orthogonal-sh/ebay-search

eBay Search

Search eBay for products, auctions, and deals.

When to Use

• User wants to find items on eBay
• User asks about auctions
• User wants to compare prices on eBay
• User looking for used or vintage items

How It Works

Uses the SearchAPI eBay Search engine to query eBay listings.

Usage

Basic Search

orth run searchapi /api/v1/search -q 'engine=ebay_search&q=vintage watch'

<details> <summary>curl equivalent</summary>

curl -X POST "https://api.orth.sh/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORTHOGONAL_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"api":"searchapi","path":"/api/v1/search","query":{"engine":"ebay_search","q":"vintage watch"}}'

</details>

Parameters

• engine (required) - Must be ebay_search
• q (required) - Search query
• page - Page number for pagination

Response

Top-level keys: search_metadata, search_parameters, search_information, categories, organic_results, related_searches, pagination.

search_information: total_results (integer), query_displayed, sorted_by.

Each item in organic_results array:

• position (integer) - Result rank
• item_id (string) - eBay item ID
• title (string) - Listing title
• link (string) - Listing page URL
• condition (string) - "Brand New", "Pre-Owned", "Refurbished", etc.
• price (string) - Display price (e.g., "$199.99")
• extracted_price (number) - Numeric price for comparison
• original_price / extracted_original_price - Pre-discount price (if discounted)
• shipping (string) - Shipping cost text (e.g., "Free delivery")
• extracted_shipping (number) - Numeric shipping cost
• buying_format (string) - "Buy It Now", "or Best Offer", or bid info with time left
• rating (number) - Seller rating (if available)
• reviews (integer) - Review count (if available)
• extensions (array) - Tags like brand, material, location, "Free returns", "Last one"
• thumbnail (string) - Image URL
• tag (string) - Special badges like "NEW LOW PRICE" (if applicable)

Pagination: Use page=2, page=3, etc. for more results. Response includes pagination.next URL.

Examples

User: "Find vintage watches on eBay"

orth run searchapi /api/v1/search -q 'engine=ebay_search&q=vintage watch'

User: "Search eBay for retro gaming consoles"

orth run searchapi /api/v1/search -q 'engine=ebay_search&q=retro gaming console'

User: "Find rare vinyl records"

orth run searchapi /api/v1/search -q 'engine=ebay_search&q=rare vinyl records'

Error Handling

• 400 - Invalid engine name or missing q parameter
• 401 - Invalid API key
• 429 - Rate limit — wait and retry
• Empty organic_results means no listings found — try broader terms
• Use separate -q flags if & in query string causes issues: -q 'engine=ebay_search' -q 'q=vintage watch'