Rakuten reviews
Returns individual customer reviews of Rakuten Ichiba products, found by keyword or from product page links. Each result is one review with its full text, star rating, date, helpfulness votes and purchase details, plus the product's overall rating. Useful for Japanese voice-of-customer analysis, competitor product research and review-based merchandising.
What you get
- Review text and title
- Star rating (1 to 5)
- Reviewer nickname, age and gender when disclosed
- Review time
- Verified purchase flag and helpful votes
- Purchased variant, usage and purchase frequency
- Whether the shop replied
- Product name, link, price, image and IDs
- Product average rating, review count and rating distribution
- Rakuten's AI review summary (optional)
What it can do
- Search by keyword and collect reviews for the top matching products
- Pass product page links to target specific items
- Sort reviews by newest, rating or helpfulness
- Filter by minimum rating, verified buyers only or reviews with photos
- Cap reviews per product and in total
Limits
- Up to 2,500 results per run
- Only publicly visible data
- Keyword mode covers only the top matching products, set by maxProductsPerQuery
- Reviews are returned in Japanese as written
- Nickname, age and gender are empty when the reviewer did not share them
Input options
| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| searchQueries | Keywords; reviews are collected for the top matching products. |
| itemUrls | Rakuten product page links to collect reviews for. |
| maxProductsPerQuery | How many top products to cover for each keyword. |
| maxReviewsPerItem | Maximum reviews per product. |
| sort | Review order: newest, rating or helpfulness. |
| minRating | Only reviews with at least this star rating. |
| buyerOnly | Only reviews from verified buyers. |
| withImagesOnly | Only reviews that include photos. |
Example
Ask your AI for the data in plain words and it picks this source. Developers can also call source procli_rakuten_b directly through the REST API or MCP with an input like this:
{
"searchQueries": [
"マグカップ"
]
}How to use it
- Create an account at prolevelmax.com. New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required.
- Connect your AI. In the Dashboard, open Get started → Coding tools and API → Generate setup instructions and paste the instructions into your AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Codex and others). You can also add the MCP server
https://prolevelmax.com/mcpor call the REST API. - Request data. Your AI selects a source, quotes the price and runs it only after you confirm. Results are returned as structured JSON that the AI can format as a table or report.
FAQ
How is this source billed?
Per result: $0.012/result + $0.06/run, min $0.096/run. Your AI quotes the price first, and you are never charged more than the quote.
Do I need a Rakuten account or API key?
No. You only need a ProLevelMax account. One balance and one connection cover all 157 platforms.
Is the data real-time?
Yes. Every call fetches public Rakuten data at the time of the request. Only publicly visible content is collected.
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New users receive $1 in sign-up credit after verifying their email (one per person). No card required. Pay per use with no subscription. Top up by card (USD) or Alipay (CNY); Enterprise top-ups from $1,000 by bank transfer.
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