The eBay API platform offers an unprecedented number of opportunities to build a new eBay business or expand your current business, reach new customers, and create a potential new stream of revenue.

While there are numerous ways to make money on the eBay API platform, there are two main ways to build your application to connect to eBay:

  1. Embedded on eBay - Embed your application directly within Selling Manager & Selling Manager Pro on eBay.com with Selling Manager Applications (SM Apps)
  2. eBay Anywhere - With our suite of Web Services, you can reproduce almost any eBay feature and retrieve almost any kind of data to extend the eBay experience – online or off. Build a new application or integrate the eBay API platform with your existing Web, desktop or mobile application. It's that easy!

Once you've decided which kind of application you would like to build, ensure you take advantage of all the benefits the Developers Program has to offer by Passing the Compatible Application Check.