eBay Live Shows Scraper — Livestreams, Hosts & Viewers

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eBay Live scraper for livestream shopping shows — card breaks, $1 starts, refurbished tech, luxury, and collectibles. Use it as an eBay Live API alternative to export currently live, upcoming, and past streams plus in-show lineup listings (scheduled, active, sold): host username, tags, viewer count, lot title, price, start time, replay URL, and case-break flags as clean JSON. Fast HTTP scraping (curl_cffi) — no login, no headless browser. Call from Python, Node.js, cURL, or Apify MCP.

For detailed inputs, show and lot output examples, API snippets, MCP prompts, pricing notes, and limitations, see the eBay Live Shows Scraper API documentation by Crawloop.

Built for break hosts, collectors, reseller scouting, and scheduled “who is live” monitors.

Crawloop eBay suite — livestream shows, live BIN/auction listings, sold comps, and pricing intelligence.

Live shows	Active listings	Sold listings	Pricing intelligence
eBay Live Shows Scraper ◄── you are here	eBay Active Listings Scraper	eBay Sold Listings Scraper	eBay Sold Price Intelligence
Livestream hosts, tags, viewers, in-show lots	Live BIN/auction asking prices	Completed sales, sold dates	Recommended price, demand, CSV/report

Key features

• Live / upcoming / past feeds — scrape eBay Live hub states in one run
• Event URLs — paste /ebaylive/events/{id}/stream links for a single show
• Host filter — keep shows by eBay username
• Channel + tag filters — channel IDs and tags such as $1 Starts or Raw Cards
• Case-break flag — optional onlyCaseBreaks for card-break scouting
• Optional stream enrichment — host feedback, concurrent viewers, vendor event ID, replay HLS
• In-show lineup listings — scheduled/queued lots, the item on camera, and sold lots (includeListings)
• Monitor mode — scheduled runs bill only new show IDs
• Fast HTTP path — Chrome TLS impersonation; no Playwright

When to use this Actor

• You need an eBay Live scraper / eBay Live API alternative for livestream shows and in-show lots (not search listings)
• You track who is live now, upcoming streams, queued lineup items, or recorded replays
• You scout break hosts, $1 start rooms, or a competitor seller’s Live calendar
• You scrape eBay Live with Python, Node.js, or MCP and export JSON / CSV
• You run a schedule and only want new show IDs billed

When not to use this Actor

• Active BIN / auction listings — use eBay Active Listings Scraper
• Sold comps / fair-value reports — use eBay Sold Listings Scraper then eBay Sold Price Intelligence
• Whatnot shops and listings — use Whatnot Listings Scraper
• In-stream bid ticks, live chat, or video download — this Actor snapshots show cards and lineup lots, not websocket hammer prices

Input parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
showStates	Array	["live"]	live, upcoming, past. Clear to scrape only URLs / channels / sellers
sellerUsernames	Array	—	Keep shows hosted by these eBay usernames
channelIds	Array	—	eBay Live channel IDs (/d/ebaylive/channels/{id})
startUrls	Array	—	Event, hub, feed, seller, or channel URLs
tagNames	Array	—	Keep shows with at least one matching tag
onlyCaseBreaks	Boolean	false	Only isCaseBreak shows
enrichDetails	Boolean	false	Extra stream-page request per show
includeListings	Boolean	true	Fetch in-show lots (scheduled / active / sold)
maxListingsPerShow	Integer	200	Cap lineup lots per show (max 1000)
maxItems	Integer	50	Max show rows (0 = unlimited). Listing rows are extra
monitorMode	Boolean	false	Charge only new show IDs after the baseline run
monitorStoreName	String	ebay-live-shows-monitor	Named KV store for seen IDs
proxyConfiguration	Object	Residential	Apify Proxy; RESIDENTIAL recommended

Input example

{
  "showStates": ["live"],
  "maxItems": 50,
  "includeListings": true,
  "maxListingsPerShow": 200,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

One host + upcoming calendar:

{
  "showStates": ["live", "upcoming"],
  "sellerUsernames": ["cardvaultbreaks"],
  "maxItems": 25,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Pasted event URL + enrich:

{
  "showStates": [],
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.ebay.com/ebaylive/events/ogmQWaWY9FlJDV0e/stream" }
  ],
  "enrichDetails": true,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
  }
}

Output

Each dataset row is one eBay Live show (recordType: live_show) or one in-show lot (recordType: live_listing) when includeListings is on.

Show fields

Field	Description
id	eBay Live event ID
url	Stream page URL
title / description	Show copy
state	LIVE, UPCOMING, or RECORDED
startTime / endTime	ISO 8601
watchedCount	Cumulative viewers on the card
concurrentViewerCount	Current CCU (needs enrichDetails)
isCaseBreak	Card/case-break flag
tags / tagsCsv	Live tags
sellerUsername	Host account name
sellerStoreName	Store display name
sellerPositivePercent	Feedback % (enrich)
thumbnailUrl	Preview image
liveUrl / previewLiveUrl	HLS while live
replayUrl	Replay playlist when recorded
source	Which feed or URL produced the row
scrapedAt	UTC timestamp

Lineup listing fields (recordType: live_listing)

Field	Description
listingId / url	eBay item ID and /itm/ URL
eventId / showUrl / showTitle	Parent livestream
title	Lot title
lineupStatus	ACTIVE (on camera), SCHEDULED (queued), SOLD, ENDED
saleType	Auction / BIN
price / currency	Current bid or BIN
bidCount	Auction bids
quantityAvailable / quantitySold	Stock
winnerUsername	Auction winner when sold
imageUrl / categoryName	Image and primary category

Output example

{
  "recordType": "live_show",
  "id": "SXiCmTMOlOj0J3M8",
  "url": "https://www.ebay.com/ebaylive/events/SXiCmTMOlOj0J3M8/stream",
  "title": "Friday Tech Rush: $1 Starts on Refurbished Tech",
  "state": "LIVE",
  "startTime": "2026-08-21T15:01:52Z",
  "watchedCount": 180,
  "isCaseBreak": false,
  "tags": ["$1 Starts", "Electronics"],
  "sellerUsername": "guaranteecellular",
  "source": "feed_live"
}

Listing row:

{
  "recordType": "live_listing",
  "listingId": "287538498476",
  "url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/287538498476",
  "eventId": "kAO8BsRCX4gHv2Xv",
  "showTitle": "First Watch Fridays",
  "title": "#001 - eBay Live - PENNY DROP - Crescent Watch Guy Watch Roll",
  "lineupStatus": "SOLD",
  "saleType": "Auction",
  "price": 0.01,
  "currency": "USD",
  "bidCount": 7,
  "winnerUsername": "96firechicken"
}

Use cases

Use case	What you get
Who is live now	Current eBay Live rooms with host and viewer counts
Show lineup	Scheduled, active, and sold lots inside each stream
Break scouting	onlyCaseBreaks + tags like Raw Cards
Host calendar	sellerUsernames on live + upcoming
Replay archive	showStates: ["past"] with replay URLs
Schedule alert	monitorMode — only new show IDs on later runs
Comps workflow	Spot a Live niche, then run eBay Sold listings for the same keyword

Integration examples

Node.js

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('crawloop/ebay-live-shows-scraper').call({
  showStates: ['live'],
  maxItems: 50,
  includeListings: true,
  proxyConfiguration: {
    useApifyProxy: true,
    apifyProxyGroups: ['RESIDENTIAL'],
  },
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.length, items[0]);

Python

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient(token="YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("crawloop/ebay-live-shows-scraper").call(
    run_input={
        "showStates": ["live"],
        "maxItems": 50,
        "includeListings": True,
        "proxyConfiguration": {
            "useApifyProxy": True,
            "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"],
        },
    }
)
items = list(client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items())
print(len(items), items[:3])

cURL

curl "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/crawloop~ebay-live-shows-scraper/runs?token=$APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "showStates": ["live"],
    "maxItems": 50,
    "includeListings": true,
    "proxyConfiguration": {
      "useApifyProxy": true,
      "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"]
    }
  }'

MCP and AI assistants

Use this Actor from AI tools via Apify MCP. Connect your Apify account, then call crawloop/ebay-live-shows-scraper.

Example prompts:

• "Run eBay Live Shows Scraper for currently live streams and return title, host, watchedCount, and tags as JSON"
• "Scrape upcoming eBay Live shows for seller cardvaultbreaks and list start times"
• "Get the in-show lineup listings (scheduled, active, sold) for currently live eBay Live rooms"
• "Chain eBay Live Shows Scraper then eBay Sold Listings Scraper for the same collectibles keyword"

Suite next step

After you know which hosts and categories are live, pull search listings with eBay Active Listings Scraper, then sold comps with eBay Sold Listings Scraper or a fair-value report via eBay Sold Price Intelligence.

FAQ

Is this the same as eBay Active Listings?

No. eBay Active Listings Scraper scrapes search listings (BIN/auction cards). This Actor scrapes eBay Live livestream shows on the Live hub.

How is this different from Sold Listings / Sold Price Intelligence?

eBay Sold Listings Scraper exports completed search sales. eBay Sold Price Intelligence turns those comps into a recommended price. Neither scrapes the Live hub.

Does this scrape items inside a show?

Yes — with includeListings (on by default). Each lot is a live_listing row: scheduled/queued, active on camera, or sold. Chat, websocket bid ticks, and video download are out of scope.

Do I need to log in?

No. Public show cards and stream pages are enough. Bidding/chat are not collected.

Do I need proxies?

Yes on Apify — RESIDENTIAL. Datacenter IPs are often blocked. Local runs can omit proxy.

Can I scrape a single event URL?

Yes — paste it in startUrls and set showStates to an empty list so the hub feeds are skipped.

What is enrichDetails?

One extra request per show to the stream page. Adds host feedback, concurrent viewers, vendorEventId, and replay URL when eBay exposes them.

Does this download the video?

No. Rows may include HLS playlist URLs (liveUrl, replayUrl) as metadata only.

Why did I get fewer rows than maxItems?

The live hub is small (dozens of concurrent shows, not thousands of search listings). maxItems caps shows; lineup lots are extra (maxListingsPerShow). Filters (seller, tag, case-break) also reduce the set.

Related Actors

Actor	Use for
eBay Live Shows Scraper ◄── you are here	Livestream shows, hosts, viewers
eBay Active Listings Scraper	Live BIN/auction asking prices
eBay Sold Listings Scraper	Completed sold comps
eBay Sold Price Intelligence	Recommended price and demand score
Whatnot Listings Scraper	Whatnot live-commerce listings
Goldin Auctions Scraper	High-end sports cards / TCG hammer
PriceCharting Scraper	Guide prices for games, TCG, comics