GetCategories - Call Reference - eBay Trading Web Services

GetCategories

Retrieves the latest category hierarchy available on a given site. (By default, this is the site to which you submit the request.) You can retrieve all categories on the site, or you can use CategoryParent to retrieve one particular category and its subcategories.

For each category, the call returns the category name, its unique ID (within the site to which you sent the request), and meta-data that helps you determine where the category fits in the hierarchy. eBay requires sellers to specify a category ID for most new listings. You can only list in leaf categories.

The call also identifies a few eBay features that are only supported in some categories. For example, some categories support immediate payment (AutoPay), and some categories don't. For information about additional features that vary by category, use GetCategoryFeatures and/or GetCategory2CS.

The API provides other calls that supplement GetCategories. For example, consider using GetSuggestedCategories to help the seller choose a category ID. In certain cases, it may be helpful to use GetCategoryMappings to update locally stored item data (although most applications can use the simpler CategoryMappingAllowed flag in AddItem for this purpose).

See Categories.

Related calls:

GetCategory2CS - Retrieves mappings between categories and characteristic sets that are available for an eBay site.
GetCategoryFeatures - Returns information about certain features that may only be applicable to certain categories on the site, such as particular listing durations, shipping term requirements, and Best Offer support.
GetCategoryMappings - Retrieves a map of old category IDs and corresponding active category IDs defined for the site to which the request is sent.
GetSuggestedCategories - Requests a list of up to 10 categories with the highest percentage of listings whose titles or descriptions contain the keywords you specify.

GetCategories 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 may be missing some XML fields and attributes. This is a documentation limitation only (see Limitations of This Document).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<GetCategoriesRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
  <!-- Standard Input Fields -->
  <DetailLevel> DetailLevelCodeType </DetailLevel>
  <!-- ... more DetailLevel nodes here ... -->
  <ErrorLanguage> string </ErrorLanguage>
  <MessageID> string </MessageID>
  <OutputSelector> string </OutputSelector>
  <!-- ... more OutputSelector nodes here ... -->
  <Version> string </Version>
  <WarningLevel> WarningLevelCodeType </WarningLevel>
  <!-- Call-specific Input Fields -->
  <CategoryParent> string </CategoryParent>
  <!-- ... more CategoryParent nodes here ... -->
  <CategorySiteID> string </CategorySiteID>
  <LevelLimit> int </LevelLimit>
  <ViewAllNodes> boolean </ViewAllNodes>
</GetCategoriesRequest>

Argument	Type	Reqd?	Meaning
Standard Input Fields [Jump to call-specific fields]
DetailLevel	DetailLevelCodeType (repeatable)	Optional	Detail levels are instructions that define standard subsets of data to return for particular data components (e.g., each Item, Transaction, or User) within the response payload. For example, a particular detail level might cause the response to include buyer-related data in every result (e.g., for every Item), but no seller-related data. Specifying a detail level is like using a predefined attribute list in the SELECT clause of an SQL query. Use the DetailLevel element to specify the required detail level that the client application needs pertaining to the data components that are applicable to the request. The DetailLevelCodeType defines the global list of available detail levels for all request types. Most request types support certain detail levels or none at all. If you pass a detail level that exists in the schema but that isn't valid for a particular request, eBay ignores it processes the request without it. For each request type, see the detail level tables in the Input/Output Reference to determine which detail levels are applicable and which elements are returned for each applicable detail level. (Some detail level tables are still in the eBay Web Services guide. They will be moved to the Input/Output Reference in a future release.) Note that DetailLevel is required input for GetMyMessages. With GetSellerList and other calls that retrieve large data sets, please avoid using ReturnAll when possible. For example, if you use GetSellerList, use a GranularityLevel or use the GetSellerEvents call instead. If you do use ReturnAll with GetSellerList, use a small EntriesPerPage value and a short EndTimeFrom/EndTimeTo range for better performance. Applicable values: • ReturnAll (in) Returns all available data. With GetSellerList and other calls that retrieve large data sets, please avoid using ReturnAll when possible. For example, if you use GetSellerList, use a GranularityLevel or use the GetSellerEvents call instead. If you use ReturnAll with GetSellerList, use a small EntriesPerPage value and a short EndTimeFrom/EndTimeTo range for better performance. (Not all values in DetailLevelCodeType apply to this field.)
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 (repeatable)	Optional	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
CategoryParent	string (repeatable)	Optional	Specifies the ID of the highest-level category to return, along with its subcategories. If no parent category is specified, all categories are returned for the specified site. (Please do not pass a value of 0; zero (0) is an invalid value for CategoryParent.) To determine available category IDs, call GetCategories with no filters and use a DetailLevel value of ReturnAll. If you specify multiple parent categories, the hierarchy for each one is returned.
CategorySiteID	string	Optional	Specifies the eBay site for which to retrieve the category hierarchy. Use the numeric site code (e.g., 77 for eBay Germany). Only necessary if you want to retrieve category data for a site other than the site to which you are submitting the request. Default: The site ID of the request.
LevelLimit	int	Optional	Specifies the maximum depth of the category hierarchy to retrieve, where the top-level categories (meta-categories) are at level 1. Retrieves all category nodes with a category level less than or equal to this value. If not specified, retrieves categories at all applicable levels. As with all calls, the actual data returned will vary depending on how you configure other fields in the request (including DetailLevel). Default: 0.
ViewAllNodes	boolean	Optional	If false or omitted, retrieves only leaf categories. (You can only list in leaf categories.) If true, retrieves both leaf and internal (non-leaf) categories. As with all calls, the actual data returned will vary depending on how you configure other fields in the request. Default: false.

GetCategories Output

The box below lists all fields that might be returned in the call 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 may be missing some XML fields and attributes. This is a documentation limitation only (see Limitations of This Document).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<GetCategoriesResponse 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 -->
  <CategoryArray> CategoryArrayType 
    <Category> CategoryType 
      <AutoPayEnabled> boolean </AutoPayEnabled>
      <B2BVATEnabled> boolean </B2BVATEnabled>
      <BestOfferEnabled> boolean </BestOfferEnabled>
      <CategoryID> string </CategoryID>
      <CategoryLevel> int </CategoryLevel>
      <CategoryName> string </CategoryName>
      <CategoryParentID> string </CategoryParentID>
      <!-- ... more CategoryParentID nodes here ... -->
      <Expired> boolean </Expired>
      <IntlAutosFixedCat> boolean </IntlAutosFixedCat>
      <LeafCategory> boolean </LeafCategory>
      <LSD> boolean </LSD>
      <ORPA> boolean </ORPA>
      <ORRA> boolean </ORRA>
      <SellerGuaranteeEligible> boolean </SellerGuaranteeEligible>
      <Virtual> boolean </Virtual>
    </Category>
    <!-- ... more Category nodes here ... -->
  </CategoryArray>
  <CategoryCount> int </CategoryCount>
  <CategoryVersion> string </CategoryVersion>
  <MinimumReservePrice> double </MinimumReservePrice>
  <ReduceReserveAllowed> boolean </ReduceReserveAllowed>
  <ReservePriceAllowed> boolean </ReservePriceAllowed>
  <UpdateTime> dateTime </UpdateTime>
</GetCategoriesResponse>

Return Value	Type	Returned?	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 (repeatable)	Conditionally	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.
Errors.ErrorParameters	ErrorParameterType (repeatable)	Conditionally	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
CategoryArray	CategoryArrayType	Always	List of the returned categories. The category array contains one CategoryType object for each returned category. Returns empty if no detail level is specified. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category	CategoryType (repeatable)	Always	Contains details about one category. For GetCategories, this node is not returned when no detail level is specified. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category .AutoPayEnabled	boolean	Conditionally	If true, indicates that the category supports immediate payment. If not present, the category does not support immediate payment. Will not be returned if false. DetailLevel: ReturnAll. See Requiring Immediate Payment.
CategoryArray.Category .B2BVATEnabled	boolean	Conditionally	If true, the category supports business-to-business (B2B) VAT listings. Applicable to the eBay Germany (DE), Austria (AT), and Switzerland CH) sites only. If not present, the category does not support this feature. Will not be returned if false. DetailLevel: ReturnAll. See Working with Business Features and VAT.
CategoryArray.Category .BestOfferEnabled	boolean	Conditionally	If true, the category supports best offers. If not present, the category does not support best offers. Will not be returned if false. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category .CategoryID	string	Always	Distinct numeric ID for a category on eBay. In GetItem and related calls, see CategoryName for the text name of the category. Use GetCategories to look up the category parent ID. For GetPopularKeywords, -1 represents the root category. For GetItem, Half.com items return the Half.com category ID in PrimaryCategory. This ID is not necessarily returned in GetCategories. If a Half.com listing is eligible for Express, you can use SecondaryCategory to determine the eBay category ID. Max length: 10. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category .CategoryLevel	int	Always	The level where the category fits in the site's category hierarchy. For example, if this field has a value of 2, then the category is two levels below the root category in the site's category hierarchy. For the GetSearchResults response, NumOfItems indicates the total quantity of matching items in a category. Matching categories at the same level (i.e., in sibling categories) are sorted by NumOfItems, descending order. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category .CategoryName	string	Always	Display name of the category as it would appear on the eBay Web site. In GetItem, this is a fully qualified category name (e.g., Collectibles:Decorative Collectibles:Hummel, Goebel). In GetItem, always returned for eBay.com listings. Not returned in PrimaryCategory for Half.com listings. If a Half.com listing is eligible for Express, you can use SecondaryCategory to determine the eBay category name. Max length: 30. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category .CategoryParentID	string (repeatable)	Always	Category ID identifying a category that is an ancestor of the category indicated in CategoryID. For GetCategories, returns the same value as CategoryID if the CategoryLevel is 1. For GetSuggestedCategories, multiple CategoryParentID fields can be returned in sequence, starting with the root category and ending with the category that is the direct parent of the category specified in CategoryID. Use these parent fields and the CategoryID field to build the fully qualified category browse path or "breadcrumbs" (e.g., 58058:3516:3517). For GetPopularKeywords, -1 represents the root category. Max length: 10. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category.Expired	boolean	Always	If true, indicates a category that has expired and to which items may not be listed. Will not be returned if false. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category .IntlAutosFixedCat	boolean	Always	If true, indicates that the category is a fixed-fee category. Use this information to identify categories are not eligible for eBay Stores Inventory format listings. You cannot list eBay Store Inventory format listings in fixed-fee categories on international sites. Output only. Will not be returned if false. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category .LeafCategory	boolean	Always	If true, indicates that the category indicated in CategoryID is a leaf category, in which items may be listed (if the category is not also expired or virtual). Will not be returned if false. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category.LSD	boolean	Always	Item.LotSize is not permitted when you list in this category. If true, indicates that lot sizes are disabled in the specified category. Will not be returned if false. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category.ORPA	boolean	Always	Indicates whether the category (and its subcategories) allows or disallows listing with a reserve price, depending on the prevailing site configuration indicated by ReservePriceAllowed. ORPA (override reserve price allowed) indicates when the category is an exception to the site's ReservePriceAllowed policy. If ORPA is true, the category overrides (toggles or reverses) the site's ReservePriceAllowed setting. In other words: - If ReservePriceAllowed is true, reserve price is not allowed in this category. - If ReservePriceAllowed is false, reserve price is allowed in this category. If ORPA is not present, there is no override. That is, the category's setting is the same as the site's ReservePriceAllowed setting. This field will not be returned in the response if false. This toggling logic is designed to reduce the size of the GetCategories response by only returning ORPA when the category's policy is different from the site's policy. (If ORPA is true for a category, you can assume its subcategories inherit the same setting unless otherwise specified.) DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category.ORRA	boolean	Conditionally	Indicates whether the category (and its subcategories) allows or disallows reducing a listing's reserve price, depending on the prevailing site configuration indicated by ReduceReserveAllowed. ORRA (override reduce reserve allowed) indicates when the category is an exception to the site's ReduceReserveAllowed policy. If ORRA is true, the category overrides (toggles or reverses) the site's ReduceReserveAllowed setting. In other words: - If ReduceReserveAllowed is true, reserve price reduction is not allowed in this category. - If ReduceReserveAllowed is false (because it is not present in the response), reserve price reduction is allowed in this category. If ORRA is not present, there is no override. Will not be returned in the response if false. That is, the category's setting is the same as the site's ReduceReserveAllowed setting. This toggling logic is designed to reduce the size of the GetCategories response by only returning ORRA when the category's policy is different from the site's policy. (If ORRA is true for a category, you can assume its subcategories inherit the same setting unless otherwise specified.) DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category .SellerGuaranteeEligible	boolean	Conditionally	Indicates whether this category is eligible for Motors Seller Guarantee program. This tag is emitted for eligible categories only on the eBay Motors site. Will not be returned if false. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryArray.Category.Virtual	boolean	Always	If true, indicates the category indicated in CategoryID is a virtual category, to which items may not be listed. Will not be returned if false. DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryCount	int	Always	Indicates the number of categories returned (i.e., the number of CategoryType objects in CategoryArray). DetailLevel: ReturnAll.
CategoryVersion	string	Always	Indicates the version of the category hierarchy on the specified eBay site. DetailLevel: ReturnAll. Also returned if DetailLevel is not provided on input.
MinimumReservePrice	double	Always	Indicates the lowest possible reserve price allowed for any item listed in any category on the site. You can use the fields returned by GetCategoryFeatures to determine if a different Minimum Reserve Price is defined for the category you want to use. DetailLevel: ReturnAll. Also returned if DetailLevel is not provided on input.
ReduceReserveAllowed	boolean	Always	If true, ReduceReserveAllowed indicates that all categories on the site allow the seller to reduce an item's reserve price. If false, this field is not returned in the response and all categories on the site do not normally allow sellers to reduce an item's reserve price. The Category.ORRA (override reduce reserve price) field can override (or toggle) the reserve price reduction setting for a given category. For example, if ReduceReserveAllowed is false and Category.ORRA is true, the category overrides the site setting and supports reducing reserve prices. If ReduceReserveAllowed is true and Category.ORRA is true, the category overrides the site setting and does does not support reducing reserve prices. DetailLevel: ReturnAll. Also returned if DetailLevel is not provided on input.
ReservePriceAllowed	boolean	Always	If true, ReservePriceAllowed indicates that all categories on the site allow the seller to specify a reserve price for an item. If false, this field is not returned in the response and all categories on the site do not normally allow sellers to specify reserve prices. The Category.ORPA (override reserve price allowed) field can override (or toggle) the reserve price allowed setting for a given category. For example, if ReservePriceAllowed is false and Category.ORPA is true, the category overrides the site setting and supports reserve prices. If ReservePriceAllowed is true and Category.ORPA is true, the category overrides the site setting and does does not support reserve prices. DetailLevel: ReturnAll. Also returned if DetailLevel is not provided on input.
UpdateTime	dateTime	Always	Indicates the last date and time that eBay modified the category hierarchy for the specified eBay site. DetailLevel: ReturnAll. Also returned if DetailLevel is not provided on input.

GetCategories Detail Controls

Detail Control: DetailLevel

The DetailLevel input field influences which call-specific fields may be returned. (All standard output fields are returned regardless of DetailLevel.)

none	The field is returned if DetailLevel is not specified on input.
Y	The field is always returned.
(Y)	The field is conditionally returned. See the field description for clarification of conditions.

Output Field	ReturnAll	none
CategoryArray	Y	-
CategoryArray.Category	Y	-
CategoryArray.Category.AutoPayEnabled	(Y)	-
CategoryArray.Category.B2BVATEnabled	(Y)	-
CategoryArray.Category.BestOfferEnabled	(Y)	-
CategoryArray.Category.CategoryID	Y	-
CategoryArray.Category.CategoryLevel	Y	-
CategoryArray.Category.CategoryName	Y	-
CategoryArray.Category.CategoryParentID	Y	-
CategoryArray.Category.Expired	Y	-
CategoryArray.Category.IntlAutosFixedCat	Y	-
CategoryArray.Category.LeafCategory	Y	-
CategoryArray.Category.LSD	Y	-
CategoryArray.Category.ORPA	Y	-
CategoryArray.Category.ORRA	(Y)	-
CategoryArray.Category.SellerGuaranteeEligible	(Y)	-
CategoryArray.Category.Virtual	Y	-
CategoryCount	Y	-
CategoryVersion	Y	Y
MinimumReservePrice	Y	Y
ReduceReserveAllowed	Y	Y
ReservePriceAllowed	Y	Y
UpdateTime	Y	Y

GetCategories 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 GetCategories.

GetCategories Change History

Version	Description
551 2008-02-07	CategoryArray.Category.AutoPayEnabled (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. CategoryArray.Category.B2BVATEnabled (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. CategoryArray.Category.BestOfferEnabled (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. CategoryArray.Category.Expired (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. CategoryArray.Category.IntlAutosFixedCat (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. CategoryArray.Category.LeafCategory (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. CategoryArray.Category.LSD (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. CategoryArray.Category.ORPA (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. CategoryArray.Category.ORRA (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. CategoryArray.Category.SellerGuaranteeEligible (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. CategoryArray.Category.Virtual (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. GetCategories.ReduceReserveAllowed (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay. GetCategories.ReservePriceAllowed (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
499 2007-02-07	Currency, ReduceReserveInclusive, ReservePriceInclusive (modified): Deleted previously deprecated objects from the latest schema. Some of these objects are still supported with lower request versions. See Deprecated Objects.

Version

Description

551
2008-02-07

CategoryArray.Category.AutoPayEnabled (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
CategoryArray.Category.B2BVATEnabled (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
CategoryArray.Category.BestOfferEnabled (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
CategoryArray.Category.Expired (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
CategoryArray.Category.IntlAutosFixedCat (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
CategoryArray.Category.LeafCategory (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
CategoryArray.Category.LSD (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
CategoryArray.Category.ORPA (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
CategoryArray.Category.ORRA (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
CategoryArray.Category.SellerGuaranteeEligible (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
CategoryArray.Category.Virtual (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
GetCategories.ReduceReserveAllowed (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.
GetCategories.ReservePriceAllowed (modified): If this field is to be included in the response (e.g. per the DetailLevel specified in the request), only returned if true. Not returned if false or if not set by eBay.

499
2007-02-07

Currency, ReduceReserveInclusive, ReservePriceInclusive (modified): Deleted previously deprecated objects from the latest schema. Some of these objects are still supported with lower request versions. See Deprecated Objects.

User-Contributed Notes

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eBay Trading API Call Reference Version 573

eBay Trading API
Call Reference Version 573