eBay | Operate As Docs

Website: ebay.com
Connects by: Signing in with eBay
Category: Online stores
Services: 1
Tools: Pass-through only

Service	Key	Base URL
eBay	`ebay`	`https://api.ebay.com`

Connecting

Your client presses Connect on their link and approves on eBay's own screen. Operate As never sees their password.

Check they're connected

curl https://api.operate.as/v1/me/clients \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPERATE_AS_API_KEY"

curl https://api.operate.as/v1/me/clients \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPERATE_AS_API_KEY"

Response

[
  {
    "id": "6f1c2a7e-...",
    "name": "Miller Dental",
    "services": [
      "ebay"
    ]
  }
]

[  {    "id": "6f1c2a7e-...",    "name": "Miller Dental",    "services": [      "ebay"    ]  }]

Permissions

What the client reads	Permission it asks for
See and change your listings and inventory	`https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.inventory`
See and fulfil your orders	`https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.fulfillment`
See your selling account settings	`https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.account`

Pass-through

eBay has no ready-made tools yet. Call any endpoint of its API through Operate As instead, with the client's access attached.

Add the client

In Clients, add your client and select eBay. Then send them their link.

Your client connects

They sign in with eBay and approve.

Find the endpoint

Pick the call from eBay's own API docs. Your path is everything after https://api.ebay.com.

Send it through Operate As

Use the client's ID, the service key ebay and that path. Your Operate As key goes in Authorization; the client's access is added for you.

See Pass-through requests for the full request and response format.

Call any endpoint

curl "https://api.operate.as/v1/clients/6f1c2a7e-.../ebay/sell/account/v1/privilege" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPERATE_AS_API_KEY"

curl "https://api.operate.as/v1/clients/6f1c2a7e-.../ebay/sell/account/v1/privilege" \  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OPERATE_AS_API_KEY"

Response

{
  "status": 200,
  "data": {
    "…": "the service's own response"
  },
  "encoding": "json"
}

{  "status": 200,  "data": {    "…": "the service's own response"  },  "encoding": "json"}

When access ends

Operate As renews the sign-in before it runs out and checks it daily. If eBay refuses to renew it, the service shows Expired, you're alerted, and your client reconnects from the same link.

See Keeping access alive and Removing access.

Calls answer

HTTP/1.1 409 Conflict
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "detail": "Miller Dental's eBay access ended. Send them their link to reconnect."
}

HTTP/1.1 409 ConflictContent-Type: application/json{  "detail": "Miller Dental's eBay access ended. Send them their link to reconnect."}

Your webhook receives

{
  "id": "evt_3f9a1c…",
  "type": "connection.expired",
  "createdAt": "2026-10-16T08:00:00+00:00",
  "data": {
    "clientId": "6f1c2a7e-...",
    "clientName": "Miller Dental",
    "provider": "ebay",
    "services": [
      "ebay"
    ],
    "reconnectUrl": "https://…"
  }
}

{  "id": "evt_3f9a1c…",  "type": "connection.expired",  "createdAt": "2026-10-16T08:00:00+00:00",  "data": {    "clientId": "6f1c2a7e-...",    "clientName": "Miller Dental",    "provider": "ebay",    "services": [      "ebay"    ],    "reconnectUrl": "https://…"  }}