GlobalSources Scraper: Asian Manufacturer and Supplier Directory

Extract supplier data from GlobalSources.com, one of the world's largest B2B sourcing platforms connecting global buyers with Asian manufacturers across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Vietnam and more. Returns supplier name, company description, website, phone, email, full address (city, province, country with ISO code), employee count, annual revenue, year founded, and supplier type (Manufacturer, Trading Company). Uses a dual API + HTML strategy for maximum coverage.

What you can scrape

• Identity: company_name, description, year_founded, supplier_type, logo_url
• Contact: website, phone, email when available, full address
• Geography: city, province, country, country_iso_code
• Size signals: employee_count, annual_revenue range
• Dual extraction strategy: internal JSON API plus HTML scraping fallback for maximum field coverage

Primary use cases

• Asian supplier sourcing. Complement Made-in-China coverage with Hong Kong, Taiwan, India and Vietnam exporters
• Trade show prep. Build attendee lists ahead of GlobalSources electronics and gift shows in Hong Kong
• OEM/ODM discovery. Filter on supplier_type and revenue band to shortlist viable manufacturing partners
• Multi-source verification. Cross-check the same vendor on GlobalSources and Made-in-China to spot inconsistencies
• Geographic diversification. Identify non-China alternatives in Vietnam, India, and Taiwan for tariff-sensitive supply chains

API example

# Start a run via the Apify API
curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/santamaria-automations~globalsources-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "searchQuery": "led light",
    "maxResults": 200,
    "maxSessionRetries": 10
  }'

# Or use with AI agents via MCP:
# https://mcp.apify.com?tools=santamaria-automations/globalsources-scraper

Integrations

• n8n, Make, Zapier: trigger runs and process supplier records via webhook
• AI Agents (MCP): Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, LangChain, LlamaIndex
• Python, Node.js: Apify SDK for programmatic access
• Google Sheets, Airtable: keywords in, supplier rows out

Output fields

Notes and limits

• Imperva/Incapsula protection. GlobalSources uses a reese84 JavaScript challenge. Residential proxy is strongly recommended; raise maxSessionRetries if first attempt finds many blocked IPs
• Dual extraction. The scraper tries the internal aggregate-search API first (structured JSON), then falls back to HTML scraping if the API rate-limits
• Field coverage varies. Phone and email are not exposed for every supplier. Combine with Website Contact Extractor for fuller data

Related Actors

• Made-in-China Scraper: complementary Chinese manufacturer directory
• Kompass Scraper: global B2B coverage
• Europages Scraper: European supplier coverage
• Website Contact Extractor: enrich supplier websites with emails and phones