# eBay Keyword Suggestions Scraper - Autocomplete A-Z (No Key) (`ninhothedev/ebay-keyword-scraper`) Actor

$0.5/1K 🔥 Fast eBay keyword scraper! Autocomplete suggestions with A-Z expansion for long-tail ideas. No key. JSON, CSV, Excel or API in seconds. Pull thousands of keywords for eBay SEO, listings & product research ⚡

- **URL**: https://apify.com/ninhothedev/ebay-keyword-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [ninhothedev](https://apify.com/ninhothedev) (community)
- **Categories:**
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.50 / 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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#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?

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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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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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 Keyword Suggestions Scraper 🔍

Pull **real eBay autocomplete keyword suggestions** for any seed term, in seconds, with no API key. Built for eBay sellers, dropshippers and agencies who need fast, cheap **keyword research** for listing SEO, product research and niche discovery.

Every seed is expanded with an optional **A-Z sweep** (`seed a` … `seed z`) that harvests hundreds of long-tail buyer phrases you would never think to type manually. Results are deduped and delivered as clean, structured rows.

> 💸 **Pricing: ~$0.50 per 1,000 suggestions** — one of the cheapest keyword tools on Apify.

### Why use it

- ✅ **No API key, no login** — uses eBay's public autosuggest service.
- 🔤 **A-Z expansion USP** — turn 1 seed into 26+ queries and hundreds of long-tail keywords.
- 🌍 **8 marketplaces** — US, UK, DE, AU, CA, FR, IT, ES.
- 🧹 **Deduped & structured** — one row per unique `(keyword, seed)` pair, with rank.
- ⚡ **Fast & datacenter-friendly** — no residential proxy required.

### Use cases

- **eBay SEO** — find the exact words buyers type so your titles match real demand.
- **Product research** — spot rising products and demand signals from suggestion volume.
- **Listing optimization** — mine long-tail modifiers (size, color, brand, condition) for titles & item specifics.
- **Niche discovery** — expand a broad seed with A-Z to uncover sub-niches and gaps.

### Input

| Field | Type | Default | Description |
|-------|------|---------|-------------|
| `mode` | select | `suggest` | Scraping mode. `suggest` = autocomplete from seeds. |
| `keywords` | array | `["vintage camera","sneakers"]` | Seed keywords/phrases to expand. |
| `country` | select | `US` | Marketplace: US, UK, DE, AU, CA, FR, IT, ES. |
| `alphabetExpansion` | boolean | `true` | Also query `seed a` … `seed z` for long-tail. |
| `maxItems` | integer | `500` | Max unique suggestions (max 5000). |

#### Example input

```json
{
  "mode": "suggest",
  "keywords": ["vintage camera"],
  "country": "US",
  "alphabetExpansion": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

### Output

One dataset item per suggestion:

```json
{
  "keyword": "vintage camera lot",
  "seed": "vintage camera",
  "marketplace": "US",
  "rank": 2,
  "source": "ebay",
  "scraped_at": "2026-07-20T16:45:00+00:00"
}
```

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `keyword` | The suggested search phrase. |
| `seed` | The seed keyword that produced it. |
| `marketplace` | Country code of the eBay marketplace. |
| `rank` | 1-based position within the seed. |
| `source` | Always `ebay`. |
| `scraped_at` | ISO-8601 UTC timestamp. |

### Related actors

- [Amazon Keyword Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/amazon-keyword-scraper)
- [Google Keyword Suggestions Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/google-keyword-suggestions-scraper)
- [YouTube Keyword Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/youtube-keyword-scraper)
- [Bing Keyword Scraper](https://apify.com/ninhothedev/bing-keyword-scraper)

### FAQ

**Is this legal / does it need an eBay key?** No key needed — it reads the same public autosuggest endpoint the eBay search box uses. Only non-personal keyword strings are returned.

**How many keywords will I get?** With A-Z expansion on, expect ~100-300 unique suggestions per seed, capped by `maxItems`.

***

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# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

Scraping mode. 'suggest' takes seed keywords and returns eBay autocomplete suggestions (with optional A-Z expansion).

## `keywords` (type: `array`):

One or more seed keywords/phrases to expand into eBay autocomplete suggestions. Each seed is queried directly and, if A-Z expansion is on, also as 'seed a'...'seed z'.

## `country` (type: `string`):

eBay marketplace to pull suggestions from. Maps to the correct siteId. Supported: US, UK, DE, AU, CA, FR, IT, ES.

## `alphabetExpansion` (type: `boolean`):

When enabled, each seed is also queried as 'seed a' through 'seed z' to harvest hundreds of extra long-tail suggestions. Turn off for a fast, minimal run.

## `maxItems` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of unique suggestions to output across all seeds. Keeps runs cheap and predictable.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "suggest",
  "keywords": [
    "vintage camera",
    "sneakers"
  ],
  "country": "US",
  "alphabetExpansion": true,
  "maxItems": 500
}
```

# 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 = {
    "keywords": [
        "vintage camera",
        "sneakers"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("ninhothedev/ebay-keyword-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 = { "keywords": [
        "vintage camera",
        "sneakers",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("ninhothedev/ebay-keyword-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).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": [
    "vintage camera",
    "sneakers"
  ]
}' |
apify call ninhothedev/ebay-keyword-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,ninhothedev/ebay-keyword-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/3Ma1IBfOruS1s7HBC/builds/GeFPamavfnbbh2RWa/openapi.json