eBay has blocked third-party AI agents on its platform

The marketplace eBay has restricted access for autonomous AI agents to its pages. The ban affects automated browsing systems, including the Muse tool from Meta.

Users note that AI agents can no longer collect product information or create personalized selections, as was previously done for monitoring the collectible watch market. The restriction affects automated scripts that scan the site's structure in real time.

Implementing such protective measures complicates the development of agentic applications for retail and e-commerce, forcing developers to seek workarounds for integration with third-party catalogs.