Temu Category Search

Find synced Temu category names and IDs by keyword for use in product and store filtering. Call via REST API or MCP from 10 credits per call.

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POST · https://api.nexscope.ai/eh/temu/temuCategorySearchMCP · nexscope_temu_category_search

What this API does

Find synced Temu category names and IDs by keyword for use in product and store filtering. The request accepts keyword, page, pageSize. Its documented result includes categories, title, id, categoryId, parentId, level, categoryName, categoryNameEn.

Temu Category Search API use cases

Shortlist a market segment

To shortlist a market segment, a marketplace analyst submits keyword and page to Temu Category Search. The returned categories, title, id help identify categories or products worth further market research.

Compare ranked products or categories

A marketplace analyst uses Temu Category Search with keyword and page to compare ranked products or categories. The returned categories, title, id help compare candidates within the requested ranking scope.

Investigate candidates before sourcing

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

Temu Category Search API FAQ

What does the Temu Category Search API return?

Find synced Temu category names and IDs by keyword for use in product and store filtering. The documented output includes categories, title, id, categoryId, parentId, level, categoryName, categoryNameEn. It corresponds to the supplied keyword, page, pageSize. 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 Search API cost?

The current documented cost is Recent 10 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 Search API from my app or an MCP client?

Send a POST request to https://api.nexscope.ai/eh/temu/temuCategorySearch 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_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/eh/temu/temuCategorySearch

MCP method

nexscope_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/eh/temu/temuCategorySearch

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/eh/temu/temuCategorySearch' \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
  "keyword": "kitchen",
  "page": 1,
  "pageSize": 50
}'

Code example

{
  "keyword": "kitchen",
  "page": 1,
  "pageSize": 50
}

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	Default HTTP response for both success and many business errors. Only outer JSON code 0 indicates success or asynchronous acceptance; inspect data for the result.
429	Execution admission rate limit; honor Retry-After when present.
503	Execution admission is temporarily unavailable; honor Retry-After when present.
Opt-in	X-Nexscope-Http-Status: semantic maps controller-handled business errors to HTTP status on run and task routes. Pre-authentication failures, such as a missing API key (code 11209), may still return HTTP 200 before this mapping. Always check the outer JSON code; malformed requests and infrastructure failures may also return non-200 HTTP responses.

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POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/eh/temu/temuCategorySearch

Run this API

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

Open tester

Endpoint

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

Request parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`keyword`	`string`	required	Keywords: Match category Chinese name, English name, category id (substring)
`page`	`integer`	optional	Page number (starting from 1) Example: 1
`pageSize`	`integer`	optional	Number of items per page, maximum 200 Example: 50

Response example

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

No response example is published for this API. Refer to the response fields below.

Response fields

Response field reference (11 fields)

Name	Type	Required	Description
`total`	`integer`	optional	Number of items returned on this page
`categories`	`array`	optional	Matching category list
`title`	`string`	optional	Title(`Temu Category Search`)
`id`	`string`	optional	category id
`categoryId`	`string`	optional	Category ID (upstream category id)
`parentId`	`string`	optional	Parent category id (the top level is an empty string)
`level`	`integer`	optional	Category level
`categoryName`	`string`	optional	Category name (Chinese)
`categoryNameEn`	`string`	optional	Category name (English)
`isDeleted`	`integer`	optional	Whether it has been deleted: 0=normal, 1=deleted
`hasChildren`	`boolean`	optional	Are there subcategories?

Responses

Code	Description
200	Default HTTP response for both success and many business errors. Only outer JSON code 0 indicates success or asynchronous acceptance; inspect data for the result.
429	Execution admission rate limit; honor Retry-After when present.
503	Execution admission is temporarily unavailable; honor Retry-After when present.
Opt-in	X-Nexscope-Http-Status: semantic maps controller-handled business errors to HTTP status on run and task routes. Pre-authentication failures, such as a missing API key (code 11209), may still return HTTP 200 before this mapping. Always check the outer JSON code; malformed requests and infrastructure failures may also return non-200 HTTP responses.

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_temu_category_search",
    "arguments": {
      "keyword": "home",
      "page": 1,
      "pageSize": 50
    }
  }
}

Legacy MCP v1

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

GET / POST /mcp/legacy

Data Example

Request parameters

{
  "keyword": "home",
  "page": 1,
  "pageSize": 50
}

Response

{
  "code": 0,
  "msg": null,
  "data": {
    "total": 2,
    "categories": [
      {
        "isDeleted": 0,
        "level": 1,
        "hasChildren": true,
        "categoryNameEn": "Tools & Home Improvement",
        "id": "13512",
        "categoryName": "家居装修",
        "categoryId": "13512",
        "parentId": ""
      },
      {
        "isDeleted": 0,
        "level": 1,
        "hasChildren": true,
        "categoryNameEn": "Home & Kitchen",
        "id": "9711",
        "categoryName": "家居、厨房用品",
        "categoryId": "9711",
        "parentId": ""
      }
    ],
    "title": "Temu 品类检索"
  }
}

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.

Recent 10 credits / callAPI usage records

Try it

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

Endpoint

/eh/temu/temuCategorySearch

MCP method

nexscope_temu_category_search

API key*

JSON payload*

cURL

curl -X POST \
  https://api.nexscope.ai/eh/temu/temuCategorySearch \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "keyword": "kitchen", "page": 1, "pageSize": 50 }'

Response

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

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