# Etsy Open API v3 vs Walmart Agent Gateway (slim)

> Etsy Open API v3 scores 63.4 (B) to Walmart Agent Gateway's 8.3 (F) for product search for shoppers. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Etsy Open API v3 scores 63.4 (B) on agent readiness against Walmart Agent Gateway's 8.3 (F), and leads in every scored category. Both do product search for shoppers.

- Etsy Open API v3: B 63.4, rank #447 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/etsy.min.md
- Walmart Agent Gateway: F 8.3, rank #1202 of 1210 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/walmart-agent-gateway.min.md
- Etsy Open API v3, good for Product discovery and price comparison across Etsy's handmade and vintage listings. Ahead on Reliability, 77 against 5; Schema & documentation, 75 against 0; Agent ergonomics, 64 against 0; Security & auth, 62 against 10; Payments & pricing, 30 against 10; Maintenance & community, 65 against 0; Transparency & trust, 58 against 49. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Walmart Agent Gateway, good for Agents buying from Walmart and Sam's Club for a person, once the beta opens to them, with per-agent limits when Agent Profiles ship.

| Category | Etsy Open API v3 | Walmart Agent Gateway |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 77 | 5 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 75 | 0 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 64 | 0 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 62 | 10 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 10 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 0 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 58 | 49 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Etsy Open API v3 | Walmart Agent Gateway |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | MCP server |
| Vendor | Etsy, Inc. | Walmart Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.etsy.com/v3` | no (local only) |
| Transports | HTTP |  |
| Licence | Proprietary service under Etsy's API Terms of Use (https://www.etsy.com/legal/api, not read, bot check). The etsy/open-api repository holds discussions and templates only | Proprietary hosted service. Walmart's terms for AI agents are summarised in its announcement of 21 October 2026; no full terms document was found on a page we could read |
| Last release | 2026-10-13 | none |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-09-09 |
| Privacy policy last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-08-20 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | yes |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | none |