# eBay Product Scraper (`scrapeai/ebay-scraper`) Actor Scrapes eBay product listings using search URLs or category pages. Extracts title, price, condition, seller, shipping, location, availability, images, and product identifiers. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapeai/ebay-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [ScrapeAI](https://apify.com/scrapeai) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: 5.00 out of 5 stars ## Pricing from $15.00 / 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 a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.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/platform/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 Product Scraper (Unofficial eBay API) Unofficial eBay API is an Apify actor that scrapes product listings from eBay using search keywords or category URLs. It extracts structured product data such as title, price, condition, seller info, shipping details, location, availability, images, and product descriptions. Ideal for competitor tracking, market research, and price monitoring. ### Features - **Search by URL or Keyword**: Scrape eBay search results pages using direct URLs (including filters and categories). - **Structured Product Data**: Extract title, subtitle, price, sale price, condition, seller, location, availability, and more. - **Images**: Captures the main product image URL. - **Product Identifiers**: Extracts EAN, MPN, UPC, brand, and item type when available. - **Why to Buy Highlights**: Captures eBay's promotional bullet points (free shipping, sold count, ship location). - **Proxy Support**: Works with Apify Proxy for reliable and unblocked scraping. - **Configurable Item Limit**: Control how many listings to scrape per run. ### Input ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2499334.m570.l1313&_nkw=massage%2Brecliner%2Bchair&_sacat=6024" } ], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ```` ### Output The dataset contains one item per eBay product listing. Each item contains: ```json [{ "url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/164790739659", "categories": [ "Camera Drones", "Other RC Model Vehicles & Kits" ], "itemNumber": "164790739659", "title": "2021 New RC Drone 4k HD Wide Angle Camera WIFI FPV Drone Dual Camera Quadcopter", "subTitle": "US Stock! Fast Shipping! Highest Quality! Best Service!", "whyToBuy": [ "Free shipping and returns", "1,403 sold", "Ships from United States" ], "price": 39, "priceWithCurrency": "US $39.00", "wasPrice": 41.05, "wasPriceWithCurrency": "US $41.05", "available": 10, "availableText": "More than 10 available", "sold": 1, "image": "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/pp4AAOSwKtRgZPzC/s-l300.jpg", "seller": "everydaygadgetz", "itemLocation": "Alameda, California, United States", "ean": null, "mpn": null, "upc": "Does not apply", "brand": "Unbranded", "type": "Professional Drone" }] ``` # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): List of eBay search or category URLs to scrape. ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of product listings to return. ## `proxyConfig` (type: `object`): Proxy settings for the scraper. Use Apify Proxy to avoid blocks. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=laptop" } ], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=laptop" } ], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapeai/ebay-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=laptop" }], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapeai/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 '{ "startUrls": [ { "url": "https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=laptop" } ], "maxItems": 10, "proxyConfig": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call scrapeai/ebay-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapeai/ebay-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "eBay Product Scraper", "description": "Scrapes eBay product listings using search URLs or category pages. Extracts title, price, condition, seller, shipping, location, availability, images, and product identifiers.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "ohZTK2e3PaoKt0f6R" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrapeai~ebay-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapeai-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrapeai~ebay-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapeai-ebay-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrapeai~ebay-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrapeai-ebay-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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", "required": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Start URLs", "type": "array", "description": "List of eBay search or category URLs to scrape.", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "url" ], "properties": { "url": { "type": "string", "title": "URL of a web page", "format": "uri" } } } }, "maxItems": { "title": "Max Items", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 1000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of product listings to return.", "default": 10 }, "proxyConfig": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings for the scraper. Use Apify Proxy to avoid blocks." } } }, "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": { "type": "integer", "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```