# eBay Autocomplete — Zapi reference

> eBay search-box suggestions. The index is English-language.

**Base URL:** `https://api.zpi.web.id`
**Auth:** Send `x-api-key: YOUR_KEY` header on every request. Get a free key at https://zpi.web.id/dashboard/keys.
**Response envelope:** `{ status, message, content }`
**Rate limit:** 60 req/min on free tier.

**Related:**
- Detail page: https://zpi.web.id/api/autocomplete/ebay
- Endpoint catalog: https://zpi.web.id/category/autocomplete
- Concise index: https://zpi.web.id/llms.txt
- Full reference: https://zpi.web.id/llms-full.txt

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## eBay Autocomplete

**Category:** autocomplete · **Slug:** `ebay`
**Detail page:** https://zpi.web.id/api/autocomplete/ebay

eBay search-box suggestions. The index is English-language.

**Tags:** ebay, ecommerce, shopping, suggest

### Autocomplete

Product completions for a seed query.

- **Method:** `GET`
- **Endpoint:** `https://api.zpi.web.id/v1/autocomplete:ebay/autocomplete`
- **Cache TTL:** 600s

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Location | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|----------|-------------|
| `q` | string | query | yes | Seed text to complete |
| `count` | number | query | no | Cap the list. Default: everything the upstream returns |

**cURL:**
```bash
curl "https://api.zpi.web.id/v1/autocomplete:ebay/autocomplete?q=cat%20tree&count=10" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

**JavaScript / TypeScript:**
```javascript
const res = await fetch("https://api.zpi.web.id/v1/autocomplete:ebay/autocomplete?q=cat%20tree&count=10", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.ZAPI_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
```

**Python:**
```python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://api.zpi.web.id/v1/autocomplete:ebay/autocomplete?q=cat%20tree&count=10",
  headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"})
data = r.json()
```

**Example response:**
```json
{
  "count": 10,
  "items": [
    {
      "text": "cat tree tower"
    },
    {
      "text": "cat tree for large cats"
    },
    {
      "text": "cat tree tower for large cats"
    },
    {
      "text": "cat tree tower condo"
    },
    {
      "text": "cat tree tower for large cats unique"
    },
    {
      "text": "cat tree"
    },
    {
      "text": "cat tree condo for large cats"
    },
    {
      "text": "cat tree with litter box enclosure"
    }
  ],
  "query": "cat tree",
  "provider": "ebay"
}
```

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### Expand

Expand one seed into the many real queries people type — the seed with every letter, question word and preposition appended, deduplicated.

- **Method:** `GET`
- **Endpoint:** `https://api.zpi.web.id/v1/autocomplete:ebay/expand`
- **Cache TTL:** 1800s

**Parameters:**

| Name | Type | Location | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|----------|-------------|
| `q` | string | query | yes | Seed to expand |
| `modifiers` | enum(all|alphabet|questions|prepositions|digits) | query | no | Which modifier sets to append. Default all |
| `lang` | enum(id|en) | query | no | Language for the question and preposition sets. Default en |
| `count` | number | query | no | Cap the returned list. Default: every unique result found |

**cURL:**
```bash
curl "https://api.zpi.web.id/v1/autocomplete:ebay/expand?q=cat%20tree&modifiers=all&lang=en&count=200" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY"
```

**JavaScript / TypeScript:**
```javascript
const res = await fetch("https://api.zpi.web.id/v1/autocomplete:ebay/expand?q=cat%20tree&modifiers=all&lang=en&count=200", {
  headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.ZAPI_KEY }
});
const data = await res.json();
```

**Python:**
```python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://api.zpi.web.id/v1/autocomplete:ebay/expand?q=cat%20tree&modifiers=all&lang=en&count=200",
  headers={"x-api-key": "YOUR_API_KEY"})
data = r.json()
```

**Example response:**
```json
{
  "seed": "cat tree",
  "count": 117,
  "items": [
    {
      "via": "alphabet",
      "text": "cat tree with litter box enclosure"
    },
    {
      "via": "alphabet",
      "text": "cat tree with litter box"
    },
    {
      "via": "alphabet",
      "text": "cat tree with 2 wicker beds"
    },
    {
      "via": "alphabet",
      "text": "big cat tree"
    },
    {
      "via": "alphabet",
      "text": "black cat tree"
    },
    {
      "via": "alphabet",
      "text": "cat tree for big cats"
    },
    {
      "via": "alphabet",
      "text": "heavy duty cat tree"
    },
    {
      "via": "alphabet",
      "text": "door hanging cat tree"
    }
  ],
  "locale": "en",
  "provider": "ebay",
  "modifiers": "all",
  "truncated": false,
  "variantsTried": 44,
  "variantsFailed": 0
}
```

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