Mercado Market Intelligence API

REST API and MCP service documentation generated from server-side API definitions. Responses shown here are the direct payload returned by each API execution.

API selector

Product & Market Research

API overview

Research Mercado Libre categories, market overviews, product snapshots, sales trends, image matches, and reviews through governed operations.

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Endpoint

https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/mercado-market-intelligence/run

MCP method

nexscope_mercado_market_intelligence

Authentication

All run endpoints require a user API key. Send it as a bearer token in the Authorization header.

Authorization: Bearer nk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Missing or invalid API keys return an authentication error. Manage keys from .

POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/mercado-market-intelligence/run

Run an API

Send a JSON request body using the parameters described below.

Slug	`mercado-market-intelligence`
Headers	`Authorization: Bearer nk_...` `Content-Type: application/json`
Request body	API-specific JSON object.
Response body	Direct API response payload. No data/result wrapper is added.

Status codes

Code	Description
200	API executed successfully. Body is the direct response payload.
400	Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401	API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xx	API execution or upstream service failed.

Example request

curl -X POST https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/mercado-market-intelligence/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{   "arguments": {     "query": "celulares",     "limit": 10,     "market_code": "MLM"   },   "toolName": "search_categories" }'

All categories/ Product & Market Research

POSThttps://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/mercado-market-intelligence/run

Run this API

Send a JSON request to execute this API and receive the direct response payload.

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Endpoint

Method	`POST`
Path	`https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/mercado-market-intelligence/run`
Auth	`Bearer API key`
Content-Type	`application/json`

Request body

toolName: search_categories

Name	Type	Required	Description
`toolName`	`string`	required	Mercado research operation Constant: search_categories
`arguments`	`object`	required	Arguments for the selected operation
`arguments.market_code`	`string`	optional	Mercado market code: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, or MCO Allowed: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, MCO Default: MLM
`arguments.query`	`string`	optional	Category search query
`arguments.limit`	`integer`	optional	Maximum number of records Default: 100 Minimum: 1 Maximum: 100

toolName: industry_overview

Name	Type	Required	Description
`toolName`	`string`	required	Mercado research operation Constant: industry_overview
`arguments`	`object`	required	Arguments for the selected operation
`arguments.category_id`	`string`	required	Mercado category ID Minimum length: 1
`arguments.market_code`	`string`	optional	Mercado market code: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, or MCO Allowed: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, MCO Default: MLM

toolName: search_product_snapshots

Name	Type	Required	Description
`toolName`	`string`	required	Mercado research operation Constant: search_product_snapshots
`arguments`	`object`	required	Arguments for the selected operation
`arguments.market_code`	`string`	optional	Mercado market code: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, or MCO Allowed: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, MCO Default: MLM
`arguments.keyword`	`string`	optional	Product search keyword
`arguments.category_id`	`string`	optional	Mercado category ID
`arguments.sku_id`	`string`	optional	Mercado product SKU ID
`arguments.product_url`	`string`	optional	Mercado product URL Format: uri Pattern: ^https?://
`arguments.shop_id`	`string`	optional	Mercado shop ID
`arguments.shop_query`	`string`	optional	Shop search query
`arguments.price_min`	`number`	optional	Price min value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0
`arguments.price_max`	`number`	optional	Price max value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0
`arguments.sales_30d_min`	`integer`	optional	Sales 30d min value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0
`arguments.sales_30d_max`	`integer`	optional	Sales 30d max value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0
`arguments.historical_total_sales_min`	`integer`	optional	Historical total sales min value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0
`arguments.historical_total_sales_max`	`integer`	optional	Historical total sales max value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0
`arguments.review_count_min`	`integer`	optional	Review count min value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0
`arguments.review_count_max`	`integer`	optional	Review count max value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0
`arguments.rating_min`	`number`	optional	Rating min value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 5
`arguments.rating_max`	`number`	optional	Rating max value used by this API operation. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 5
`arguments.listing_date_min`	`string`	optional	Listing date min value used by this API operation. Pattern: ^\d{8}$\|^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$
`arguments.listing_date_max`	`string`	optional	Listing date max value used by this API operation. Pattern: ^\d{8}$\|^\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}$
`arguments.stock_type`	`string`	optional	Stock type value used by this API operation.
`arguments.shop_type`	`string`	optional	Shop type value used by this API operation. Allowed: cross_border, local
`arguments.product_status`	`string \| integer`	optional	Product status value used by this API operation.
`arguments.sort_by`	`string`	optional	Snapshot result sort field Allowed: sales_30d, historical_total_sales, price, listing_date, rating, review_count, title Default: sales_30d
`arguments.sort_order`	`string`	optional	Sort direction: asc or desc Allowed: asc, desc Default: desc
`arguments.page`	`integer`	optional	Page number, starting at 1 Default: 1 Minimum: 1
`arguments.limit`	`integer`	optional	Maximum number of records Default: 100 Minimum: 1 Maximum: 100

Any of option 1 — requires keyword

Name	Type	Required	Description
`arguments`	`any`	required	Arguments for the selected operation

Any of option 2 — requires category_id

Name	Type	Required	Description
`arguments`	`any`	required	Arguments for the selected operation

Any of option 3 — requires sku_id

Name	Type	Required	Description
`arguments`	`any`	required	Arguments for the selected operation

Any of option 4 — requires product_url

Name	Type	Required	Description
`arguments`	`any`	required	Arguments for the selected operation

Any of option 5 — requires shop_id

Name	Type	Required	Description
`arguments`	`any`	required	Arguments for the selected operation

Any of option 6 — requires shop_query

Name	Type	Required	Description
`arguments`	`any`	required	Arguments for the selected operation

toolName: product_sales_trend

Name	Type	Required	Description
`toolName`	`string`	required	Mercado research operation Constant: product_sales_trend
`arguments`	`object`	required	Arguments for the selected operation
`arguments.sku_id`	`string`	required	Mercado product SKU ID Minimum length: 1
`arguments.market_code`	`string`	optional	Mercado market code: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, or MCO Allowed: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, MCO Default: MLM
`arguments.days`	`integer`	optional	Sales-trend lookback days Default: 730 Minimum: 1 Maximum: 731

toolName: image_search_products

Name	Type	Required	Description
`toolName`	`string`	required	Mercado research operation Constant: image_search_products
`arguments`	`object`	required	Arguments for the selected operation
`arguments.image_url`	`string`	optional	Public image URL for image search Format: uri Pattern: ^https?://
`arguments.image_base64`	`string`	optional	Base64 image input for image search Minimum length: 1
`arguments.market_code`	`string`	optional	Mercado market code: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, or MCO Allowed: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, MCO Default: MLM
`arguments.page`	`integer`	optional	Page number, starting at 1 Default: 1 Minimum: 1
`arguments.limit`	`integer`	optional	Maximum number of records Default: 50 Minimum: 1

Any of option 1 — requires image_url

Name	Type	Required	Description
`arguments`	`any`	required	Arguments for the selected operation

Any of option 2 — requires image_base64

Name	Type	Required	Description
`arguments`	`any`	required	Arguments for the selected operation

toolName: review_search

Name	Type	Required	Description
`toolName`	`string`	required	Mercado research operation Constant: review_search
`arguments`	`object`	required	Arguments for the selected operation
`arguments.sku_id`	`string`	required	Mercado product SKU ID Minimum length: 1
`arguments.market_code`	`string`	optional	Mercado market code: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, or MCO Allowed: MLM, MLB, MLA, MLC, MCO Default: MLM
`arguments.page`	`integer`	optional	Page number, starting at 1 Default: 1 Minimum: 1
`arguments.limit`	`integer`	optional	Maximum number of records Default: 20 Minimum: 1 Maximum: 100

Request example

{
  "arguments": {
    "query": "celulares",
    "limit": 10,
    "market_code": "MLM"
  },
  "toolName": "search_categories"
}

Response body

No required request fields are defined for this API.

Response example

Direct response payload. No extra wrapper is added.

{
  "operation": "search_categories",
  "total": 1,
  "data": {
    "records": [
      {
        "taxonomy_code": "MLM1055",
        "taxonomy_name": "Cell Phones"
      }
    ],
    "record_count": 1
  }
}

Responses

Code	Description
200	API executed successfully. Body is the direct response payload.
400	Request JSON or required API parameters are invalid.
401	API key is missing, invalid, or cannot be matched to a user.
5xx	API execution or upstream service failed.

Data source, freshness, and limitations

Source, freshness, coverage, rate limits, and estimation notes are not specified in this API definition unless they appear in the request or response field documentation above. Do not assume official marketplace data or real-time freshness when it is not explicitly documented.

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MCP

Use the MCP endpoint when an agent needs to discover and call API tools with JSON-RPC.

GET /api/skill-api/v1/mcp

POST /api/skill-api/v1/mcp
Authorization: Bearer nk_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Content-Type: application/json

Call a tool

{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": "tool-call-1",
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "nexscope_mercado_market_intelligence",
    "arguments": {
      "arguments": {
        "query": "celulares",
        "limit": 10,
        "market_code": "MLM"
      },
      "toolName": "search_categories"
    }
  }
}

Online test

Execute the current API with your API key and JSON payload.

Try it

Send a real request with the same contract shown in the reference.

Endpoint

https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/mercado-market-intelligence/run

MCP method

nexscope_mercado_market_intelligence

API key*

JSON payload*

cURL

curl -X POST \
  https://api.nexscope.ai/api/skill-api/v1/skills/mercado-market-intelligence/run \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer nk-..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{ "arguments": { "query": "celulares", "limit": 10, "market_code": "MLM" }, "toolName": "search_categories" }'

Response

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