Get Commercial Access

Once you're ready to launch, you have two options:

1. If your app doesn't need write access for users outside of yourself, you're done! You can continue to use the API with your personal access API key indefinitely. This is an acceptable choice for apps that, for instance, display your Etsy listings on your blog or WordPress website.
2. If you need write access for the public, click the "Get Commercial Access" link next to your app in Apps You Made. We'll take a look to make sure you're abiding by our Terms Of Use and check that your app meets the criteria listed below.

Approval Review Criteria

Applications are reviewed for commercial access against the following criteria:

• Applications and their home pages must comply with our API Terms of Use
• Applications must follow the caching policies identified in Section 1 of the API Terms of Use.
• Applications must clearly state their distinction from Etsy, as noted in Section 6 of the API Terms of Use. Particularly, this phrase must exist somewhere prominent in your application: "The term 'Etsy' is a trademark of Etsy, Inc. This application uses the Etsy API but is not endorsed or certified by Etsy, Inc."
• Applications must not sidestep the API to retrieve or post Etsy data. Screen-scraping is not allowed.
• Applications that access private member data must use OAuth authentication to do so.
• Application names and artwork, including icons and home pages, must follow our Trademark Policy.
• Applications developed by third-parties will need to request access to the buyer_email field if they're utilizing the transaction_r permission scope. These requests are approved on a case by case basis.

Once your app is approved for commercial access, it's time to let people know about it! Please see our Promotion policies for ideas on how to get started.