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 Author: tprahm View Messages Posted By tprahm
 Posted: Feb 20, 2024 17:17
 Subject: Request for Detailed Inventory Listings from
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tprahm (2)

Location:  USA, Nevada
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Dec 5, 2023 Contact Member Seller
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Store Closed Store: Mosaibrick
Hello BrickLink Community,

I am reaching out to gather some information regarding API access for consumers.
I understand that the API is typically a feature reserved for sellers, but I
was wondering if there is a way for consumers to also gain API access? My goal
is to query different shops and get all available details for each piece that
is available for sale.

If direct API access is not available for consumers, could anyone advise if there
is an alternative method or tool within BrickLink that allows viewing of comprehensive
inventories across all stores?

I'm looking to explore the full range of available pieces on the platform
and any guidance on how to achieve this would be greatly appreciated. I am sure
that both new and veteran members could benefit from the shared knowledge on
this topic.

Thank you in advance for your help and insights!

Best regards,
Tyler
 Author: Nubs_Select View Messages Posted By Nubs_Select
 Posted: Feb 20, 2024 17:26
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Nubs_Select (3761)

Location:  Canada, Ontario
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you can open a store to get the API stuff and just simply keep your store closed
and never sell.
 Author: yorbrick View Messages Posted By yorbrick
 Posted: Feb 21, 2024 03:26
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In Searching, tprahm writes:
  Hello BrickLink Community,

I am reaching out to gather some information regarding API access for consumers.
I understand that the API is typically a feature reserved for sellers, but I
was wondering if there is a way for consumers to also gain API access? My goal
is to query different shops and get all available details for each piece that
is available for sale.

If direct API access is not available for consumers, could anyone advise if there
is an alternative method or tool within BrickLink that allows viewing of comprehensive
inventories across all stores?

I'm looking to explore the full range of available pieces on the platform
and any guidance on how to achieve this would be greatly appreciated. I am sure
that both new and veteran members could benefit from the shared knowledge on
this topic.

Thank you in advance for your help and insights!

Best regards,
Tyler

There is already the online wants list tool for buyers. A downside of making
the API available for all and anyone is that it would bring it to a halt if loads
of people were using it to harvest sales and availability data every day to do
private offline analysis without any real benefit to the site.