Countdown API for AI agents

Agents read Countdown API at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.

About Countdown API

Countdown API provides real-time eBay product data, including product details, customer reviews, seller feedback, and search results, enabling businesses and developers to access comprehensive eBay marketplace information.

What an agent can do in Countdown API

Every Countdown API action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.

Runs at once (reads)

Looks things up in Countdown API without asking first. 10 actions.

  • Get CollectionTool to retrieve details for a single collection by ID. Use when you need collection metadata and counts for a given collection ID.
  • List CollectionsTool to list all collections for the authenticated account. Use when you need to retrieve paginated collections with filtering, sorting, and timing constraints.
  • List DestinationsTool to list all destinations configured for the account. Use when you need to inspect or paginate through configured destinations.
  • Find Collection RequestsTool to find requests in a collection by custom_id or search query. Use when you need to search for specific requests within a collection using either an exact custom_id match or a text search query.
  • Get Account InformationTool to retrieve account usage and current platform status. Use when needing to check plan, usage, and quota details for the authenticated user.
  • List Error LogsTool to list error logs from collection executions. Returns recent errors encountered during request processing with details about failed requests and their causes.
  • Export Requests CSVExport all requests from a collection as downloadable CSV files. Returns URLs to CSV files containing the request data. Use this tool when you need to bulk export or download collection request data i
  • Export Requests as JSONTool to download all requests in a collection as JSON. Use when you need to export the entire request history for a collection.
  • Get Result SetTool to retrieve a collection run's result set payload. Use after a collection run completes to fetch metadata and download links.
  • List Result SetsTool to list result sets produced by a collection. Use when you need to retrieve all summary status of result sets generated by a collection within the 14-day retention window.

Held for approval by default (changes and sends)

Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 15 actions.

  • Clear Collection RequestsClears (removes) all pending requests from a collection. Use this to reset a collection before adding new requests, or to cancel all queued requests. The collection must be in 'idle' status. Returns t
  • Start CollectionStart processing a collection's queued requests on the Countdown API. Use this tool to manually trigger a collection to begin executing its requests. The collection must have at least one request adde
  • Update an existing collectionUpdate an existing collection's settings. Use this to modify collection properties like name, schedule, priority, notification settings, or enabled status. The collection_id must be obtained from list
  • eBay AutocompleteTool to fetch eBay autocomplete suggestions. Use when needing search-term-based suggestions from Countdown API.
  • Create Collection RequestTool to create new requests within a collection for bulk eBay data retrieval. Use when you need to add search, product, reviews, or other eBay data queries to a collection that will be executed on sch
  • Create DestinationCreates a cloud storage destination where batch result sets will be automatically uploaded. Supports Amazon S3, S3-compatible services (MinIO, DigitalOcean Spaces), Google Cloud Storage, Microsoft Azu
  • Delete CollectionTool to delete a collection and its configuration by ID. Use when you need to remove an existing, non-running collection.
  • Delete DestinationTool to delete a destination by ID. Use when you need to remove an existing destination.
  • Delete Single RequestDelete a specific request from a Countdown API collection by its ID. Use this to remove individual requests that are no longer needed. The collection must not be running when deleting requests.
  • Update Single RequestTool to modify parameters of an existing request in a collection. Use when the collection is not running and you need to update eBay Product Data API parameters.
  • Resend Result Set WebhookResend the webhook notification for a collection's result set. Use this tool to retry webhook delivery when the original webhook POST failed or timed out. The collection must have a notification_webho
  • Stop All CollectionsTool to stop all collections. Use when you need to halt any running or queued collections after reviewing operations.
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  • Stop CollectionTool to stop (pause) a single collection’s processing by ID. Use when you need to halt a running or queued collection after confirming the target collection ID.
  • Update DestinationTool to update a destination's configuration by ID. Use after creating or retrieving a destination to modify its settings.
  • Create a new collectionTool to create a new collection. Use when you need to batch and orchestrate multiple requests on a schedule.

Changes wait in Needs you

Changes and sends in Countdown API are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.

How approvals work

Countdown API questions

Can an agent change data in Countdown API on its own?

Not by default. Changes and sends in Countdown API are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.

What can an agent read in Countdown API?

This connector lists 10 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.

How does Countdown API connect?

It connects with API key. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.

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