# AliExpress API

Base URL: https://api.ronniri.com

Deferred integration using official TOP APIs, not full consumer-site parity. Server app credentials and approved API permissions are required. Affiliate catalog does not cover all marketplace results. Buyer inventory/orders require an access token and DS permissions. Consumer carts and payments are unsupported.

## Authentication and credential choices

# RonNiri API: authentication and accounts

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Base URL: `https://api.ronniri.com`. Local default: `http://localhost:3000`.

## Two ways to supply service credentials

Every service request needs gateway authorization: `X-API-Key: rni_...` or `Authorization: Bearer rni_...`. A browser signed in to the console can also call APIs with its HttpOnly session cookie and CSRF token for writes. Registration alone cannot access the service. Keys belong to approved users, including the admin. An optional deployment-wide `API_KEY` enables direct requests without creating a user account; treat it as a root secret. It cannot access any user's saved credentials or management endpoints.

1. **Inline credentials:** send provider credentials in a JSON POST body over HTTPS. They are used for the upstream operation and are not saved in MongoDB. Never put passwords or keys in query strings. No extra client-side encoding replaces HTTPS. Configure proxies and clients not to log request bodies or authorization headers.
2. **Saved credentials:** sign in, save credentials in the console, then send `useSavedCredentials: true` with a user API key. The server decrypts only the caller's service credentials. Passwords are never returned by the credential-list endpoint. Credentials are encrypted with AES-256-GCM, bound to the user and service. Back up the encryption key separately from the database.

### Inline PADI request

```http
POST /padi/certifications
X-API-Key: YOUR_GATEWAY_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{"email":"you@example.com","password":"YOUR_PADI_PASSWORD","raw":false}
```

PADI uses `email` as the username field. Stateless calls clear their in-memory provider client after the response. To reuse login, POST the same email/password to `/padi/sessions`, then use its `sessionId` in `X-Session-Id` on GET `/padi/certifications`, GET `/padi/credentials`, GET `/padi/session`, POST `/padi/sessions/refresh`, and DELETE `/padi/sessions`.

### Saved PADI request

Save `{"email":"you@example.com","password":"..."}` with PUT `/auth/credentials/padi`, then:

```http
POST /padi/certifications
X-API-Key: YOUR_USER_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{"useSavedCredentials":true,"raw":false}
```

The same flag works on POST `/padi/sessions`, POST `/padi/credentials`, POST `/lifesavingSociety/lookup` and POST `/piitel/login`. Do not mix saved and inline credential fields. Piitel login requires an existing Piitel `X-Session-Id`; create it with POST `/piitel/sessions` first.

## One-request wrapper

POST `/:service/request` accepts `method` (default GET), `path` (service-relative, no query string), `query` object, `body` object, and either `credentials` or `useSavedCredentials:true`. It dispatches only an existing service endpoint and enforces that endpoint's key permission. It cannot invoke account/admin routes or session/login routes. Query values follow the target endpoint's rules. Responses are wrapped in `{ "data": ... }`.

```json
{
  "method": "GET",
  "path": "/orders",
  "useSavedCredentials": true
}
```

Send this to `/piitel/request` with a key containing `piitel:account:login` and `piitel:orders:read`. For inline Piitel login replace the flag with `"credentials":{"username":"you@example.com","password":"..."}`. For PADI, POST `/padi/request` with `method:"POST"`, `path:"/certifications"`, credentials `{email,password}`, and optional `body:{raw:true}`. Lifesaving credentials are `{identifier}`; AliExpress buyer credentials are `{accessToken}`. KSP/Amazon account login is unsupported.

Provider sessions created by the wrapper are discarded after the operation by default. Set `keepSession:true` to return `sessionId` and `expiresAt` for follow-up cart/session operations; this additionally requires that service's `sessions:manage` permission. Set `sessionId` instead of credentials to reuse a session. Piitel supports `cartMode:"classic"` for bundles. Discarding a local session does not undo an upstream action: a Piitel account cart change persists at the store. Check state before retrying an uncertain mutation.

## Account lifecycle

On the first successful database initialization, the server creates admin username `admin`, generates a random password and prints it once to server logs. Sign in and change it before using APIs or creating keys. This is an ordinary user account with an additional admin role; its saved provider credentials are private to it. Startup does not reset an existing admin or reprint its password.

POST `/auth/register` with `{username,password}` creates a pending registration request, not an active user. Passwords must be 8–256 characters. Usernames are normalized to lowercase, 3–64 characters, using letters, digits, dots, dashes and underscores. The admin approves/rejects requests in the console. Pending and rejected applicants cannot sign in, save credentials, or create keys. There is no automatic approval. Admin can disable approved users; disabling invalidates access immediately. Re-enabling requires new login and keys.

POST `/auth/login` accepts `{username,password}` and sets an 8-hour HttpOnly, SameSite=Strict cookie (Secure in production). Response includes `user` and `csrfToken`. GET `/auth/me` returns the current user and CSRF token. All authenticated browser writes require `X-CSRF-Token`. Account management accepts browser sessions only; even a root API key cannot approve users or manage accounts.

PATCH `/auth/profile` accepts `currentPassword`, optional `username` and optional `password`. Changing profile requires the current password and invalidates existing browser sessions and API keys. Initial admin login requires a new password. POST `/auth/logout` invalidates the current browser session.

## API keys and permissions

POST `/auth/keys`: `{name,scopes,expiresAt?}` creates a key and returns the plaintext key exactly once. MongoDB stores only its SHA-256 hash and display prefix. GET `/auth/keys` lists metadata; DELETE `/auth/keys/:id` revokes one. Optional expiresAt is an ISO future timestamp. Maximum 50 unrevoked keys per user. Revocation, user disablement and password/profile changes are checked on every request.

GET `/auth/permissions` lists the current service permissions. Scope syntax is `service:resource:action`, for example `piitel:catalog:read`, `piitel:cart:write`, `padi:certifications:read`. A key may include several services and permissions. `root` grants all current and future service API permissions, **not** administrator account-management access. No scopes are granted by omission. A write permission does not imply read; select both if needed. Session creation/refresh/deletion requires `sessions:manage`. Checkout submission has its own `checkout:submit` permission. The wrapper checks its target and any login/session permission it needs. Each service documentation page lists the exact permission for every registered route.

GET `/capabilities` reports adapter support and verification state. Provider session IDs are random, scoped by service and owned by the authenticated user (or the legacy direct key). They cannot be reused across users. Users may use their own session across their own keys only if each key has the requested permission. Local provider sessions expire after 30 minutes idle and are lost on restart. Account data, keys and saved credentials persist in MongoDB.

## Saved credential management

GET `/auth/credentials` returns configured services and update timestamps, never plaintext secrets. PUT `/auth/credentials/:service` replaces credentials; DELETE removes them. Supported schemas:

| Service | JSON |
| --- | --- |
| padi | `{ "email": "...", "password": "..." }` |
| piitel | `{ "username": "...", "password": "..." }` |
| lifesavingSociety | `{ "identifier": "ABC123" }` |
| aliexpress | `{ "accessToken": "..." }` |

## Administrator endpoints

All require an admin browser session, completed initial password change, and CSRF on writes.

| Method | Endpoint | Effect |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GET | `/auth/admin/registrations` | Pending requests without password hashes |
| POST | `/auth/admin/registrations/:id/approve` | Explicitly approve; body `{}` |
| DELETE | `/auth/admin/registrations/:id` | Reject pending registration |
| GET | `/auth/admin/users` | Users without password hashes |
| PATCH | `/auth/admin/users/:id` | `{status:"disabled"}` or `{status:"approved"}`; cannot disable admin |

## Request security and errors

Production requires HTTPS, a configured PUBLIC_URL and the trusted Coolify reverse proxy. Do not expose the Node port directly to the internet. The app never logs request bodies, keys or saved provider passwords. The initial admin password is intentionally printed once as requested; rotate it immediately and restrict log access. Account passwords use salted scrypt (N=131072,r=8,p=1). Login/registration attempts are rate-limited, and concurrent password hashing is bounded.

Common errors: 400 INVALID_INPUT/JSON_REQUIRED, 401 UNAUTHORIZED/SESSION_EXPIRED, 403 FORBIDDEN/ADMIN_REQUIRED/CSRF_REQUIRED/SESSION_FORBIDDEN/PASSWORD_CHANGE_REQUIRED, 409 USERNAME_UNAVAILABLE/SESSION_BUSY, 429 RATE_LIMITED, 503 BUSY. Errors have `{code,error,details?}`. Provider errors preserve their existing codes. Keys and credentials belong in headers/JSON bodies, not URL query parameters. No live payment validation has been performed.


## Every registered endpoint

| Method | Path | Required key permission |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GET | `/aliexpress/products` | `aliexpress:catalog:read` |
| GET | `/aliexpress/products/:id` | `aliexpress:catalog:read` |
| POST | `/aliexpress/sessions` | `aliexpress:sessions:manage` |
| DELETE | `/aliexpress/sessions` | `aliexpress:sessions:manage` |
| GET | `/aliexpress/products/:id/inventory` | `aliexpress:inventory:read` |
| GET | `/aliexpress/orders/:id` | `aliexpress:orders:read` |
| POST | `/aliexpress/request` | `Target operation permission` |

## AliExpress official TOP API

Runtime configuration:

```text
ALIEXPRESS_TOP_APP_KEY=your-approved-app-key
ALIEXPRESS_TOP_APP_SECRET=your-app-secret
ALIEXPRESS_TRACKING_ID=your-affiliate-tracking-id
```

Missing key/secret returns `503 ALIEXPRESS_NOT_CONFIGURED` without contacting upstream. The adapter uses the documented HTTPS TOP gateway and HMAC-MD5 protocol, with a GMT+8 timestamp. This is distinct from Alibaba's newer path-based SHA256 API protocol. Credentials/permissions must match the TOP methods below; not every app has affiliate or DS access.

| Method | Public path | Input / upstream method |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GET | `/aliexpress/products` | `q`, optional `page`, `number` (1–50), `category`, `sort`, `currency`, `language`, `country`, `min_price`, `max_price`; `aliexpress.affiliate.product.query` |
| GET | `/aliexpress/products/:id` | Optional `currency`, `language`, `country`; `aliexpress.affiliate.productdetail.get` |
| POST | `/aliexpress/sessions` | `{ "accessToken": "AUTHORIZED_BUYER_TOKEN" }`; stores privately; creation does not validate permission/token |
| GET | `/aliexpress/products/:id/inventory` | Session header, optional `currency`, `language`, `country`; `aliexpress.ds.product.get` |
| GET | `/aliexpress/orders/:id` | Session header; `aliexpress.trade.ds.order.get` |
| DELETE | `/aliexpress/sessions` | Clears local buyer token |

Product/order IDs are decimal **strings** so large upstream identifiers are preserved. Affiliate details do not establish inventory (`inStock: null`). DS inventory preserves raw SKU data and normalizes `sku_stock`; unknown values remain unknown. Buyer tokens must already be authorized; this server does not implement an OAuth browser flow or token refresh for AliExpress.

Official references: [affiliate search](https://developer.alibaba.com/docs/api.htm?apiId=45803), [affiliate details](https://developer.alibaba.com/docs/api.htm?apiId=48595), [DS product](https://developer.alibaba.com/docs/api.htm?apiId=60452), [DS order detail](https://developer.alibaba.com/docs/api.htm?apiId=39662), [TOP signature protocol](https://developer.alibaba.com/docs/doc.htm?articleId=108974&docType=1&treeId=556). Method availability and permissions require confirmation with the approved app. No consumer-cart or payment endpoint is implemented.