# AliExpress Categories API (https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/aliexpress/categories)

> Returns the AliExpress category tree: parent and subcategory ids and names. Use a category_id on search or search/hot.

TL;DR: `GET /v1/aliexpress/categories` costs 1 credit per call and returns SocialCrawl's unified JSON schema. Single x-api-key auth, 100 free credits on signup.

## Code example

```bash
curl "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/aliexpress/categories" \
  -H "x-api-key: sc_YOUR_API_KEY"
```

See the full AliExpress API: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/platforms/aliexpress

## Pricing

- Standard endpoints: 1 credit per call
- Advanced endpoints: 5 credits per call
- Premium endpoints: 10 credits per call
- 100 free credits on signup, no credit card required. Cached responses cost 0 credits. Credit packs never expire.
- Full pricing: https://www.socialcrawl.dev/pricing