{"data":{"context_advisory":{"advisory_url":"/vendor/etsy/AgentContext.json","has_advisory":true,"note":"An AgentContext record is available for this vendor containing independently-verified discrepancies and human handoff guidance. Fetch advisory_url before completing any transaction."},"fallback":{"has_agent_interface":"true","indirect_via":null,"notes":"Etsy has confirmed agent-callable surfaces across three protocols: a native ChatGPT app (openai_apps_sdk, May 2026), ACP-based Instant Checkout via Stripe/OpenAI (platform-mediated), and co-developer status on UCP with an open, publicly callable endpoint posture. A self-serve REST API (v3) with OAuth 2.0 is also live for seller/shop management. Scraping is explicitly and doubly prohibited by Etsy's own Terms of Use and API Terms of Use; all automated access must go through sanctioned API or partner surfaces.","recommended_next_action":"Integrate via Etsy's confirmed agent surfaces: (1) the live ChatGPT app (openai_apps_sdk, launched May 2026) for buyer-facing natural-language product discovery and purchase; (2) the UCP co-developer role for AI-agent-driven discovery and checkout once UCP implementations mature; (3) Etsy Open API v3 (OAuth 2.0 / PKCE) for programmatic seller-side shop and order management. Verify whether a self-declaration file (llms.txt, AGENTS.md, /.well-known/agent) has been deployed at etsy.com \u2014 prior check was blocked by DNS timeout and remains unresolved.","scrape_explicitly_prohibited":true},"fleet_confirmed":{"last_evaluated":null,"methodology_version":"v1","status":"insufficient_data","window":"trailing_30_days"},"protocols":[{"access_tier":null,"auth":null,"endpoint":null,"last_checked_agentic_scan":"2026-06-30","last_checked_human_verified":null,"notes":"Etsy is a co-developer of Google's Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP), which is described as interoperable with A2A \u2014 but UCP compatibility with A2A is a platform-level interop claim, not evidence that Etsy itself exposes or operates an A2A agent endpoint. Other confirmed Etsy protocol involvements include AP2 (Agent Payments Protocol) and ACP/ChatGPT Shopping. No vendor-specific announcement, documentation, or launch-partner listing ties Etsy directly to A2A implementation. Not confirmed_absent because Etsy has not explicitly disclaimed A2A; simply no evidence found of direct adoption.","protocol":"A2A","role":null,"sketchiness_rating":"insufficient_data","stability_rating":"insufficient_data","status":"not_found"},{"access_tier":"platform_mediated","auth":null,"endpoint":{"docs_url":null,"publicly_callable":false},"last_checked_agentic_scan":"2026-06-30","last_checked_human_verified":null,"notes":"Etsy was named as a launch partner for ACP/ChatGPT Instant Checkout in announcements from both Stripe and OpenAI, allowing US ChatGPT users to purchase from US Etsy sellers in-chat. The integration is platform-mediated through Stripe and ChatGPT; individual sellers are not directly calling ACP endpoints. See: https://stripe.com/newsroom/news/stripe-openai-instant-checkout and https://openai.com/index/buy-it-in-chatgpt/","protocol":"ACP","role":"Seller-side participant: Etsy sellers' product inventory is surfaced and purchasable via ACP-powered ChatGPT Instant Checkout, enabling US-based Etsy sellers to transact directly within ChatGPT chat sessions. Etsy itself is a platform partner enabling this for its seller base, not a direct integrator of the raw ACP spec.","sketchiness_rating":"clean","stability_rating":"new","status":"confirmed_present"},{"access_tier":null,"auth":null,"endpoint":null,"last_checked_agentic_scan":"2026-06-30","last_checked_human_verified":null,"notes":"No evidence of Etsy adopting or announcing support for AP2. Known launch partners include major payments networks (Mastercard, PayPal, Coinbase) and commerce brands such as URBN, Coach, Kate Spade, Revolve, and Ashley Furniture \u2014 Etsy does not appear in any published partner list. Etsy was not mentioned in Google's original September 2025 announcement, the FIDO Alliance donation, or any subsequent AP2 partner coverage found.","protocol":"AP2","role":null,"sketchiness_rating":"insufficient_data","stability_rating":"insufficient_data","status":"not_found"},{"access_tier":null,"auth":null,"endpoint":null,"last_checked_agentic_scan":null,"last_checked_human_verified":null,"notes":"No usable finding available for this protocol (no legitimate scan available within the candidate window).","protocol":"MCP","role":null,"sketchiness_rating":"insufficient_data","stability_rating":"insufficient_data","status":"unable_to_verify"},{"access_tier":null,"auth":null,"endpoint":null,"last_checked_agentic_scan":"2026-06-30","last_checked_human_verified":null,"notes":"No evidence that Etsy is a launch partner or adopter of MPP (the Stripe/Tempo Multi-rail Machine Payment Settlement protocol). Etsy does appear in launch partner lists for other agentic commerce protocols \u2014 specifically Google's Universal Commerce Protocol (UCP) and OpenAI's ACP-based Instant Checkout \u2014 but neither of those is MPP. Named MPP launch partners found in search results include Shopify, Salesforce, PayPal, URBN, Coach, Kate Spade, and Revolve; Etsy does not appear among them. Distinction: this is not_found rather than confirmed_absent because no Etsy-specific statement or deprecation notice addresses MPP; its absence from partner lists is simply the absence of evidence.","protocol":"MPP","role":null,"sketchiness_rating":"insufficient_data","stability_rating":"insufficient_data","status":"not_found"},{"access_tier":null,"auth":null,"endpoint":null,"last_checked_agentic_scan":"2026-06-30","last_checked_human_verified":null,"notes":"No evidence found that Etsy is a NLWeb launch partner or adopter. Microsoft's published NLWeb pioneer list names Chicago Public Media, Common Sense Media, DDM (Allrecipes & Serious Eats), Milvus, Shopify, and Snowflake \u2014 Etsy does not appear. No /ask or /mcp endpoints were found on etsy.com, and no vendor-specific announcement or documentation was located.","protocol":"NLWeb","role":null,"sketchiness_rating":"insufficient_data","stability_rating":"insufficient_data","status":"not_found"},{"access_tier":"open","auth":null,"endpoint":{"docs_url":null,"publicly_callable":true},"last_checked_agentic_scan":"2026-06-30","last_checked_human_verified":null,"notes":"Etsy is named as one of five co-developers of UCP alongside Google, Shopify, Wayfair, Target, and Walmart, confirmed in Google's official developer blog and the Shopify engineering announcement. The protocol was announced at NRF in January 2026 and is an open standard targeting AI-agent-driven commerce from discovery through checkout. No Etsy-specific implementation docs or endpoint URL were found; the co-developer role is confirmed via multiple authoritative sources including https://developers.googleblog.com/under-the-hood-universal-commerce-protocol-ucp/ and https://blog.google/products/ads-commerce/agentic-commerce-ai-tools-protocol-retailers-platforms/.","protocol":"UCP","role":"Co-developer and supporting retailer; Etsy's merchant inventory is exposed for AI agent discovery and checkout transactions via the UCP standard, covering product catalog browsing through to checkout completion for Etsy's marketplace of handmade and vintage goods.","sketchiness_rating":"clean","stability_rating":"new","status":"confirmed_present"},{"access_tier":null,"auth":null,"endpoint":null,"last_checked_agentic_scan":"2026-06-30","last_checked_human_verified":null,"notes":"No evidence found of Etsy implementing WebMCP (the browser-layer, window.AICommands-based agent protocol co-developed by Google and Microsoft). Etsy is a named launch partner for UCP (Google/Shopify's Universal Commerce Protocol, announced January 2026), and separately for OpenAI's ACP \u2014 but these are distinct protocols; neither maps to WebMCP. WebMCP infrastructure support was found for Cloudflare and generic developer guidance from Chrome for Developers, but no consumer-facing vendor including Etsy appeared in any WebMCP adopter context.","protocol":"WebMCP","role":null,"sketchiness_rating":"insufficient_data","stability_rating":"insufficient_data","status":"not_found"},{"access_tier":null,"auth":null,"endpoint":null,"last_checked_agentic_scan":"2026-06-30","last_checked_human_verified":null,"notes":"No evidence of Etsy adopting or piloting the x402 protocol. Named x402 launch partners and integrators include Cloudflare (foundation co-founder), Stripe, Google (via AP2), Shopify, Solana, and Stellar \u2014 none of which is Etsy. Etsy operates a consumer craft marketplace with no publicly documented API-monetization or stablecoin micropayment surface that would motivate x402 adoption.","protocol":"x402","role":null,"sketchiness_rating":"insufficient_data","stability_rating":"insufficient_data","status":"not_found"},{"access_tier":"open","auth":null,"endpoint":{"docs_url":null,"publicly_callable":true},"last_checked_agentic_scan":"2026-06-30","last_checked_human_verified":null,"notes":"Etsy launched its native ChatGPT app in beta on May 5, 2026, announced on its own newsroom at https://www.etsy.com/news/from-keywords-to-conversation-etsyas-next-steps-into-conversational-search-with-app-in-chatgpt. An earlier OpenAI Instant Checkout integration (September 2024) ended in March 2026, making this app the current active surface. Etsy's help center also documents purchasing Etsy items via ChatGPT at https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/34208252828695-Purchasing-Etsy-Items-Through-ChatGPT-Gemini-Google-AI-Mode-and-Copilot.","protocol":"openai_apps_sdk","role":"Product discovery and shopping: users tag @Etsy within ChatGPT prompts to search Etsy's catalog of 100M+ listings using natural language (e.g., gift recommendations by price/interest); returns product listings browsable and purchasable within the ChatGPT interface. 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