Meicai (美菜) B2B Ingredient Data API · Live

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Prices, bulk unit pricing, and farm-direct sourcing data across Meicai's restaurant ingredient supply chain — structured and delivered as clean JSON or CSV. No proxies to manage, no CAPTCHAs to solve, no HTML to parse.

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B2B restaurant & foodservice procurement

<3s avg. response time

99.9% uptime SLA

50M+ requests / month served

GET /v1/meicai/product

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Why Choose Our Meicai API

This isn't a consumer grocery app — it's restaurants buying ingredients in bulk, direct from source.

Meicai connects farms directly to restaurant kitchens, blending a self-operated catalog with a POP (platform-open-platform) marketplace of approved suppliers, and delivers overnight so restaurants have ingredients before opening. Our infrastructure resolves bulk unit pricing, sourcing origin, and self-operated vs. POP-seller listings rather than treating it like a retail storefront.

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Zero blocking, zero maintenance

We run rotating residential IPs, headless rendering, and CAPTCHA-solving behind every request. When Meicai changes its layout, we patch our parsers — your integration never breaks.

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Bulk & wholesale unit pricing

Every product response returns pricing per bulk unit (case, crate, kg) rather than single-consumer pack sizes.

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Self-operated vs. POP seller flag

We distinguish Meicai's own-operated inventory from third-party POP marketplace sellers, since pricing and fulfillment differ between the two.

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Built for scale from day one

From a 100-SKU test batch to full catalog monitoring across serviceable cities, the same endpoint scales with you.

Meicai API Features

Everything you need to keep Meicai data flowing.

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Real-time extraction

Trigger an on-demand pull for any product ID or keyword and get a fresh response — not a stale cache.

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Custom field selection

Request only the fields you need — bulk price, sourcing, seller type — to cut payload size and parsing time.

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Bulk unit price extraction

Pull per-case, per-crate, and per-kg wholesale pricing consistently across the catalog.

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Farm-direct sourcing data

Extract producer and region-of-origin detail for direct-sourced fresh ingredients where published.

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Private-label detection

Flag Meicai's private ready-to-cook and branded ingredient lines separately from third-party sourced SKUs.

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Historical price tracking

Store and query price history per SKU to power procurement and demand-forecasting tools.

What Data Can You Access?

Every field a listing shows — bulk pricing and sourcing detail included.

CoreTitle & product IDSKU, category, unit type

PricingBulk unit pricePer-case, per-crate, or per-kg wholesale price

SellerSelf-operated vs. POP flagMeicai-operated vs third-party marketplace seller

SourcingFarm/producer originNamed producer and region where published

LabelPrivate-brand flagMeicai Jiacai and other private lines

MediaImagesProduct and packaging images

ReviewsRatings & review countBuyer rating, review volume

StructureCategory breadcrumbsProduce, meat, seafood, condiments, supplies

FulfillmentNext-morning delivery windowCutoff time and delivery window by city

OrderingMinimum order quantityMOQ per SKU for restaurant accounts

InventoryRegional stock statusIn stock, low stock by service region

OffersActive bulk discountsVolume-tiered pricing and promotions

Supported Meicai Categories

Fresh produce, meat & seafood, condiments, and kitchen supplies — one integration.

Pass a service region to resolve bulk pricing and next-morning delivery windows for restaurant accounts in that area.

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Fresh Produce

Farm-direct fruits and vegetables sold by the case or crate.

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Meat & Seafood

Bulk meat and seafood priced for foodservice volume.

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Condiments & Dry Goods

Sauces, spices, oils, and shelf-stable ingredients.

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Kitchen Supplies

Disposables, packaging, and back-of-house equipment.

CoverageMulti-cityCoverage across Meicai's serviceable regions in China

FulfillmentOvernightDelivery arrives before restaurants open

FreshnessReal-timePrice and stock checked on every request

Meicai API Endpoints

A small set of endpoints that cover the whole catalog lifecycle.

Method	Endpoint	Description	Typical use
GET	/v1/meicai/product	Full product detail by product ID or URL	Bulk price & availability monitoring
GET	/v1/meicai/search	Keyword or category search results	Procurement & sourcing discovery
GET	/v1/meicai/reviews	Paginated buyer reviews for a product	Supplier quality tracking
GET	/v1/meicai/deals	Active volume discounts & bulk promotions	Promo & pricing intelligence
GET	/v1/meicai/delivery-window	Next-morning delivery cutoff & window by region	Fulfilment & coverage checks
GET	/v1/meicai/private-label	Meicai private-brand & Meicai Jiacai listings	Private-label assortment tracking
POST	/v1/meicai/bulk	Submit up to 10,000 product IDs per batch job	Catalog-wide monitoring

Live API Response Example

This is exactly what comes back. No extra parsing needed.

Popular Meicai API Use Cases

Built for the teams that live and die by Meicai data.

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Wholesale price monitoring

Track live bulk pricing and volume discounts across ingredient categories.

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Foodservice supply chain research

Analyze category trends and pricing bands in China's B2B ingredient market.

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Supplier & brand distribution

Track where and at what price your brand's ingredients are listed and sold.

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Review & sentiment mining

Pull buyer reviews to track ingredient quality and satisfaction trends.

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Farm-sourcing research

Study which producers and regions supply direct-sourced ingredients.

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Private-label growth tracking

Study how Meicai's own-brand and Meicai Jiacai lines expand over time.

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Competitive benchmarking

Track pricing against other Chinese B2B restaurant supply platforms.

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ML training data

Generate labeled product, price, and sourcing datasets for procurement models.

How the Meicai API Works

From API key to structured data in five steps.

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Get your API key

Sign up and generate a key from your dashboard in under two minutes.

2

Choose an endpoint

Pick /product, /search, /reviews or /delivery-window depending on what you need.

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Send the request

Call the endpoint with a product ID, keyword, or a service region.

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We handle the hard part

Proxies, headless rendering, CAPTCHA-solving, and parsing all happen behind the scenes.

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Receive structured data

Get clean JSON or CSV back in seconds, ready to drop into your pipeline.

Developer-Friendly Integration

Built by people who read the docs too.

One consistent JSON schema across every endpoint. No SDK lock-in — plain REST calls work from any language or platform.

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Predictable REST design

Standard HTTP verbs, query params, and status codes — nothing proprietary to learn.

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JSON, CSV, or webhook delivery

Get results inline, as a downloadable file, or pushed to your endpoint when a batch job finishes.

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Sandbox & test keys

Free sandbox environment with sample product IDs so you can build before you pay.

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Postman collection & SDK snippets

Import a ready-made collection or copy request snippets for Python, Node.js, and cURL.

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API Performance & Reliability

Numbers we publish because we track them daily.

99.9%

Uptime SLA

<3s

Avg. response time

99.3%

Successful extraction rate

10K+

Concurrent requests supported

Security & Compliance

Compliant by design, not as an afterthought.

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Encrypted in transit

All requests and responses travel over TLS 1.2+. API keys can be scoped and rotated anytime.

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PIPL & global alignment

Our extraction workflows are built around China's Personal Information Protection Law alongside GDPR and CCPA guidelines.

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Public-data-only policy

We collect only publicly accessible listing data — never login-gated account or negotiated-price information.

✓ISO 9001:2015 Certified ✓ISO/IEC 27001:2013 Certified ✓IAF Multilateral Recognition ✓GDPR-aligned workflows

API Documentation & Resources

Everything to go from key to production.

Guide

Quickstart Guide

Get your first API response back in under five minutes.

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Reference

Full API Reference

Every endpoint, parameter, and response field documented in detail.

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Tool

Postman Collection

Import ready-made requests for every Meicai API endpoint.

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Code

SDKs & Code Samples

Python, Node.js, PHP, and Ruby snippets for every use case.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Still deciding? Here's what most teams ask first.

We collect only publicly accessible listing data using automated tools, following publicly available web-data guidelines. We recommend reviewing your own use case with legal counsel, especially for redistribution.

Every request to /product, /search, and /deals triggers a live pull — you're not reading from a stale cache. Bulk jobs complete within minutes depending on batch size.

Meicai sells in bulk foodservice units — case, crate, or per-kg — and our responses return pricing in the same bulk unit shown on the platform, not a per-piece retail price.

Yes — every product response includes a flag distinguishing self-operated Meicai inventory from POP marketplace third-party sellers.

Our infrastructure retries automatically across a rotating proxy pool. You're only billed for successfully returned responses.

Yes, every account starts with a free sandbox key and sample credits so you can test all endpoints before committing to a plan.

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