# Does eBay allow AI agents?

- Domain: ebay.com
- Status: **partial** (Partial access)
- Evidence: brand_statement
- Recommended action: proceed_with_caution
- Last checked: 2026-11-03
- JSON: https://agentsallowed.io/api/v1/domains/ebay.com.json

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.

## Advice for agents
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
- None found.

## 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

## Sources
- eBay, 2026-11-03: [User Agreement](https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/member-behaviour-policies/user-agreement?id=4259)
- eBay, 2026-11-03: [robots.txt (Robots & Agent Policy)](https://www.ebay.com/robots.txt)
- TechCrunch, 2026-10-06: [The next hurdle for AI agents: getting websites to let them in](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/the-next-hurdle-for-ai-agents-getting-websites-to-let-them-in/)