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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Trading API | 2024/09/18 | 2024/10/14 | This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on October 14th, 2024. | |
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 | 2025/01/06 | All calls in the Merchandising API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on January 6, 2025. |
Inventory API |
The economicOperator container and its associated fields in the following calls:
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2024/07/19 |
2024/10/21 |
This container and its associated fields have been deprecated for the listed calls and will be decommissionned on October 21, 2024. |
Trading API |
EconomicOperator container and its associated fields in the following calls: |
2024/07/19 |
2024/10/21 |
This container and its associated fields have been deprecated for the Add/Revise/Relist/Verify and GetItem family of calls and will be decommissioned on October 21, 2024. |
Trading API |
2024/06/18 |
2025/01/30 |
The ValidateTestUserRegistration call is deprecated, and will be decommissioned on January 30th, 2025. | |
Trading API |
2024/06/14 |
2025/01/30 |
The GetChallengeToken and ValidateChallengeInput calls are deprecated, and will be decommissioned on January 30th, 2025. | |
Trading API | GeteBayOfficialTime | 2024/03/20 | 2025/01/27 | The GeteBayOfficialTime call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on January 27, 2025.
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Finding API | All | 2024/01/04 | 2025/02/05 | All calls in the Finding API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on February 5, 2025. The alternative to this API is the Browse API, which also has advanced search capabilities. |
Shopping API | All | 2024/01/04 | 2025/02/05 | All calls in the Shopping API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on February 5, 2025. The alternative to this API is the Browse API, which also has advanced search capabilities. |
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 in 2022. 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. |
Finding API | findCompletedItems | 2020/10/15 | 2025/02/05 | The findCompletedItems call is deprecated as of October 15, 2020, and access is restricted. All calls in the Finding API will be decommissioned on February 5, 2025. An alternative to the findCompletedItems call is the Marketplace Insights API, but please note that this API is restricted and requires eBay Business approval for access. Please contact the Developer Technical Support team if you are interested in getting access to the Marketplace Insights API. |