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eBay Shopping API

Core Documentation

• All Tutorials: Start working with the API.»
• Call Reference: Browse all calls and the fields they use.
• Getting Started Guide: A quick overview of the Shopping API and what you can do with it.
• Release Notes: View enhancements in each bi-weekly release.

Complete Docs

• Download latest docs: Download the latest core set of docs in one large zip file.
• Doc Archive Page: Find docs for an older version of the API.

eBay Finding API

Core Documentation

• Tutorial: Start working with the API.»
• Call Reference: Browse all calls and the fields they use.
• Making a Finding API Call: Look at the format and parameters of a Finding call.
• User Guide: An overview, use cases, and best practices for the Merchandising API.
• Release Notes: View enhancements in each release.

Complete Docs

• Download latest docs: Download the latest core set of docs in one large zip file.

eBay Merchandising API

Core Documentation

• Tutorial: Start working with the API.»
• Call Reference: Browse all calls and the fields they use.
• Making a Merchandising API Call: Look at the format and parameters of a Merchandising call.
• User Guide: An overview, use cases, and best practices for the Merchandising API.
• Release Notes: View enhancements in each release.

Complete Docs

• Download latest docs: Download the latest core set of docs in one large zip file.

eBay Feedback API

Core Documentation

• Call Reference: Browse all calls and the fields they use.
• Making a Feedback API Call: Look at the format and parameters of a Feedback call.
• Users Guide: A quick overview of the eBay Feedback API and what you can do with it.
• Release Notes: View enhancements in each release.

• Complete Docs

  • Download latest docs: Download the latest core set of docs in one large zip file.

  eBay Trading API

  Core Documentation

  • All Tutorials: Start working with the API.»
  • Call Reference: Browse all calls and the fields they use.
  • eBay Trading API Guide (HTML) or (PDF): How the Trading API works. Learn workflows; find call samples.
  • Release Notes: View enhancements in each bi-weekly release.

  Complete Docs

  • Download latest docs: Download the latest core set of docs in one large zip file.
  • Doc Archive Page: Find docs for an older version of the API.

  eBay Large Merchant Services

  Core Documentation

  The Large Merchant Services User Guide provides an overview of key concepts, the APIs that constitute the LMS solution, and what you can do with them. The Large Merchant Services Sample Application with source code allows you to get familiar with LMS features quickly.

  Use the Merchant Data WSDL to verify the format of the 'payload' requests in your data file before upload.

  Refer to the Large Merchant Services Call References for comprehensive API information, including supported input and output fields, and samples:
  

  • Merchant Data API Call Reference
  • Bulk Data Exchange API Call Reference
  • File Transfer API Call Reference

  Making an API Call provides shared details about constructing API requests.

  Large Merchant Services Release Notes track enhancements in each release:
  

  • Merchant Data API Release Notes
  • Bulk Data Exchange API Release Notes
  • File Transfer API Release Notes

  Complete Docs

  The Documentation Archive has complete documentation per API packaged up as a single download.

  eBay Selling Manager Applications

  Core Documentation

  • User Guide: Overview of key concepts, the APIs that constitute the SM Apps product, and what you can do with them
  • Open eBay Participant Interface Call Reference: Supported input and output fields, plus samples
  • Code samples: find samples to jumpstart your application development
  • Selling Manager Applications Release Notes: View enhancements in each release
    
  • Open eBay Participant Interface Release Notes: View enhancements in each release
    

  Complete Docs

  • SM Apps Archive: A single download
  • Open eBay Participant Interface Archive: A single download

  eBay Client Alerts API

  Core Documentation

  • Tutorial: Start working with the Client Alerts API and the Client Alerts JavaScript SDK.»
  • Call Reference: Browse all calls and the fields they use.
  • Making a Client Alerts API Call: Look at the format and parameters of a Client Alerts call.
  • User Guide: A quick overview of the Client Alerts API and what you can do with it.
  • Client Alerts JavaScript SDK User Guide: How to use the Client Alerts JavaScript SDK.
  • Release Notes: View enhancements in each bi-weekly release.

  Complete Docs

  • Download latest docs: Download the latest core set of docs in one large zip file.

  eBay Platform Notifications

  Core Documentation

  • All Tutorials (refer to these for SOAP examples): Start working with the API.»
  • Call Reference: Browse all calls and the fields they use.
  • Platform Notifications Guide: A quick overview of Platform Notifications and what you can do with them.
  • Release Notes: See Trading Release Notes for updates to Platform Notifications.

  Research API for eBay (powered by DataUnison)

  These links take you to the DataUnison site »

  • PHP: (URL/XML) Tutorial: Retrieving pricing info for keywords with GetPriceResearch
  • Research API Reference: Browse all calls and the fields they use.
  • Release Notes: View enhancements in each release.