# eBay Items Scraper (`w3crawler/ebay-items-scraper`) Actor

Extracts non-empty public eBay search-result and item-page fields from direct HTML or JSON-LD responses. Seller contact and account data are excluded.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/w3crawler/ebay-items-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [w3crawler](https://apify.com/w3crawler) (community)
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $2.99 / 1,000 items

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/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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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.

- **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`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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 Items Scraper

CSV rank: **830**. Store listing: [crawlerbros/ebay-items-scraper](https://apify.com/crawlerbros/ebay-items-scraper).

This actor parses public eBay search/category pages (`/sch`) and public item pages (`/itm`) when the direct HTML or JSON-LD response is available. It emits non-empty item IDs and URLs, titles, public prices/currencies, conditions, listing type, availability, shipping/returns text, public product brand/model fields, image URLs, search rank, promotion flags, and limited seller feedback aggregates.

Seller usernames, names, phone numbers, emails, addresses, messages, account data, checkout data, and private APIs are excluded. The actor establishes a bounded anonymous session through eBay's public help page, then reads current `s-card` HTML or JSON-LD with a coherent browser header set. Optional `proxyConfiguration` is honored and every row reports `usedProxy`; responses are stopped at 12 MB. It does not use browser automation, authentication, or access-control bypasses. eBay may deny automated requests; in that case the actor fails closed with an access diagnostic and does not fabricate item rows.

The bundled smoke input is a bounded public UK vintage-camera search. Pass `startUrls` to analyze a different public eBay search or item URL.

```bash
apify validate-schema
apify run --purge
```

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Public eBay /sch or /itm HTTPS URLs.

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

Maximum eBay item rows emitted across requested pages.

## `timeoutMs` (type: `integer`):

Maximum time allowed for each direct public request.

## `acceptLanguage` (type: `string`):

Optional language preference for the public request.

## `includeImages` (type: `boolean`):

Include official eBay image URLs exposed on public result or item pages.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Optional Apify proxy route for public eBay pages. The Actor reports whether it was used and does not bypass authentication or access controls.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [],
  "maxItems": 40,
  "timeoutMs": 30000,
  "acceptLanguage": "en-US,en;q=0.8",
  "includeImages": true
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `dataset` (type: `string`):

No description

## `runSummary` (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("w3crawler/ebay-items-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("w3crawler/ebay-items-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 '{}' |
apify call w3crawler/ebay-items-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,w3crawler/ebay-items-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/zh8bWQC0EV8vpAFH6/builds/xePHaTqjzPEhfqwEY/openapi.json