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development tools

Several tools have been produced to make the development life cycle easier.

API Test Tool

The API Test Tool is a web form which allows you to construct and validate individual calls in XML. Templates are provided for common calls.

Item Specifics Lookup Tool

The Item Specifics Lookup Tool is a web application that sellers can use to retrieve item specifics for their category selection. Item specifics will be returned only if the selected category supports eBay's name-value pair custom item specifics model.

API Call Use Report

The API Call Use Report displays production Trading API calls by application. It enables developers to monitor their application's activity. If your application is close to its call limit, you may want to go through the free Compatible Application Check and get more calls.

Sandbox User Registration Tool

The Sandbox User Registration Tool is a tool which creates and validates new test users in the eBay Sandbox.

Application Settings Tool

The new Application Settings Tool includes an improved token retrieval flow, new options for customizing the user consent page, and application-level settings for notifications and ID verification.

User Token Tool

The User Token Tool is a tool that creates a token for a single user.