eBay Motors Data Parser & API

eBay Motors is one of the world’s largest vehicle marketplaces — ~11M car shoppers a month across 190+ markets — and uniquely among car platforms it has an official public API; Carapis extracts its full listing data, including structured item specifics (VIN, mileage, trim, options) and bid history, through one unified REST API. This rare API access plus eBay’s vast cross-border long-tail and the world’s largest parts catalog make it a high-value source delivered through Carapis’s single consistent endpoint.

What is eBay Motors?

eBay Motors is the automotive vertical of eBay, covering used, new, classic and private vehicles plus motorcycles and the world’s largest auto-parts catalog. eBay sees ~700M total visits/mo, with ~11M car shoppers/mo, and Motors listings are part of eBay’s ~2.5B live listings across 190+ markets. Critically, eBay offers an official public API — rare among car marketplaces — exposing structured item specifics such as VIN, mileage, trim and options.

Market Position

eBay Motors reaches ~11M car shoppers/mo and recorded ~$10B+ in vehicle GMV (2024), within eBay’s ~700M monthly visits and 2.5B live listings (Chargeflow; SimilarWeb). Its standout feature is the official eBay API — most car platforms have none — which makes structured item data and bid history accessible in a way salvage and portal sites are not. eBay’s 190+ market footprint also gives it a deep cross-border long-tail, valuable for sourcing rare vehicles and parts internationally. Carapis normalizes eBay Motors into the same schema as every other platform so it reads as one product.

Data Fields Available

Carapis extracts a complete structured record from each eBay Motors listing:

• Vehicle identity — make, model, trim, model year, VIN (the standout item-specific)
• Condition — mileage, condition grade, factory options
• Pricing — listed/Buy-It-Now price plus bid history for auction-format lots
• Specification — structured item specifics (eBay’s normalized attribute set)
• Listing context — seller type, location, photo gallery

The combination of structured item specifics (VIN, mileage, trim, options) and bid history — exposed via an official API — is what makes eBay Motors uniquely accessible and rich among car marketplaces, delivered as consistent structured fields.

API Quick Start

import requests
 
resp = requests.get(
    "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings",
    params={"source": "ebay-motors", "limit": 20},
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {API_KEY}"},
)
for car in resp.json()["results"]:
    print(car["make"], car["model"], car["year"], car["price"])

const res = await fetch(
  "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=ebay-motors&limit=20",
  { headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.CARAPIS_API_KEY}` } },
);
const { results } = await res.json();

curl "https://api.carapis.com/v2/listings?source=ebay-motors&limit=20" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $CARAPIS_API_KEY"

Get an API key at my.carapis.com  and see the full API reference. Pricing is on the pricing page.

Use Cases

• Import / export — eBay’s 190+ market reach and VIN/item-specifics data help source and vet vehicles cross-border. See import & export.
• Pricing intelligence — bid history and Buy-It-Now prices power valuation and demand models for dealers.
• Market research — track long-tail vehicle and parts supply and pricing globally. See market research.

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