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Build cross-border commerce apps on the HioBuy API

Reach product and procurement capabilities across 1688, Taobao, and Weidian, then run inbound, consolidation, international shipping, and order fulfillment through the HioBuy Fulfillment API.

Start building Read the API docs

REST API
Webhooks
MCP / Agent API
Sandbox

Core APIs

From product discovery to global fulfillment

Rather than listing console screens, here is what you can actually build once you integrate HioBuy.

01 / PRODUCTS

Product API

Search and fetch products, SKUs, pricing, and full product detail from 1688, Taobao, and Weidian.

Search
Detail
SKU

02 / PROCUREMENT

Procurement & order API

Create purchase orders through the API and connect Chinese marketplaces to your own systems.

Orders
Purchase
Status

03 / FULFILLMENT

Warehouse fulfillment API

Handle inbound, parcels, consolidation, international freight, shipping, and tracking.

Inbound
Shipment
Tracking

API first

Make your first call in minutes

POST/v1/products/search

cURL

curl https://api.hiobuy.com/v1/products/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "channel": "1688",
    "keyword": "wireless charger"
  }'

Start in sandbox, then move to production.

Validate search, detail, and order flows with test credentials. Switch to a live API key when you need production data, marketplace authorization, or warehouse fulfillment.

View the API reference

Open source

github.com/hiobuy

Start from something that already runs

Faster than reading every doc first: clone the project, drop in an API key, and run it.

View all developer examples

hiobuy/starter · Next.js · REST API

HioBuy Starter

A minimal runnable example of product search, link parsing, product detail, and SKUs.

HioBuy Starter GitHub Live demo API docs

hiobuy/ai-product-finder · Agent API · MCP

AI Product Finder

Find products with natural language — a demo of wiring HioBuy product capabilities into an AI agent.

AI Product Finder GitHub Live demo API docs

hiobuy/shipping-quotes · Fulfillment API

Shipping Quotes

Browse shipping channels and estimate international fulfillment costs with the HioBuy Shipping API.

Shipping Quotes GitHub Live demo API docs

hiobuy/claude-for-commerce-examples · Agent API · MCP

Claude for Commerce Examples

Build China sourcing workflows for commerce agents with HioBuy Agent API and MCP.

Claude for Commerce Examples GitHub API docs

Fulfillment

Keep the API connected all the way to real fulfillment

Product data is only the starting point. HioBuy continues into procurement, warehousing, international logistics, and final tracking.

01
ProductProducts and SKUs
02
PurchasePurchase orders
03
WarehouseChina warehouse inbound
04
ConsolidateConsolidation and packing
05
ShipInternational shipping
06
TrackLogistics tracking

Get started

Three steps to start building

01
Create a developer app
Register a developer account and create your first app.
02
Make your first sandbox call
Use test credentials to validate product search, detail, or order endpoints.
03
Go to production
Configure live API keys, channel authorization, webhooks, or HioBuy Fulfillment as your business needs.

Use case

Optional

When product data isn't enough, ask the supplier.

Product APIs can return pricing, SKUs and product details, but packaging information for bulky products is often missing or unreliable.

1688 SOFA

Product price: ¥800
Packed weight: —
Package dimensions: —
Cartons: —

Supplier Inquiry API

A person contacts the real supplier

SUPPLIER CONFIRMED

2 cartons

Carton 1: 32 kg · 110 × 75 × 55 cm
Carton 2: 18 kg · 90 × 60 × 40 cm

Ready for a better pre-purchase shipping estimate.

For bulky products such as furniture, lighting or fitness equipment, international shipping depends heavily on packed weight, package dimensions and carton count.

Supplier Inquiry lets your application request supplier-confirmed packaging information before purchase, so you can make a more realistic international shipping estimate. The same channel also answers MOQ, stock, lead time, neutral packaging and customization questions.

View API docs

Supplier-confirmed data is intended for pre-purchase estimation. Final billable weight and dimensions may differ after warehouse packing and measurement.

AI image translation

Invite only

Turn Chinese product images into global storefront assets

AI detects and translates Chinese copy inside product images, producing localized assets while preserving the original typography, placement, and visual hierarchy whenever possible.

Detect text automatically

Preserve the visual layout

Localize into multiple languages

Request image translation access

Translation preview

Original image

秋冬加厚保暖

柔软亲肤 · 舒适百搭

AI translated

Warm for Fall & Winter

Soft touch · Easy to style

Start building your HioBuy integration

Begin with sandbox, the API docs, and open-source examples, then connect to production and real fulfillment.

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