GetMemberMessages

Retrieves a list of the messages buyers have posted about your active item listings.

See also the reference documentation for these calls:

AddMemberMessagesAAQToBidder - Enables a seller to send up to 10 messages to bidders and users who have made offers (via Best Offer) during an active listing. Messages to a user appear in the user's My Messages inbox.
AddMemberMessageAAQToPartner - Enables a buyer and seller in a transactional relationship to send messages to each other's My Messages Inboxes within 90 days of the creation of the transaction. The sale does not have to be ended to make this request.
AddMemberMessageRTQ - Enables a seller to reply to a question about an active item listing. The reply is sent to the user's My Messages inbox.

GetMemberMessages Input

The box below lists all fields that could be included in the call request. To learn more about an individual field or its type, click its name in the box (or scroll down to find it in the table below the box).

See also Samples.

See also the Deprecated Objects link above. Fields presented in this color are deprecated, and fields presented in this color are (or soon will be) non-operational.

The XML prototype does not include requester credentials. This is a documentation limitation only (see Standard Requester Credentials for Making Calls).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<GetMemberMessagesRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
  <!-- Standard Input Fields -->
  <ErrorLanguage> string </ErrorLanguage>
  <MessageID> string </MessageID>
  <OutputSelector> string </OutputSelector>
  <!-- ... more OutputSelector nodes here ... -->
  <Version> string </Version>
  <WarningLevel> WarningLevelCodeType </WarningLevel>
  <!-- Call-specific Input Fields -->
  <DisplayToPublic> boolean </DisplayToPublic>
  <EndCreationTime> dateTime </EndCreationTime>
  <ItemID> ItemIDType (string) </ItemID>
  <MailMessageType> MessageTypeCodeType </MailMessageType>
  <MemberMessageID> string </MemberMessageID>
  <MessageStatus> MessageStatusTypeCodeType </MessageStatus>
  <Pagination> PaginationType 
    <EntriesPerPage> int </EntriesPerPage>
    <PageNumber> int </PageNumber>
  </Pagination>
  <SenderID> UserIDType (string) </SenderID>
  <StartCreationTime> dateTime </StartCreationTime>
</GetMemberMessagesRequest>

Argument	Type	Occurrence	Meaning

Standard Input Fields [Jump to call-specific fields]

ErrorLanguage	string	Optional	Use ErrorLanguage to return error strings for the call in a different language from the language commonly associated with the site that the requesting user is registered with. Specify the standard RFC 3066 language identification tag (e.g., en_US). ID--- country ----- ----- de_AT Austria de_CH Switzerland de_DE Germany en_AU Australia en_CA Canada en_GB United Kingdom en_SG Singapore en_US United States es_ES Spain fr_BE Belgium (French) fr_CA Canada (French) fr_FR France it_IT Italy nl_BE Belgium (Dutch) nl_NL Netherlands zh_CN China en_IN India en_IE Ireland zh_HK Hong Kong See Tags for the Identification of Languages.
MessageID	string	Optional	In most cases, all calls support a MessageID element in the request and a CorrelationID element in the response. If you pass a message ID in a request, we will return the same value in CorrelationID in the response. You can use this for tracking that a response is returned for every request and to match particular responses to particular requests. If you do not pass MessageID in the request, CorrelationID is not returned. Note: GetCategories, GetAttributesCS, GetCategory2CS, GetAttributesXSL, GetProductFinder, GetProductFinderXSL, and GetProductSearchPage are designed to retrieve very large sets of metadata that change once a day or less often. To improve performance, these calls return cached responses when you request all available data (with no filters). When this occurs, the MessageID and CorrelationID fields aren't applicable. However, if you specify an input filter to reduce the amount of data returned, the calls retrieve the latest data (not cached). When this occurs, MessageID and CorrelationID are applicable.
OutputSelector	string	Optional, repeatable: [0..*]	You can use the OutputSelector field to restrict the data returned by this call. When you make a call such as GetItem that retrieves data from eBay, the OutputSelector field is useful for restricting the data returned. This field makes the call response easier to use, especially when a large payload would be returned. If you use the OutputSelector field, the output data will include only the fields you specified in the request. For example, if you are using GetItem and you want the item data in the response to be restricted to the ViewItemURL (the URL where a user can view the listing) and BuyItNowPrice, then within the GetItem request, specify those output fields. To use this field, see the information at the following link. See Selecting Fields to Retrieve.
Version	string	Conditional	The version number of the API code that you are programming against (e.g., 549). The version you specify for a call has these basic effects: - It indicates the version of the code lists and other data that eBay should use to process your request. - It indicates the schema version you are using. You need to use a version that is greater than or equal to the lowest supported version. For the SOAP API: If you are using the SOAP API, this field is required. Specify the version of the WSDL your application is using. For the XML API: If you are using the XML API, this field has no effect. Instead, specify the version in the X-EBAY-API-COMPATIBILITY-LEVEL HTTP header. (If you specify Version in the body of an XML API request and it is different from the value in the HTTP header, eBay returns an informational warning that the value in the HTTP header was used instead.) See: HTTP Headers (XML API Only) eBay Schema Versioning Strategy Lowest Supported Version
WarningLevel	WarningLevelCodeType	Optional	Controls whether or not to return warnings when the application passes unrecognized or deprecated elements in a request. An unrecognized element is one that is not defined in any supported version of the schema. Schema element names are case-sensitive, so using WarningLevel can also help you remove any potential hidden bugs within your application due to incorrect case or spelling in field names before you put your application into the Production environment. WarningLevel only validates elements; it doesn't validate XML attributes. It also doesn't control warnings related to user-entered strings or numbers, or warnings for logical errors. We recommend that you only use this during development and debugging. Do not use this in requests in your production code. Applicable values: • High (in) Return warnings when the application passes unrecognized or deprecated elements in a request. • Low (in) Do not return warnings when the application passes unrecognized or deprecated elements in a request. This is the default value if WarningLevel is not specified. See Warning Level.

Call-specific Input Fields
DisplayToPublic	boolean	Optional	Specifies if the message should be displayed on the website with the item listing.
EndCreationTime	dateTime	Conditional	Used as end of date range filter. If specified, filters the returned messages to only those with a creation date less than or equal to the specified date and time. For CEM messages, StartCreationTime and EndCreationTime must be provided. For ASQ messages, either the ItemID, or a date range (specified with StartCreationTime and EndCreationTime), or both must be included.
ItemID	ItemIDType (string)	Conditional	The ID of the item the message is about. For ASQ messages, either the ItemID, or a date range (specified with StartCreationTime and EndCreationTime), or both must be included. ItemID is otherwise ignored. Max length: 19 (Note: The eBay database specifies 38. Currently, Item IDs are usually 9 to 12 digits).
MailMessageType	MessageTypeCodeType	Required	The type of message. Note that GetMemberMessages does not return messages when this field is set to AskSellerQuestion. Applicable values: • All (in/out) All message types. • AskSellerQuestion (in/out) Member to Member message initiated by bidder/potential bidder to a seller of a particular item. • ContactEbayMember (in/out) Member to Member message initiated by any eBay member to another eBay member. • ContacteBayMemberViaAnonymousEmail (in/out) Member message initiated after eBay receives an email sent by an eBay member's email client to another eBay member. • ContacteBayMemberViaCommunityLink (in/out) Member to Member message initiated by any eBay member to another eBay member who has posted on a community forum within the past 7 days. • ContactMyBidder (in/out) Member to Member message initiated by sellers to their bidders during an active listing. • ContactTransactionPartner (in/out) Member message between transaction partners within 90 days after the transaction. • CustomCode (in/out) Reserved for future or internal use. • ResponseToASQQuestion (in/out) Member to Member message initiated as a response to an Ask A Question message. • ResponseToContacteBayMember (in/out) Member to Member message initiated as a response to a Contact eBay Member message.
MemberMessageID	string	Optional	An ID that uniquely identifies the message for a given user to be retrieved. Used for the AskSellerQuestion notification only.
MessageStatus	MessageStatusTypeCodeType	Conditional	The status of the message. Applicable values: • Answered (in/out) The question has been answered at least once. • CustomCode (in/out) Reserved for future or internal use. • Unanswered (in/out) The question has not yet been answered.
Pagination	PaginationType	Required	Standard pagination argument used to reduce response.
Pagination.EntriesPerPage	int	Required	Specifies the maximum number of entries to return in a single call. If the number of entries that can be returned is less than the value in EntriesPerPage, then the lower number is returned. For most calls, the max is 200 and the default is 25. For GetUserDisputes, the value is hard-coded at 200, and any input is ignored. For GetProducts, the maximum is 20 (and higher values are ignored). See the annotations for other individual calls to determine the correct max and default values. For GetOrders, not applicable to eBay.com (but applicable to Half.com for GetOrders).
Pagination.PageNumber	int	Required	Specifies the number of the page of data to return in the current call. Default is 1 for most calls. For some calls, the default is 0. Specify a positive value equal to or lower than the number of pages available (which you determine by examining the results of your initial request). See the documentation for other individual calls to determine the correct default value. For GetOrders, not applicable to eBay.com (for GetOrders, applicable to Half.com).
SenderID	UserIDType (string)	Optional	An eBay ID that uniquely identifies a user. For GetMemberMessages, this is the sender of the message. If included in the request, returns only messages from the specified sender.
StartCreationTime	dateTime	Conditional	Used as beginning of date range filter. If specified, filters the returned messages to only those with a creation date greater than or equal to the specified date and time. For CEM messages, StartCreationTime and EndCreationTime must be provided. For ASQ messages, either the ItemID, or a date range (specified with StartCreationTime and EndCreationTime), or both must be included.

GetMemberMessages Output

The box below lists all fields that might be returned in the response. To learn more about an individual field or its type, click its name in the box (or scroll down to find it in the table below the box).

See also Samples.

See also the Deprecated Objects link above. Fields presented in this color are deprecated, and fields presented in this color are not returned (or soon will not be returned) or are not operational (or soon will be non-operational).

The XML prototype does not include requester credentials. This is a documentation limitation only (see Standard Requester Credentials for Making Calls).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<GetMemberMessagesResponse xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
  <!-- Standard Output Fields -->
  <Ack> AckCodeType </Ack>
  <Build> string </Build>
  <CorrelationID> string </CorrelationID>
  <Errors> ErrorType 
    <ErrorClassification> ErrorClassificationCodeType </ErrorClassification>
    <ErrorCode> token </ErrorCode>
    <ErrorParameters ParamID="string"> ErrorParameterType 
      <Value> string </Value>
    </ErrorParameters>
    <!-- ... more ErrorParameters nodes here ... -->
    <LongMessage> string </LongMessage>
    <SeverityCode> SeverityCodeType </SeverityCode>
    <ShortMessage> string </ShortMessage>
  </Errors>
  <!-- ... more Errors nodes here ... -->
  <HardExpirationWarning> string </HardExpirationWarning>
  <Timestamp> dateTime </Timestamp>
  <Version> string </Version>
  <!-- Call-specific Output Fields -->
  <HasMoreItems> boolean </HasMoreItems>
  <MemberMessage> MemberMessageExchangeArrayType 
    <MemberMessageExchange> MemberMessageExchangeType 
      <Item> ItemType 
        <ItemID> ItemIDType (string) </ItemID>
        <ListingDetails> ListingDetailsType 
          <EndTime> dateTime </EndTime>
          <StartTime> dateTime </StartTime>
        </ListingDetails>
        <SellingStatus> SellingStatusType 
          <CurrentPrice> AmountType (double) </CurrentPrice>
        </SellingStatus>
        <Title> string </Title>
      </Item>
      <LastModifiedDate> dateTime </LastModifiedDate>
      <MessageStatus> MessageStatusTypeCodeType </MessageStatus>
      <Question> MemberMessageType 
        <Body> string </Body>
        <DisplayToPublic> boolean </DisplayToPublic>
        <MessageID> string </MessageID>
        <MessageType> MessageTypeCodeType </MessageType>
        <QuestionType> QuestionTypeCodeType </QuestionType>
        <RecipientID> string </RecipientID>
        <!-- ... more RecipientID nodes here ... -->
        <SenderEmail> string </SenderEmail>
        <SenderID> string </SenderID>
        <Subject> string </Subject>
      </Question>
      <Response> string </Response>
      <!-- ... more Response nodes here ... -->
    </MemberMessageExchange>
    <!-- ... more MemberMessageExchange nodes here ... -->
  </MemberMessage>
  <PaginationResult> PaginationResultType 
    <TotalNumberOfEntries> int </TotalNumberOfEntries>
    <TotalNumberOfPages> int </TotalNumberOfPages>
  </PaginationResult>
</GetMemberMessagesResponse>

Return Value	Type	Occurrence	Meaning

Standard Output Fields [Jump to call-specific fields]

Ack	AckCodeType	Always	A token representing the application-level acknowledgement code that indicates the response status (e.g., success). The AckCodeType list specifies the possible values for Ack. Applicable values: • CustomCode (out) Reserved for internal or future use. • Failure (out) Request processing failed • Success (out) Request processing succeeded • Warning (out) Request processing completed with warning information being included in the response message (Not all values in AckCodeType apply to this field.)
Build	string	Always	This refers to the specific software build that eBay used when processing the request and generating the response. This includes the version number plus additional information. eBay Developer Support may request the build information when helping you resolve technical issues.
CorrelationID	string	Conditionally	In most cases, all calls support a MessageID element in the request and a CorrelationID element in the response. If you pass a message ID in a request, we will return the same value in CorrelationID in the response. You can use this for tracking that a response is returned for every request and to match particular responses to particular requests. If you do not pass MessageID in the request, CorrelationID is not returned. Note: GetCategories, GetAttributesCS, GetCategory2CS, GetAttributesXSL, GetProductFinder, GetProductFinderXSL, and GetProductSearchPage are designed to retrieve very large sets of metadata that change once a day or less often. To improve performance, these calls return cached responses when you request all available data (with no filters). When this occurs, the MessageID and CorrelationID fields aren't applicable. However, if you specify an input filter to reduce the amount of data returned, the calls retrieve the latest data (not cached). When this occurs, MessageID and CorrelationID are applicable.
Errors	ErrorType	Conditionally, repeatable: [0..*]	A list of application-level errors (if any) that occurred when eBay processed the request. See Error Handling.
Errors.ErrorClassification	ErrorClassificationCodeType	Conditionally	API errors are divided between two classes: system errors and request errors. Applicable values: • CustomCode (out) Reserved for internal or future use. • RequestError (out) An error has occurred either as a result of a problem in the sending application or because the application's end-user has attempted to submit invalid data (or missing data). In these cases, do not retry the request. The problem must be corrected before the request can be made again. If the problem is due to something in the application (such as a missing required field), the application must be changed. If the problem is a result of end-user data, the application must alert the end-user to the problem and provide the means for the end-user to correct the data. Once the problem in the application or data is resolved, resend the request to eBay with the corrected data. • SystemError (out) Indicates that an error has occurred on the eBay system side, such as a database or server down. An application can retry the request as-is a reasonable number of times (eBay recommends twice). If the error persists, contact Developer Technical Support. Once the problem has been resolved, the request may be resent in its original form.
Errors.ErrorCode	token	Conditionally	A unique code that identifies the particular error condition that occurred. Your application can use error codes as identifiers in your customized error-handling algorithms. See the "Errors by Number" document.
Errors.ErrorParameters	ErrorParameterType	Conditionally, repeatable: [0..*]	This optional element carries a list of context-specific error variables that indicate details about the error condition. These are useful when multiple instances of ErrorType are returned.
Errors.ErrorParameters [ attribute ParamID ]	string	Conditionally	The index of the parameter in the list of parameter types returned within the error type.
Errors.ErrorParameters.Value	string	Conditionally	The value of the variable (e.g., the attribute set ID)
Errors.LongMessage	string	Conditionally	A more detailed description of the condition that raised the error.
Errors.SeverityCode	SeverityCodeType	Conditionally	Indicates whether the error is a severe error (causing the request to fail) or an informational error (a warning) that should be communicated to the user. Applicable values: • CustomCode (out) Reserved for internal or future use • Error (out) Application-level error • Warning (out) Warning or informational error
Errors.ShortMessage	string	Conditionally	A brief description of the condition that raised the error.
HardExpirationWarning	string	Conditionally	Expiration date of the user's authentication token. Only returned within the 7-day period prior to a token's expiration. To ensure that user authentication tokens are secure and to help avoid a user's token being compromised, tokens have a limited life span. A token is only valid for a period of time (set by eBay). After this amount of time has passed, the token expires and must be replaced with a new token.
Timestamp	dateTime	Always	This value represents the date and time when eBay processed the request. The time zone of this value is GMT and the format is the ISO 8601 date and time format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS.SSSZ). See Time Values in the eBay Web Services guide for information about this time format and converting to and from the GMT time zone. Note: GetCategories, GetAttributesCS, GetCategory2CS, GetAttributesXSL, GetProductFinder, GetProductFinderXSL, and GetProductSearchPage are designed to retrieve very large sets of metadata that change once a day or less often. To improve performance, these calls return cached responses when you request all available data (with no filters). When this occurs, this time value reflects the time the cached response was created. Thus, this value is not necessarily when the request was processed. However, if you specify an input filter to reduce the amount of data returned, the calls retrieve the latest data (not cached). When this occurs, this time value does reflect when the request was processed.
Version	string	Always	The version of the response payload schema. Indicates the version of the schema that eBay used to process the request. See "Standard Data for All Calls" in the eBay Web Services Guide for information on using the response version when troubleshooting "CustomCode" values that appear in the response.

Call-specific Output Fields
HasMoreItems	boolean	Always	Specifies whether the response has more items.
MemberMessage	MemberMessageExchangeArrayType	Conditionally	The returned member messages. Returned if messages that meet the request criteria exist. Note that GetMemberMessages does not return messages when, in the request, the MailMessageType is AskSellerQuestion.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange	MemberMessageExchangeType	Conditionally, repeatable: [0..*]	Information about individual messages. Returned if the parent container is returned.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange.Item	ItemType	Conditionally	The item about which the question was asked. Returned if the parent container is returned.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange.Item .ItemID	ItemIDType (string)	Conditionally	The ID that uniquely identifies the item listing. The ID is generated by eBay after an item is listed. You cannot choose or revise this value. Also applicable to Half.com. For Half.com, you can specify either ItemID or SellerInventoryID in a ReviseItem request to uniquely identify the listing. In transaction calls (e.g., GetItemTransactions), use a combination of ItemID and TransactionID to uniquely identify a transaction. With multi-quantity listings, a single ItemID can be associated with more than one TransactionID. (For single-quantity listings, the TransactionID is 0.) In GetItemRecommendations, the item ID is required when the value of ListingFlow is ReviseItem or RelistItem, but it is not applicable when the value of ListingFlow is AddItem. In GetSearchResults, the same ItemID may be returned for multiple results if the results are variations from the same mult-variation listing. Note: Although we represent item IDs as strings in the schema, we recommend you store them as 64-bit signed integers. If you choose to store item IDs as strings, allocate at least 19 characters (assuming decimal digits are used) to hold them. eBay will increase the size of IDs over time. Your code should be prepared to handle IDs of up to 19 digits. For more information about item IDs, see Common FAQs on eBay Item IDs and other eBay IDs in the Knowledge Base. Max length: 19 (Note: the eBay database specifies 38. Currently, Item IDs are usually 9 to 12 digits).
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange.Item .ListingDetails	ListingDetailsType	Conditionally	Various details about a listing, some of which are calculated or derived after the item is listed. These include the start and end time, converted (localized) prices, and certain flags that indicate whether the seller specified fields whose values are not visible to the requesting user. For GetMyeBayBuying, returned as a self-closed element if no listings meet the request criteria. Not applicable to Half.com.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange.Item .ListingDetails.EndTime	dateTime	Conditionally	Time stamp (in GMT) when the listing is scheduled to end (calculated based on the values of StartTime and ListingDuration) or the actual end time if the item has ended. In GetSearchResults, for StoresFixedPrice items which are "Good Till Canceled," this value is 5 minutes later than the actual end time of the item. The discrepancy is intended to facilitate renewal every 30 days of such items' end times. In GetSearchResults, the same EndTime may be returned for multiple results if the results are variations from the same multi-variation listing.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange.Item .ListingDetails.StartTime	dateTime	Conditionally	The StartTime value returned by non-search calls such as GetItem is the time stamp (in GMT) for when the item was listed. The StartTime value returned by search calls such as GetSearchResults and GetCategoryListings may vary from the value returned by GetItem. The time value is the same value in the following: The StartTime value returned by GetSearchResults, the StartTime value returned by GetCategoryListings, and the time the item became available for search on the eBay site.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange.Item .SellingStatus	SellingStatusType	Conditionally	Various details about the current status of the listing, such as the current number of bids and the current high bidder. Not applicable to Half.com.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange.Item .SellingStatus.CurrentPrice	AmountType (double)	Conditionally	For competitive-bid item listings (Chinese auctions), current minimum asking price (start price) or the current highest bid for the item if bids have been placed. Shows minimum bid if no bids have been placed on the item. For Basic Fixed-Price (FixedPriceItem), Store Inventory (StoresFixedPrice), or Ad type (AdType) listings this returns the original price specified when the item was listed/re-listed or the revised price if the item was revised using the ReviseItem call. In multi-variation listings, this value matches the lowest-priced variation that is still available for sale.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange.Item .Title	string	Conditionally	Name of the item as it appears in the listing or search results. Required for most items. Optional if you list in Books, Music, Movies, or Video Games categories and you use Pre-filled Item Information (as the title can be pre-filled based on the catalog product title). That is, optional if you specify Item.ExternalProductID or Item.ProductListingDetails. You cannot use HTML or JavaScript in the Title. (HTML characters will be interpreted literally as plain text.) For AddItem, not applicable to Half.com. For GetOrders, not returned from eBay.com, but a title from the Half.com catalog is returned from Half.com instead. You can add or change the value of this tag only if an item has no bids (or no items have sold) and the listing does not end for 12 hours. In GetItemRecommendations, more keywords in the title usually results in more relevant recommendations. Max length: 55.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .LastModifiedDate	dateTime	Conditionally	Date the message was last modified. Returned if the parent container is returned.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .MessageStatus	MessageStatusTypeCodeType	Conditionally	The status of the message. Returned if the parent container is returned. Applicable values: • Answered (in/out) The question has been answered at least once. • CustomCode (in/out) Reserved for future or internal use. • Unanswered (in/out) The question has not yet been answered.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .Question	MemberMessageType	Conditionally	Contains all the information about the question being asked. Returned if the parent container is returned.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .Question.Body	string	Conditionally	Message content. Max length: 2000.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .Question.DisplayToPublic	boolean	Conditionally	Specifies if the body should be displayed to the public.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .Question.MessageID	string	Conditionally	An ID that uniquely identifies a message for a given user. This value is not the same as the value used for the GetMyMessages MessageID. However, this MessageID value can be used as the GetMyMessages ExternalID.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .Question.MessageType	MessageTypeCodeType	Conditionally	The type of message being retrieved. Note that some message types can only be created via the eBay Web site. Applicable values: • All (in/out) All message types. • AskSellerQuestion (in/out) Member to Member message initiated by bidder/potential bidder to a seller of a particular item. • ContactEbayMember (in/out) Member to Member message initiated by any eBay member to another eBay member. • ContacteBayMemberViaAnonymousEmail (in/out) Member message initiated after eBay receives an email sent by an eBay member's email client to another eBay member. • ContacteBayMemberViaCommunityLink (in/out) Member to Member message initiated by any eBay member to another eBay member who has posted on a community forum within the past 7 days. • ContactMyBidder (in/out) Member to Member message initiated by sellers to their bidders during an active listing. • ContactTransactionPartner (in/out) Member message between transaction partners within 90 days after the transaction. • CustomCode (in/out) Reserved for future or internal use. • ResponseToASQQuestion (in/out) Member to Member message initiated as a response to an Ask A Question message. • ResponseToContacteBayMember (in/out) Member to Member message initiated as a response to a Contact eBay Member message.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .Question.QuestionType	QuestionTypeCodeType	Conditionally	The context of the question (e.g. Shipping, General). Applies if Messages.Message.MessageType is AskSellerQuestion. Applicable values: • CustomCode (in/out) Reserved for future or internal use. • CustomizedSubject (in/out) Customized subjects set by the seller using SetMessagePreferences or the eBay Web site. • General (in/out) General questions about the item. • MultipleItemShipping (in/out) Questions related to the shipping of this item bundled with other items also purchased on eBay. • None (in/out) No question type applies. The QuestionTypeCodeType value of None is applicable when Messages.Message.MessageType isn't set to AskSellerQuestion. • Payment (in/out) Questions related to the payment for the item. • Shipping (in/out) Questions related to the shipping of the item.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .Question.RecipientID	string	Conditionally, repeatable: [0..*]	Recipient's eBay user ID. For AddMemberMessagesAAQToBidder, it must be the seller of an item, that item's bidder, or a user who has made an offer on that item using Best Offer. Note: maxOccurs is a shared schema element and needs to be unbounded for AddMemberMessagesAAQToBidder. For AddMemberMessageRTQ, this field is mandatory if ItemID is not in the request. For all other uses, there can only be one RecipientID.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .Question.SenderEmail	string	Conditionally	Deprecated as of version 573. The email address of the person who asked the question or sent the message. Returned for MessageType = AskSellerQuestion and by the AskSellerQuestion notification. Deprecation version: 573. See also Deprecated Objects.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .Question.SenderID	string	Conditionally	The eBay user ID of the person who asked the question or sent the message.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .Question.Subject	string	Conditionally	Subject of this email message.
MemberMessage .MemberMessageExchange .Response	string	Conditionally, repeatable: [0..*]	An answer to the question. Returned if the parent container is returned. For GetAdFormatLeads, returned if the seller responded to the lead's question. Contains the body of the seller's response message.
PaginationResult	PaginationResultType	Always	Shows the pagination of data returned by requests.
PaginationResult .TotalNumberOfEntries	int	Always	Indicates the total number of entries that could be returned by repeated requests. For GetOrders, not applicable to eBay.com (for GetOrders, applicable to Half.com). Returned with a value of 0 if no entries are available.
PaginationResult .TotalNumberOfPages	int	Always	Indicates the total number of pages of data that could be returned by repeated requests. For GetOrders, not applicable to eBay.com (for GetOrders, applicable to Half.com). Returned with a value of 0 if no pages are available.

GetMemberMessages Detail Controls

Detail Control: DetailLevel

This call does not support varying Detail Levels. You do not need to pass DetailLevel in the request.

GetMemberMessages Samples

An inline sample will be added in a future release. Please refer to the Samples section of the eBay Web Services Guide chapter for GetMemberMessages.

GetMemberMessages Change History

Version	Description
463 2006-05-31	StartCreationTime and EndCreationTime (modified): The StartCreationTime and EndCreationTime elements of GetMemberMessagesRequestType are now based on xs:dateTime, not xs:date. This applies to applications using the 463 or higher WSDL, or the 459 SDKs (Java and .NET).
443 2006-01-11	WarningLevel (doc change): The I/O Doc has been updated to indicate that WarningLevel is an applicable input.

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