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.
Our default API call limits are designed for individuals and smaller businesses. If your volume increases, you can get higher limits after completing our Application Growth Check.
After you join the eBay Developers Program and get your application keyset, you can start using eBay APIs immediately. The default call limits on the eBay APIs allow you to test and explore the API capabilities. Many applications are able to perform all capabilities using the default limits. If you need higher call limits, you can complete our Application Growth Check, to verify that your application is adhering to eBay's API License Agreement, and that you've made the most efficient use of the APIs you've implemented.
The following table provides the default API call limit rates for individuals and smaller businesses.
| API Category | API Name | Default Call Limits |
|---|---|---|
| Sell APIs | Account API | 25,000 API calls per day |
| Analytics API | customer_service_metric resource: 400 API calls per day | |
| seller_standards_profile, traffic_report resources: 100 API calls per day | ||
| Compliance API | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Feed API | 100,000 API calls per day | |
| Finances API | 15,000 API calls per day | |
| Fulfillment API | Order resource (all methods): 100,000 API calls per day | |
| getPaymentDispute method: 250,000 API calls per day | ||
| getPaymentDisputeSummaries method: 250,000 API calls per day | ||
| Payment_dispute resource (all other methods): 250,000 API calls per day (combined limit for all methods) | ||
| Inventory API | 2 Million API calls per day | |
| Logistics API | 2.5 Million API calls per day | |
| Marketing Promotion API | 10,000 API calls per day | |
| Marketing Ads API | 10,000 API calls per day | |
| Metadata API | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Negotiation API | 1 Million API calls per day | |
| Recommendation API | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Reputation API | 500 API calls per day | |
| Buy APIs | Browse API* | 5,000 API calls per day |
| Deal API* | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Feed Beta API* | item, item_group, item_priority resources: 10,000 API calls per day | |
| item_snapshot resource: 75,000 API calls per day | ||
| Feed V1 API* | 75,000 API calls per day | |
| Marketing API* | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Marketplace Insights API* | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Offer API* | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Order API* | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Commerce APIs | Catalog† | 10,000 API calls per day |
| Charity | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Identity† | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Media | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Notification | 10,000 API calls per day | |
| Taxonomy | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Translation (beta) | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Developer APIs | Analytics APIs | 5,000 API calls per day |
| Traditional Searching APIs | Finding API | 5,000 API calls per day |
| Traditional Shopping/Buying APIs | Shopping API | 5,000 API calls per day |
| Merchandising API | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Traditional Selling APIs | Trading API | 5,000 API calls per day |
| Business Policies API (deprecated) |
5,000 API calls per day | |
| Product API | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Product Metadata API | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| Listing Recommendation API | 5,000 API calls per day | |
| After Sale APIs | Post-Order API | Each resource within the Post-Order API has its own separate call limit:
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* 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.