Maybe the link is specific to the current user session. You are not that user session so you don;t get the link resolved.
Could be a deliberate scheme to prevent scraping.
Better to enquire about APIs
Hi everyone,
I’m working on a project in Laravel/Python where I want to fetch product information from Shein, but I’ve run into a major problem with ShareJump links.
Here’s an example link I’m working with:
http://api-shein.shein.com/h5/sharejump/appjump?link=l5RjILzGnr1_8&localcountry=AE
What I tried:
I accept a ShareJump URL from the user.
I want to retrieve product details such as:
Title
Image
Price
Original price
Discount
Currency
Stock availability
I’ve tried multiple approaches:
Sending direct HTTP requests using requests in Python or GuzzleHttp in Laravel.
Parsing JSON or HTML for window.INITIAL_STATE data.
Using scraping services like Scraping-bot with proxies.
Using Playwright / Selenium to simulate a browser.
The main problem:
The ShareJump link is a redirect
When I request the URL directly, I do not get the actual product page.
Instead, I get a JSON response with very limited info:
{
"data": {
"title": "Eyeliner Wing Stamp Template...",
"description": "Eyeliner stamp template, eyeshadow tool...",
"image": "https://img.ltwebstatic.com/images3_spmp/2024/10/02/fa/1727858653bfc849a2fa066d42b336fc49f5b3f8d5.jpg",
"price": null,
"originalPrice": null,
"currency": null,
"isInStock": null
}
}
As you can see, price, originalPrice, currency, and stock information are all null.
CAPTCHA / Anti-bot measures
When trying to access the actual product page, Shein shows CAPTCHA or challenge pages, blocking automated requests.
Playwright / Selenium workaround is not viable
I want this to run automatically on a server (Linux / cPanel) without a browser, so headless solutions like Playwright are not ideal.
What I need:
A reliable way to extract the product price, original price, and discount directly from a ShareJump link.
Ideally, this should work in Laravel/PHP or Python without requiring user interaction or solving CAPTCHAs manually.
Has anyone successfully scraped Shein ShareJump links in an automated way? Is there a method to resolve the redirect and fetch real product data without using a full browser automation?
Any guidance or examples would be highly appreciated.
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