# eBay MCP Server — Product Search & Listings for AI (`longanimous_bracken/ebay-scraper`) Actor

MCP Server for eBay product search. Search listings worldwide by keyword. AI-agent ready — returns prices, condition, shipping, and seller data.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/longanimous\_bracken/ebay-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [petteri mähönen](https://apify.com/longanimous_bracken) (community)
- **Categories:** E-commerce, MCP servers
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 33.3% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $1.50 / 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?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md):

```bash
npm install apify-client
```

In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md):

```bash
pip install apify-client
```

In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md):

````bash
# MacOS / Linux
curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash
# Windows
irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex
```bash

In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md).

If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).


# README

## eBay MCP Server — Product Search for AI Agents

Search **eBay** product listings worldwide by keyword. Extract prices, condition, shipping costs, seller info, and item specifics.

### 🧠 MCP Server — AI Agent Ready

This actor is a **Model Context Protocol (MCP) server** — AI assistants can call it directly:

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "iphone",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "country": "US"
}
````

Returns structured product data: title, price, condition, shipping, seller, item specifics — perfect for **price monitoring**, **product research**, and **e-commerce AI agents**.

### Features

- **13 country marketplaces** — US, UK, DE, FR, IT, ES, AU, CA, IN, JP, AE, SA, BR
- **28 output fields** — itemId, title, price, currency, listing type, bids, shipping, seller, feedback, coupons, discounts, sold counts, sponsored detection
- **Pay-per-result** — no monthly subscription, only pay for what you scrape
- **Playwright browser** — handles JavaScript-rendered content, better anti-bot bypass
- **Multi-page pagination** — scrape all results, not just page 1
- **Sort options** — best match, ending soonest, newly listed, price low/high

### Quick Start

#### 🇺🇸 Search iPhone 14 (US)

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "iphone 14",
  "maxResults": 30,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "countryCode": "US",
  "useProxy": true,
  "sortOrder": "EBAY_BEST_MATCH"
}
```

#### 🇩🇪 Search cameras (Germany)

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "canon kamera",
  "maxResults": 20,
  "maxPages": 2,
  "countryCode": "DE",
  "useProxy": true,
  "sortOrder": "EBAY_PRICE_ASCENDING"
}
```

#### 🇬🇧 Vintage clothing (UK, auctions ending soon)

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "vintage levis denim jacket",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "countryCode": "UK",
  "useProxy": true,
  "sortOrder": "EBAY_ENDING_SOONEST"
}
```

#### 🇯🇵 Electronics (Japan)

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "sony α7 iv",
  "maxResults": 15,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "countryCode": "JP",
  "useProxy": true
}
```

#### 🇮🇳 Mobiles (India)

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "oneplus 12",
  "maxResults": 10,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "countryCode": "IN",
  "useProxy": true
}
```

### Input Parameters

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `searchQuery` | string | `"laptop"` | Search keyword |
| `maxResults` | integer | `30` | Max results per run |
| `maxPages` | integer | `1` | Number of search result pages |
| `countryCode` | string | `"US"` | Country code: US, UK, DE, FR, IT, ES, AU, CA, IN, JP, AE, SA, BR |
| `useProxy` | boolean | `true` | Use Apify proxy (required for eBay) |
| `sortOrder` | string | `"EBAY_BEST_MATCH"` | Sort: `EBAY_BEST_MATCH`, `EBAY_ENDING_SOONEST`, `EBAY_NEWLY_LISTED`, `EBAY_PRICE_ASCENDING`, `EBAY_PRICE_DESCENDING` |

### Output Fields

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `itemId` | eBay item ID |
| `title` | Listing title |
| `price` | Current price (numeric) |
| `priceString` | Formatted price (e.g. "$237.36") |
| `currency` | Currency code (USD, GBP, EUR, etc.) |
| `listPriceString` | Original/list price before discount |
| `shippingCost` | Shipping cost text ("Free delivery", "+$14.99") |
| `condition` | Item condition ("New", "Pre-Owned") |
| `listingType` | "Buy It Now" or "Auction" |
| `bidCount` | Number of bids (auctions only) |
| `timeLeft` | Time remaining (auctions only) |
| `bestOffer` | Accepts Best Offer (boolean) |
| `soldCount` | Number sold |
| `coupon` | Coupon/promo text |
| `discountText` | Discount/savings text |
| `returnPolicy` | Return policy text |
| `isSponsored` | Sponsored listing (boolean) |
| `sellerName` | Seller username |
| `sellerUrl` | Seller profile URL |
| `sellerFeedbackPercent` | Positive feedback % |
| `sellerFeedbackCount` | Total feedback count |
| `imageUrl` | Product image URL |
| `url` | Direct listing URL |
| `scrapedAt` | ISO timestamp |

### Pricing

**$1.00 / 1,000 results** — pay only for what you scrape. No monthly subscription. Platform costs (compute, proxy, storage) included.

### Country Codes

| Code | Domain | Marketplace |
|------|--------|-------------|
| US | ebay.com | United States |
| UK | ebay.co.uk | United Kingdom |
| DE | ebay.de | Germany |
| FR | ebay.fr | France |
| IT | ebay.it | Italy |
| ES | ebay.es | Spain |
| AU | ebay.com.au | Australia |
| CA | ebay.ca | Canada |
| IN | ebay.in | India |
| JP | ebay.co.jp | Japan |
| AE | ebay.ae | UAE |
| SA | ebay.sa | Saudi Arabia |
| BR | ebay.com.br | Brazil |

### Support

- [Open an issue](https://apify.com/longanimous_bracken/ebay-scraper/issues) for bugs or feature requests
- [Leave a review](https://apify.com/longanimous_bracken/ebay-scraper) — it helps others discover the tool

# Actor input Schema

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Search term to look for on eBay.

## `maxResults` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return.

## `maxPages` (type: `integer`):

Number of search result pages to scrape.

## `sortOrder` (type: `string`):

How to sort the results.

## `countryCode` (type: `string`):

eBay marketplace country code.

## `useProxy` (type: `boolean`):

Use Apify proxy for anti-bot protection. eBay requires proxied requests.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "searchQuery": "iphone",
  "maxResults": 30,
  "maxPages": 1,
  "sortOrder": "EBAY_BEST_MATCH",
  "countryCode": "US",
  "useProxy": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `listings` (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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("longanimous_bracken/ebay-scraper").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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("longanimous_bracken/ebay-scraper").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 '{}' |
apify call longanimous_bracken/ebay-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=longanimous_bracken/ebay-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

```json
{
    "openapi": "3.0.1",
    "info": {
        "title": "eBay MCP Server — Product Search & Listings for AI",
        "description": "MCP Server for eBay product search. Search listings worldwide by keyword. AI-agent ready — returns prices, condition, shipping, and seller data.",
        "version": "0.2",
        "x-build-id": "zgh2eJtX4yDVmAiIv"
    },
    "servers": [
        {
            "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2"
        }
    ],
    "paths": {
        "/acts/longanimous_bracken~ebay-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-longanimous_bracken-ebay-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/longanimous_bracken~ebay-scraper/runs": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "runs-sync-longanimous_bracken-ebay-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK",
                        "content": {
                            "application/json": {
                                "schema": {
                                    "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema"
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        },
        "/acts/longanimous_bracken~ebay-scraper/run-sync": {
            "post": {
                "operationId": "run-sync-longanimous_bracken-ebay-scraper",
                "x-openai-isConsequential": false,
                "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.",
                "tags": [
                    "Run Actor"
                ],
                "requestBody": {
                    "required": true,
                    "content": {
                        "application/json": {
                            "schema": {
                                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                },
                "parameters": [
                    {
                        "name": "token",
                        "in": "query",
                        "required": true,
                        "schema": {
                            "type": "string"
                        },
                        "description": "Enter your Apify token here"
                    }
                ],
                "responses": {
                    "200": {
                        "description": "OK"
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    },
    "components": {
        "schemas": {
            "inputSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "searchQuery": {
                        "title": "Search Query",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "Search term to look for on eBay.",
                        "default": "iphone"
                    },
                    "maxResults": {
                        "title": "Max Results",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 500,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Maximum number of results to return.",
                        "default": 30
                    },
                    "maxPages": {
                        "title": "Max Pages",
                        "minimum": 1,
                        "maximum": 10,
                        "type": "integer",
                        "description": "Number of search result pages to scrape.",
                        "default": 1
                    },
                    "sortOrder": {
                        "title": "Sort Order",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "How to sort the results.",
                        "default": "EBAY_BEST_MATCH"
                    },
                    "countryCode": {
                        "title": "Country",
                        "type": "string",
                        "description": "eBay marketplace country code.",
                        "default": "US"
                    },
                    "useProxy": {
                        "title": "Use Proxy",
                        "type": "boolean",
                        "description": "Use Apify proxy for anti-bot protection. eBay requires proxied requests.",
                        "default": true
                    }
                }
            },
            "runsResponseSchema": {
                "type": "object",
                "properties": {
                    "data": {
                        "type": "object",
                        "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": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "origin": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "API"
                                    },
                                    "userAgent": {
                                        "type": "string"
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "stats": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "inputBodyLen": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2000
                                    },
                                    "rebootCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "restartCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "resurrectCount": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "computeUnits": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "options": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "build": {
                                        "type": "string",
                                        "example": "latest"
                                    },
                                    "timeoutSecs": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 300
                                    },
                                    "memoryMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1024
                                    },
                                    "diskMbytes": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 2048
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "buildId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultKeyValueStoreId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultDatasetId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "defaultRequestQueueId": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "buildNumber": {
                                "type": "string",
                                "example": "1.0.0"
                            },
                            "containerUrl": {
                                "type": "string"
                            },
                            "usage": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 1
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            },
                            "usageTotalUsd": {
                                "type": "number",
                                "example": 0.00005
                            },
                            "usageUsd": {
                                "type": "object",
                                "properties": {
                                    "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_READS": {
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                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATASET_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "number",
                                        "example": 0.00005
                                    },
                                    "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    },
                                    "PROXY_SERPS": {
                                        "type": "integer",
                                        "example": 0
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }
}
```