# eBay Product Scraper (`cloud9_ai/ebay-product-scraper`) Actor Extract eBay listings across 8 global marketplaces (US, UK, DE, FR, IT, ES, AU, CA): title, price, bids, condition, seller rating, shipping cost, time left. Supports auction and Buy It Now. Ideal for price comparison, reseller research, market analysis. - **URL**: https://apify.com/cloud9\_ai/ebay-product-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [cloud9](https://apify.com/cloud9_ai) (community) - **Categories:** E-commerce, Lead generation - **Stats:** 22 total users, 3 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $1.50 / 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/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 Apify Actor for scraping product listings from eBay with advanced filtering and multi-marketplace support. ### Features - **Multi-Marketplace Support**: US, UK, DE, FR, IT, ES, AU, CA - **Advanced Filtering**: Condition, price range, listing type, category - **Flexible Sorting**: Best match, price, newly listed, ending soonest - **Comprehensive Data**: Title, price, shipping, seller info, bids, watchers, images - **Rate Limiting**: Built-in delays to avoid blocking - **Error Handling**: Automatic retries with exponential backoff - **User-Agent Rotation**: Multiple user agents for better reliability ### Input Parameters | Parameter | Type | Description | Default | |-----------|------|-------------|---------| | `searchQuery` | string | Search keyword | "iPhone 15" | | `searchUrl` | string | Direct eBay search URL (overrides searchQuery) | - | | `marketplace` | select | eBay marketplace (US, UK, DE, FR, IT, ES, AU, CA) | "US" | | `category` | string | eBay category ID | - | | `condition` | select | Item condition (all, new, open_box, refurbished, used) | "all" | | `listingType` | select | Listing type (all, auction, buy_it_now) | "all" | | `minPrice` | number | Minimum price filter | - | | `maxPrice` | number | Maximum price filter | - | | `sortBy` | select | Sort order (best_match, price_asc, price_desc, newly_listed, ending_soonest) | "best_match" | | `freeShipping` | boolean | Show only free shipping items | false | | `maxResults` | number | Maximum products to scrape | 100 | ### Output Data Each product contains: ```json { "title": "Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max 256GB Blue Titanium", "price": 1199.99, "currency": "$", "shippingCost": "Free shipping", "condition": "Brand New", "sellerName": "example_seller", "sellerRating": "99.8%", "sellerReviewCount": 15420, "bids": null, "timeLeft": "", "listingType": "Buy It Now", "itemId": "123456789", "itemUrl": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/123456789", "imageUrl": "https://i.ebayimg.com/...", "location": "United States", "soldCount": 245, "watchers": 12 } ```` ### Example Usage #### Search for iPhones under $500 ```json { "searchQuery": "iPhone", "marketplace": "US", "maxPrice": 500, "condition": "used", "sortBy": "price_asc", "maxResults": 50 } ``` #### Search UK marketplace with free shipping ```json { "searchQuery": "PlayStation 5", "marketplace": "UK", "freeShipping": true, "condition": "new", "maxResults": 100 } ``` #### Use custom search URL ```json { "searchUrl": "https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=laptop&_sop=15", "maxResults": 200 } ``` ### Rate Limiting - **2-3 seconds** delay between pages - **Exponential backoff** on errors (5s, 10s, 15s) - **User-agent rotation** to avoid detection - **Max 3 retries** per page ### Development ```bash ## Install dependencies npm install ## Build TypeScript npm run build ## Run locally npm start ## Build Docker image docker build -t ebay-scraper . ## Run in Docker docker run -e APIFY_INPUT_JSON='{"searchQuery":"iPhone"}' ebay-scraper ``` ### Deployment ```bash ## Login to Apify apify login ## Push to Apify apify push ## Run on Apify platform apify run ``` ### Notes - eBay may change their HTML structure, requiring selector updates - Some data fields may not be available for all listings - Respect eBay's Terms of Service and robots.txt - Use reasonable `maxResults` values to avoid long-running actors ### License MIT # Actor input Schema ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Search keyword for eBay products ## `searchUrl` (type: `string`): Direct eBay search URL (overrides searchQuery) ## `marketplace` (type: `string`): eBay marketplace region ## `category` (type: `string`): eBay category ID to filter results ## `condition` (type: `string`): Item condition filter ## `listingType` (type: `string`): Type of listing ## `minPrice` (type: `number`): Minimum price filter ## `maxPrice` (type: `number`): Maximum price filter ## `sortBy` (type: `string`): Sort order for results ## `freeShipping` (type: `boolean`): Show only items with free shipping ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Maximum number of products to scrape ## Actor input object example ```json { "searchQuery": "iPhone 15", "marketplace": "US", "condition": "all", "listingType": "all", "sortBy": "best_match", "freeShipping": false, "maxResults": 100 } ``` # 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 = { "searchQuery": "iPhone 15" }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("cloud9_ai/ebay-product-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 = { "searchQuery": "iPhone 15" } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("cloud9_ai/ebay-product-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 '{ "searchQuery": "iPhone 15" }' | apify call cloud9_ai/ebay-product-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=cloud9_ai/ebay-product-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "eBay Product Scraper", "description": "Extract eBay listings across 8 global marketplaces (US, UK, DE, FR, IT, ES, AU, CA): title, price, bids, condition, seller rating, shipping cost, time left. Supports auction and Buy It Now. Ideal for price comparison, reseller research, market analysis.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "lBIFwbVoKcU29c0h8" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/cloud9_ai~ebay-product-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-cloud9_ai-ebay-product-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/cloud9_ai~ebay-product-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-cloud9_ai-ebay-product-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/cloud9_ai~ebay-product-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-cloud9_ai-ebay-product-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Search keyword for eBay products" }, "searchUrl": { "title": "Search URL", "type": "string", "description": "Direct eBay search URL (overrides searchQuery)" }, "marketplace": { "title": "Marketplace", "enum": [ "US", "UK", "DE", "FR", "IT", "ES", "AU", "CA" ], "type": "string", "description": "eBay marketplace region", "default": "US" }, "category": { "title": "Category ID", "type": "string", "description": "eBay category ID to filter results" }, "condition": { "title": "Condition", "enum": [ "all", "new", "open_box", "refurbished", "used" ], "type": "string", "description": "Item condition filter", "default": "all" }, "listingType": { "title": "Listing Type", "enum": [ "all", "auction", "buy_it_now" ], "type": "string", "description": "Type of listing", "default": "all" }, "minPrice": { "title": "Minimum Price", "type": "number", "description": "Minimum price filter" }, "maxPrice": { "title": "Maximum Price", "type": "number", "description": "Maximum price filter" }, "sortBy": { "title": "Sort By", "enum": [ "best_match", "price_asc", "price_desc", "newly_listed", "ending_soonest" ], "type": "string", "description": "Sort order for results", "default": "best_match" }, "freeShipping": { "title": "Free Shipping Only", "type": "boolean", "description": "Show only items with free shipping", "default": false }, "maxResults": { "title": "Maximum Results", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Maximum number of products to scrape", "default": 100 } } }, "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": 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