# eBay Autocomplete

Search suggestions for a partial query, exactly as eBay renders them in its search box. Returns up to 10 suggestions plus category suggestions with their eBay category ids. An empty suggestion list for a nonsense query is a valid empty and stays billable.

- **Documentation:** [https://scrappa.co/docs/ebay-api/ebay_autocomplete](https://scrappa.co/docs/ebay-api/ebay_autocomplete)
- **API group:** eBay API
- **Endpoint:** `GET https://scrappa.co/api/ebay/autocomplete`

## Authentication

Send your Scrappa API key in the `X-API-KEY` request header. Paid endpoints also support accountless x402 payments when called without an API key.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `q` | string | Yes | Partial search query, e.g. coffee. |

## Example request

```bash
#!/bin/bash

curl -X GET \
    -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
    "https://scrappa.co/api/ebay/autocomplete?q=coffee"
```

## Example response

```json
{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "query": "coffee",
        "suggestions": [
            "coffee maker",
            "coffee table",
            "coffee grinder",
            "coffee mugs",
            "coffee pods",
            "coffee machine",
            "coffee beans",
            "coffee percolator",
            "coffee tin",
            "coffee roaster"
        ],
        "categories": [
            {
                "id": 20625,
                "name": "Kitchen, Dining & Bar Supplies"
            },
            {
                "id": 13905,
                "name": "Kitchen & Home Collectibles"
            }
        ]
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint_family": "autocomplete"
    }
}
```

## Errors

| Status | Error | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
|  | A public parameter is invalid. This response is not billable. |  |
|  | eBay did not return usable data for this request. This response is not billable. |  |

## More Scrappa resources

- [API documentation](https://scrappa.co/docs)
- [Full LLM-readable API reference](https://scrappa.co/llms-full.txt)
- [OpenAPI specification](https://scrappa.co/docs/api.json)
- [Pricing](https://scrappa.co/pricing)