# eBay Product Scraper by keyword (`apt_marble/ebay-product-scraper-by-keyword`) Actor
🔎 Search and scrape products from eBay using keywords, categories, or product names. Extract product titles, prices, images, seller details, shipping info, ratings, item condition, product URLs, and more in structured JSON format.
- **URL**: https://apify.com/apt\_marble/ebay-product-scraper-by-keyword.md
- **Developed by:** [Hamza](https://apify.com/apt_marble) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation, Automation
- **Stats:** 3 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet
## Pricing
$2.50 / 1,000 results
This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event
## What's an Apify Actor?
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In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".
## How to integrate an Actor?
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In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md):
```bash
npm install apify-client
```
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```bash
pip install apify-client
```
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````bash
# MacOS / Linux
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# Windows
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```bash
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.
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# README
## eBay Product Scraper — Discover by Keyword
Find eBay products by keyword and get full product detail for each result. Provide one or more keywords plus a cap on how many products to keep **per keyword** — the cap is enforced both server-side (so your bill stays bounded) and client-side (as a safety net).
### What this Actor does
For each keyword you submit, the Actor asks the data provider to discover matching eBay products and return one record per result with ~58 fields (title, price, condition, brand, photos, seller info, reviews, breadcrumbs, item specifics, description HTML, related items, GTIN/MPN…).
Each row includes a `discovery_input.keywords` field so you can tell which keyword produced it — useful when running multiple keywords in one go.
### Input
| Field | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| -------------------------- | ---------------- | -------- | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `keywords` | array of strings | yes | — | One or more search keywords. Each is sent as its own search. |
| `max_results_per_keyword` | integer (1–1000) | no | `10` | Cap on how many products to return **per keyword**. Sent to the provider as `limit_per_input` to bound cost. |
Example input:
```json
{
"keywords": ["baby toys", "shirts"],
"max_results_per_keyword": 25
}
````
### Output
Each item in the dataset has this shape (matches the upstream schema, 58 fields). Notable fields:
```json
{
"url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/306841246248",
"product_id": "306841246248",
"item_id": "306841246248",
"title": "Sheriff Labrador Dog Plush Toy Soft Doll Stuffed Animal Security Sergeant",
"image_url": "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/...",
"images": ["...", "..."],
"price": "$10.90",
"currency": "USD",
"condition": "New",
"brand": "Unbranded",
"availability": "in_stock",
"available_count": 5,
"sold_count": "36",
"seller_name": "datolive99",
"seller_rating": "97.5% positive feedback",
"seller_reviews": "373",
"seller_url": "https://www.ebay.com/str/datolive99",
"root_category": "Baby",
"product_category": "Baby>Toys for Baby>Plush Baby Toys",
"category_tree": [...],
"breadcrumbs": [...],
"product_specifications": [...],
"description": "...",
"description_from_the_seller_parsed": "...
",
"tags": ["..."],
"you_may_also_like": [...],
"gtin": "...",
"mpn": "...",
"discovery_input": { "keywords": "baby toys" },
"timestamp": "2026-05-18T18:54:08.123Z",
"input": { "url": "https://www.ebay.com/...", "discovery_input": { "keywords": "baby toys" } }
}
```
#### Field-type notes
Some fields come back as **strings with units** so they're preserved as strings:
- `price`, `sale_price` — `"$10.90"` (currency symbol + value)
- `sold_count` — `"36"` (sometimes `"100+"` or `"More than 50"`)
- `seller_rating` — `"97.5% positive feedback"`
- `seller_reviews`, `reviews_count` — strings to keep `"1,234"` formatting intact
Numeric fields stay numeric: `available_count`, `seller_total_reviews`, `item_reviews`, `product_ratings`.
### Limits & responsible use
- The Actor only returns information that is publicly visible on eBay search results / listing pages.
- Respect eBay's Terms of Service and applicable data-protection regulations.
# Actor input Schema
## `keywords` (type: `array`):
One or more keywords to search on eBay. Each keyword is sent as its own search; the cap below is applied per keyword.
## `max_results_per_keyword` (type: `integer`):
Maximum number of products to scrape per keyword. This is passed to the data provider so it stops crawling once the cap is reached — your bill scales with this value, not the total available results.
## Actor input object example
```json
{
"keywords": [
"baby toys",
"shirts"
],
"max_results_per_keyword": 10
}
```
# Actor output Schema
## `dataset` (type: `string`):
No description
# API
You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.
## JavaScript example
```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
token: '',
});
// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
"keywords": [
"baby toys",
"shirts"
]
};
// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("apt_marble/ebay-product-scraper-by-keyword").call(input);
// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
console.dir(item);
});
// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs
```
## Python example
```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient
# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("")
# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "keywords": [
"baby toys",
"shirts",
] }
# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("apt_marble/ebay-product-scraper-by-keyword").call(run_input=run_input)
# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
print(item)
# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start
```
## CLI example
```bash
echo '{
"keywords": [
"baby toys",
"shirts"
]
}' |
apify call apt_marble/ebay-product-scraper-by-keyword --silent --output-dataset
```
## MCP server setup
```json
{
"mcpServers": {
"apify": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=apt_marble/ebay-product-scraper-by-keyword",
"--header",
"Authorization: Bearer "
]
}
}
}
```
## OpenAPI specification
```json
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"openapi": "3.0.1",
"info": {
"title": "eBay Product Scraper by keyword",
"description": "🔎 Search and scrape products from eBay using keywords, categories, or product names. Extract product titles, prices, images, seller details, shipping info, ratings, item condition, product URLs, and more in structured JSON format.",
"version": "0.0",
"x-build-id": "lM3GgObaMUEEXyt3o"
},
"servers": [
{
"url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
}
],
"paths": {
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"post": {
"operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-apt_marble-ebay-product-scraper-by-keyword",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
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"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"description": "Enter your Apify token here"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "OK"
}
}
}
},
"/acts/apt_marble~ebay-product-scraper-by-keyword/runs": {
"post": {
"operationId": "runs-sync-apt_marble-ebay-product-scraper-by-keyword",
"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
"summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
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"required": true,
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"x-openai-isConsequential": false,
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"parameters": [
{
"name": "token",
"in": "query",
"required": true,
"schema": {
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"components": {
"schemas": {
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"required": [
"keywords"
],
"properties": {
"keywords": {
"title": "Search keywords",
"uniqueItems": true,
"type": "array",
"description": "One or more keywords to search on eBay. Each keyword is sent as its own search; the cap below is applied per keyword.",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1
}
},
"max_results_per_keyword": {
"title": "Max results per keyword",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 1000,
"type": "integer",
"description": "Maximum number of products to scrape per keyword. This is passed to the data provider so it stops crawling once the cap is reached — your bill scales with this value, not the total available results.",
"default": 10
}
}
},
"runsResponseSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"data": {
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"properties": {
"id": {
"type": "string"
},
"actId": {
"type": "string"
},
"userId": {
"type": "string"
},
"startedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"finishedAt": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z"
},
"status": {
"type": "string",
"example": "READY"
},
"meta": {
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"example": 0
}
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"options": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"build": {
"type": "string",
"example": "latest"
},
"timeoutSecs": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 300
},
"memoryMbytes": {
"type": "integer",
"example": 1024
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"diskMbytes": {
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"defaultDatasetId": {
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"buildNumber": {
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"containerUrl": {
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},
"usage": {
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"properties": {
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}
}
}
```