GetCategoryFeatures does not return 1-day/Day_1 ListingDuration type
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The site default for Chinese and FixedPrice is 1 and there is a durationSetID 1 ( <ListingDuration durationSetID= "1"\> ) in GetCategoryFeatures; however, the FeatureDefinitions for durationSetID 1 does not include 1-day listing type. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?> <GetCategoryFeaturesResponsexmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents"> <Timestamp>2022-07-29T08:53:38.829Z</Timestamp> <Ack>Success</Ack> <Version>1219</Version> <Build>E1219_CORE_APICATALOG_19146446_R1</Build> <CategoryVersion>9445</CategoryVersion> <UpdateTime>2022-07-28T09:47:53.000Z</UpdateTime> - <Category> <CategoryID>55805</CategoryID> <ListingDuration type="AdType">14</ListingDuration> </Category> <Category> <CategoryID>3241</CategoryID> <ListingDuration type="AdType">14</ListingDuration> </Category> <SiteDefaults> <ListingDuration type="FixedPriceItem">1</ListingDuration> <ListingDuration type="PersonalOffer">1</ListingDuration> <ListingDuration type="StoresFixedPrice">7</ListingDuration> <ListingDuration type="AdType">2</ListingDuration> <ListingDuration type="Live">1</ListingDuration> <ListingDuration type="Dutch">1</ListingDuration> <ListingDuration type="Chinese">1</ListingDuration> </SiteDefaults> <FeatureDefinitions> <ListingDurations Version="4"> <ListingDuration durationSetID="14"> <Duration>Days_30</Duration> <Duration>Days_60</Duration> <Duration>Days_90</Duration> </ListingDuration> <ListingDuration durationSetID="8"> <Duration>Days_3</Duration> <Duration>Days_5</Duration> <Duration>Days_7</Duration> <Duration>Days_10</Duration> <Duration>Days_30</Duration> </ListingDuration> <ListingDuration durationSetID="7"> <Duration>Days_30</Duration> <Duration>GTC</Duration> </ListingDuration> <ListingDuration durationSetID="2"> <Duration>Days_30</Duration> <Duration>Days_90</Duration> </ListingDuration> <ListingDuration durationSetID="1"> <Duration>Days_3</Duration> <Duration>Days_5</Duration> <Duration>Days_7</Duration> <Duration>Days_10</Duration> </ListingDuration> </ListingDurations> </FeatureDefinitions> </GetCategoryFeaturesResponse> Is this right?
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It's an expected behavior that GetCategoryFeatures does not return 1-day listing duration. The 1-day listing feature will show up in a qualified seller's SYI page for some Categories.
For 1-day listing data to be showed up in a seller's SYI page, the seller should meet the requirement as :
A feedback score of 10.
Or
A feedback score of 5, and have a PayPal account and accept PayPal as a payment method.
You might ask how can I tell if the 1-day listing type is valid for a given site. Unfortunately, however; there is no way to programmatically check if the 1-day listing is available for a given site/categories. The only thing for sure is the 1-day listing is not supported for Motors or MA categories in the US or Canada.
Note. The 1-day listing is usually used to an items ( Concert tickets for examples) that is time-sensitive. So even though the 1-day listing durations are not returned in GetCategoryFeatures API for a given category, if you know the 1-day listing type is available in an eBay site for the Category - CategoryID 173634 (Tickets> Concert Tickets) in US site for example, you can specify the listing duration as <ListingDuration>Day_1</ListingDuration> in your AddItem request for such Categories.
Additional Resources
- Documentation: GetCategoryFeatures Overview