Taobao · Tmall · China
See Taobao and Tmall the way shoppers in mainland China do
Taobao proxies from ProxyEmpire give your browser or tool a real Chinese residential or mobile IP, in the province or city you choose. Research prices and suppliers on Taobao, Tmall and 1688, monitor your brand’s listings, and run store accounts from a steady Chinese connection, wherever your team is based.
Priced per GB, not per IP: residential from $1.50/GB. No concurrent session limit, and unused bandwidth rolls over.
What is a Taobao proxy?
A Chinese IP for Taobao, Tmall and 1688
A Taobao proxy is an IP address in mainland China that your browser or tool connects through when it opens Taobao, Tmall or 1688. Taobao sees a Chinese connection, in the province and city you picked, instead of your own. ProxyEmpire’s Chinese network has residential IPs in 30 provinces, municipalities and regions and 191 cities and districts, on China Telecom, China Unicom and China Mobile home broadband and two cable networks, plus mobile IPs on China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom.
That matters because Chinese marketplaces are built for mainland shoppers. Search results, prices, promotions, shipping options and seller pages are what a buyer in Shanghai or Shenzhen sees, and your view from abroad can differ. A Chinese residential IP shows you the marketplace as your suppliers, competitors and customers there see it.
Note that a “Taobao proxy service” often means a buying agent, a company that orders on Taobao for you and ships abroad. ProxyEmpire is not a buying agent: we supply the Chinese IPs, and you use Taobao yourself or through your own tools.
Why sellers, sourcing teams and brands use Taobao proxies
China’s marketplaces, seen from the inside
Product sourcing
Resellers, importers and dropshippers compare suppliers and wholesale prices on Taobao and 1688 from a Chinese IP, the way local buyers see them.
Price & promotion monitoring
Track prices, discounts and campaign pricing on Taobao and Tmall for your category, around big shopping festivals and all year round.
Brand protection
Find listings that use your brand, images or product names without permission, so your team can report them through the marketplace’s rights process.
Tmall & Taobao store management
Brands and agencies that operate stores keep each store’s back-office account on a steady Chinese IP, so logins always come from the same place.
China market research
Follow bestsellers, reviews and trends in Chinese e-commerce before you launch or price a product for the mainland.
Other Chinese platforms
The same Chinese IPs work for JD.com, Pinduoduo, Xiaohongshu and Weibo research. See our China proxies page for full coverage.
Best proxies for Taobao: which type to choose
Chinese IPs that look like ordinary mainland shoppers
Rotating residential (China)
Real Chinese home broadband IPs, so Taobao sees an ordinary mainland household. The all-round choice for sourcing, price research and brand monitoring.
- 30 provinces, municipalities and regions
- 191 cities and districts, from Beijing to Shenzhen
- New IP per request or sticky sessions
- China Telecom, Unicom and Mobile broadband
Rotating mobile (China)
IPs on Chinese mobile carrier networks, shared by many ordinary phone users. Best for checking the Taobao and Tmall apps, where most Chinese shopping happens.
- China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom
- Rotate on demand or keep a sticky session
- OS fingerprint targeting at no extra charge
- Mobile IPs in 174 countries and territories
Static residential (Hong Kong)
A fixed residential IP that stays yours all month. Static IPs are sold in Hong Kong rather than mainland China: good for a steady regional connection, not a mainland one.
- The same IP for as long as you keep it
- Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and South Korea in Asia
- Country-level targeting, sold in 19 countries
- From $3.50 for a single IP
For a mainland view of Taobao, use rotating residential or mobile with a sticky session. Full China coverage, including every region and ISP, is on our China proxies page.
How to use Taobao proxies for research and store accounts
Six habits for accurate data and healthy accounts
Use a mainland IP. For the view mainland shoppers get, choose a China residential or mobile IP. Hong Kong is a separate market for Taobao, so a Hong Kong IP does not give you the mainland view.
Pick the right city. Shipping times, delivery fees and some promotions depend on the buyer’s location. Set the province or city that matches the market you care about.
Stick for accounts, rotate for research. Use a sticky session for anything logged in, such as a store back office or buyer account, and a new IP per request for large price checks.
One account, one IP. Give each store or buyer account its own sticky session and its own browser profile, in one of the popular anti-detect browsers that integrate with ProxyEmpire.
Use mobile IPs for the apps. Much of Taobao’s traffic is on phones. A Chinese mobile IP shows the app experience as local shoppers get it.
Pace your requests. Spread monitoring over time rather than firing thousands of requests at once. You get fewer verification prompts and cleaner data.
ProxyEmpire is built for legitimate sourcing, research, brand protection and store management. Taobao’s and Tmall’s rules still apply on any IP, and we don’t support counterfeit sales, fraud or any illegal activity.
Set up a Taobao proxy in three steps
From sign-up to first search in minutes
- Open the dashboardStart the $1.97 trial, then choose rotating residential or rotating mobile in the ProxyEmpire dashboard.
- Choose China and a citySet the country to China, then pick a province, city or ISP if you need one, and a sticky session for logged-in accounts.
- Add it to your browser or toolEnter the host, port, username and password in your browser, anti-detect profile or research tool over HTTP(S) or SOCKS5, then open Taobao.
Taobao proxy pricing
Rotating residential — all targeting included
Try the network for $1.97, pay as you go from a single GB at $3.50, or take a larger plan for as little as $1.50/GB. Chinese IPs cost the same as every other location, plans are billed in US dollars (USD), province, city and ISP targeting cost nothing extra, and unused bandwidth rolls over.
| Plan | Data | Price per GB | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pay As You Go | 1 GB | $3.50 | Buy | |
| Starter | 7 GB | $20 | Buy | |
| Hobby | 28 GB | $75 | Buy | |
| Startup | 60 GB | $150 | Buy | |
| Business | 135 GB | $300 | Buy | |
| Company — best value | 315 GB | $625 | Buy | |
| Corporation | 500 GB | $875 | Buy | |
| Enterprise | 1,000 GB | $1,500 | Buy | |
| Custom | 5 TB+ | From $0.75 | — | Contact us |
Discounted prices use code EMPIRE50 (limited time, rotating residential and mobile only). Rotating mobile starts at $4.50 for 1 GB and goes down to $2.00/GB on larger plans. Static residential costs $3.50 for a single IP, down to $2.00 per IP a month on larger bundles. All mobile, static and datacenter plans are on the full pricing page.
Residential, mobile, static or datacenter: the right proxy for Taobao
Match the proxy to the job
| Rotating residential | Rotating mobile | Static residential | Datacenter | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IP source | Chinese home broadband | Chinese mobile carriers | Residential ISP ranges | Server data centres |
| Mainland China | Yes: 30 regions, 191 cities | Yes: three national carriers | No: Hong Kong in the region | Not for mainland shopping |
| Session type | New IP per request, or sticky | Rotate on demand, or sticky | Same IP all month | New IP per request, or sticky |
| Detection risk | Low: looks like a household | Lowest: shared by many subscribers | Low: one steady IP | High: often challenged |
| Best for on Taobao | Sourcing, prices, brand monitoring | Taobao and Tmall app checks | A steady regional login | Rarely a good fit |
| Price from | $1.50/GB | $2.00/GB | $2.00/IP a month | $0.35/GB |
Taobao proxy FAQ
Straight answers
Is ProxyEmpire a Taobao proxy service or buying agent?
No. A “Taobao proxy service” usually means a buying agent that orders on Taobao for you and ships internationally. ProxyEmpire supplies Chinese residential and mobile IPs, so you or your tools can use Taobao, Tmall and 1688 as a mainland visitor would. You handle orders and shipping yourself or through your own agent.
What is the best proxy for Taobao?
A rotating residential proxy in mainland China, with a sticky session for anything logged in. Use Chinese mobile proxies to check the Taobao and Tmall apps. Hong Kong is a separate market for Taobao, so a Hong Kong IP is not a substitute for a mainland one.
Which Chinese cities can I choose?
Residential IPs cover 30 provinces, municipalities and regions and 191 cities and districts, including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Hangzhou and Chengdu. The full list is on our China proxies page.
Does a Taobao proxy work for Tmall, 1688 and JD?
Yes. The same Chinese residential and mobile IPs work for Tmall, 1688, JD.com, Pinduoduo and other Chinese sites and apps.
Can I use a Taobao proxy from outside China?
Yes. That is the main use: teams in Europe, the Americas and the rest of Asia connect through a Chinese IP to see mainland Taobao, wherever they are.
Can I monitor Taobao prices with proxies?
Yes. Rotating residential IPs with a new IP per request suit large price and promotion checks, and there is no concurrent session limit. Pace requests sensibly for cleaner data.
Why does Taobao ask me to verify, and how do I avoid it?
Taobao shows slider and verification prompts when traffic looks automated or comes from IPs with a poor history, such as shared or datacenter IPs. Chinese residential or mobile IPs, a sticky session for logged-in work and a sensible request pace keep prompts down. No provider can honestly promise you will never see one.
How much do Taobao proxies cost?
Chinese IPs cost the same as every other location: rotating residential starts at $3.50 for 1 GB and goes down to $1.50/GB, and mobile goes down to $2.00/GB. A $1.97 trial lets you test first.
Is there a free Taobao proxy?
Free Chinese proxies are rare, slow and shared by thousands of people, and their operators can see your logins. Never sign in to a store or buyer account through one. The $1.97 trial is the low-cost way to test real Chinese IPs instead.
Taobao and Tmall are trademarks of Alibaba Group. ProxyEmpire is an independent proxy provider and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Alibaba Group.
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Get your Taobao proxies today
Real Chinese home and mobile IPs in 30 regions and 191 cities and districts, a sticky IP for every account, no concurrent session limit, 24/7 support from real people, and bandwidth that rolls over. Try it for $1.97.
