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eBay pricing: eBay product API

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90% complete: 9 of the 10 key fields we checkSee the 10 fields
$0.00per 1,000 productsWe haven't run eBay through our eBay product API benchmark yet.This plan is free. We rank 128 plans for eBay product APIs by price. Half the plans cost $1.976 per 1,000 products or less.Litescrape's top-up from $10 costs the least per 1,000 products: $0.15.Litescrape, Scrappa and ReefAPI are the best eBay product API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.
Plan: Default call limits one of eBay's 2 plans
Call: GET /buy/browse/v1/item/get_item_by_legacy_id eBay's only call for this API
API: eBay product API one of eBay's 2 APIs

About this item

  • Freshness. We don't know how fresh this plan's data is.
  • 9 of the 10 key fields we check. Price, Condition, Buying format, Shipping, Returns, Seller feedback, Specifications, Images, Rating.
  • Nothing to pay. You get 5,000 requests a day.
  • One call. You send legacy_item_id to GET /buy/browse/v1/item/get_item_by_legacy_id. The call returns the product's listing.
  • Who can get it: with conditions. Keep data: no API terms. Use data: with conditions.

eBay: eBay product API alternatives

eBay alternatives: every eBay product API provider ranked

We list other providers' plans closest to this plan in price per 1,000 products.

This planeBay, freeLitescrape, free, 5 free calls, GET /api/ebay/productScrappa, freeReefAPI, freeAnyAPI, free trial key, POST /v1/run/ebay.product_fullActowiz Solutions, free
$ per 1,000 products$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Completeness90%90%50%80%80%80%
Billingfreefreefreefreefreefree
Pay$0$0$0$0$0$0
Enough for5,000 calls a day5 calls, once500 calls a month500 callsabout 27 calls, once1,000 calls
Freshnessunknownunknownunknownliveunknownlive
Who can get itapplications with an eBay Developers Program keyset, Buy APIs require an additional license, and their production use is for eBay partners approved through the eBay Partner Networkanyoneanyone 18 or overanyoneanyone 18 or over, with no account, for business or professional use, not in an embargoed jurisdiction or on a restricted-party listanyone

Sources

From each provider's own pricing page and docs, and from what providers tell us. We read this row from these pages on 2026-11-04.

  1. developer.ebay.com/api-docs/buy/browse/overview.html
  2. developer.ebay.com/api-docs/buy/browse/resources/item/methods/getItemByLegacyId
  3. developer.ebay.com/api-docs/buy/static/buy-requirements.html
  4. developer.ebay.com/develop/api/buy/api_call_limits
  5. developer.ebay.com/develop/api/spec/browse_api.json
  6. developer.ebay.com/signin?return_to=%2Fmy%2Fkeys

Product details

The key fields this plan's answer can hold, then each filled column in its row on the sheet.

  • Price
  • Condition
  • Buying format
  • Shipping
  • Returns
  • Seller feedback
  • Specifications
  • Images
  • Rating
  • Rating count, not in the answer
Price
$ per 1,000 products$0.00
Percall
Billingfree
Charges
Also pays forgetItems: 5000 API calls per day · from the same budget: search · getItem · getItemsByItemGroup · searchByImage · checkCompatibility
Not found
$ per 1,000$0.00
In their words
Their pitchThis method lets you use the legacy item ids retrieve the details of a specific item, such as description, price, and other information the buyer needs to make a purchasing decision.
Data
Keep datano API terms
Use dataUsers must meet standard eligibility requirements, get approvals from eBay support organizations, and sign contracts with eBay to access the Buy APIs in production. [...] The use of eBay's Buy APIs in production is intended for eBay partners only. You must apply for production access through the eBay Partner Network.
Plan
Pay$0
You get5,000 requests a day
Enough for5,000 calls a day
Rate limit
Per day5,000
Batch1
Speed
Answerin the call
The call
You sendlegacy_item_id. Optional: fieldgroups, legacy_variation_id, legacy_variation_sku, quantity_for_shipping_estimate, X-EBAY-C-ENDUSERCTX, X-EBAY-C-MARKETPLACE-ID, Accept-Language
MethodGET
Path/buy/browse/v1/item/get_item_by_legacy_id
About the plan
PlanDefault call limits
Who can get itapplications with an eBay Developers Program keyset, Buy APIs require an additional license, and their production use is for eBay partners approved through the eBay Partner Network
The 48 fields the plan's answer can hold

item ID, product URL, title, subtitle, short description, description, watchers, buying options, bids, price, currency, shipping, delivery, located in, ships to, taxes, returns, payment methods, images, main image, specifications, categories, condition, condition description, quantity available, sold count, additional services, seller username, seller positive feedback, seller feedback count, seller account type, seller contact, seller terms of service, list price, discount, brand, GTIN, MPN, color, size, material, eBay catalog product ID, availability, listed at, ends at, rating, rating distribution, review count

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