eBay APIs support a large number of applications and serve billions of API calls every month. To maintain a high level of availability and provide superior quality of service, eBay limits the API call usage. The limits on the total calls and the rate at which the calls can be made depend on the API.

Our default API call limits are designed for individuals and smaller businesses. If your volume increases, you can get higher limits after completing our Application Growth Check.

After you join the eBay Developers Program and get your application keyset, you can start using eBay APIs immediately. The default call limits on the eBay APIs allow you to test and explore the API capabilities. Many applications are able to perform all capabilities using the default limits. If you need higher call limits, you can complete our Application Growth Check, to verify that your application is adhering to eBay's API License Agreement, and that you've made the most efficient use of the APIs you've implemented.

The following table provides the default API call limit rates for individuals and smaller businesses.

Functional Group	API Name	Default Call Limits
App Settings & Insight	Analytics APIs	5,000 API calls per day
Communication	Notification	10,000 API calls per day
Inventory Discovery and Refresh	Browse API*	All methods except getItems: 5000 API calls per day
		getItems: 5000 API calls per day
	Feed Beta API*	item, item_group, item_priority resources: 10,000 API calls per day
		item_snapshot resource: 75,000 API calls per day
	Feed v1 API*	75,000 API calls per day
Listing Management	Media	image resource: 1,000,000 API calls per day POST rate user level limit: 50 requests per 5 seconds
		video resource: 5,000 API calls per day POST rate user level limit: 50 requests per 5 seconds
		document resource: 1,000,000 API calls per day POST rate user level limit: 50 requests per 5 seconds
Marketing and Discounts	Deal API*	5,000 API calls per day
	Marketing API*	5,000 API calls per day
	Merchandising API	5,000 API calls per day
Marketplace Metadata	Catalog†	10,000 API calls per day
	Charity	5,000 API calls per day
	Taxonomy	5,000 API calls per day
Offers and Leads	Offer API*	5,000 API calls per day
Order Management	Order v1 API*	5,000 API calls per day
	Order v2 API*	5,000 API calls per day
	Post-Order API	Each resource within the Post-Order API has its own separate call limit: Cancellation: 5,000 API calls per day Case Management: 5,000 API calls per day Inquiry: 5,000 API calls per day Return: 5,000 API calls per day
Other APIs	Business Policies API (deprecated)	5,000 API calls per day
	Identity†	5,000 API calls per day
	Product API	5,000 API calls per day
	Product Metadata API	5,000 API calls per day
	Trading API	5,000 API calls per day
	Translation (beta)	5,000 API calls per day

* Buy APIs require an additional license. See the API documentation for details.

^† Additional user restrictions apply. See the API documentation for details.

For OAuth token call limit details, see Access token rate limits and best practices.