This guide will provide you with an easy to follow step-by-step instructions on how to find an item(s) on Taobao website and App.
You will need an active Taobao account to shop on Taobao.
Finding Items and Shopping on Taobao Website
TLDR: Step-by-Step-Instructions Link with Screenshots.
Step 1: Visit Taobao and sign in to your account.
Step 2.: Taobao removed the image search option from their website in July 2022. You can still image-search using a chrome extension. Visit this link AliPrice Search by image for TB to add the extension. Then, (1)click “Add to Chrom,” and (2) “Add extension.”
Step 3: Open the product page that contains the item you want to find.
Step 4: Right-click on the image of the item, select “AliPrice Search by image for TB, ” then, “Search by image on Taobao”
Step 5: Taobao listings will be displayed on the left. Select the listing of your choice. Then, an Aliprice page will open up. Sometimes it may take you a few or multiple tries to find the item you want. Consider this as Taobao’s charm and enjoy the thrill of the hunt.
Step 6: Click “Go to Taobao”
Step 7: You are now in Taobao. If the product page is in Chinese, translate it using Google translate by right click and selecting “Translate to English.”
Step 8: Select the size and the style you wish to order. Select “Buy now” if you want to buy just one item or select “Add to cart” If you want to build a haul.
Step 9: The product is now added to your cart. You may continue to shop or check out. If you want to see what you have in your shopping cart, select “shopping cart” on the menu bar.
Step 10: Repeat Step 1-9 if you want to find more items to add to your cart.
Since image search has been removed from the website, I don’t use the website to find the items anymore. I use the app because the image search function is still available on the Taobao app.
Finding Items and Shopping on Taobao App
TLDR: Link to Step-by-Step Instructions with Screenshots.
Step 1: Download Taobao App and sign in to your account. Remember that there is no in-app translation option in the app. If you want to translate a page, you need to take a screenshot and upload it to a translation app like Google Translate.
Step 2: Find and save an image of the item you want to “find” on your mobile device.
Step 3: Open Taobao app and locate the search bar at the top.
Step 4: Click the camera icon in the search bar. Select the saved product photo from your photo library.
Step: 5: Taobao will start searching for the product.
Step 6: Several listings will appear on the App. Select the listing of your choice.
Step 7.1: Pay attention to the 2 side-by-side orange buttons on the bottom right of the screen.
Step 7.2 The lighter orange button on the left is the “Add to cart” button. The darker orange button on the right is the “Buy now” button.
Step 8: To build a haul, click the lighter orange “Add to cart” button. The product option will appear. Select the option of your choice and click the orange button at the bottom to confirm your selection.
Step 9: Access or view your cart by clicking the shopping cart button on the top right of the screen.
Step 10: Select the “…” at the far top right corner of the screen to return to the homepage or access/view other options including your shopping cart.
You can use the app to buy or find products but when I want to edit or add payment and shopping information, or opt to use the website.
