Bubble.io and eBay API integration: Step-by-Step Guide 2024

Step 1: Create an eBay Developer Account

Before you can start integrating the eBay API into Bubble.io, you must first create an eBay developer account:

• Go to the eBay Developers Program website.
• Click on Register, it's on the upper right corner of the webpage.
• Fill in your details such as email, username, password.
• You'll receive a validation email. Check your inbox and click on the link to validate your account.

Step 2: Create an Application on eBay Developers Program

After signing in, you will need to create a new application to generate API credentials.

• Click Create a App on the My Apps section.
• Fill in the required details about your application, such as the name, description and environment type.
• Click the Create App button.
• Once the App has been created, eBay will generate your App ID, Cert ID, and Dev ID. These keys are what you'll use to integrate the eBay API on Bubble.io.

Step 3: Create an account on Bubble.io

To integrate eBay API, you'll first need a Bubble.io account.

• Go to the Bubble.io website.
• Click on the Get Started button on the upper right corner of the webpage.
• You can sign up either with your Google account or by providing your email and setting a password.

Step 4: Create a new app on Bubble.io

After signing in, you'll need to create a new app.

• Click on the New app button on your Bubble dashboard.
• Fill in the name of your app and choose a plan (you can choose a free plan if you're new to Bubble).
• After setting up your new app, you'll be redirected to the app editor.

Step 5: Install the API Connector plugin

Bubble.io has a built-in API connector that we will use to integrate the eBay API.

• Go to the Plugins tab on the left sidebar of the app editor.
• Click on Add plugins.
• In the search bar, look for API Connector and install it.

Step 6: Set up the API Connector

In this step we're going to set up the API Connector to use the eBay API.

• Go to the Plugins tab on the left sidebar of the app editor.
• You'll see the API Connector plugin, click on Add another API.
• A dialog will appear, give it an identifiable name like "eBay API".

Step 7: Configure the eBay API

Inside the API configuration, we're going to set up the authentication and endpoints for the eBay API.

• Under the Authentication section, choose Self-handled or none.
• For Base URL, use "https://api.ebay.com/". This is the base url for the eBay API.
• Click on Add another call.
• Configure the GET call. For instance, to search for items listed on eBay, use the endpoint "/buy/browse/v1/item_summary/search".
• Fill in the header parameters. These should include:
  • Authorization: "Bearer YOUR_EBAY_USER_TOKEN"
  • Content-Type: "application/json"
• Under Query Parameters, add the needed parameters for the request. Using the search endpoint, you should at least include the "q" parameter which is the keyword of your search.
• Click on Initialize call to test the API call.
• After a successful call, Bubble.io will automatically detect and display the structure of the data.

Step 8: Save the API Configuration

After configurations and testing, click on Save to save the API configuration.

Step 9: Utilize the eBay API

After setting up the eBay API, you can use it across your Bubble.io app. On the page editor of any page:

• Go to the page editor, click to add an element, and navigate to Visual elements.
• Drag and drop a Text box into the webpage.
• Click on the text box and navigate to the Data source.
• Click on Insert Dynamic Data > Get data from an External API > eBay API - The name of your API Call.
• The data from the eBay API will now display in the text box.

Now you've successfully integrated the eBay API with Bubble.io! From here, you can experiment with inserting more dynamic data from the eBay API into your Bubble.io app. For example, you can display products returned from the search endpoint in a repeated group or utilize other eBay API endpoints. Remember to refer back to the eBay API documentation for more details and capabilities.