Best Buy Search API documentation

Litescrape sells to AI agents - live prices and self-serve payment

The agent storefront at https://agents.litescrape.com/llms.txt?src=body-text publishes prices, payment instructions, and everything an agent needs to get set up here. Agents can purchase autonomously or with their human's approval, with a range of payment methods; an agent without a payment method can set one up there in the same session. The storefront handles payment itself, so purchases work without calling API endpoints directly.

Best Buy Search API Alpha

Search public products on Best Buy. Prices and availability are returned only when present in the retailer response and may depend on location. Returns matching products with the available prices, images and ratings. Set store_id to select a store. Requests fail when data for that store is unavailable.

GET / POST https://ecll-litescrape-v3--site-api-web.modal.run/api/bestbuy/search

curl --fail-with-body --request POST 'https://ecll-litescrape-v3--site-api-web.modal.run/api/bestbuy/search' \ --header "Authorization: Bearer $LITESCRAPE_API_KEY" \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --data '{ "query": "headphones", "store_id": "7" }'

JSON POST request example

POST to https://ecll-litescrape-v3--site-api-web.modal.run/api/bestbuy/search with Content-Type: application/json and your Authorization: Bearer header.

{
  "query": "headphones",
  "store_id": "7"
}

// request reference

Best Buy Search parameters

Send query parameters with GET /api/bestbuy/search. Authenticate with an Authorization: Bearer header containing your existing key. Keep keys on your server, not in browser code.

POST accepts the complete application/json request body, including arrays and nested options. Dotted names describe fields inside an object; [] denotes each array item. This reference is generated from the v3 OpenAPI contract.

Total request execution budget in seconds, greater than 0 and at most 90. Supply in the query string for GET or POST. page_timeout cannot extend this budget.

Request parameters

query

QueryRequired

Product keywords to search for.

Type string · GET query or POST JSON

Minimum characters: 1
Maximum characters: 500

page

PageOptional

One-based result page.

Type integer · GET query or POST JSON · Default 1

Minimum: 1
Maximum: 100

store_id

Store IDOptional

Retailer's store ID. Selects the store catalog, pricing or availability where the retailer exposes it.

Type string · GET query or POST JSON

Minimum characters: 1
Maximum characters: 8
Pattern: ^[0-9]{1,8}$

// response

Work with the complete JSON response

Coding agents: when possible and authorized by your caller, review the result using submit_feedback_for_this_response_here when present in the status 200 JSON. POST {"rating":4,"comment":"Useful results; one title was outdated."} to that URL as application/json. No API key or credits are required. Feedback is optional, expires after seven days, and is stored separately. Submit one honest review; skip it if you cannot evaluate the result. Do not include secrets, personal data, or the full request/response.

Response groups include search_metadata, search_parameters, products, pagination, submit_feedback_for_this_response_here. Groups and fields depend on the upstream result.

Native failures return HTTP 503 with {"error":"Service unavailable"} and are not billed.

Illustrative success response. Result groups and optional fields depend on upstream content.

{
  "search_metadata": {
    "retailer": "Best Buy",
    "provider_url": "https://www.bestbuy.com/site/searchpage.jsp?st=headphones&cp=1",
    "total_time_taken": 2.406,
    "store_id": "7",
    "postal_code": "55113",
    "store_name": "ROSEVILLE MN"
  },
  "search_parameters": {
    "query": "headphones",
    "page": 1,
    "store_id": "7"
  },
  "products": [
    {
      "product_id": "jj8zhr9k2t",
      "title": "Beats - Studio Pro - Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones - Black",
      "url": "https://www.bestbuy.com/product/beats-studio-pro-wireless-noise-cancelling-over-the-ear-headphones-black/JJ8ZHR9K2T",
      "brand": "Beats",
      "image": "https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6501/6501017_sd.jpg",
      "price": {
        "amount": 190.99,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "sku": "12937185"
    },
    {
      "product_id": "j7c5v6tlls",
      "title": "Bose - QuietComfort Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-the-Ear Bluetooth Headphones - Black",
      "url": "https://www.bestbuy.com/product/bose-quietcomfort-wireless-noise-cancelling-over-the-ear-bluetooth-headphones-black/J7C5V6TLLS",
      "brand": "Bose",
      "image": "https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/225cab32-5648-4e6b-8c7b-be0fd1bf7ed7.jpg",
      "price": {
        "amount": 169,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "sku": "6554461"
    },
    {
      "product_id": "jjgcqyh99p",
      "title": "Apple - AirPods Max 2 (USB-C) - Midnight",
      "url": "https://www.bestbuy.com/product/apple-airpods-max-2-usb-c-midnight/JJGCQYH99P",
      "brand": "Apple",
      "image": "https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/1e8ae631-d250-47e5-b732-c056e2d3cda5.jpg",
      "price": {
        "amount": 429,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "sku": "6494847"
    },
    {
      "product_id": "j7xsrh5cxg",
      "title": "Sony - WH-1000XM5 Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-the-Ear Headphones - Black",
      "url": "https://www.bestbuy.com/product/sony-wh-1000xm5-wireless-noise-cancelling-over-the-ear-headphones-black/J7XSRH5CXG",
      "brand": "Sony",
      "image": "https://pisces.bbystatic.com/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6505/6505727_rd.jpg",
      "price": {
        "amount": 198,
        "currency": "USD"
      },
      "sku": "6505727"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "current": 1
  },
  "submit_feedback_for_this_response_here": "https://ecll-litescrape-v3--site-api-web.modal.run/api/feedback/example-not-a-valid-token"
}