Listia website screenshot

Listia

Listia is a peer-to-peer marketplace where members give away and acquire secondhand goods using an internal virtual currency ("Points") rather than cash. Launched in 2009 and backed by Andreessen Horowitz, the service lets members list unwanted items in auction-style listings, earn Points when an item sells, and spend those Points to claim items from other members — a closed-loop credit-and-reputation economy layered on a classic online-auction flow. The site reports over 10 million members, operates iOS and Android apps alongside the web marketplace, and runs adjacent programs including Listia Rewards (redeeming Points for gift cards and retail goods) and Listia Assurance (buyer and seller protection). Listia publishes no public developer program: there is no developer portal, no API documentation, no OpenAPI or other machine-readable specification, and no first-party SDKs on npm, PyPI, RubyGems or Packagist. The api.listia.com host serves the same Rails application as the website and acts as the private backend for the mobile apps, not a documented public API.

Listia is profiled on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Marketplace, E-Commerce, Peer-to-Peer, and Auctions.

Listia’s developer surface includes support, engineering blog, signup flow, YouTube channel, and 15 more developer resources.

14.3/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 0/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0
0 APIs
CompanyMarketplaceE-CommercePeer-to-PeerAuctionsReuseSecondhandVirtual CurrencyConsumerMobile Apps

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scored 2026-08-21 · rubric v0.12.0
Composite quality — 14.3/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.4 / 20
Access Clarity 6.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 0.3 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 5.7 / 10
Agent readiness — 0/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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Security Posture 1

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Listia Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 2

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Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 1

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Build 1

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Access & Security 1

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Learn 1

Tutorials, courses, talks, and written guidance

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 6

The organization behind the API

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: listia
name: Listia
description: 'Listia is a peer-to-peer marketplace where members give away and acquire secondhand goods using an internal
  virtual currency ("Points") rather than cash. Launched in 2009 and backed by Andreessen Horowitz, the service lets members
  list unwanted items in auction-style listings, earn Points when an item sells, and spend those Points to claim items from
  other members — a closed-loop credit-and-reputation economy layered on a classic online-auction flow. The site reports over
  10 million members, operates iOS and Android apps alongside the web marketplace, and runs adjacent programs including Listia
  Rewards (redeeming Points for gift cards and retail goods) and Listia Assurance (buyer and seller protection). Listia publishes
  no public developer program: there is no developer portal, no API documentation, no OpenAPI or other machine-readable specification,
  and no first-party SDKs on npm, PyPI, RubyGems or Packagist. The api.listia.com host serves the same Rails application as
  the website and acts as the private backend for the mobile apps, not a documented public API.'
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/listia/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Unknown
  confidence: low
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://assets.listia.com/assets/etc/fb_share_photo-99cb068c6d8bee67b2760fb4af0efb77ee1abc2a4cd7c095c1fe62c94f27a295.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- a16z
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: no-public-api-program
specificationVersion: '0.23'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Marketplace
- E-Commerce
- Peer-to-Peer
- Auctions
- Reuse
- Secondhand
- Virtual Currency
- Consumer
- Mobile Apps
tags_raw:
- Company
- Marketplace
- Ecommerce
- Peer to Peer
- Auctions
- Reuse
- Secondhand
- Virtual Currency
- Consumer
- Mobile Apps
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/listia-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.listia.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://help.listia.com/hc/en-us
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.listia.com/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.listia.com/signup
- type: Login
  url: https://www.listia.com/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.listia.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.listia.com/privacy
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/listia
- type: Overview
  url: https://www.listia.com/howitworks
- type: Rules
  url: https://www.listia.com/rules
- type: Press
  url: https://www.listia.com/press
- type: iOSApp
  url: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id429870253
- type: AndroidApp
  url: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.listia.Listia
- type: Twitter
  url: https://twitter.com/listia
- type: Facebook
  url: https://www.facebook.com/ListiaOfficial
- type: Instagram
  url: https://www.instagram.com/listia_official/
- type: YouTube
  url: https://www.youtube.com/@listia
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/listia-llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence

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