Can I pass a listing URL instead of an item ID?

Yes, both work — the item parameter accepts either an eBay item ID or a full listing URL.

What happens if the listing has ended?

A listing that's no longer active won't resolve, and you won't be billed for that request.

Do I pay for lookups that come back empty?

No. You are charged per result, so a request that finds nothing costs nothing. Testing this against a messy list is free to get wrong.

What does a lookup cost?

5 points per result, which is $5 per 1,000, and misses are not charged.

E-commerce & Marketplaces

eBay Item API — Listing Price, Condition & Seller

Send an eBay item ID or listing URL and this source returns that one active listing as data: title, price, condition, images and seller.

Run it in the app Read the API docs

Example response

{
  "session_id": "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111",
  "kind": "ebay_item",
  "item": "188182070260",
  "human": "# eBay item\n\n- **Item:** 188182070260\n- **Proxy traffic:** 2.36 MB\n- **Title:** 2 Wireless Optical Mouse Mice 2.4GHz USB Receiver For Laptop PC Computer DPI USA\n- **Price:** USD5.88\n- **Condition:** New\n- **Seller:** Fansticdaisy",
  "machine": {
    "item": {
      "id": "188182070260",
      "title": "2 Wireless Optical Mouse Mice 2.4GHz USB Receiver For Laptop PC Computer DPI USA",
      "url": "https://www.ebay.com/itm/188182070260",
      "price": 5.88,
      "currency": "USD",
      "list_price": 7.35,
      "condition": "New",
      "seller_notes": null,
      "quantity_available": null,
      "sold_count": null,
      "buying_formats": [
        "FIXED_PRICE"
      ],
      "has_best_offer": false,
      "image": "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9eYAAeSwFsBpu6TH/s-l1600.jpg",
      "images": [
        "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/9eYAAeSwFsBpu6TH/s-l1600.jpg",
        "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/020AAOSwJdNisitZ/s-l1600.jpg",
        "https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/xwoAAOSwxYpishwI/s-l1600.jpg"
      ],
      "item_specifics": {
        "Condition": "New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is ... Read moreabout the conditionNew: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as",
        "Features": "Scroll Wheel, Adjustable DPI, Ergonomic, On/Off Switch, Thumb Button, Grip",
        "Number of Buttons": "6",
        "MPN": "Does Not Apply",
        "Compatible Product Line": "Universal",
        "Tracking Method": "Optical",
        "Model": "Wireless Optical Mouse",
        "Max. Acceleration": "15M",
        "Maximum DPI": "1600",
        "Compatible Brand": "Universal,Microsoft Windows 10/8/7/XP",
        "Connectivity": "2.4Ghz",
        "Brand": "Unbranded",
        "Color": "Black",
        "Type": "Mini Mouse",
        "Country of Origin": "China"
      },
      "brand": "Unbranded",
      "mpn": "Does Not Apply",
      "upc": null,
      "breadcrumbs": [
        "eBay",
        "Electronics",
        "Computers/Tablets & Networking"
      ],
      "category": "Mice, Trackballs & Touchpads",
      "seller": {
        "id": "fany",
        "name": "Fansticdaisy",
        "feedback_count": 89369,
        "positive_percent": 99.2,
        "store_url": "https://www.ebay.com/str/fany?_trksid=p4429486.m3561.l161210"
      },
      "watcher_count": 216
    },
    "proxy_traffic_bytes": 2473207
  },
  "total_points": 5
}

You send: An eBay item ID or listing URL
You get back: Title, price, condition, images and seller for one active listing
Coverage: Active eBay listings with a valid item ID or URL.
Price: 5 pts — $5 per 1,000; Charged only when a listing resolves. An item ID that's expired or doesn't exist is not billed.

Comparison

Ways to get this data

Three approaches teams use today, and where each one runs into trouble.

Approach	What it takes	Cost	Trade-off
Checking listings by hand	Open each URL and read the page	Free, and slow at any scale	Fine for one listing, unworkable for a watchlist
Building a scraper	Write it, host it, repair it when eBay's page markup changes	Engineering time	A maintenance commitment for something that isn't your product
NeuralVerge	One request per item ID or URL	$5 per 1,000, misses not billed	Returns what the listing publishes at request time — a snapshot, not a history

Response

What you get back

Every field in the response shown above.

Field	Type	Description
`id`	string	eBay's item ID for the listing.
`title`	string	Listing title.
`url`	string	Direct link to the listing.
`price`	number	Current listed price.
`currency`	string	Currency code the price is in, e.g. "USD".
`list_price`	number	The struck-through "was" price, when eBay publishes one.
`condition`	string	Condition as the seller describes it — New, Used, For parts, and so on.
`seller_notes`	string	Seller's free-text condition notes, when given.
`quantity_available`	number	Quantity the seller has available, when eBay publishes a count.
`sold_count`	number	Number of units sold, when eBay publishes a count.
`buying_formats`	array	Buying format(s) for the listing, e.g. "FIXED_PRICE" or "AUCTION".
`has_best_offer`	boolean	Whether the listing accepts best-offer negotiation.
`image`	string	Primary listing image URL.
`images`	array	All listing image URLs.
`item_specifics`	object	Seller-entered specifics as key/value pairs — condition detail, brand, features and the rest. Shape varies per listing.
`brand`	string	Brand, as listed in item specifics.
`mpn`	string	Manufacturer part number.
`upc`	string	UPC, when the seller provided one.
`breadcrumbs`	array	eBay's category breadcrumb trail for the listing.
`category`	string	Leaf category name for the listing.
`seller`	object	The seller who posted the listing: id, name, feedback_count, positive_percent and store_url.
`watcher_count`	number	Number of buyers currently watching the listing, when eBay publishes a count.

Integration

How to run it

The same lookup works from the app, the API, or as a tool an agent can call mid-task.

One item ID or listing URL per request. Either form works — an eBay item ID like 188182070260 or the full listing URL.

curl -X POST https://api.neuralverge.ai/functions/v1/run-ebay-item \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "item": "188182070260" }'

Use cases

What teams use it for

Where this field shows up in an actual workflow.

Competitor price tracking

Watch a specific listing you compete against and get alerted when the price moves.

Sourcing and arbitrage

Check the current price and condition of a listing before buying to resell elsewhere.

Listing verification

Confirm a listing you were sent — by a supplier, a customer, or a partner — actually says what they claim it says.

Deal monitoring

Track a saved listing through an auction's final hours instead of refreshing the page.

Coverage & limits

Coverage, freshness and limits

What this source covers, how fresh it is, and where it stops.

Coverage

Active eBay listings with a valid item ID or URL.

Freshness

Read at request time.

Handling

This source returns publicly visible listing information, stamped with the item ID or URL it was read from and a session id you can trace.

What it will not do

—Only covers listings that are currently active; an ended or removed listing won't resolve.
—Reflects what the seller entered, which isn't independently verified by eBay or by NeuralVerge.
—A single listing's price and stock can change between the moment you request it and the moment you read the result.

FAQ

Questions, answered

Item returns one specific active listing from one seller. Product returns eBay's catalog record — the shared brand/model entry that many listings can belong to.

Related sources

eBay product

The eBay catalog record a listing belongs to: brand, model, rating and price range.

eBay item search

Search active eBay listings by keyword, condition, price and category.

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