eBay Product Scraper

Scrape active eBay listings by keyword or URL across 8 marketplaces. Returns price, condition, listing type, bids, shipping, images, and 20+ more fields per listing. No browser required.

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What It Does

• Search by keyword or pass direct eBay search and category URLs
• Filter by listing type: Buy It Now, Auction, or Accepts Offers
• Filter by condition: New, Used, Refurbished, Open Box, For Parts
• Price range filter (minPrice, maxPrice) and free shipping filter
• Sort by Best Match, Price, Newly Listed, or Ending Soonest
• Run multiple queries in one actor run
• Results capped per query with maxResults, no runaway crawls

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Sample Output

{
  "itemId": "256184730291",
  "title": "Apple iPhone 15 Pro 256GB Natural Titanium Unlocked Excellent",
  "url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/256184730291",
  "marketplace": "ebay.com",
  "price": 749.99,
  "currency": "USD",
  "originalPrice": 849.99,
  "discountPercent": 12,
  "condition": "Refurbished",
  "listingType": "buy_it_now",
  "bidsCount": null,
  "timeLeft": null,
  "bestOfferAvailable": true,
  "shippingCost": 0.0,
  "freeShipping": true,
  "itemLocation": "Austin, Texas, US",
  "soldCount": 38,
  "watcherCount": 204,
  "isSponsored": false,
  "imageUrl": "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/abc123/s-l500.jpg",
  "searchQuery": "iphone 15 pro",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-06-13T08:14:22Z"
}

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Pricing

$0.001 per actor start + $0.003 per listing. About $3 per 1,000 results.

You only pay for listings that successfully return data. Failed fetches aren't charged.

New to Apify? Every account gets a $5 free monthly platform credit, enough for around 1,600 results on this actor before you commit to paying anything. Test extensively first.

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Input

Field	Type	Default	Description
searchQueries	array of strings	—	Search terms to run (e.g. ["iphone 15 pro", "macbook air m2"]).
startUrls	array of {url}	—	Direct eBay search or category page URLs.
marketplace	string	"ebay.com"	eBay marketplace to target. See supported values below.
maxResults	integer	100	Total result cap across all queries.
listingType	string	"all"	"all", "buy_it_now", "auction", "accepts_offers"
condition	array of strings	—	One or more of: "new", "used", "refurbished", "open_box", "for_parts"
sortBy	string	"best_match"	"best_match", "ending_soonest", "newly_listed", "price_low", "price_high"
minPrice	float	—	Minimum listing price (in the marketplace currency).
maxPrice	float	—	Maximum listing price.
freeShippingOnly	boolean	false	When true, only returns listings with free shipping.
concurrency	integer	5	Parallel workers. Advanced: increase for faster runs on large result sets.

At least one of searchQueries or startUrls is required.

Example Input

{
  "searchQueries": ["iphone 15 pro", "iphone 15 pro max"],
  "marketplace": "ebay.com",
  "maxResults": 50,
  "listingType": "buy_it_now",
  "condition": ["new", "refurbished"],
  "sortBy": "price_low",
  "maxPrice": 900,
  "freeShippingOnly": true
}

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Output Fields

One row per listing. All monetary values are in the marketplace currency.

Field	Type	Description
itemId	string	eBay item ID.
title	string	Full listing title.
url	string	Direct link to the listing.
marketplace	string	eBay marketplace the listing was scraped from.
price	float	Current listing price. For auctions, this is the current bid.
currency	string	Currency code (USD, GBP, EUR, CAD, AUD).
originalPrice	float or null	Struck-through original price, when shown.
discountPercent	integer or null	Discount percentage when originalPrice is present.
condition	string	Seller-reported condition (New, Used, Refurbished, etc.).
listingType	string	"buy_it_now", "auction", or "accepts_offers".
bidsCount	integer or null	Current bid count (auctions only).
timeLeft	string or null	Time remaining on auction (e.g. "2d 4h"). Auctions only.
bestOfferAvailable	boolean	Whether the seller accepts Best Offer.
shippingCost	float	Shipping cost. 0 when free.
freeShipping	boolean	true when shipping is free.
itemLocation	string	Seller's item location as shown on eBay.
soldCount	integer or null	Units sold by this listing, when shown.
watcherCount	integer or null	Number of watchers, when shown.
isSponsored	boolean	true if eBay tagged the listing as sponsored.
imageUrl	string	Primary listing image URL.
searchQuery	string	The query or URL that produced this result.
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 timestamp of when the item was scraped.

originalPrice, discountPercent, bidsCount, timeLeft, soldCount, and watcherCount are null when eBay doesn't surface them on the listing card.

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Use with AI Agents (MCP)

Connect this actor to any MCP-compatible AI client: Claude Desktop, Claude.ai, Cursor, VS Code, LangChain, LlamaIndex, or custom agents.

Apify MCP server URL:

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=santamaria-automations/ebay-scraper

Example prompt once connected:

"Use ebay-scraper to find the 20 cheapest refurbished iPhone 15 Pro listings on ebay.com under $800. Return results as a table with price, condition, and link."

Clients that support dynamic tool discovery (Claude.ai, VS Code) will receive the full input schema automatically.

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Why This Scraper

No browser, no headless Chrome. The actor runs HTTP-only and fits in 128MB RAM, which keeps per-result cost low. All 8 major eBay regional sites work with a single marketplace parameter. Per-result pricing means you don't pay for pages that fail to load.

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Common Use Cases

• Resale sourcing: Find underpriced Buy It Now listings before competitors do
• Competitor pricing: Monitor what a specific item sells for across multiple sellers
• Auction monitoring: Use sortBy: "ending_soonest" with listingType: "auction" to track closing auctions
• Price alerting: Run on a schedule and diff results to catch drops or spikes

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Supported Marketplaces

marketplace value	Site
ebay.com	eBay United States
ebay.co.uk	eBay United Kingdom
ebay.de	eBay Germany
ebay.fr	eBay France
ebay.it	eBay Italy
ebay.es	eBay Spain
ebay.ca	eBay Canada
ebay.com.au	eBay Australia

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Related Actors

• eBay Sold Listings Scraper: Scrapes completed eBay sales for real transaction prices plus built-in price analytics (avg, median, recommended). Use it alongside this actor to compare asking prices against what items actually sell for.

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Support

For bugs, feature requests, or marketplace issues, open a ticket on the Issues tab. We typically respond within 24 hours.

Contact: contact@nanoscrape.com