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handbid developer platform handbid developers skip to content handbid developers search ctrl k cancel linkedin x select theme dark light auto get started introduction quickstart core concepts authentication errors rate limiting pagination versioning visibility access realtime overview ticketing partners overview resources changelog support api reference overview public overview get v3 auctions search get v3 auction id items subsequent page get v3 auctions id auction detail get v3 item id item detail get v3 item id bids bid history get v3 item id purchases purchase history get v3 auctions by key key auction detail by key get v3 item by key itemkey item detail by key get v3 auction auctionid categories category list timers get v3 auction auctionid facets filter options the auction can satisfy get v3 auction auctionid featured web featured rail full cards get v3 auction auctionid goals fundraising thermometer get v3 auction auctionid terms on demand custom terms post v3 auction auctionid access exchange invitation code private events post v3 auctions by key key access exchange invitation code by key bidder auth required overview get v3 bidder my auctions get v3 bidder invited auctions post v3 item id bid post v3 item id auto bid delete v3 item id auto bid get v3 bidder favorites deprecated get v3 bidder active bids deprecated get v3 bidder my items get v3 bidder my activity get v3 bidder my cart post v3 bidder favorite itemid delete v3 bidder favorite itemid get v3 bidder notifications limit 0 count only badge put v3 bidder notifications read all bulk mark as read get v3 auction auctionid gram recipients bidder safe gram recipient search user auth required overview get v3 user my auctions tri state get v3 user profile put v3 user profile partial update get v3 user addresses post v3 user addresses create put v3 user addresses id update delete v3 user addresses id soft delete auth flow overview post v3 auth email check post v3 auth register post v3 auth verify pin marketplace vendor partner overview get v3 vendor products list catalog post v3 vendor products create product get v3 vendor products id product detail patch v3 vendor products id update product get v3 vendor products id reservations live reservations get v3 vendor products id pull preview dry run a pull post v3 vendor products id pull withdraw package get v3 vendor activity activity feed ticketing partner org api token overview post v3 auction auctionid guests register create or register a ticket buyer as a guest linkedin x select theme dark light auto on this page overview what s in v3 design principles how this site is organized need a hand on this page overview what s in v3 design principles how this site is organized need a hand your event your way now programmable the same v3 rest api that powers the new handbid ios app now open to the teams building on top of us quickstart api reference handbid powers exclusive auctions and elevated experiences for high expectation teams the v3 rest api is how those teams and their engineering partners extend the platform into custom apps kiosks registration tools and back office workflows this is the same api the new handbid ios app runs on everything you d build is something we use ourselves every day quickstart authenticate find an auction surface live notifications in under ten minutes api reference every v3 endpoint request response shapes error envelopes rate limits authentication oauth2 bearer tokens issued via the sms pin flow realtime socket io event streams for bids items and auction status what s in v3 section titled what s in v3 the v3 surface focuses on three concerns discovery public feed listings auction detail item detail item bid history no auth required for browsing bidder experience the personal home screen my auctions invited auctions active bids my cart favorites notifications all bearer token authenticated item interaction placing bids setting an auto bid maximum removing it adding and removing favorites manager side surfaces stay on v1 today they ll move to v3 over time on the schedule that makes sense for the products that consume them design principles section titled design principles the api is small and opinionated one shape per resource auction cards look the same whether they arrive from the public feed or your registered list item details look the same whether you reached them by deep link or by browsing counts where you need them bell badges cart totals unread counts the response includes the count alongside the page so you can render a badge without making a second request no surprises in errors every non 2xx response uses the same envelope error message retryafter the status code carries the meaning the body explains it in human terms anti abuse is built in per endpoint rate limits captcha gates on the registration path and ip keying for anonymous traffic we ve been the target of sms cost attacks before the defenses are there so you don t have to think about them how this site is organized section titled how this site is organized guides concepts conventions and how things fit together start here if you re integrating for the first time api reference generated from the same openapi spec the handbid ios app builds against try requests copy code samples see every parameter need a hand section titled need a hand email engineering handbid com we read it platform status status handbid com don t see what you need tell us the roadmap responds to the people building on top of us last updated oct 14 2026 next quickstart