MercadoLibre Mexico product data API

The ShopAPIS MercadoLibre Mexico product data API returns price, available quantity, seller reputation tiers, ratings, review count, variant attributes, free-shipping flags and the full category tree for any MercadoLibre item ID (MLM…) — as clean JSON. Because MercadoLibre publishes a genuinely open developer REST API, much of this data is sourced through official endpoints — the cheapest and most reliable data path of any major North American marketplace.

MercadoLibre is the dominant marketplace in Mexico and pan-LatAm. The MELI group reported ~$19.9B GMV in Q4 2025, 218M active users and 550M items listed per quarter (MELI 8-K), with Mexico making up roughly a quarter of the group. In Mexico it shares a duopoly with Amazon (~57% vs ~63% user preference, 2025).

Why MercadoLibre data is uniquely accessible

MercadoLibre is the rare major marketplace with an open developer API. Its developer REST API  exposes products, stock, prices, categories and orders without seller gating for read access, so ShopAPIS can pull structured fields directly rather than scraping — lower cost, higher reliability and fewer anti-bot headaches. Where pages render data the API does not cover, parse difficulty is only medium (Cloudflare-class). A single integration also extends across MercadoLibre’s other LatAm sites (AR/BR/CL/CO).

Data fields returned

• Identifiers — MercadoLibre item ID (MLM…), seller SKU, GTIN, catalog product ID.
• Pricing — current price, original price, currency (MXN), installment options.
• Availability — available quantity, sold quantity, condition (new/used).
• Seller reputation — reputation color tier, “MercadoLíder” status, seller location.
• Ratings — average rating, review count, review samples.
• Variants — attribute combinations (color/size) with per-variant price and stock.
• Shipping — MercadoEnvíos free-shipping flag, full/flex fulfillment.
• Taxonomy — full category tree path, attributes/specifications.
• Media — image gallery URLs, listing visits where exposed.

Sample response

{
  "platform": "mercadolibre",
  "marketplace": "mercadolibre.com.mx",
  "item_id": "MLM1234567890",
  "title": "Smart TV Samsung 55\" Crystal UHD 4K",
  "brand": "Samsung",
  "condition": "new",
  "price": { "amount": 8999.00, "currency": "MXN", "original_price": 11999.00 },
  "installments": { "quantity": 12, "amount": 749.92, "rate": 0 },
  "available_quantity": 38,
  "sold_quantity": 1240,
  "seller": {
    "nickname": "ELECTRONICA_MX",
    "reputation": "green",
    "mercado_lider": "gold",
    "location": "Ciudad de México"
  },
  "rating": 4.7,
  "review_count": 3120,
  "variant": { "color": "Negro", "screen_size": "55 pulgadas" },
  "shipping": { "free_shipping": true, "logistic_type": "fulfillment" },
  "gtin": "8806094782134",
  "category_path": ["Electrónica, Audio y Video", "Televisores", "Smart TV"],
  "images": ["https://http2.mlstatic.com/samsung-crystal-uhd.jpg"],
  "scraped_at": "2026-06-05T12:03:00Z"
}

Markets & domains covered

• Mexico — mercadolibre.com.mx (MXN), core market.
• Pan-LatAm (via the same integration) — mercadolibre.com.ar, mercadolivre.com.br, mercadolibre.cl, mercadolibre.com.co.

One integration scales across the MELI group’s LatAm sites.

Use cases

• Mexico & LatAm price monitoring — track competitor pricing and installment offers. Feeds price monitoring.
• Seller reputation intelligence — benchmark rivals by reputation tier and sold volume. See competitive intelligence.
• Stock & velocity tracking — use available/sold quantity as a demand signal. See inventory tracking.
• Catalog enrichment — pull category, attributes and images for LatAm listings. See catalog enrichment.

Related

Stats from ShopAPIS market research, June 2026 (@plans/plan2-research/reports/north-america.md); sources: MercadoLibre 8-K FY2025, Mexico Business News 2025. Open API confirmed via the MercadoLibre developer docs .