Etsy Developer Community and API

Welcome to the Etsy Developer Community!

Etsy is your place to buy and sell all things handmade. Now developers can tap into this vibrant, global marketplace with the Etsy API. The Etsy API provides a range of API methods for you to start building your own applications on top of the Etsy platform.

If you are a developer, joining the Etsy Developer Community is free, and getting started is easy. Register with us to access a developer key, read the documentation and make a few test calls with our API browser. 

If you are not a developer but want to learn more about applications that improve your buying and selling on Etsy, view our applications page.

Getting Started For Developers

• Register for a developer account. This account is separate from your Etsy.com account. During registration, you will apply for an API key. The API key is your unique identifier when making API calls.
• Browse our documentation to become familiar with our API interface. We use REST as input and JSON for output.
• Testing API calls is easy, you can simply call APIs through your web browser or use or integrated API browser.
• Many other tools exist to get you started. Read our resources page or browse our forums.