Trading API Tutorials
The following tutorials have been written specifically for the Trading API:
| Tutorial | Description | Source Code |
|---|---|---|
| XML Workflow Tutorials (using API directly) | ||
| Getting Tokens | This tutorial illustrates the setup and the API calls needed for getting tokens that let you make calls on behalf of your users. | XML input/output |
| XML API FLow: Listing an Item | This tutorial illustrates the API workflow for listing an item on eBay. | XML input/output |
| XML API FLow: Buying an Item | This tutorial illustrates the API workflow for bidding on an auction item on eBay. | XML input/output |
| XML API FLow: Completing a Sale | This tutorial illustrates the API workflow for completing the sale of an auction item with a winning bid. | XML input/output |
| XML API Flow: Getting Notifications | This tutorial uses a basic use case to illustrate how to subscribe to and receive Platform Notifications. | XML input/output |
| PHP, Perl, C#, Java Tutorials (using API directly, no SDK) | ||
| Perl: XML API: Making your first call (GetUser) | This tutorial illustrates the basics of executing a call in the eBay Trading API (via Perl—specifically, the GetUser call. | N/A |
| C#: SOAP API: Making your first call (GetUser) | This tutorial walks you through the basics of executing a call—specifically, the GetUser call—for the eBay SOAP API. The GetUser call is the simplest call in the API. It can be used as a simple way to verify whether you are communicating with the eBay API servers. | See tutorial. |
| Java: SOAP API: Making your first call (GetUser) | This tutorial walks you through the basics of executing a call—specifically, the GetUser call—for the eBay SOAP API. The GetUser call is the simplest call in the API. It can be used as a simple way to verify whether you are communicating with the eBay API servers. | See tutorial. |
| Getting Started with a PHP Bidding/Buying Application | The objective of this tutorial is to write a PHP sample that enables bidding and buying on eBay. | PHP_PlaceOfferGS_TradingShopping.zip |