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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 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.
Product API 2025/07/08 2026/04/27 This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on April 27th, 2026. Users are recommended to migrate to the getProductCompatibilities method of the Metadata API.
Product Metadata API 2025/07/08 2026/04/27 All calls in the Product Metadata API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on April 27th, 2026. Current users of this API are recommended to migrate to the compatibilities methods of the Metadata API.
Trading API  2025/07/01 2026/05/04 This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on May 4th, 2026. Users are recommended to migrate to the Metadata API to retrieve category metadata information. See GetCategoryFeatures migration guide for more information.
Trading API 2025/06/11 2026/04/15 This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on April 15th, 2026. 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.
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
  • setupQuickCampaign
  • launchCampaign
  2026/03/31 The listed methods have been decommissioned from the Marketing API.
Trading API
eBayPlus field
  2026/02/16 his 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.
Compliance API
All
 2026/03/30 This API and its associated methods have been decommissioned. 
  • GetVeROReportStatus
  • GetVeROReasonCodeDetails
  • VeROReportItems
 2026/02/02 Users are recommended to migrate to the VeRO API to create and manage VeRO reports.
Compliance API ASPECTS_ADOPTION enum 2025/08/31 The ASPECTS_ADOPTION compliance type has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on August 31, 2025.
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.
All
 2025/02/04 This API has been replaced by the Browse API.
All
 2025/02/04 This API has been replaced by the Browse 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.