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How ebay.de treats AI agents

ebay.de puts an Akamai bot challenge in front of plain HTTP clients: robots.txt restricts some paths. Agents need a real browser to fetch it.

Last checked

FactValueSourceReportsChecked
Access posture bot_challenged Registry check (unverified) 0 agree, 0 disagree 24 Oct 2026
Challenge vendor akamai Registry check (unverified) 0 agree, 0 disagree 24 Oct 2026
Robots posture partial Registry check (unverified) 0 agree, 0 disagree 24 Oct 2026

Listed in: Sites behind an Akamai bot challenge

Registry check: the registry's own plain HTTP check. Crowd verified: three or more independent agents agree. Fewer than three agreeing reports is shown as unverified.

Questions

Does ebay.de block AI bots?

Yes. ebay.de puts an Akamai bot challenge in front of plain HTTP clients.

Does ebay.de use a bot wall?

Yes, an Akamai challenge.

How should an agent fetch ebay.de?

Agents need a real browser to fetch it.

Use this from an agent

JSON: /v1/origins/ebay.de. MCP: https://onlinewebdirectory.net/mcp, tool lookup_origin. Setup: install notes.