walk.stopped: "max_items"`. The last page is returned whole (it was billed), so `data.items` can hold up to one page more than this, and `pagination.next_cursor` resumes right after it without skipping a row. Walks up to 50 pages unless `max_pages` says fewer; each page is billed as one call (a cached page is free). Add `max_credits` to cap the spend. A long walk can stop on the time budget first (`"time_budget"`): send the returned cursor with the same params to continue. |
| `max_credits` | no | 1 to 100000. The most this call may spend, across every page it walks. A page starts only while the credits already spent plus that page's price (or, when higher, the most any page of this walk has cost) still fit, so the call never goes past it; the walk then stops with `data.walk.stopped: "max_credits"` and the cursor to resume. Sent alone, it walks as far as the budget goes (up to 50 pages). A value below the price of one page is a free 400 whose `error.details.page_credits` names that price. Credits a row join (`include=`) adds are known only once a page has run, so page 1 is checked against its own price. |

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/aliexpress/search/hot" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

## FAQ

### What does the AliExpress hot products endpoint return?

It returns currently hot AliExpress products in the same row shape as search: product id, title, sale price, shop name and image, 10 per page by default. You can filter by keyword or by category.

### How is this different from the AliExpress search API?

Search needs a keyword and ranks matches for it. Hot products works without a precise keyword, so use it to browse what is currently hot. For a specific term, call GET /v1/aliexpress/search.

### Can I sort hot products by sales?

Yes. sort_by accepts price_low, price_high, most_sold or least_sold. You can also set min_price and max_price in the smallest currency unit, which is cents for USD.

### How do I get a category id to filter by?

Call GET /v1/aliexpress/categories, which returns the category tree with parent and subcategory ids and names, then pass one as category_id.

### How much does it cost to list hot products?

Each call costs 5 credits on the advanced tier. New accounts get 100 free credits, about 20 calls, and credits for failed or empty calls are refunded automatically.

See the full AliExpress API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/aliexpress

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing

## Explore with AI

Questions this API answers, phrased for an AI assistant:

- How do I list trending AliExpress products through an API?
- Can SocialCrawl return the most sold AliExpress products in a category?