Carl Myers

API Access Request

Carl Myers' Etsy Selling

I have been getting in to electronics repair recently, having fully restored multiple NES, SNES, Game Gear, and Genesis consoles. I’ve found the best way to share these with collectors and enthusiasts is to sell them on the internet, and after successfully selling on ebay for a bit, I think Etsy is a better match for my wares. However, it is important to me that each listing be individualized. I don’t want people to just buy “an NES”, I want them to buy the exact NES in the picture, with scratches or a modern shell replacement or a custom RGB mod and all. I want customers to know exactly what they are getting.

This means I need to make a listing for each item. I don’t want to do that by clicking around in a browser, I want to use a local tool I can run which will collect the pictures, use AI to write and edit a description, and also be able to link and cross-promote automatically between my other etsy listings. I also want to be able to manage inventory for my few items that are “bulk” (i.e. the hand-made power adapters or RGB mod boards I create) so customers know accurately how many are available.

APIs I would need access to

  • Core listing management:
    • listings_r — read listings
    • listings_w — create, update, delete listings
    • listings_d — delete listings (sometimes separate)
  • Inventory & variations:
    • inventory_r — read inventory/stock levels
    • inventory_w — update inventory, SKUs, variations
  • Images:
    • listings_r + listings_w cover listing images
  • Orders & transactions:
    • transactions_r — view orders/sales/receipts
    • transactions_w — update order status (if available)
  • Shop info:
    • shops_r — read shop details, sections
    • shops_w — update shop sections (useful for cross-promotion)
  • Other:
    • profile_r — basic account info
    • address_r — shipping addresses
    • shipping_r / shipping_w — shipping profiles/templates

Features I wish to utilize

  • Create a listing
  • Edit a listing
  • Activate/deactivate a listing
  • See account orders / order history for my account
  • Manage inventory levels for bulk items
  • Cross-promote between my other listings in descriptions
  • Upload and manage listing images

I understand that I am not to scrape other listings and I will respect your rate limits. This is not a SaaS product but for personal use only.