Scrape category pages on daraz.pk
The call that returns category pages from daraz.pk today, with the parameters, patterns and failure modes read off the request log since 14 Aug 2026.
Measured on Crawlbase
Success rate over every request from every account in August 2026: 99.9%. Patterns, countries and failures come from the request log since 14 Aug 2026; 100% of successful calls used the JavaScript token and the median answer took 13.1s.
Among the 16 marketplaces sites in the Cookbook, daraz.pk sits at 2 of 16 by success rate; the category median is 99.6%. Its median answer of 13.1s is slower than the category median of 7.1s. 7 of the 16 accept the plain token; this one needs the JavaScript token.
The call
Category and listing pages are the shape the accounts fetch most here, with the country and token that succeed most often. Replace the placeholder path with a real section URL from the site.
curl "https://api.crawlbase.com/?token=YOUR_JS_TOKEN&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.daraz.pk%2Fcatalog"from crawlbase import CrawlingAPI api = CrawlingAPI({'token': 'YOUR_JS_TOKEN'}) r = api.get('https://www.daraz.pk/catalog') html = r['body']
const { CrawlingAPI } = require('crawlbase'); const api = new CrawlingAPI({ token: 'YOUR_JS_TOKEN' }); const r = await api.get('https://www.daraz.pk/catalog');
Parameters that matter
| Parameter | Set it to | Why |
|---|---|---|
country | leave unset | Most successful calls set no country (100%) and succeed at 100%. |
javascript | use the JavaScript token | 100% of calls use the JavaScript token and succeed at 100%. The plain token was tried too rarely (0 calls) to say anything about it. |
URL patterns accounts fetch
| Pattern | Share of successes | JavaScript token | Country | Query parameters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
/catalog | 100% | 100% | none | q |
Fields you get
A listing page carries the items of one section, each with a title, a link and often a price, plus the pagination. The detail lives on the item page; fetch it only for the items you need.
What breaks, and the fix
Of the failures since 14 Aug 2026, the site answered:
Run it on a schedule
Walk the listings on a cadence to find new items, then push the item URLs to the Crawler with a callback; it paces the calls and retries what the site refuses. The median answer on this site is 13.1s.
Questions
Do I need a browser to scrape daraz.pk?
Yes for most pages. JavaScript-token calls succeed at 100% while plain-token calls reach -%.
How much does a daraz.pk page cost on Crawlbase?
1 credit without a browser. daraz.pk is in the standard tier.
Which country should I set for daraz.pk?
None is needed: most successful calls leave it unset.