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eBay vs Flipkart Marketplace

eBay

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 Marketplace

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.

eBayFlipkart Marketplace
AuthenticationOAuthOAuth
Pricingfreefree
FormatsJSON, XMLJSON
CORSnoyes
HTTPSYesYes

Flipkart Marketplace supports CORS, while eBay doesn't — pick Flipkart Marketplace for direct browser calls.

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