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API Deprecation Status

The table below lists the API capabilities that are deprecated and scheduled for decommission:

Note: See the Decommissioned APIs Table at the bottom of this page for a list of API capabilities that have already been decommissioned.

API	Call(s)/Method(s)/Field(s)	Deprecation Date	Decommission Date	Notes
Trading API	ShoppingCartItemEndingSoon Notification event	2026/09/02	2027/01/11	This notification event had little to no use, so it is being decommissioned.
VeRO API	All	2026/08/28	2026/09/30	All methods in the VeRO API have been deprecated, and will be decommissioned on September 30th, 2026. Users should plan to migrate to the VeRO API v2 to create and manage VeRO reports.
Trading API	GetAdFormatLeads	2026/07/02	2026/09/21	GetAdFormatLeads has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on September 21, 2026. Current users should migrate to the REST Leads API.
Trading API	GetSellerDiscountProfiles SetShippingDiscountProfiles	2026/06/10	2027/01/19	The listed calls have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on January 19th, 2027. Current users are recommended to migrate to the Combined Shipping Rules methods of the Account API v2.
Order v1 API	updatePaymentInfo	2026/05/18	2026/06/02	The updatePaymentInfo method has been deprecated from the Order v1 API and will be decommissioned on June 2nd, 2026.
Trading API	UploadSiteHostedPictures	2025/11/06	2026/09/30	This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on September 30th, 2026. Users are recommended to migrate to the createImageFromFile and createImageFromUrl methods of the Media API.
Merchandising API	All	2024/07/29	TBD	All calls in the Merchandising API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned at a later date.
Return Management API	All	2023/02/03	TBD	All methods of the Return Management API are scheduled to be decommisioned. The official decommission date will be announced once determined. This API is now out of synch with return management flows on eBay. Current users of the Return Management API and all users interested in programmatically managing return requests should make plans to migrate to the Post-Order API.
Business Policies Management API	All	2021/03/23	TBD	The Business Policies Management API is deprecated and is scheduled for decommission at a later date. We recommend that you migrate to the fulfillment_policy, payment_policy, and return_policy resources of the Account API to set up and manage all of your fulfillment, payment, and return business policies.

The table below lists the API capabilities that have been decommissioned:

API	Call(s)/Method(s)/Field(s)	Decommission Date	Notes
Trading API	ItemMarkedPaid Notification event	2026/06/22	This notification is decommissioned.
Product API	All	2026/08/15	This API and its associated methods have been decommissioned. Users should to migrate to the Catalog API search method `product_summary` resource to find matching eBay catalog products and retrieve the ePID from the response. To retrieve all available item compatibility details for a specified product, use the Metadata API getProductCompatibilities method.
Trading API	GetCategoryFeatures	2026/06/04	This call has been decommissioned. Users are recommended to migrate to the Metadata API to retrieve category metadata information. See GetCategoryFeatures migration guide for more information.
Product Metadata API	All	2026/04/27	All calls in the Product Metadata API have been decommissioned. Current users of this API are recommended to migrate to the compatibilities methods of the Metadata API.
Trading API	GetCategories	2026/04/15	This call has been decommissioned. Users are recommended to migrate to the Taxonomy API and Metadata API to retrieve category taxonomy and metadata information. See GetCategories Migration Guide for more information.
Marketing API	setupQuickCampaign launchCampaign	2026/03/31	The listed methods have been decommissioned from the Marketing API.
Compliance API	All	2026/03/30	This API and its associated methods have been decommissioned.
Trading API	eBayPlus field	2026/02/16	This field has been decommissioned and is no longer supported by the AddItem family of calls.
Trading API	eBayPlusEligible field	2026/02/16	This field has been decommissioned and is no longer be supported by the GetItem, GetSellerEvents, and GetSellerList calls.
Trading API	GetVeROReportStatus GetVeROReasonCodeDetails VeROReportItems	2026/02/02	Users are recommended to migrate to the VeRO API to create and manage VeRO reports.
Product API	findCompatibilitiesBySpecification	2025/08/11	Users are recommended to migrate to the getCompatibilitiesBySpecification method of the Metadata API.
Trading API	ExtendSiteHostedPictures	2025/07/28	This call has been decommissioned, as eBay will longer supports extending the life of unused EPS URLs beyond 30 days.
Trading API	ExtensionInDays field in UploadSiteHostedPictures	2025/07/28	This field has been decommissioned, as eBay will longer supports extending the life of unused EPS URLs beyond 30 days.
Trading API	GetCategoryMappings	2025/06/02	This call has been replaced by the getCategoryMappings call of the Taxonomy API.
Finding API	All	2025/02/04	This API has been replaced by the Browse API.
Shopping API	All	2025/02/04	This API has been replaced by the Browse API.
Post-Order API	Cancel Return Request Check Return Eligibility Check Shipping Label Print Eligibility Create Return Draft Delete Return Request Draft File Get Return Draft Get Return Request Draft Files Initiate Return Shipping Label Mark Return Refund Received Mark Return Refund Sent Mark Return Shipped Send Return Shipping Label Update Shipment Tracking Info Update Return Draft Upload Return Request Draft File Void Shipping Label	2026/01/20	The listed methods have been decommissioned from the Post-Order API.
Post-Order API	Close Case Issue Case Refund Provide Case Shipment Info Provides Return Address Confirm Cancellation Refund	2026/03/02	The listed methods have been decommissioned from the Post-Order API.
Post-Order API	Close Inquiry Confirm Inquiry Refund Create Inquiry Provide Inquiry Refund Info	2026/03/16	The listed methods have been decommissioned from the Post-Order API.
Post-Order API	Get Return Estimate Get Return Shipping Label Submit Return File Check Inquiry Eligibility	2026/02/02	The listed methods have been decommissioned from the Post-Order API.