BrowsableeBay APIs
eBay Item API
Read the exact public ebay.com listing by item URL or id, including displayed price, condition, images and seller feedback. Listing sold counters are not a transaction history. eBay may restrict anonymous access.
POST
/v1/ebay/itemSend Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. Get an API key →
Parameters
Send these fields in a flat JSON body. Add _run to choose execution options.
Provide at least one of: url; id.
urlstringOptionalHTTPS ebay.com item URL returned by search. Minimum length: 1. Maximum length: 2000. Pattern: ^https://(?:www\.)?ebay\.com/itm/(?:[^/?#]+/)?[0-9]{8,20}/?(?:[?#].*)?$.
idstringOptionalNumeric eBay item id returned by search. Older Browsable item ids remain supported. Pattern: ^(?:[0-9]{8,20}|(?:www-)?ebay-com-itm-(?:[a-zA-Z0-9-]+-)?[0-9]{8,20})$.
marketplacestringOptionalPublic endpoints currently support ebay.com. Allowed: "ebay.com".
Response
Every response describes a run. Read result once run_status is succeeded.
run_id- The run to track. Keep it when contacting support.
run_status- Queued, running, waiting for sign-in, succeeded, or failed. Check this even after an HTTP 200.
status_url- Poll this URL while the run is pending. Keep the same run instead of starting another request.
result- The endpoint’s returned data. The example is illustrative; actual fields may be empty or unavailable.
error- On failure, inspect its code, message, retryable and action fields.
View the complete output schema
{
"type": "object",
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"required": [
"success",
"source",
"query",
"url",
"results",
"count",
"data",
"max_results_requested",
"pagination"
],
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"data": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"item_id",
"variation_id",
"url",
"title",
"price",
"price_amount",
"price_currency",
"condition",
"availability",
"availability_text",
"quantity_text",
"sold_count_text",
"watchers_text",
"brand",
"gtin13",
"description",
"image_url",
"seller",
"seller_url",
"seller_positive_feedback",
"shipping",
"delivery",
"returns",
"payments",
"location",
"category",
"sold_count",
"watchers_count",
"rating",
"review_count",
"seller_feedback_score",
"image_urls",
"breadcrumbs",
"item_specifics",
"shipping_cost"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"brand": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"price": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"title": {
"type": "string"
},
"gtin13": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"rating": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"seller": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"item_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"returns": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"category": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"delivery": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"location": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"payments": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"shipping": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"condition": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"image_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"image_urls": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"seller_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"sold_count": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"breadcrumbs": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"description": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"availability": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"price_amount": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"review_count": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"variation_id": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"quantity_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"shipping_cost": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "null"
},
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"value",
"currency"
],
"properties": {
"value": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"currency": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
]
},
"watchers_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"item_specifics": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"price_currency": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"watchers_count": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"sold_count_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"availability_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"seller_description": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"seller_feedback_score": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"seller_positive_feedback": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"count": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 0
},
"query": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"source": {
"const": "ebay-item"
},
"results": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"id",
"item_id",
"variation_id",
"url",
"title",
"price",
"price_amount",
"price_currency",
"condition",
"availability",
"availability_text",
"quantity_text",
"sold_count_text",
"watchers_text",
"brand",
"gtin13",
"description",
"image_url",
"seller",
"seller_url",
"seller_positive_feedback",
"shipping",
"delivery",
"returns",
"payments",
"location",
"category",
"sold_count",
"watchers_count",
"rating",
"review_count",
"seller_feedback_score",
"image_urls",
"breadcrumbs",
"item_specifics",
"shipping_cost"
],
"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"url": {
"type": "string"
},
"brand": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"price": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"title": {
"type": "string"
},
"gtin13": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"rating": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"seller": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"item_id": {
"type": "string"
},
"returns": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"category": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"delivery": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"location": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"payments": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"shipping": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"condition": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"image_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"image_urls": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"seller_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"sold_count": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"breadcrumbs": {
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"description": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"availability": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"price_amount": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"review_count": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"variation_id": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"quantity_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"shipping_cost": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "null"
},
{
"type": "object",
"required": [
"value",
"currency"
],
"properties": {
"value": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"currency": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
]
},
"watchers_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"item_specifics": {
"type": "object",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"price_currency": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"watchers_count": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"sold_count_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"availability_text": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"seller_description": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"seller_feedback_score": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"seller_positive_feedback": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"success": {
"const": true
},
"pagination": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"cursor",
"next_cursor",
"has_next_page",
"count",
"strategy"
],
"properties": {
"count": {
"type": "integer"
},
"cursor": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"strategy": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"next_cursor": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"has_next_page": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
},
"max_results_requested": {
"type": "integer"
}
},
"additionalProperties": false
}View a polled run response
{
"run_id": "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
"task_key": "ebay-item",
"task_name": "eBay Item API",
"run_status": "succeeded",
"status_url": "/v1/runs/00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001",
"result": {
"url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"data": {
"id": "id-1",
"url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"brand": "sample",
"price": "180",
"title": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
"gtin13": "sample",
"rating": 4.91,
"seller": "sample",
"item_id": "id-1",
"returns": "sample",
"category": "sample",
"delivery": "sample",
"location": "London",
"payments": "sample",
"shipping": "sample",
"condition": "sample",
"image_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"image_urls": [
"https://images.example.com/image_urls-1.jpg"
],
"seller_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"sold_count": 1,
"breadcrumbs": [
"sample"
],
"description": "Sample description 1",
"availability": "sample",
"price_amount": "180",
"review_count": 1,
"variation_id": "id-1",
"quantity_text": "Sample quantity_text 1",
"shipping_cost": null,
"watchers_text": "Sample watchers_text 1",
"item_specifics": {},
"price_currency": "GBP",
"watchers_count": 1,
"sold_count_text": "Sample sold_count_text 1",
"availability_text": "Sample availability_text 1",
"seller_description": "Sample seller_description 1",
"seller_feedback_score": 1.5,
"seller_positive_feedback": "sample"
},
"count": 1,
"query": "London",
"source": "ebay-item",
"results": [
{
"id": "id-1",
"url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"brand": "sample",
"price": "180",
"title": "Stylish Shoreditch Loft with Balcony",
"gtin13": "sample",
"rating": 4.91,
"seller": "sample",
"item_id": "id-1",
"returns": "sample",
"category": "sample",
"delivery": "sample",
"location": "London",
"payments": "sample",
"shipping": "sample",
"condition": "sample",
"image_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"image_urls": [
"https://images.example.com/image_urls-1.jpg"
],
"seller_url": "https://example.com/item-1",
"sold_count": 1,
"breadcrumbs": [
"sample"
],
"description": "Sample description 1",
"availability": "sample",
"price_amount": "180",
"review_count": 1,
"variation_id": "id-1",
"quantity_text": "Sample quantity_text 1",
"shipping_cost": null,
"watchers_text": "Sample watchers_text 1",
"item_specifics": {},
"price_currency": "GBP",
"watchers_count": 1,
"sold_count_text": "Sample sold_count_text 1",
"availability_text": "Sample availability_text 1",
"seller_description": "Sample seller_description 1",
"seller_feedback_score": 1.5,
"seller_positive_feedback": "sample"
}
],
"success": true,
"pagination": {
"count": 1,
"cursor": "cursor-page-1",
"strategy": "sample",
"next_cursor": "cursor-page-1",
"has_next_page": true
},
"max_results_requested": 1
},
"error": null
}Errors & retries
400Fix the fields listed inerrorsbefore retrying.428Connect the requested website account using the returned sign-in link.429Wait for the duration inRetry-After.5xxRetry transient failures with backoff. Keep the request ID.
A failed run has its own error inside the response. Retry it only when error.retryable is true.
More examples
Async request with polling
RUN=$(curl -s -X POST "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/ebay/item" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url":"https://www.ebay.com/itm/389640259363"}')
RUN_ID=$(echo "$RUN" | jq -er '.run_id // empty') || { echo "$RUN" >&2; exit 1; }
POLL_DELAY=3
while true; do
RESULT=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/runs/$RUN_ID")
STATUS=$(echo "$RESULT" | jq -r '.run_status')
if [[ "$STATUS" =~ ^(succeeded|failed|errored|cancelled|canceled|expired)$ ]]; then
echo "$RESULT"
break
fi
sleep "$(awk "BEGIN { print $POLL_DELAY * (0.9 + ($RANDOM % 21) / 100) }")"
POLL_DELAY=$((POLL_DELAY < 30 ? POLL_DELAY * 2 : 30))
[ "$POLL_DELAY" -gt 30 ] && POLL_DELAY=30
doneWait-for-results request
curl -X POST "https://api-ingress-worker-staging.browsable-staging.workers.dev/v1/ebay/item" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"url":"https://www.ebay.com/itm/389640259363","_run":{"async":false}}'Canonical & compatibility routes
You can also send the same JSON body to /v1/tasks/ebay-item/runs.