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eBay vs Flipkart Marketplace
eBay's REST platform — Browse, Sell, and related APIs — requires an OAuth2 client-credentials or authorization-code token, confirmed live by a standard invalid_client error from its token endpoint, and is built for server-side integration rather than in-browser calls. New developer accounts get a free daily call allowance with no published paid tier, and higher volume comes from an approval process rather than a fee.
Flipkart's Marketplace Seller API issues OAuth2 bearer tokens through either a client-credentials or an authorization-code grant, for self-access and third-party seller applications respectively. Its own documentation explicitly requires HTTPS and states plain HTTP requests are rejected, with tokens typically valid for around 60 days before they must be renewed.
| eBay | Flipkart Marketplace | |
|---|---|---|
| Authentication | OAuth | OAuth |
| Pricing | free | free |
| Formats | JSON, XML | JSON |
| CORS | no | yes |
| HTTPS | Yes | Yes |
Flipkart Marketplace supports CORS, while eBay doesn't — pick Flipkart Marketplace for direct browser calls.