Nexscope

1688 Search By Image API

REST API and MCP service documentation generated from server-side API definitions. Responses use the shared code, msg, and data envelope.

API selector
1688 Sourcing

API overview

Find visually similar 1688 supplier products from an image URL, including price, minimum order quantity, sales, supplier, and trade data.

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Endpoint
https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/1688-search-by-image/run
MCP method
nexscope_1688_search_by_image

Authentication

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Authorization: Bearer nk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Missing or invalid API keys return an authentication error. Manage keys from .
POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/1688-search-by-image/run

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Request parameters documented by ecommerce.1688-search-by-image.

Slug1688-search-by-image
HeadersAuthorization: Bearer nk-...
Content-Type: application/json
Request bodyAPI-specific JSON object.
Response bodyPlatform envelope: code, msg, data, ts, time, cost, traceId. Inspect data.status for asynchronous completion.

Status codes

CodeDescription
200HTTP request completed. Check JSON code; only 0 indicates business success or acceptance.
400Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xxAPI execution or upstream service failed.

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/1688-search-by-image/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{   "imageUrl": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61v6nYvQ7+L._AC_SL1500_.jpg",   "pageSize": 10,   "page": 1 }'
All categories/ 1688 Sourcing
POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/1688-search-by-image/run

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Send a JSON request to execute this API and receive the documented response payload.

Endpoint

MethodPOST
Pathhttps://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/1688-search-by-image/run
AuthBearer API key
Content-Typeapplication/json

Request body

NameTypeRequiredDescription
imageUrlstringoptional
Valid, publicly accessible image URL (maximum 1,000 characters). Supported formats: PNG, JPG, and JPEG; WEBP and GIF are not supported. Provide exactly one of imageUrl, imageBase64, or imageId
Example: https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61v6nYvQ7+L._AC_SL1500_.jpg
imageBase64stringoptional
Raw Base64-encoded image content without a data:image/jpeg;base64, prefix. Supported formats: PNG, JPG, and JPEG.
imageIdstringoptional
1688 image ID. Image-search results also return this value; include it when page is greater than 1 to improve response time
pageintegeroptional
Page number starting from 1
Example: 1
pageSizeintegeroptional
Number of products per page, maximum 50
Example: 10
priceStartstringoptional
Minimum price in CNY, for example 10
priceEndstringoptional
Maximum price in CNY, for example 100
filterstringoptional
Comma-separated filter conditions. Use the supported filter values documented for this endpoint
sortstringoptional
Sort condition as JSON in the form {field: direction}. Fields: price, rePurchaseRate, or monthSold. Directions: asc or desc
keywordstringoptional
Keyword used to search within the results
Example: phone case
productCollectionIdstringoptional
Single product-collection ID. Use a supported collection ID documented for this endpoint
Example: example-id

Request example

{
  "imageUrl": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61v6nYvQ7+L._AC_SL1500_.jpg",
  "pageSize": 10,
  "page": 1
}

Response body

NameTypeRequiredDescription
dataanyrequired
Data value used by this API operation.
codeintegerrequired
0 means accepted or successful; nonzero is a platform error.
msgstring | nullrequired
Msg value used by this API operation.
tsstringrequired
Epoch milliseconds.
timestringrequired
Server local time: yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.
coststringrequired
Elapsed milliseconds, never credits; -1 outside web requests.
traceIdstring | nullrequired
Trace id value used by this API operation.

Any of option 1

NameTypeRequiredDescription
dataobjectrequired
Data value used by this API operation.
data.imageIdstringoptional
Uploaded image ID; send it with paginated requests to improve response time
Example: example-id
data.totalintegeroptional
Number of products on this page
Example: 1
data.totalPageintegeroptional
Total number of pages
Example: 1
data.sourceTypestringoptional
Source type; fixed value "1688"
Example: null
data.typestringoptional
Rendering style; fixed value "productWorkbenches"
Example: null
data.columnsarrayoptional
Column definitions used for rendering
Example: []
data.costTokenintegeroptional
Tokens consumed
Example: 1
data.productsarrayoptional
Product list; see the product fields below
Example: []
data.offerIdstringoptional
Product ID
Example: example-id
data.asinstringoptional
Product identifier, same as offerId
Example: B072MQ5BRX
data.imageUrlstringoptional
Product image URL
Example: https://example.com/image.jpg
data.titlestringoptional
Product title
Example: null
data.pricenumberoptional
Wholesale price in CNY
Example: 1
data.consignPricenumberoptional
Single-item dropshipping price in CNY
Example: 1
data.salesQuantityintegeroptional
Monthly units sold
Example: 1
data.estimatedSalesAmountnumberoptional
Estimated sales revenue
Example: 1
data.asinUrlstringoptional
Product URL
Example: B072MQ5BRX
data.products[].isOnePsalestringoptional
Whether single-item dropshipping is available
Example: null
data.products[].isJxhystringoptional
Whether the product is a selected supply source
Example: null
data.products[].sellerIdentitiesstringoptional
Seller identities, such as Super Factory, Verified Supplier, or TrustPass member
Example: null
data.products[].offerIdentitiesstringoptional
Product badge, such as Strict Selection
Example: null
data.products[].repurchaseRatestringoptional
Repurchase rate
Example: null
data.products[].tradeScorestringoptional
Product transaction score
Example: null
data.products[].compositeServiceScorestringoptional
Composite service-experience score
Example: null
data.products[].sendGoodsAddressTextstringoptional
Dispatch location
Example: null
data.products[].deliveryTimestringoptional
Dispatch time, such as 24 or 48 hours
Example: null
data.quantityBeginintegeroptional
Minimum order quantity
Example: 1
data.products[].hasPromotionstringoptional
Whether a promotion is active
Example: null
data.products[].promotionTypestringoptional
Promotion type
Example: null
data.products[].isPatentProductstringoptional
Whether the product is patented
Example: null
data.products[].isSelectstringoptional
Cross-border Select collection indicator
Example: null
data.products[].currencystringoptional
Currency; fixed value "¥"
Example: null
data.sourceToolstringoptional
Source tool; fixed value identifying 1688 image search
Example: null
data.products[].dataTypestringoptional
Data type; fixed value "monthlyData"
Example: null
data.costTimeintegeroptional
Execution time reported by the upstream provider.
Example: null
data.pageintegeroptional
Current page returned by the upstream provider.
Example: null
data.pageSizeintegeroptional
Page size returned by the upstream provider.
Example: null
data.pageItemCountintegeroptional
Item count on the current page returned by the upstream provider.
Example: null
data.dataSnapshotMonthstringoptional
Data snapshot month returned by the upstream provider.
Example: null

Any of option 2

NameTypeRequiredDescription
datanullrequired
Data value used by this API operation.

Response example

Platform response envelope. code 0 indicates success or acceptance; data contains the business result.

{
  "data": {
    "imageId": "example-id",
    "total": 1,
    "totalPage": 1,
    "columns": [],
    "costToken": 1,
    "products": [],
    "offerId": "example-id",
    "asin": "B072MQ5BRX",
    "imageUrl": "https://example.com/image.jpg",
    "price": 1,
    "consignPrice": 1,
    "salesQuantity": 1,
    "estimatedSalesAmount": 1,
    "asinUrl": "B072MQ5BRX",
    "quantityBegin": 1
  },
  "code": 0,
  "msg": null,
  "ts": "0",
  "time": "2026-01-01 00:00:00",
  "cost": "-1",
  "traceId": null
}

Responses

CodeDescription
200HTTP request completed. Check JSON code; only 0 indicates business success or acceptance.
400Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xxAPI execution or upstream service failed.

Data source, freshness, and limitations

Source, freshness, coverage, rate limits, and estimation notes are not specified in this API definition unless they appear in the request or response field documentation above. Do not assume official marketplace data or real-time freshness when it is not explicitly documented.

Related APIs

MCP

Use the MCP endpoint when an agent needs to discover and call API tools with JSON-RPC.

GET /api/skill-api/v1/mcp
POST /api/skill-api/v1/mcp
Authorization: Bearer nk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Content-Type: application/json

Call a tool

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "tool-call-1",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "nexscope_1688_search_by_image",
    "arguments": {
      "imageUrl": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61v6nYvQ7+L._AC_SL1500_.jpg",
      "pageSize": 10,
      "page": 1
    }
  }
}

Online test

Execute the current API with your API key and JSON payload.

6 credits / callAPI usage records

Try it

Send a real request with the same contract shown in the reference.

Endpoint
https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/1688-search-by-image/run
MCP method
nexscope_1688_search_by_image
cURL
curl -X POST \
  https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/1688-search-by-image/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "imageUrl": "https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61v6nYvQ7+L._AC_SL1500_.jpg", "pageSize": 10, "page": 1 }'
Response
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