eBay Scraper API
eBay's official API is gated behind an application process and a production key. SocialCrawl covers it with 2 endpoints and an ordinary API key: keyword search returning sixty listings a call, and full listing detail by item id. The detail response carries seller reputation at a depth nothing else here sells, including lifetime feedback, top-rated status and four detailed sub-ratings.
TL;DR
The eBay API by SocialCrawl returns eBay data as structured JSON — 2 endpoints behind one x-api-key, from 5 credits per call. It shares one unified schema with 48 other platforms, so the same client code works everywhere.
Where to find SocialCrawl
Try the eBay API in your browser
Type a real handle, run a real request, see the JSON SocialCrawl returns. No signup, no key — same response shape you get in production.
Returns eBay listings matching a keyword, sixty per page, each with the item id, title, price, condition, image, seller handle, feedback score, and units sold.
Use it to scan a marketplace at depth, since it returns more rows per call than any other listing endpoint here, then pull detail by item id.
Try the eBay Search API
See real data before writing a single line
What data does the eBay API return?
Every endpoint returns structured JSON in a unified envelope. Computed fields such as engagement rate and content category are included only where the endpoint supports them and the required source inputs are present.
Last updated August 2026
Maintained by the SocialCrawl team, reviewed August 2026
What eBay data can you get?
Every eBay endpoint uses the same response envelope, so one parser handles the whole platform. These are fields returned by current public responses, subject to each endpoint's documented cache window.
How to scrape eBay in 3 steps
No proxies, no headless browsers, no login sessions. Send one authenticated GET request and read structured JSON back.
- 1
Get a free API key
Create an account and copy your key from the dashboard. Signup includes 100 free credits, and no card is required.
- 2
Call the Search endpoint
Send a GET request with your key in the x-api-key header. Here is the full eBay Search request:
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \ "https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/ebay/search?query=airpods+pro" - 3
Read the unified JSON
The response comes back in the shared SocialCrawl schema. Where the endpoint supports them and the required source inputs are present, fields such as engagement_rate and content_category are filled in too. Your client can rely on the shared envelope while treating enriched fields as optional.
Requirements and limits
Everything you need to know before your first eBay call.
- Authentication
- One API key, passed in the x-api-key request header. No OAuth flow, no app review, and no per-platform credentials to manage.
- Pagination
- List endpoints return a next_cursor and a has_more flag. Pass the cursor back to page through results, with the same contract on every platform.
- Credits
- Calls start at 5 credits and are deducted per request. Every account starts with 100 free credits, and credits never expire.
- Rate limits
- There are no artificial rate limits. Your credit balance is the only throttle, so you can run requests concurrently as fast as you need.
How much does the eBay API cost?
Simple credit-based pricing with no subscription. You pay per call, and the exact credit cost of every eBay endpoint is listed below.
| Endpoint | Credits per call |
|---|---|
| Search | 5 credits |
| Product | 5 credits |
Every account starts with 100 free credits, and no card is required.
At credit-pack pricing that works out to roughly £0.01 to £0.03 per call, and credits never expire.
How do you scrape social media data in seconds?
The fastest social media scraping API for developers. Scrape profiles, posts, comments, and analytics from 49 platforms covering 10B+ monthly active users.
One schema, every platform
Query 49 platforms with identical response structures. Write your integration once.
Computed fields, not just scraped
When an endpoint supports these metrics and the source provides the required inputs, the normalized record includes engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category, and language — ready to use.
See your data before you code
Visual Data Explorer — paste any URL, get rich result cards, sortable tables, CSV export.
import requests
response = requests.get(
'https://www.socialcrawl.dev/v1/tiktok/profile',
params={'handle': 'charlidamelio'},
headers={'x-api-key': 'sc_YOUR_API_KEY'}
)
data = response.json(){
"success": true,
"platform": "tiktok",
"data": {
"author": {
"username": "charlidamelio",
"followers": 152400000
},
"engagement": {
"likes": 12400000000,
"engagement_rate": 0.087
},
"metadata": {
"language": "en",
"content_category": "lifestyle"
}
}
}How does SocialCrawl handle 49 different platforms?
Social media scraping is hard. Schema normalization, authentication, rate limits, pagination — we handle it all before your data arrives.
Write once, query them all.
49 platforms return 49 different JSON shapes. We normalize every response into one consistent structure.
Metrics ready before you ask.
Normalized records include supported metrics such as engagement rate, estimated reach, content category, and language when the required source inputs are available.
One cursor, every platform.
Every platform paginates differently. We give you one consistent cursor-based system.
Fresh when it matters. Free on repeat.
Cache misses fetch current public data. Identical requests are cached for 2 to 30 minutes by data type and cost 0 credits on a hit; send Cache-Control: no-cache for a billed refresh.
Auth, proxies, and rate limits — handled.
Platform authentication, IP rotation, rate limit management — abstracted away. Just send a GET request.
What developers say
The unified schema saved us weeks of integration work. One parser handles every platform.
Our agents process social data from 49 platforms with zero platform-specific logic — one schema, end to end.
I paste an influencer's URL and get everything — followers, engagement rate, content categories — without touching code.
We switched from building our own scrapers. SocialCrawl handles the hard stuff, we focus on insights.
The computed fields alone — engagement_rate, estimated_reach, content_category — saved us an entire data pipeline.
How much does eBay scraping cost?
SocialCrawl uses credit-based pricing: you pay per API call, and most eBay endpoints cost just a few credits. Every account starts with 100 free credits — no subscriptions, no compute units, no credit card required.
See pricingIs eBay scraping legal?
SocialCrawl returns publicly available eBay data. Courts have generally upheld scraping public data — most notably in hiQ v. LinkedIn — but compliance depends on your use case and jurisdiction. You are responsible for following applicable laws and platform terms.
Common eBay scraping terms
The phrases developers search for when they need eBay data, and what each one means with SocialCrawl.
- eBay scraper API
- A eBay scraper API returns eBay data as structured JSON without you running any scraping infrastructure. SocialCrawl handles the proxies, parsing, and format changes, so you call an endpoint and get clean fields back. Pricing starts at 5 credits per call.
- eBay data API
- A eBay data API is a programmatic way to read public eBay data on demand. SocialCrawl exposes 2 eBay endpoints behind one x-api-key, all sharing the same unified schema, so your integration never has to change per platform.
- scrape eBay
- To scrape eBay is to extract its public data programmatically instead of by hand. With SocialCrawl you scrape eBay by sending a single authenticated request, and the response is normalised into the same JSON shape used across every platform.
Have a question? We got answers
Find answers to frequently asked questions about SocialCrawl's API, pricing, and capabilities.
Contact usDo I need an eBay developer account?
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What seller data comes back?
Why is image_urls null on listing detail?
Can I crawl an entire eBay search?
Is seller feedback history available?
How much does the eBay API cost?
Is scraping eBay data legal?
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