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Mercado Libre

Mercado Libre is the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America with adjacent fintech (Mercado Pago), logistics (Mercado Envios), and ads businesses. The developer platform exposes REST APIs for items, orders, shipments, users, payments, and seller tooling.

Mercado Libre publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include E-Commerce, Marketplace, Latin America, Payments, and Mercado Pago.

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18.2/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
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3 APIs
E-CommerceMarketplaceLatin AmericaPaymentsMercado PagoLogisticsShipping

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6
Composite quality — 18.2/100 · emerging
Contract Quality 0.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 1.7 / 20
Commercial Clarity 5.8 / 20
Operational Transparency 4.8 / 13
Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only
Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
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 7 / 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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APIs 3

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Mercado Libre Platform API

Core REST API for the Mercado Libre marketplace covering items, categories, search, orders, questions, messages, users, sites, currencies, and shipping. Auth via OAuth 2.0 (auth...

Mercado Pago API

Mercado Pago payments REST API for checkout, payments, subscriptions, refunds, chargebacks, and merchant accounts across Latin America. OAuth 2.0 + access token authentication.

Mercado Envios API

Mercado Envios shipping APIs covering shipment creation, tracking, labels, pickup, and logistics integrations for sellers.

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Mercado Libre Plans Pricing

2 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Mercado Libre Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Mercado Libre Finops

FINOPS

Security Posture 1

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

Mercado Libre Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal
DeveloperPortal

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

LlmsText
LlmsText

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 1

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: mercado-libre
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mercado-libre/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Mercado Libre
kind: company
description: Mercado Libre is the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America with adjacent fintech (Mercado Pago), logistics
  (Mercado Envios), and ads businesses. The developer platform exposes REST APIs for items, orders, shipments, users, payments,
  and seller tooling.
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/mercado-libre.png
tags:
- E-Commerce
- Marketplace
- Latin America
- Payments
- Mercado Pago
- Logistics
- Shipping
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-08'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: mercado-libre:platform
  name: Mercado Libre Platform API
  description: Core REST API for the Mercado Libre marketplace covering items, categories, search, orders, questions, messages,
    users, sites, currencies, and shipping. Auth via OAuth 2.0 (authorization code).
  humanURL: https://developers.mercadolibre.com/en_us/api-docs-en
  baseURL: https://api.mercadolibre.com
  tags:
  - Marketplace
  - Items
  - Orders
  - Users
  - Search
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.mercadolibre.com/en_us/api-docs-en
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.mercadolibre.com/en_us/authentication-and-authorization
- aid: mercado-libre:mercado-pago
  name: Mercado Pago API
  description: Mercado Pago payments REST API for checkout, payments, subscriptions, refunds, chargebacks, and merchant accounts
    across Latin America. OAuth 2.0 + access token authentication.
  humanURL: https://www.mercadopago.com.ar/developers/en/reference
  baseURL: https://api.mercadopago.com
  tags:
  - Payments
  - Fintech
  - Checkout
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://www.mercadopago.com.ar/developers/en/reference
- aid: mercado-libre:shipping
  name: Mercado Envios API
  description: Mercado Envios shipping APIs covering shipment creation, tracking, labels, pickup, and logistics integrations
    for sellers.
  humanURL: https://developers.mercadolibre.com/en_us/manage-shipping-mercado-envios
  baseURL: https://api.mercadolibre.com
  tags:
  - Shipping
  - Logistics
  - Fulfillment
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.mercadolibre.com/en_us/manage-shipping-mercado-envios
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/mercado-libre-domain-security.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/mercadolibre
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mercadolibre
- type: Website
  url: https://www.mercadolibre.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://developers.mercadolibre.com/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/mercado-libre-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/mercado-libre-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/mercado-libre-finops.yml
- type: LlmsText
  url: https://developers.mercadolibre.com/llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com