Ebay Keyword Suggest Scraper

Get live eBay autocomplete suggestions for any seed keyword — the exact phrases eBay shows buyers as they type. The fastest way to do eBay keyword research for listing titles, SEO and product research.

Why eBay autocomplete?

eBay's search suggestions are ranked by real buyer demand. They tell you:

• 🔍 What buyers actually type — not what a third-party tool guesses
• 🏷️ Long-tail keywords for listing titles that rank ("garden hose 100 ft", "garden hose reel wall mount")
• 📈 Product research signals — which variants, sizes and accessories people search for
• 🌍 Per-marketplace demand — US, UK, DE, AU, CA, FR, IT and ES suggestions differ

Typical users: eBay sellers optimizing titles, dropshippers hunting products, agencies doing marketplace SEO, and anyone building keyword datasets.

How it works

For every seed keyword the Actor queries eBay's public autosuggest endpoint. With a–z expansion enabled (default) it also queries seed a … seed z, uncovering up to ~270 long-tail suggestions per seed. Results are deduplicated and pushed to the dataset.

Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
keywords	array	—	Seed keywords, one per line
marketplace	select	ebay.com (US)	One of 8 eBay marketplaces
expandAlphabet	boolean	true	Also query "seed a" … "seed z"
expandNumbers	boolean	false	Also query "seed 0" … "seed 9"
keepDuplicates	boolean	false	Keep the same suggestion found under multiple prefixes
requestDelayMs	integer	120	Politeness delay between requests

Output

One dataset item per suggestion:

{
    "seed": "garden hose",
    "query": "garden hose r",
    "suggestion": "garden hose reel wall mount",
    "position": 2,
    "marketplace": "ebay.com (US)",
    "siteId": 0,
    "collectedAt": "2026-08-04T12:00:00.000Z"
}

position is the suggestion's rank in eBay's dropdown for that query (1 = top suggestion, strongest demand signal).

Cost estimate

One seed with a–z expansion ≈ 27 queries ≈ 150–270 suggestions. A typical research batch of 10 seeds returns 1,500–2,500 keywords in under two minutes.

FAQ

Is this legal? The Actor collects publicly available, non-personal autocomplete data — the same suggestions any visitor sees on eBay. No login, no personal data, no bypassing of access controls.

Do suggestions include search volume? eBay does not expose volume. Use position as the demand-rank signal, or combine with your favorite volume tool.

Which marketplaces are supported? ebay.com (US), ebay.co.uk, ebay.de, ebay.com.au, ebay.ca, ebay.fr, ebay.it, ebay.es.

Can I run it on a schedule? Yes — use Apify Schedules to track suggestion changes over time (e.g. weekly keyword monitoring).