Trade Me API

Search Trade Me and pull marketplace, motors and property listings as JSON, with no app approval or OAuth.

The API.SH Trade Me API turns public Trade Me pages into structured JSON. Search the New Zealand marketplace with category, region, condition, price and buy-now filters, open one listing with bids, reserve, views, watchers, photos, shipping and public questions, and search Trade Me Motors and Trade Me Property with their full filter sets. Private sellers' names and contact details are never returned.

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4 endpoints
from $1 / 1,000 calls
1,000 free credits / month
failed calls free

Search Trade Me listings

GET https://api.api.sh/trademe/v1/search

{ "success": true }

1 credit · $1 per 1,000 calls

What you can build with the Trade Me API

Marketplace price research

Search a product by keyword, category and condition and compare buy-now prices, start prices, bids and reserve state.

/search /listing

Used car market data

Search Motors by make, model, year, odometer, fuel type, region and seller type to track prices and stock across New Zealand.

/motors

Property listings for sale and rent

Pull property listings by region, district, suburb, bedrooms, price and land area, then open one for agency, agents, open homes and nearby recent sales.

/property

Competitor and store monitoring

Follow a business seller's listings with the member id filter and read their store name and feedback on each listing.

/search /listing

Listing demand signals

Read views, watchers, bids and public questions on a listing to see how much interest an item or category gets.

/listing

Trade Me data you get

Field names from real responses. Numbers come parsed, URLs absolute, dates in ISO 8601.

Trade Me API endpoints and prices

Every Trade Me endpoint costs 1 credit per call: credits are $1 per 1,000 on a monthly plan, $2 pay-as-you-go. Pricing

Search and discovery1

Search Trade Me listings

/trademe/v1/search

$1 · $2 PAYG

1 credit

Products, listings and places2

Trade Me listing details /trademe/v1/listing	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit
Trade Me property /trademe/v1/property	$1 · $2 PAYG 1 credit

More data1

Trade Me motors

/trademe/v1/motors

$1 · $2 PAYG

1 credit

Call the Trade Me API

Search Trade Me listings: GET https://api.api.sh/trademe/v1/search

curl "https://api.api.sh/trademe/v1/search?q=bike" \
  -H "x-api-key: $APISH_KEY"

import os, requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.api.sh/trademe/v1/search",
    params={"q": "bike"},
    headers={"x-api-key": os.environ["APISH_KEY"]},
    timeout=120,
)
res.raise_for_status()
data = res.json()

const url = new URL("https://api.api.sh/trademe/v1/search");
url.searchParams.set("q", "bike");

const res = await fetch(url, { headers: { "x-api-key": process.env.APISH_KEY } });
if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);
const data = await res.json();

# Google Sheets (API.SH add-on)
=APISH("/trademe/v1/search", "q", "bike")

# Zapier, Make, n8n (verified node): pick the API.SH app,
# choose "Trade Me" and "Search Trade Me listings".

# AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor): add the
# API.SH MCP server https://api.sh/mcp

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Create an API keyOne key works for all 482 platforms.
Send the requestJSON back in one call. Add output=csv or output=ndjson for files.

Why API.SH for Trade Me data

Public data only: no Trade Me login, cookies or account needed
One key and one response shape for Trade Me and 481 other platforms
Built and maintained by API.SH, not third-party publishers
Pay per call; errors on our side cost nothing
Live status for every endpoint

API.SH vs the official Trade Me API

Trade Me has an official developer API (developer.trademe.co.nz), but you register an application, use OAuth tokens and wait for approval, and developers describe the sandbox as buggy. API.SH needs no Trade Me app or login and returns public marketplace, motors and property listings in one JSON format.

Skip the Trade Me app approval or a custom scraper: API.SH gives you one key, fixed pricing per call and the same response shape you use for other marketplaces.

Trade Me API questions

What Trade Me data can I get?+

Marketplace search (/trademe/v1/search), one listing with bids, reserve, views, watchers, photos, shipping and Q&A (/trademe/v1/listing), Trade Me Motors vehicle search and details (/trademe/v1/motors) and Trade Me Property for sale or rent (/trademe/v1/property).

How much does the Trade Me API cost?+

Every Trade Me endpoint costs 1 credit per call. On a monthly plan 1,000 credits cost $1 (Starter is $50/month for 50,000 credits). Pay-as-you-go is $2 per 1,000 credits, with top-ups from $15 that never expire.

Is there a free trial?+

Yes. Every account gets 1,000 free credits every month. That is 1,000 calls to /trademe/v1/listing at 1 credit each.

Is there an official Trade Me API?+

Yes. Trade Me runs a developer API that needs a registered application, OAuth and approval, and its sandbox is separate from live data. API.SH is an alternative for reading public listings without that setup.

Do I need a Trade Me account or login?+

No. API.SH reads public Trade Me pages only. No endpoint uses a login, cookies or anyone's account, and private sellers' names, phones and emails are never returned.

Can I get Trade Me property and motors data?+

Yes. /trademe/v1/property covers homes for sale or rent with bedroom, bathroom, price, floor and land area filters, and /trademe/v1/motors covers vehicles with make, model, year, odometer, fuel, transmission and price filters. Pass id or url to either for one full listing.

How does pagination work?+

Search, motors and property results take page and limit. Pass the next page number to keep going.

How do I get started?+

1. Sign up at api.sh. 2. Copy your API key. 3. Call /trademe/v1/search with q=bike. Docs and request examples are at https://api.sh/docs. You can also use the JS or Python SDK, Google Sheets, Zapier, Make, n8n or the MCP server at https://api.sh/mcp.