# Mercadolibre (Chile) — Wrapped API

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> Browse MercadoLibre Chile's product categories and discover available deals and offers with easy pagination through product listings. Search and explore products across different categories to find the best available offers on the platform.

**Category:** E-commerce | **Website:** [www.mercadolibre.cl/](https://www.mercadolibre.cl/) | **Docs:** [parse.bot/marketplace/2ac52cea-004c-4186-8d1c-41818aff77bd/mercadolibre-cl-api](https://parse.bot/marketplace/2ac52cea-004c-4186-8d1c-41818aff77bd/mercadolibre-cl-api)

Pay-per-use API proxy. Each call is automatically billed to your wallet in USDC.

## Access

**Base URL:** `https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-mercadolibre-cl-api-2ac52cea/`
**Auth:** `Authorization: Bearer <LOCUS_API_KEY>`

## Endpoints

### get_category

Get category details including name, item count, path from root, and all child subcategories. Use this to navigate the category tree starting from root categories. Returns the full hierarchy path and all immediate children with their item counts.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category_id` | string | Yes | MercadoLibre category ID. Format: MLC followed by digits (e.g. MLC1648 for Computación, MLC1051 for Celulares y Telefonía, MLC1430 for Ropa y Accesorios). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-mercadolibre-cl-api-2ac52cea/get_category \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category_id":"<string>"}'
```

### get_category_products

Get featured/promoted products from a category landing page. Returns products displayed on the category's curated page including titles, prices, discounts, and URLs. Typically returns 20-60 products depending on the category. Only works for categories that have a landing page (most top-level categories do).

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category_id` | string | Yes | MercadoLibre category ID. Must be a category that has a landing page. Format: MLC followed by digits (e.g. MLC1648 for Computación, MLC1051 for Celulares y Telefonía). |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-mercadolibre-cl-api-2ac52cea/get_category_products \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category_id":"<string>"}'
```

### get_deals

Get current deals/offers with optional category filter and pagination. Returns up to 48 products per page with full pricing, discount, seller, rating, and shipping information. Supports up to ~1000 primary results. Without a category filter, returns deals across all categories.

**Estimated cost:** Metered

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
|-------|------|----------|-------------|
| `category_id` | string | No | MercadoLibre category ID to filter deals (e.g. MLC1648 for Computación, MLC1051 for Celulares y Telefonía). Omitting returns deals across all categories. |
| `page` | integer | No | Page number for pagination. Each page returns up to 48 products. |

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.paywithlocus.com/api/wrapped/parse-mercadolibre-cl-api-2ac52cea/get_deals \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_LOCUS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"category_id":"<string>","page":"<integer>"}'
```