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How to call BestMatch API from .NET framework using SOAP request
Please follow the steps below to call BestMatchAPI from .NET framework.
- Add a web reference to the BestMatch API definition file
http://developer.ebay.com/webservices/best-match-item-details/latest/BestMatchItemDetailsService.wsdl - Create a class that derives from BestMatchItemDetailsService class. For example, BestMatchService.cs Override the GetWebRequest method and set the HTTP request headers such as globalID, protocol, token, operationName, serviceName and version.
- Create an object for the required request type. For example,
FindBestMatchItemDetailsByKeywordsRequest request = new FindBestMatchItemDetailsByKeywordsRequest (); - Provide value for the required properties.
request. keywords = “canon”; - Create an object to the required response type. For example,
FindBestMatchItemDetailsByKeywordsResponse response = service. findBestMatchItemDetailsByKeywords (request); - Explore the response object for response data.
The following is the code sample for findBestMatchItemDetailsByKeywords API call using C#.NET
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Code in the Program.cs file |
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using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using BestMatchSample_SOAP.com.ebay.developer;
namespace BestMatchSample_SOAP { class Program { static void( Main (string[] args) { try { // Creating an object to the BestMatchService class BestMatchService service = new BestMatchService(); service.Url = "https://svcs.ebay.com/services/search/BestMatchItemDetailsService/v1";// Creating request object for FindBestMatchItemDetailsByKeywords API FindBestMatchItemDetailsByKeywordsRequest request = new FindBestMatchItemDetailsByKeywordsRequest(); // Setting the required property values request.keywords = "canon"; request.siteResultsPerPage = 25; request.entriesPerPageSpecified = true; request.entriesPerPage = 10;
// Creating response object FindBestMatchItemDetailsByKeywordsResponse response = service.findBestMatchItemDetailsByKeywords(request); BestMatchSearchResult result = response.searchResult; Console.WriteLine("Best Match Results");
// Looping through response object for result foreach (SearchItemGroup itemGroup in result.searchItemGroup) { foreach (BestMatchSearchItem item in itemGroup.item) { Console.WriteLine("Item ID: " + item.itemId); Console.WriteLine("Item Title: " + item.title); Console.WriteLine("-------------------------------------------"); } } } catch (Exception ex) { Console.WriteLine("* Error: " + ex.Message); } Console.WriteLine("Press ENTER key to exit..."); Console.ReadLine();
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Code in the BestMatchService.cs file |
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using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using BestMatchSample_SOAP.com.ebay.developer; using System.Net;
namespace BestMatchSample_SOAP { class BestMatchService : BestMatchItemDetailsService { protected override WebRequest GetWebRequest(Uri uri) { try { HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)base.GetWebRequest(uri); request.Headers.Add("X-EBAY-SOA-GLOBAL-ID", "EBAY-US"); request.Headers.Add("X-EBAY-SOA-MESSAGE-PROTOCOL", "SOAP11"); request.Headers.Add("X-EBAY-SOA-OPERATION-NAME", "findBestMatchItemDetailsByKeywords"); request.Headers.Add("X-EBAY-SOA-SECURITY-TOKEN", "YOUR_TOKEN_HERE"); request.Headers.Add("X-EBAY-SOA-SERVICE-NAME", "BestMatchItemDetailsService"); request.Headers.Add("X-EBAY-SOA-SERVICE-VERSION", "1.1.0"); return request; } catch (Exception ex) { throw ex; } } } }
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