Does eBay allow AI agents?
Partial accessebay.com · Last checked · Evidence: brand statement
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.
What's been 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.
Agents affected
Unauthorized shopping agents
Official agent routes
No official route for agents found yet. Know of one? Tell us.
Sources
User Agreement
eBay · Nov 3, 2026
robots.txt (Robots & Agent Policy)
eBay · Nov 3, 2026
The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in
TechCrunch · Oct 6, 2026
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