# πŸ›’βœ¨ eBay Search Scraper (`scrapio/ebay-search-scraper`) Actor πŸ›’βœ¨ eBay Search Scraper pulls live marketplace data from eBay search resultsβ€”titles, prices, shipping, seller ratings, condition, bids, Buy It Now, images & URLs. ⚑ Ideal for price monitoring, competitor analysis, product research & SEO-ready catalogs. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapio/ebay-search-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Scrapio](https://apify.com/scrapio) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Automation, Developer tools - **Stats:** 1 total users, 0 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, NaN bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $3.99 / 1,000 results This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. 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 Search Scraper (Apify Actor) Scrapes eBay search result pages, extracts listing URLs, then fetches each product page and outputs structured JSON (same shape as the standalone `extract_product_data` pipeline). ### Input - **`urls`** β€” Bulk search or item URLs (or use **`startUrls`** or **`query`** + `domain`, `max_pages`, …). - **`proxyConfiguration`** β€” Optional Apify Proxy. Runs **without proxy first**; on block: **datacenter β†’ residential** (up to **3** residential retries), then **sticky residential** for remaining requests. - **`maxItems`**, **`parallel_workers`**, **`session_batch`**, **`request_delay`**, **`cooldown_between_batches`**, **`fetch_description_iframe`** β€” Same behavior as the original script. ### Output Dataset items: full product objects (`listing_card`, `images`, `shipping_section_module`, …) plus `source_url`. ### Local run ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt set APIFY_LOCAL_STORAGE_DIR=storage ## UTF-8 INPUT.json without BOM: ## storage\key_value_stores\default\INPUT.json python -m src ```` **Direct listing URLs:** If every `urls` entry is an `/itm/` listing link, the actor skips search-page fetching and scrapes those items only (matches bulk β€œpaste item links” use cases). **Proxy:** With `proxyConfiguration.useApifyProxy: true` on Apify, blocked direct requests escalate: datacenter β†’ residential (3 retries), then sticky residential. # Actor input Schema ## `query` (type: `string`): Type what you want to find β€” products, brands, categories. This drives your search together with Country & filters below. β˜• Example: coffee, vintage camera, running shoes. ## `domain` (type: `string`): Which eBay storefront to search β€” prices, currency, and inventory follow the site you pick. 🌐 ## `location` (type: `string`): Roughly where items should ship β€” helps align search results with buyer / delivery context. ✈️ ## `sort` (type: `string`): How listings are ranked β€” best match, ending soon, newest, price high/low, distance, and more. πŸ“Š ## `show_only` (type: `array`): Optional shortcuts: sold βœ”οΈ, free shipping 🚚, returns ↩️, deals 🏷️, authenticity βœ“, charity ❀️, and more β€” pick what matters to you. ## `buying_format` (type: `string`): Auction πŸ”” Β· Buy It Now πŸ›οΈ Β· Accepts offers πŸ’¬ β€” focus on how the listing is sold. ## `max_pages` (type: `integer`): How many search result pages to walk β€” more pages = more candidate listings (then capped by Max listings). πŸ“š ## `maxItems` (type: `integer`): Hard cap on rows in your dataset this run β€” great for samples (small) or big sweeps (up to limit). πŸ“₯ ## `useProxy` (type: `boolean`): When on, the Actor can route traffic through Apify Proxy (configure groups below). πŸ” ## `fetch_description_iframe` (type: `boolean`): Slower ⏱️ but richer: pulls more seller description text when eBay exposes it. Great for detail-heavy listings. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Fine-tune Apify Proxy (groups, sessions) for your workspace β€” used when πŸ›‘οΈ Use Apify Proxy is enabled. ## Actor input object example ```json { "query": "coffee", "domain": "ebay.com", "location": "1", "sort": "12", "show_only": [], "buying_format": "BIN", "max_pages": 1, "maxItems": 20, "useProxy": true, "fetch_description_iframe": false, "proxyConfiguration": { "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 = { "query": "coffee", "show_only": [], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapio/ebay-search-scraper").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`πŸ’Ύ 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); }); // πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ 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 = { "query": "coffee", "show_only": [], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapio/ebay-search-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("πŸ’Ύ Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # πŸ“š Want to learn more πŸ“–? Go to β†’ https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "query": "coffee", "show_only": [], "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call scrapio/ebay-search-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapio/ebay-search-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "πŸ›’βœ¨ eBay Search Scraper", "description": "πŸ›’βœ¨ eBay Search Scraper pulls live marketplace data from eBay search resultsβ€”titles, prices, shipping, seller ratings, condition, bids, Buy It Now, images & URLs. ⚑ Ideal for price monitoring, competitor analysis, product research & SEO-ready catalogs.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "o19CMaafAliNyldMe" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/scrapio~ebay-search-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-scrapio-ebay-search-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/scrapio~ebay-search-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-scrapio-ebay-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/scrapio~ebay-search-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-scrapio-ebay-search-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "query": { "title": "πŸ”Ž Search query", "type": "string", "description": "Type what you want to find β€” products, brands, categories. 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Great for detail-heavy listings.", "default": false }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "🌐 Proxy configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Fine-tune Apify Proxy (groups, sessions) for your workspace β€” used when πŸ›‘οΈ Use Apify Proxy is enabled." } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```