The table below lists the API capabilities that are deprecated and scheduled for decommission.
| API | Call(s)/Method(s)/Field(s) | Deprecation Date | Decommission Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Finding API
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All
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2024/01/04 | 2025/02/04 | This API is decommissioned. Please make plans to integrate with and start using the Browse API. |
|
Shopping API
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All
|
2024/01/04 | 2025/02/04 |
This API is decommissioned. Please make plans to integrate with and start using the Browse API to search against eBay listings.
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legacyOrderId field in the following methods:
|
2024/12/18 | 2025/02/24 | This field is deprecated and will stopped being returned on February 24, 2025. Please exclusively use the orderId field going forward. | |
| Trading API | 2024/10/29 | 2025/04/28 | This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on April 28th, 2025. | |
| Trading API | 2024/11/04 | 2025/06/02 | This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on June 2nd, 2025. This call is being replaced by the getExpiredCategories method of the Taxonomy API. | |
| Product API |
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2024/09/09 | 2025/03/31 | These calls have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on March 31st, 2025. |
| Product Metadata API |
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2024/09/09 | 2025/03/31 | These calls have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on March 31st, 2025. |
| 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 | 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 is programmatically managing return requests should make plans to migrate to the Post-Order API. |
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| 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. |