Note: Using multiple funding models in one report is deprecated. If multiple funding models are used, a Warning will be returned in a header. This functionality will be decommissioned on April 3, 2023. See API Deprecation Status for details.

This method creates a report task, which generates a Promoted Listings report based on the values specified in the call.

The report is generated based on the criteria you specify, including the report type, the report's dimensions and metrics, the report's start and end dates, the listings to include in the report, and more. Metrics are the quantitative measurements in the report while dimensions specify the attributes of the data included in the reports.

When creating a report task, you can specify the items you want included in the report. The items you specify, using either listingId or inventoryReference values, must be in a Promoted Listings campaign for them to be included in the report.

For details on the required and optional fields for each report type, see Promoted Listings reporting.

This call returns the URL to the report task in the Location response header, and the URL includes the report-task ID.

Reports often take time to generate and it's common for this call to return an HTTP status of 202, which indicates the report is being generated. Call getReportTasks (or getReportTask with the report-task ID) to determine the status of a Promoted Listings report. When a report is complete, eBay sets its status to SUCCESS and you can download it using the URL returned in the reportHref field of the getReportTask call. Report files are tab-separated value gzip files with a file extension of .tsv.gz.

Note: The reporting of some data related to sales and ad-fees may require a 72-hour (maximum) adjustment period which is often referred to as the Reconciliation Period. Such adjustment periods should, on average, be minimal. However, at any given time, the payments tab may be used to view those amounts that have actually been charged.
Note: This call fails if you don't submit all the required fields for the specified report type. Fields not supported by the specified report type are ignored. Call getReportMetadata to retrieve a list of the fields you need to configure for each Promoted Listings report type.

Important!For ad_report and ad_report_task methods, the API call limit is subject to a per user quota. These API calls can only be executed a maximum of 200 times per hour for each seller/user. If the number of calls per hour exceeds this limit, any new calls will be blocked for the next hour.

Types that use ReportMetadatas

Call that uses ReportMetadatas

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