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The API release history
The following table lists recent Order API releases. For older releases, see the Order API Release Notes Archive.
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Description of Release |
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2020-12-23 |
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2020-11-05 |
Added support for the Authenticity Guarantee program to the Order API |
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2020-10-13 |
Added a new fee enumeration value to support the white goods disposal tax |
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2020-10-01 |
Added support for the Singapore (SG) marketplace to the Order API |
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2020-09-24 |
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2020-07-17 |
Added a new error message to the initiateCheckoutSession method |
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2020-07-14 |
Added a new purchaseOrderWebUrl container to the getPurchaseOrder method response |
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2020-07-09 |
Added support for line item fee details |
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2020-06-01 |
Added a new error message |
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2020-02-20 |
Added support for Australian 'Good and Services' tax |
v1_beta.29.0
The following sections describe the changes implemented in this release.
Added a new taxDetails container
A new taxDetails container was added to the LineItem and OrderLineItem types for the checkout and order methods.
This new container provides a breakdown of the tax information for the line item, such as the tax jurisdiction and the tax type.
Updated field descriptions for value-added tax (VAT)
The following response field descriptions where updated to inform users that the value returned includes a value-added tax (VAT) for applicable jurisdictions when requested from supported marketplaces:
- baseDeliveryCost
- baseUnitPrice
- deliveryCost
- priceSubtotal
To see the VAT-inclusive pricing/cost, users must pass the X-EBAY-C-MARKETPLACE-ID request header specifying the supported marketplace (such as EBAY_GB).
Note: Refer to the VAT Obligations in the EU article for more information about VAT.
Schema changes
To support the new taxDetails container, the following new types were added:
- Region
- RegionTypeEnum
- TaxDetail
- TaxJurisdiction
- TaxType
v1_beta.28.0
API updates
This API release contains the following update.
Support for the new Authenticity Guarantee program added to the Order API
The Authenticity Guarantee program provides the authentication status of an order as it passes through the item authentication process.
An AuthenticityVerificationProgram container is now returned for order line items going through the authenticity verification process. This container gives the outcome of an authentication verification inspection.
Schema Changes
These are the new types added for this release.
AuthenticityVerificationProgram: This type is used to provide the outcome of an order line item going through the Authenticity Guarantee service verification process. Unique properties of this type are:description: An informational message that applies to the Authenticity Guarantee program.outcomeReason: An informational message regarding the authentication outcome of an authenticity verification inspection.status: The value in this enumerated field indicates whether the order line item has passed or failed the authenticity verification inspection, or if the inspection and/or results are still pending. The possible values returned here are PENDING, PASSED, FAILED, or INELIGIBLE.termsWebUrl: The terms and conditions that apply to the Authenticity Guarantee program.
v1_beta.27.0
A new WHITE_GOODS_DISPOSABLE_TAX value was added to the FeeEnum type to support the white goods disposal tax. When this enumeration value is returned, it indicates that a disposal tax on white goods was charged to the buyer against the order line item.
Note: White goods includes items like refrigerators, ranges, water heaters, freezers, unit air conditioners, washing machines, clothes dryers, and other similar domestic and commercial large appliances.
v1_beta.26.0
Support for the Singapore (SG) marketplace has been added to the Order API.
v1_beta.25.2
The following sections describe the changes implemented in this release.
Added a new error message
A new error message was added to the initiateCheckoutSession method.
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Error ID |
Description |
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| 15051 | Additional user details required. Please complete your registration or contact eBay customer support. |
Updated an error message
The description for error message 15017 was updated as shown in the table below. This affects the initiateCheckoutSession, initiateGuestCheckoutSession, and initiateProxyGuestCheckoutSession methods.
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Error ID |
Description |
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| 15017 | The payment for the order line items in your cart could not be processed due to issues with one or more sellers. |
v1_beta.25.1
The following section describes the changes implemented in this release.
Added a new error message
A new error message was added to the initiateCheckoutSession method.
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Error ID |
Description |
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| 15050 | Your transaction cannot be completed with the given information. Contact eBay customer service. |
v1_beta.25.0
The following section describes the change implemented in this release.
Added a new purchaseOrderWebUrl container
A new purchaceOrderWebUrl container was added to the response of the getpurchaseOrder method. This new container returns the URL to the Order Details page on eBay.
v1_beta.24.0
The following sections describe the changes implemented in this release.
Added a new fees container
A new lineItem.fees container was added to the checkout and order methods. This new container provides a breakdown of the fees applicable to the line item, such as the type of fee and the fee amount.
Schema changes
To support this update, the following new types were added:
- Fee type
- FeeEnum type
- fees field added to OrderLineItem type
- fees field added to LineItem type
v1_beta.23.1
The following section describes the changes implemented in this release.
Added a new error message
A new error message was added to the following resource methods:
- initiateCheckoutSession
- initiateGuestCheckoutSession
- initiateProxyGuestCheckoutSession
- updateGuestPaymentInfo
- updateGuestShippingAddress
- updatePaymentInfo
- updateProxyGuestPaymentInfo
- updateProxyGuestShippingAddress
- updateShippingAddress
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Error ID |
Description |
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| 17002 | Invalid character(s) found in the shipping address. Please check name and shipping address fields, remove invalid character(s) and resubmit the call. |
v1_beta.23.0
This release contains the following changes.
Added support for Australian 'Good and Services' tax
If 'Good and Services' tax is applicable to one or more line items in an order, the new importTax container will be returned under the pricingSummary container. The total amount of 'Good and Services' tax for all line items of the order is shown in this container.
Schema changes
To support the 'Goods and Services' tax update, the following new types were added:
- ImportTax type
- ImportTaxTypeEnum type
- importTax field added to PricingSummary type