# eBay, free: eBay product API

> This 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.

eBay's eBay product API on its Default call limits plan. It costs $0.00 per 1,000 products. It returns 9 of the 10 key fields we check: Price, Condition, Buying format, Shipping, Returns, Seller feedback, Specifications, Images, Rating.
We haven't run eBay through [our eBay product API benchmark](https://datacircle.dev/best-ebay-product-api.txt) 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](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-get-api-ebay-product/llms.txt) costs the least per 1,000 products: $0.15.
[Litescrape](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/litescrape/top-up-from-10-usage-based-post-api-ebay-product-async/llms.txt), [Scrappa](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/scrappa/50-pack/llms.txt) and [ReefAPI](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/reefapi/450-quarterly/llms.txt) are the best eBay product API providers in the Datacircle benchmark.

- This page: https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/ebay/free
- [eBay product API: 7 providers compared on price and data](https://datacircle.dev/best-ebay-product-api.txt)
- Get it: https://developer.ebay.com/develop/api/buy/api_call_limits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ebay-product-api-pricing
- Request: `GET https://api.ebay.com/buy/browse/v1/item/get_item_by_legacy_id`
- API key: with the plan, on https://developer.ebay.com/develop/api/buy/api_call_limits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ebay-product-api-pricing
- Its API docs: https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/buy/browse/resources/item/methods/getItemByLegacyId?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ebay-product-api-pricing
- Sold by: eBay (https://developer.ebay.com?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ebay-product-api-pricing)
- Checked: 2026-11-04

## In the answer

- Completeness: 90%
- Price: ✓
- Condition: ✓
- Buying format: ✓
- Shipping: ✓
- Returns: ✓
- Seller feedback: ✓
- Specifications: ✓
- Images: ✓
- Rating: ✓

## Price

- $ per 1,000 products: $0.00
- Per: call
- Billing: free

## Charges

- Also pays for: getItems: 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 pitch: This 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 data: no API terms
- Use data: Users 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 get: 5,000 requests a day
- Enough for: 5,000 calls a day

## Rate limit

- Per day: 5,000
- Batch: 1

## Speed

- Answer: in the call

## The call

- You send: legacy_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
- Method: GET
- Path: /buy/browse/v1/item/get_item_by_legacy_id

## About the plan

- Plan: Default call limits
- Who can get it: applications 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

## eBay's plans (2)

- [eBay, free](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/ebay/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 90% complete
- [eBay, contact us](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/ebay/contact-us/llms.txt): 90% complete

## eBay's calls for this API (1)

- `GET /buy/browse/v1/item/get_item_by_legacy_id`: [eBay, free](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/ebay/free/llms.txt)

## eBay's APIs (2)

- [eBay: eBay product API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/ebay/free/llms.txt)
- [eBay: eBay search API pricing, 2 plans](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-search-apis/ebay/free/llms.txt)

## eBay: eBay product API alternatives

- [Litescrape, free, 5 free calls, GET /api/ebay/product](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/litescrape/free-5-free-calls-get-api-ebay-product/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 90% complete
- [Scrappa, free](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/scrappa/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 50% complete
- [ReefAPI, free](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/reefapi/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 80% complete, live
- [AnyAPI, free trial key, POST /v1/run/ebay.product_full](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/anyapi/free-trial-key-post-v1-run-ebay-product-full/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 80% complete
- [Actowiz Solutions, free](https://datacircle.dev/ebay-product-apis/actowiz-solutions/free/llms.txt): $0.00 per 1,000, 80% complete, live

## 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.

- https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/buy/browse/overview.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ebay-product-api-pricing
- https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/buy/browse/resources/item/methods/getItemByLegacyId?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ebay-product-api-pricing
- https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/buy/static/buy-requirements.html?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ebay-product-api-pricing
- https://developer.ebay.com/develop/api/buy/api_call_limits?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ebay-product-api-pricing
- https://developer.ebay.com/develop/api/spec/browse_api.json?utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ebay-product-api-pricing
- https://developer.ebay.com/signin?return_to=%2Fmy%2Fkeys&utm_source=datacircle.dev&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ebay-product-api-pricing