Overview
Mercado Libre is the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, and its API gives developers access to product listings, pricing, seller data, and order management across 18 countries. You can search millions of products, retrieve detailed item information, and build integrations for sellers operating on the platform. It is a key API for anyone building e-commerce tools targeting markets in Brazil, Argentina, Mexico, and the rest of Latin America.
Beginner Tip
Mercado Libre public search and item endpoints work without authentication, so you can explore the API immediately. Try fetching items with a GET request to the search endpoint using a keyword to see real marketplace data before setting up OAuth for seller operations.
Available Data
The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.
Example Response
Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.
{
"status": "success",
"data": {
"result": "Data from Mercadolibre",
"description": "Manage sales, ads, products, services and Shops",
"timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
}
} Field Reference
id Unique Mercado Libre item identifier used to retrieve full product details title Product listing title as shown on the marketplace price Current price of the item in the local currency of the site currency_id ISO 4217 currency code for the listing price (e.g., ARS, BRL, MXN) available_quantity Number of units currently available for purchase condition Item condition, either "new" or "used" Implementation Example
Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.
const url = "https://api.mercadolibre.com/sites/MLA/search?q=laptop&limit=5";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
headers: {
"X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
}
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); What Can You Build?
Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.
Common Errors & Troubleshooting
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Metadata Score Breakdown
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