eBay Product Metadata API
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You can find links to the Product Metadata API documentation in the top navigation bar. Information about the schema location is in the Schema Location section of the "Making an API Call" topic.
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Index of Changed Calls - 1.3.0
Documentation Changes and Errata - 1.3.0
For a current list of known issues, see eBay Shopping, Finding and Merchandising API Production System Announcements and the Knowledge Base.
These calls were added, modified, deprecated, or affected by documentation changes in this release. The changes are described below as well as in each call's Change History.
No changed calls in this release.
Enumeration note: You need to use this release version or higher to retrieve new code list values that were added in this release. See Code Lists.
| Name | Part of Schema | Type of Change |
|---|---|---|
BaseRequest |
Complex type | New |
BaseResponse |
Complex type | New |
ExtensionType |
Complex type | New |
GroupProperties |
Complex type | New |
GroupProperty |
Complex type | New |
MediaTypeSpecificInformation |
Complex type | New |
NumericTypeSpecificInformation |
Complex type | New |
ProductMetadata |
Complex type | New |
ProductMetadataBulkRequest |
Complex type | New |
ProductMetadataBulkResponse |
Complex type | New |
ProductMetadataRequest |
Complex type | New |
ProductMetadataResponse |
Complex type | New |
PropertyMetadata |
Complex type | New |
StringTypeSpecificInformation |
Complex type | New |
Tag |
Complex type | New |
TypeSpecificInformation |
Complex type | New |
URITypeSpecificInformation |
Complex type | New |
See the System Announcements for bug fixes related to this release.
This section describes new features that have been added as of this release. New features can involve new calls, new capabilities, and/or new fields added to existing calls.
For logical or functional changes to existing features and calls, including code list changes, see Changed Functionality - 1.3.0.
The getProductMetadataBulk call retrieves product metadata for the specified category. Use this metadata to build an addProducts (Product API) call for submitting a product for inclusion in the eBay catalog corresponding to the category.
See Product Creation for more information about when you should add a product to an eBay catalog, and how to do it.
This section describes logical or functional changes that have been made to existing functionality, including new code list values and/or changes in validation rules.
None for this release.
This section lists additional documentation changes and corrections that were made with this release and that are not already mentioned in New Features - 1.3.0 and Changed Functionality - 1.3.0.
None for this release.
Index of Changed Calls - 1.2.0
Documentation Changes and Errata - 1.2.0
For a current list of known issues, see eBay Shopping, Finding and Merchandising API Production System Announcements and the Knowledge Base.
These calls were added, modified, deprecated, or affected by documentation changes in this release. The changes are described below as well as in each call's Change History.
No new calls in this release.
Schema changes in pink (for example, SomeType.Somedata) are for future use. Monitor upcoming release notes for descriptions of their purpose and use.
Enumeration note: You need to use this release version or higher to retrieve new code list values that were added in this release. See Code Lists.
| Name | Part of Schema | Type of Change |
|---|---|---|
GetCompatibilitySearchValuesBulkRequest |
Complex type | Removed (unused) |
SortPriority |
Enumerated type | Removed (unused) |
SortOrder |
Complex type | New |
GetProductSearchValuesBaseRequest.sortOrder |
Element | New |
Message part names in the WSDL have been renamed from "parameters" to "params" to correct a problem for .NET developers. This fix allows .NET users to add web references in Visual Studio without errors.
See the System Announcements for bug fixes related to this release.
This section describes new features that have been added as of this release. New features can involve new calls, new capabilities, and/or new fields added to existing calls.
For logical or functional changes to existing features and calls, including code list changes, see Changed Functionality - 1.2.0.
For calls that return property values, you can now sort the properties in the response. You can sort by any of the searchable properties, such as Year, Make, or Model. If no sort order is specified then values are sorted in ascending order.
To specify sort order, indicate the property (sortOrder.propertyName) sort on, such as Make or Model, and the order (sortOrder.order), Ascending or Descending:
<sortOrder> <order>Descending</order> <propertyName>Model</propertyName> </sortOrder>
This section describes logical or functional changes that have been made to existing functionality, including new code list values and/or changes in validation rules.
None for this release.
This section lists additional documentation changes and corrections that were made with this release and that are not already mentioned in New Features - 1.2.0 and Changed Functionality - 1.2.0.
None for this release.
This is the first release of the eBay Product Metadata API.
Note: Watch these release notes for changes.
For a current list of known issues, see eBay Shopping, Product Metadata and Merchandising API Production System Announcements and the Knowledge Base.
These calls are included in the initial release of the eBay Product Metadata API.
Monitor upcoming release notes for descriptions of purpose and use for new or modified schema.
See the eBay Shopping, Product Metadata and Merchandising API Production System Announcements for bug fixes related to this release.
This section describes new features that have been added as of this release. New features can involve new calls, new capabilities, and/or new fields added to existing calls.
For logical or functional changes to existing features and calls, including code list changes, see Changed Functionality - 1.1.0.
None for this release.
This section describes logical or functional changes that have been made to existing functionality, including new code list values and/or changes in validation rules.
None for this release.
This section lists additional documentation changes and corrections that were made with this release and that are not already mentioned in New Features - 1.1.0 and Changed Functionality - 1.1.0.
None for this release.
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