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  "$schema": "https://agentsallowed.io/api/v1/schema/record.schema.json",
  "schema_version": "1.2.0",
  "found": true,
  "domain": "ebay.com",
  "aliases": [],
  "brand": "eBay",
  "slug": "ebay",
  "category": "marketplace",
  "status": "partial",
  "status_label": "Partial access",
  "evidence": "brand_statement",
  "recommended_action": "proceed_with_caution",
  "advice": "Some tasks may work. Prefer a listed official route; expect verification checks and hand back to the user if one appears.",
  "allowed_actions": {
    "browse": "limited",
    "shop": "no",
    "book": "not_applicable",
    "login": "limited"
  },
  "official_routes": [],
  "agents_affected": [
    "Unauthorized shopping agents"
  ],
  "summary": "Agents may be able to browse eBay, but its User Agreement doesn't allow buy-for-me agents or other automated tools without eBay's permission, and its robots.txt says checkout is for human users only.",
  "observed": [
    "eBay's User Agreement doesn't allow buy-for-me agents, LLM-driven bots or ordering flows without human review, unless eBay gives permission (effective Feb 20, 2026).",
    "eBay's robots.txt Robots & Agent Policy says checkouts are for human users and points approved integrations to its official API.",
    "eBay told TechCrunch its policies restrict unauthorized agents and actions, not all third-party shopping agents."
  ],
  "last_checked": "2026-11-03",
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "User Agreement",
      "publisher": "eBay",
      "date": "2026-11-03",
      "url": "https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/user-agreement?id=4259"
    },
    {
      "title": "robots.txt (Robots & Agent Policy)",
      "publisher": "eBay",
      "date": "2026-11-03",
      "url": "https://www.ebay.com/robots.txt"
    },
    {
      "title": "The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in",
      "publisher": "TechCrunch",
      "date": "2026-10-06",
      "url": "https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/the-next-hurdle-for-ai-agents-getting-websites-to-let-them-in/"
    }
  ],
  "history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-22",
      "change": "added",
      "status": "partial",
      "note": "Initial record."
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-11-03",
      "change": "updated",
      "status": "partial",
      "note": "Added eBay's User Agreement and robots.txt; checkout is for human users only; removed a little-known secondary source (9to5AI); official terms already cover the claim."
    }
  ],
  "page_url": "https://agentsallowed.io/brands/ebay/",
  "api_url": "https://agentsallowed.io/api/v1/domains/ebay.com.json",
  "disclaimer": "Informational only, not guaranteed and not legal advice. Not affiliated with eBay. Always follow the site's own terms. See https://agentsallowed.io/disclaimer/"
}