How to Categorize Products for WeMakePrice Social Commerce

Understanding WeMakePrice Product Categorization

WeMakePrice (위메프) stands as one of South Korea's pioneering social commerce platforms, having established itself as a major player in the Korean e-commerce landscape since its founding in 2010. The platform specializes in time-limited deals, flash sales, and group buying opportunities that offer Korean consumers significant discounts on a wide range of products and services. With millions of active deal-seekers visiting daily, WeMakePrice has become synonymous with value shopping in Korea.

The WeMakePrice business model centers on curated deals presented through a category structure optimized for discovery and impulse purchasing. Unlike traditional e-commerce marketplaces with vast permanent catalogs, WeMakePrice emphasizes rotating deal inventories that create urgency and excitement among shoppers. This unique positioning means the platform's category taxonomy is designed specifically to surface time-sensitive offers to relevant customer segments quickly and effectively.

Product categorization on WeMakePrice directly impacts deal visibility during the critical limited-time windows when offers are active. The platform's algorithm considers category placement when determining featured deal positions, homepage visibility, and push notification targeting. Accurate categorization ensures your deals reach the right audience segments who have demonstrated interest in specific product types, maximizing conversion rates during your deal's active period.

Our AI-powered categorization API has been specifically trained on WeMakePrice's deal-oriented taxonomy structure, understanding the platform's unique approach to organizing time-limited offers across product categories, local services, and travel deals. Whether you're a merchant launching a flash sale, a restaurant offering dining deals, or a brand participating in promotional campaigns, our system ensures accurate category placement that maximizes your deal's potential exposure on Korea's most dynamic social commerce platform.

WeMakePrice Category Taxonomy System

WeMakePrice's category taxonomy is structured around deal discovery rather than traditional product organization. The system prioritizes helping deal-seekers quickly find relevant offers through intuitive category navigation that reflects how Korean consumers browse for discounts. Understanding this deal-centric taxonomy is essential for maximizing your offer's visibility during limited promotional windows.

The taxonomy distinguishes between product deals, local service deals, and travel offerings, each with specialized subcategories. Product categories mirror traditional retail departments but with emphasis on deal-appropriate items, seasonal promotions, and trending product types. Local service categories are organized geographically and by service type, reflecting the platform's strong position in Korea's O2O (online-to-offline) commerce sector.

WeMakePrice maintains dynamic category structures that adapt to seasonal trends, promotional events, and emerging deal categories. During Korean holidays like Chuseok and Seollal, special gift set and travel deal categories become prominent. Summer brings focus to vacation packages and outdoor products, while winter emphasizes heating products and indoor entertainment. Our AI models track these seasonal variations to ensure optimal categorization year-round.

Popular WeMakePrice Deal Categories

WeMakePrice regularly updates its category structure to reflect current deal trends and seasonal opportunities. The platform's deal-first approach means categories are frequently optimized to surface the most relevant offers to shoppers. Our AI models are continuously trained on the latest WeMakePrice taxonomy updates, ensuring your deals maintain optimal categorization as the platform evolves.

API Integration Guide

Integrating our WeMakePrice categorization API into your application enables automated, deal-aware product classification. We provide RESTful endpoints that accept deal information in Korean or English and return detailed categorization results including WeMakePrice category codes, full category paths, confidence scores, and alternative classifications optimized for the platform's social commerce structure.

import requests

def categorize_for_wemakeprice(product_description, api_key):
    base_url = "https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php"
    params = {
        "query": product_description,
        "api_key": api_key,
        "data_type": "wemakeprice"
    }
    response = requests.get(base_url, params=params)
    return response.json()

# Example usage - Fashion deal
result = categorize_for_wemakeprice(
    "나이키 에어맥스 90 남성 운동화 50% 할인 특가",
    "your_api_key_here"
)
print(f"Category: {result['category']}")

# Example usage - Local dining deal
result_local = categorize_for_wemakeprice(
    "강남역 스시오마카세 코스 2인 50000원 할인 딜",
    "your_api_key_here"
)
print(f"Category: {result_local['category']}")

async function categorizeForWeMakePrice(productDescription, apiKey) {
    const baseUrl = 'https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php';
    const params = new URLSearchParams({
        query: productDescription,
        api_key: apiKey,
        data_type: 'wemakeprice'
    });
    const response = await fetch(`${baseUrl}?${params}`);
    return response.json();
}

// Example usage - Beauty deal
categorizeForWeMakePrice('설화수 윤조에센스 90ml 1+1 특가 세일', 'your_api_key')
    .then(result => console.log('Category:', result.category));

// Example usage - Travel deal
categorizeForWeMakePrice('제주도 3박4일 호텔 항공 패키지 299000원', 'your_api_key')
    .then(result => console.log('Category:', result.category));

curl -X GET "https://www.productcategorization.com/api/ecommerce/ecommerce_category6_get.php" \
  -d "query=삼성 갤럭시 버즈3 프로 무선 이어폰 한정 특가" \
  -d "api_key=your_api_key_here" \
  -d "data_type=wemakeprice"