Temu Category Research

Find Temu categories to narrow your product research. Call the Temu Category Research API via REST or MCP from 32 credits per call.

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POST · https://api.nexscope.ai/gb/temu/categorySearchMCP · nexscope_geekbi_temu_category_search

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What this API does

Find Temu categories to narrow your product research. The request accepts regionId, page, size, order, sort. Its documented result includes errcode, errmsg, regionId, parentCatId.

Temu Category Research API use cases

Shortlist a market segment

To shortlist a market segment, a marketplace analyst submits regionId and page to Temu Category Research. The returned errcode, errmsg, regionId help identify categories or products worth further market research.

Compare ranked products or categories

A marketplace analyst uses Temu Category Research with regionId and page to compare ranked products or categories. The returned errcode, errmsg, regionId help compare candidates within the requested ranking scope.

Investigate candidates before sourcing

For this workflow, a marketplace analyst calls Temu Category Research with regionId and page to investigate candidates before sourcing. The result helps choose products to investigate before contacting suppliers.

Temu Category Research API FAQ

What does the Temu Category Research API return?

Find Temu categories to narrow your product research. The documented output includes errcode, errmsg, regionId, parentCatId. It corresponds to the supplied regionId, page, size, order, sort. Optional fields can be absent; a missing value should not be interpreted as a measured zero. Example values illustrate the response shape, rather than live account results.

How many credits does the Temu Category Research API cost?

The current documented cost is Recent 32 credits / call. This is the same cost shown at the top of this page. If a range or estimate is displayed, the final charge depends on the request. Review your available credits and the pricing page before calling the API, and check API usage records for the actual charge.

How do I call the Temu Category Research API from my app or an MCP client?

Send a POST request to https://api.nexscope.ai/gb/temu/categorySearch with your API key as a Bearer token and the JSON inputs shown in API integration. In a compatible MCP client such as Claude or Cursor, connect Nexscope and call nexscope_geekbi_temu_category_search. Use the MCP arguments shown in the MCP guide, or switch Online test to MCP to review its request before adding it to your app.

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Endpoint

https://api.nexscope.ai/gb/temu/categorySearch

MCP method

nexscope_geekbi_temu_category_search

Step 1 of 3 · Authenticate

Authentication

All run endpoints require a user API key. Send it as a bearer token in the Authorization header.

Authorization: Bearer nk-xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Missing or invalid API keys return an authentication error. Manage keys from .

Step 2 of 3 · Send a request

POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/gb/temu/categorySearch

Run an API

Send a JSON request body using the parameters described below.

Example request

Replace YOUR_API_KEY, then run this command in your terminal.

curl -X POST 'https://api.nexscope.ai/gb/temu/categorySearch' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "keyword": "pets",
  "order": "desc",
  "page": 1,
  "regionId": 211,
  "size": 20,
  "sort": "totalSold",
  "totalSoldMin": 1000
}'

Step 3 of 3 · Inspect the result

Check the response

Read code for the request status and data for the result. Open the parameter and response reference for the full field definitions.

HTTP status codes

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

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POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/gb/temu/categorySearch

Run this API

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

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Endpoint

Method	`POST`
Path	`https://api.nexscope.ai/gb/temu/categorySearch`
Auth	`Bearer API key`
Content-Type	`application/json`

Request parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`regionId`	`integer`	optional	Temu region ID, taken from site list `sites[].regionId`
`page`	`integer`	optional	Page number
`size`	`integer`	optional	Quantity per page; `page * size` must not exceed 10000
`order`	`string`	optional	Sorting direction; no default value for gateways
`sort`	`string`	optional	Sorting fields; only use fields that the interface has confirmed to support
`keyword`	`string`	optional	Category Chinese name or English name, fuzzy search

Code example

{
  "keyword": "pets",
  "order": "desc",
  "page": 1,
  "regionId": 211,
  "size": 20,
  "sort": "totalSold",
  "totalSoldMin": 1000
}

Response example

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

{
  "code": 0,
  "cost": "-1",
  "data": {},
  "msg": null,
  "time": "2026-01-01 00:00:00",
  "traceId": null,
  "ts": "0"
}

Response fields

Response field reference (7 fields)

Name	Type	Required	Description
`errcode`	`integer`	optional	Business status; success is `200`
`errmsg`	`string`	optional	Status text; `ok` on success
`total`	`integer`	optional	Number of hits; possibly capped at 10,000
`regionId`	`integer`	optional	Actual query area
`columns`	`array`	optional	Render column definitions, not business results
`items`	`array`	optional	Category results; business fields may be missing or `null`
`parentCatId`	`integer`	optional	When omitted, the top category is returned; when the known `catId` is passed, the direct child level is returned

Responses

Code	Description
200	HTTP request completed. Check JSON code; only 0 indicates business success or acceptance.
400	Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401	API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xx	API 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.

Step 1 of 2 · Connect your MCP client

MCP

V2 recommended

Connect remote agents through the standard MCP 2025-11-25 Streamable HTTP endpoint. Use OAuth 2.1 Authorization Code with PKCE, or an API key for compatibility.

POST https://api.nexscope.ai/mcp
MCP-Protocol-Version: 2025-11-25
Content-Type: application/json

Authentication

OAuth clients request the mcp:tools scope. The endpoint's 401 response advertises protected-resource metadata for authorization discovery.

Step 2 of 2 · Call the tool

Call a tool

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "tool-call-1",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "nexscope_geekbi_temu_category_search",
    "arguments": {
      "keyword": "pets",
      "page": 1,
      "regionId": 211,
      "size": 3
    }
  }
}

Legacy MCP v1

Existing API-key clients can continue using the compatibility endpoint. New integrations should use MCP v2.

GET / POST /mcp/legacy

Online test

Execute the current API with your API key and JSON payload. Online tests use this site's configured API environment; the Endpoint and copyable examples use the public integration address.

32 credits / callAPI usage records

Try it

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

Endpoint

/gb/temu/categorySearch

MCP method

nexscope_geekbi_temu_category_search

API key*

JSON payload*

cURL

curl -X POST \
  https://api.nexscope.ai/gb/temu/categorySearch \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "keyword": "pets", "order": "desc", "page": 1, "regionId": 211, "size": 20, "sort": "totalSold", "totalSoldMin": 1000 }'

Response

No response yet. Run the request to see the response here.

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