You can create the subscription in disabled mode, test it using this method, and when everything is ready, you can enable the subscription (see the enableSubscription method).
Note: Use the notificationId to tell the difference between a test payload and a real payload.
Input
Resource URI (production)
URI parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| subscription_id | string | The unique identifier for the subscription. Occurrence: Required |
HTTP request headers
OAuth scope
This request requires an access token created with either authorization code grant flow or client credentials grant flow. Please refer to the note below for more details.
The access token must be created using one or more scopes from the following list (please check your Application Keys page for a list of OAuth scopes available to your application):
https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope
https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/commerce.notification.subscription
See OAuth access tokens for more information.
Note: An OAuth token created with the client credentials grant flow and the https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope scope is required in order to create, update, or retrieve application-based subscriptions to notification topics. An OAuth token created with the authorization code grant flow and the https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/commerce.notification.subscription scope is required in order to create, update, or retrieve user-based subscriptions to notification topics.
Output
| Output container/field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| notificationId | string | The unique identifier for the notification for this test message. Occurrence: Conditional |
HTTP status codes
This call can return one of the following HTTP status codes. For an overview of the status codes, see HTTP status codes in Using eBay RESTful APIs.
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 202 | Accepted |
| 404 | Not Found |
| 500 | Internal Server Error |
Error codes
For more on errors, plus the codes of other common errors, see Handling errors.
| Code | Domain | Category | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 195000 | API_NOTIFICATION | APPLICATION | There was a problem with an eBay internal system or process. Contact eBay developer support for assistance. |
| 195013 | API_NOTIFICATION | REQUEST | Invalid subscription Id. |
Warnings
Samples
New to making API calls? Please see Making a Call.
Note: Identifiers, such as order IDs or user IDs, and personal data in these samples might be anonymized or may no longer be active on eBay. If necessary, substitute current, relevant eBay data in your requests.