Browse API Release Notes

Just getting started with the Browse API? See the following documents for details on using this API:

• Using eBay RESTful APIs
• Buying Integration Guide
• Browse API Overview
• Browse API Reference

See the API Site Status for announcements regarding recently resolved or current system wide issues. Visit the Developer Support page for support options and information on filing bugs.

The API release history

The following table lists recent Browse API releases. For older releases, see the Browse API Release Notes Archive.

Release Version	Release Date	Description of Release
v1.5.0	2021-05-03	Added a new tyreLabelImageUrl response field to the item, item_summary, and search_by_image resources
v1.4.2	2021-04-08	Added support for the following marketplaces to the item and item_summary resources: Ireland (EBAY_IE) Netherlands (EBAY_NL) Poland (EBAY_PL)
v1.4.1	2021-02-03	Updated error code 12029 and added error code 12032 for the search and searchByImage methods
v1.4.0	2020-12-18	Added support for the taxes container in the getItems resource method and in the getItem compact response Updated the price and shippingCost response field descriptions to inform of value-added tax (VAT) inclusion in applicable jurisdictions
v1.3.0	2020-12-03	Added support for the searchInDescription filter URI parameter in the search resource method
v1.2.0	2020-11-13	Added support for AUTHENTICITY_VERIFICATION to the qualifiedPrograms filter URI parameter in the search and searchByImage resource methods Added a new AuthenticityVerificationProgram type to the item resource methods
v1.1.0	2020-10-27	New regionId field returned for included and excluded shipping regions.
v1.0.0	2020-10-19	The Browse API has moved out of the beta stage and has entered into general availability (GA).

v1.5.0

The following section describes the changes made in this release.

Added tyreLabelImageUrl response field

The following methods now return the tyreLabelImageUrl field:

• getItem
• getItemByLegacyId
• getItemsByItemGroup
• search
• searchByImage

This new field provides a URL to the image that shows the information on the tyre label.

v1.4.2

The following section describes the changes made in this release.

Added support for new marketplaces

The item and item_summary resources now support the following marketplaces:

• Ireland (EBAY_IE)
• Netherlands (EBAY_NL)
• Poland (EBAY_PL)

v1.4.1

The following section describes the changes made in this release.

Updated error message 12029 and added error message 12032 for search and searchByImage

The error message for error code 12029 was updated for the search and searchByImage methods:

Old Error Message	New Error Message
The number of sellers in the filter has exceeded the limit. Please reduce the number of sellers to 250 or fewer.	The maximum number of listings that can be retrieved is 10,000, so your offset value must be less than 10,000. If 10,000 or more listings are matching your search criteria, consider narrowing the scope of your search.

Error code 12032 was added to the search and searchByImage methods:

Error ID	Message
12032	The number of sellers in the filter has exceeded the limit. Please reduce the number of sellers to 250 or fewer.

v1.4.0

The following sections describe the changes made in this release.

Added support for taxes container to getItems and getItem compact response

The taxes container is now returned for the getItems resource method, as well as for the getItem compact response.

This container returns the tax information for the item, such as the tax jurisdiction, the tax percentage, and the tax type.

Updated field descriptions for value-added tax (VAT)

The price and shippingCost response field descriptions where updated to inform users that the value returned in these fields includes a value-added tax (VAT) for applicable jurisdictions when requested from supported marketplaces. In this case, users must pass the X-EBAY-C-MARKETPLACE-ID request header specifying the supported marketplace (such as EBAY_GB) to see the VAT-inclusive pricing/cost.

For the search and searchByImage methods, users can also see VAT-inclusive pricing returned in the price and shippingCost response fields by doing one (or both) of the following: 

• Specify the supported marketplace using the deliveryCountry filter URI parameter (such as filter=deliveryCountry:GB)
• Pass the contextualLocation values for the supported marketplace in the X-EBAY-C-ENDUSERCTX request header

v1.3.0

The following section describes the changes made in this release.

Added searchInDescription filter URI parameter

Support for a new searchInDescription filter URI parameter was added to the search resource method.

The new filter returns only the items with titles or descriptions matching the specified keyword.

v1.2.0

The following sections describe the changes made in this release.

Added AUTHENTICITY_VERIFICATION to qualifiedPrograms filter

Support for AUTHENTICITY_VERIFICATION was added to the qualifiedPrograms filter URI parameter in the search and searchByImage resource methods. The new filter returns only the items that are qualified for the Authenticity Guarantee program. This program enables third-party authenticators to perform authentication verification inspections on items.

Added AuthenticityVerificationProgram type to item methods

A new AuthenticityVerificationProgram type was added to the item resource methods. The authenticityVerification container is returned for items that are qualified for the Authenticity Guarantee program.

v1.1.0

This version includes the following update.

New regionId field added for included and excluded shipping regions.

A new regionId field is now returned for each shipping region that is returned under the regionIncluded and regionExcluded containers for all 'get item' responses. Based on the regionType value, values for the regionId may include two-letter, ISO 3166 country codes, two-letter abbreviations for US states or Canadian provinces, or eBay-defined IDs that represent large geographical regions or special domestic regions within an individual country.

v1.0.0

This is the initial general availability (GA) release for the Browse API. This release does not include any functionality or schema changes for the Browse API methods.