aid: mercado-libre
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/mercado-libre/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Mercado Libre
x-type: 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.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
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: 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
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com