Integration

eBay Browse integration

Search and read public eBay listings with the eBay Browse API, and look up eBay categories with the Commerce Taxonomy API. Search items by keyword, category, GTIN or eBay product ID with price, condition and buying-option filters; read an item's full details (price, shipping, seller, returns, aspects) by its RESTful or legacy id; list the variations of a multi-variation listing; check whether a vehicle part fits a given car, truck or motorcycle; and find category trees, suggested categories for a phrase, category subtrees, the item aspects of a leaf category, vehicle compatibility properties and expired-category mappings. Bulk item retrieval (Limited Release), image search (base64 body), the full category tree download and the gzipped all-aspects file are not included. Authentication is OAuth 2.0 client credentials: the App ID (client id) and Cert ID (client secret) of an eBay production keyset are exchanged for an application access token with the public-data scope.

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When this happens, do that in eBay Browse.Built from the 12 eBay Browse tools below, on the connection you add once.

What you can do with eBay Browse

Each of these is one operation on one endpoint, available both as a workflow step and as a tool an AI agent can call on its own. Nothing bundles several operations into one action, so what a run did stays readable afterwards.

Most endpoints run on the free plan. A few, mainly the ones that publish on your behalf, need a paid plan.

Check compatibility, 1 operation

check_item_compatibilityCheck item compatibilityPOSTChecks whether a part or accessory listing fits a specific car, truck or motorcycle, described by name/value pairs (Year, Make, Model, Trim, Engine). Answers COMPATIBLE, NOT_COMPATIBLE or UNDETERMINED in compatibilityStatus.

Get category subtree, 1 operation

get_category_subtreeGet category subtreeGETThis call retrieves the details of all nodes of the category tree hierarchy (the subtree) below a specified category of a category tree.

Get category suggestion, 1 operation

get_category_suggestionsGet category suggestionsGETSuggests the leaf categories of a category tree that best match a phrase describing an item, each with its localized name and its ancestor categories up to the root.

Get compatibility propertie, 1 operation

get_compatibility_propertiesGet compatibility propertiesGETThis call retrieves the compatible vehicle aspects that are used to define a motor vehicle that is compatible with a motor vehicle part or accessory.

Get compatibility property value, 1 operation

get_compatibility_property_valuesGet compatibility property valuesGETThis call retrieves applicable compatible vehicle property values based on the specified eBay marketplace, specified eBay category, and filters used in the request.

Get default category tree id, 1 operation

get_default_category_tree_idGet default category tree idGETReturns the id and version of the default category tree of an eBay marketplace. The categoryTreeId it returns is the category_tree_id every other category tool takes.

Get expired categorie, 1 operation

get_expired_categoriesGet expired categoriesGETThis method retrieves the mappings of expired leaf categories in the specified category tree to their corresponding active leaf categories.

Get item aspects for category, 1 operation

get_item_aspects_for_categoryGet item aspects for categoryGETThis call returns a list of aspects that are appropriate or necessary for accurately describing items in the specified leaf category.

Get item by legacy id, 1 operation

get_item_by_legacy_idGet item by legacy idGETReturns the full details of a listing from its legacy numeric item id (the id used by eBay's legacy APIs), including the RESTful itemId that get_item and the other tools accept.

Get items by item group, 1 operation

get_items_by_item_groupGet items by item groupGETReturns every variation (color, size, capacity...) of a multi-variation listing: items holds each variation's details, and commonDescriptions holds descriptions shared by several variations once.

Item, 1 operation

get_itemGet itemGETReturns the full details of one listing by its RESTful item id: title, description, price, condition, all item aspects, images, seller and feedback, shipping options and costs, estimated delivery, return terms and listing dates.

Search, 1 operation

search_itemsSearch itemsGETSearches eBay listings by keyword, category, GTIN or eBay product id (ePID), with filters on price, condition, buying option, seller and more, and returns item summaries (itemId, title, price, condition, image, seller, itemWebUrl) with paging fields.

Use eBay Browse from Claude Code, Cursor or Codex

Connect eBay Browse in LiveContext, create an API key in Settings, then add the LiveContext MCP server to your client. Its eBay Browse operations become tools the client can call, next to every other integration you connected.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http livecontext https://livecontext.ai/mcp --header "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

Codex (~/.codex/config.toml)

[mcp_servers.livecontext]
url = "https://livecontext.ai/mcp"

[mcp_servers.livecontext.http_headers]
"X-API-Key" = "YOUR_API_KEY"

Cursor, Claude Desktop and other JSON configs

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "livecontext": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://livecontext.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
      }
    }
  }
}

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How to connect eBay Browse

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Connect eBay Browse once
Add your eBay Browse connection in Settings. Every tool from this integration reuses it, and secrets are encrypted at rest and visible only to you.
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The workflow builds itself in front of you and picks the endpoints it needs. Drag the steps yourself on the canvas whenever you would rather be explicit.

eBay Browse integration FAQ

What can you do with the eBay Browse integration?

LiveContext exposes 12 operations on eBay Browse, covering check compatibility, get category subtree, get category suggestion and get compatibility propertie.