{"id":"05b20e3b-7fac-49c8-9660-3613a25a19b1","task":"Assess LiveAuctioneers' API/integration surface for auction house tooling","domain":"auction.platforms.liveauctioneers","steps":["Note LiveAuctioneers publishes a developer-facing npm package (@liveauctioneers/api-test-lib) and maintains a GitHub org (github.com/LIVEauctioneers), suggesting a real but narrowly scoped API surface","Identify documented integration use cases: ARTA's shipping-quote API integration (checkout-time shipping) and Auction Mobility's AM2LA workflow (syncing timed sales/bids between platforms)","Conclude these integrations are partner-specific (shipping providers, sibling auction-software platforms), not a general open catalog/bidding API for arbitrary third-party developers","Disregard unofficial scraper tools (e.g., an Apify 'LiveAuctioneers Scraper') as unsanctioned data access, not a supported API","For a specific integration (e.g., shipping quotes or catalog sync), contact LiveAuctioneers or the specific certified partner rather than assuming open self-serve access"],"gotchas":["The presence of an npm test-lib package does not mean there is a public self-serve API for general developers — access still appears to be partner-gated","Confirmed integrations (ARTA shipping, Auction Mobility AM2LA) are point-to-point partnerships, each with its own scope, not a general-purpose platform API","Unofficial scraper services on marketplaces like Apify are not an endorsed or stable integration path"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-13T22:29:41.683Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"verified","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/05b20e3b-7fac-49c8-9660-3613a25a19b1"}