eBay Browse API

api.ebay.com · Company

Company OAuth2 Free Tier eCommerce Shopping Marketplace

Search and browse eBay listings — product details, pricing, seller info, item specifics, and shipping options. Free developer account required.

Authentication

OAuth2 OAuth2 Client Credentials for app-level access to public data. Register at developer.ebay.com. Exchange client_id + client_secret for access token.

Sample Requests

GET Search items

Search eBay listings by keyword.

https://api.ebay.com/buy/browse/v1/item_summary/search?q=vintage camera&limit=5

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Headers — extra info sent with the request

Authorization

Bearer YOUR_TOKEN

curl -X GET "https://api.ebay.com/buy/browse/v1/item_summary/search?q=vintage%20camera&limit=5" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

import requests
params = {
    "q": "vintage camera",
    "limit": "5"
}
headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://api.ebay.com/buy/browse/v1/item_summary/search",
    params=params,
    headers=headers,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://api.ebay.com/buy/browse/v1/item_summary/search');
url.searchParams.set('q', 'vintage camera');
url.searchParams.set('limit', '5');

const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
    'Authorization': 'Bearer YOUR_TOKEN'
  },
}); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://api.ebay.com/buy/browse/v1/item_summary/search")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("q", "vintage camera")
	q.Set("limit", "5")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)
	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN")

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://api.ebay.com/buy/browse/v1/item_summary/search")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "q" => "vintage camera",
  "limit" => "5"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)
req["Authorization"] = "Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://api.ebay.com/buy/browse/v1/item_summary/search?" . http_build_query([
    "q" => "vintage camera",
    "limit" => "5"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
    "header" => implode("\r\n", [
        "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN"
    ]),
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

Get Postman ↗

Register at developer.ebay.com for a free account
Create an app to get client_id and client_secret
POST to https://api.ebay.com/identity/v1/oauth2/token with client credentials to get access_token
Set Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN
Sandbox available for testing: use api.sandbox.ebay.com instead

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