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Metadata API

The Metadata API lets you retrieve metadata on eBay category policies, information on sales tax jurisdictions, and available hazardous material related label information.

 

Category policies are the eBay policies and guidelines for how you must list certain items in specific categories across the different eBay marketplaces. For example, if you are listing items with variations, you'll want to know which categories support multiple-variation listings. Another example is that you may want to know which item conditions are supported for different eBay categories. See Finding the correct category ID and item condition for your item for more information.

 

Several countries have sales tax jurisdictions where the tax rates across the different jurisdictions may vary. You can use the Metadata API to retrieve the lists of tax jurisdictions which you can then use to set up sales tax tables. See Getting a list of tax jurisdictions for more information.

 

Sellers have the ability to add hazardous material related label information to their listings. See Specifying hazardous material related information for more information.

REST
Endpoints
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_automotive_parts_compatibility_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_category_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_classified_ad_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_currencies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_extended_producer_responsibility_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_hazardous_materials_labels
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_item_condition_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_listing_structure_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_listing_type_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_minimum_listing_price_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_motors_listing_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_negotiated_price_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_product_safety_labels
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_regulatory_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_return_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_shipping_policies
  • GET/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_site_visibility_policies
  • POST/compatibilities/get_compatibilities_by_specification
  • POST/compatibilities/get_compatibility_property_names
  • POST/compatibilities/get_compatibility_property_values
  • POST/compatibilities/get_multi_compatibility_property_values
  • POST/compatibilities/get_product_compatibilities
  • GET/shipping/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_exclude_shipping_locations
  • GET/shipping/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_handling_times
  • GET/shipping/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_shipping_carriers
  • GET/shipping/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_shipping_locations
  • GET/shipping/marketplace/{marketplace_id}/get_shipping_services
  • GET/country/{countryCode}/sales_tax_jurisdiction