Mercado Libre (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.

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Type

• x-type: company

Tags

• E-Commerce, Marketplace, Latin America, Payments, Mercado Pago, Logistics, Shipping

Timestamps

• Created: 2026-05-08
• Modified: 2026-05-08

APIs

Mercado Libre Platform API

Core REST API covering items, categories, search, orders, questions, messages, users, sites, currencies, and shipping. OAuth 2.0 (authorization code).

• Base URL: https://api.mercadolibre.com
• Docs: https://developers.mercadolibre.com/en_us/api-docs-en

Mercado Pago API

Mercado Pago payments REST API for checkout, payments, subscriptions, refunds, chargebacks, and merchant accounts across LATAM.

• Base URL: https://api.mercadopago.com
• Docs: https://www.mercadopago.com.ar/developers/en/reference

Mercado Envios API

Mercado Envios shipping API: shipment creation, tracking, labels, pickup, and logistics integrations.

• Docs: https://developers.mercadolibre.com/en_us/manage-shipping-mercado-envios

Common Properties

• Website
• Developer Portal
• Plans — reconciled (free API; commerce-layer fees)
• RateLimits — partial (specific RPS not public)
• FinOps — reconciled (FOCUS-aligned)

Maintainers

FN: Kin Lane

Email: kin@apievangelist.com