eBay Trading Web Services (formerly known as "eBay Web Services")

eBay Trading APIs offer secure, authenticated access to private eBay data. Use eBay Trading APIs to build applications such as selling and post-sales management applications, manage User information, and initiate the item purchase flow on eBay.

Supported Features

Formats: XML, SOAP

Protocols: HTTPS POST

eBay Trading Web Services support the following popular actions:

• Submit a listing to eBay (see Listing Items)
• Retrieve information about a single listing (see Retrieving the Data for One Item)
• Retrieve the eBay category hierarchy (see Retrieving the Category Hierarchy for a Site)
• Retrieve all the listing-related events (e.g., the fact that a listing ended) for a single seller (see Working with Seller Events)
• Retrieve the transactions related to a single purchased item (see Retrieving the Transactions for a Single Item)
• Retrieve the transactions for purchased items for a particular seller (see Retrieving the Transactions for a Specific Seller)
• Get private information about a single user (see Retrieving User Information)
• Manage a sellers dispute information (see Unpaid Item Disputes)
• (REST) Search for items and retrieve detailed information about items found (see Searching for Items)

Note: See the eBay Trading Web Services Guide for more details on supported features

Resources

Tools

• eBay SDK for .NET: Easy access to Trading APIs for Windows developers
• eBay SDK for Java: Easy access to Trading APIs for Java developers
• PHP Accelerator Toolkit: Easy access to Trading APIs for PHP developers

Documentation

• Input/Output Reference: Browse all calls and the fields they use.
• eBay Trading Web Services Guide (HTML) or (PDF): How eBay works. Learn workflows; find call samples.
• Release Notes: View enhancements in each bi-weekly release.
• WSDL [3 MB] or XSD [3 MB]: Download the Trading API definition file.

Support

• Production System Announcements: See the latest system announcements regarding eBay Trading Web Services
• eBay Developer Forums: Free support from your fellow developers and Developer Technical Support
• Developer Support: Choose from paid support offerings, including Support Requests and Live Help.

Access and Rate Limiting

Access to eBay Trading APIs is over HTTPS protocol, and requires a secure User Token. eBay Trading Web Services requests are limited to 5,000 requests per Application per day. To request additional queries, apply for a Compatible Application Check .