eBay APIs support a large number of applications and serve billions of API calls every month. To maintain a high level of availability and provide superior quality of service, eBay limits the API call usage. The limits on the total calls and the rate at which the calls can be made depend on the API.
The default API rate limits are designed for individuals and smaller businesses. If your volume increases, you can get higher limits after completing our free Compatible Application Check process.
Check your API Call Use Report periodically to verify your current daily limits and your daily call volume. For call limits, a day starts at 00:00:00 Pacific time (midnight) and ends at 11:59:59 Pacific time.
| API | All Applications | Compatible Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Search | ||
| Finding API | 5,000 API calls per day | 1.5 Million API calls per day |
| Buy (Browse, Commit, Checkout) | ||
| /buy/feed * | 10,000 API calls per day | 10,000 API calls per day |
| /buy/browse * | 5,000 API calls per day | 100,000 API calls per day |
| /buy/marketing * | 5,000 API calls per day | 10,000 API calls per day |
| /buy/offer * | 5,000 API calls per day | 50,000 API calls per day |
| /buy/order * | 5,000 API calls per day | 10,000 API calls per day |
| Buy (Browse & Commit) | ||
| Shopping API | 5,000 API calls per day | 1.5 Million API calls per day |
| Merchandising API | 5,000 API calls per day | 1.5 Million API calls per day |
| PlaceOffer * | (see Trading API limits under Sell) | (see Trading API limits under Sell) |
| Sell (SKU-Based Inventory) | ||
| /sell/account | 25,000 API calls per day | 25,000 API calls per day |
| /sell/inventory | 2 Million API calls per day | 5 Million API calls per day |
| /sell/fulfillment | 100,000 API calls per day | 2.5 Million API calls per day |
| /sell/marketing | 10,000 API calls per day | 25,000 API calls per day |
| /sell/analytics | 100 API calls per day | 500 API calls per day |
| /sell/metadata | 5,000 API calls per day | 5,000 API calls per day |
| /sell/compliance | 5,000 API calls per day | 1 Million API calls per day |
| /sell/logistics | 2.5 Million API calls per day | 2.5 Million API calls per day |
| /sell/listing | 5,000 API calls per day | 100,000 API calls per day |
| Commerce (common commerce activities) | ||
| /commerce/catalog ** | 10,000 API calls per day | 100,000 API calls per day |
| /commerce/identity ** | 5,000 API calls per day | 100,000 API calls per day |
| /commerce/translation (beta) | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| /commerce/translation (experimental) | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| /commerce/taxonomy | 5,000 API calls per day | 1.5 Million API calls per day |
| Sell (Listing-Centric) | ||
| Trading API | 5,000 API calls per day | 1.5 Million API calls per day |
| Business Policies API (deprecated) | 5,000 API calls per day | 1.5 Million API calls per day |
| Product API | 5,000 API calls per day | 500,000 API calls per day |
| Product Metadata API | 5,000 API calls per day | 500,000 API calls per day |
| Listing Recommendation API | 5,000 API calls per day | 1.5 Million API calls per day |
| Post-Order API | 5,000 API calls per day | 1.5 Million API calls per day |
| Users | ||
| Feedback API (for Reports) | 10 API calls per user per day | 10 API calls per user per day |
| Alerts | ||
| Platform Notifications API | No limit | No limit |
| Client Alerts API | 5 calls per minute per session 5,000 calls per day per session |
5 calls per minute per session 5,000 calls per day per session |
* Buy APIs require an additional license. See the API documentation for details.
** Additional user restrictions apply. See the API documentation for details.
For OAuth token call limit details, see Access token rate limits and best practices.
See the Compatible Application Check page for more information about how you can increase your call limits and prepare your application for going live.