I am getting an error message about "Input data for tag <Item.ShippingRegions> is invalid or missing"
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I am getting the following error message on my AddItem call: <Errors> <ShortMessage>Input data is invalid.</ShortMessage> <LongMessage>Input data for tag <Item.ShippingRegions> is invalid or missing. Please check API documentation.</LongMessage> <ErrorCode>37</ErrorCode> <SeverityCode>Error</SeverityCode> <ErrorParameters ParamID="0"> <Value>Item.ShippingRegions</Value> </ErrorParameters> <ErrorClassification>RequestError</ErrorClassification> </Errors> What is going on? Why am I getting this error now?
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ShippingRegions is obsolete with compatibility level 373 and higher as documented here:
http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/SOAP/docs/WSDL/xsd/1/element/325.htm
Please do not use the ShippingRegions field in your AddItem calls.
As a general rule, please do not use elements in an API call that are documented as obsolete, especially once your application uses a compatibility level greater than the one in which the element became obsolete.
Please use ShipToLocations at the Item level as documented here:
http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/SOAP/docs/WSDL/xsd/1/element/514.htm
Or use ShippingDetails with explicit ShipToLocation choices inside each international shipping service as documented here:
http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/SOAP/docs/WSDL/xsd/1/complextype/InternationalShippingServiceOptionsType.htm#xmlInstance
Here is an example of using ShipToLocations at the Item level:
<Item>
...
<ShipToLocations>Asia</ShipToLocations>
<ShipToLocations>Europe</ShipToLocations>
...
</Item>
Here is an example of using ShipToLocation in international shipping services:
<Item>
...
<ShippingDetails>
...
<InternationalShippingServiceOption>
<ShippingService>USPSEconomyParcel</ShippingService>
<ShippingServiceCost currencyID="USD">15.5</ShippingServiceCost>
<ShippingServiceAdditionalCost currencyID="USD">0.0</ShippingServiceAdditionalCost>
<ShippingServicePriority>1</ShippingServicePriority>
<ShipToLocation>DE</ShipToLocation>
<ShipToLocation>GB</ShipToLocation>
</InternationalShippingServiceOption>
<InternationalShippingServiceOption>
<ShippingService>UPSWorldWideExpress</ShippingService>
<ShippingServiceCost currencyID="USD">19.75</ShippingServiceCost>
<ShippingServiceAdditionalCost currencyID="USD">0.0</ShippingServiceAdditionalCost>
<ShippingServicePriority>2</ShippingServicePriority>
<ShipToLocation>MX</ShipToLocation>
</InternationalShippingServiceOption>
<InternationalShippingServiceOption>
<ShippingService>UPSWorldWideExpedited</ShippingService>
<ShippingServiceCost currencyID="USD">25.3</ShippingServiceCost>
<ShippingServiceAdditionalCost currencyID="USD">0.0</ShippingServiceAdditionalCost>
<ShippingServicePriority>3</ShippingServicePriority>
<ShipToLocation>Europe</ShipToLocation>
</InternationalShippingServiceOption>
...
</ShippingDetails>
...
</Item>
http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/SOAP/docs/WSDL/xsd/1/element/325.htm
Please do not use the ShippingRegions field in your AddItem calls.
As a general rule, please do not use elements in an API call that are documented as obsolete, especially once your application uses a compatibility level greater than the one in which the element became obsolete.
Please use ShipToLocations at the Item level as documented here:
http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/SOAP/docs/WSDL/xsd/1/element/514.htm
Or use ShippingDetails with explicit ShipToLocation choices inside each international shipping service as documented here:
http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/SOAP/docs/WSDL/xsd/1/complextype/InternationalShippingServiceOptionsType.htm#xmlInstance
Here is an example of using ShipToLocations at the Item level:
<Item>
...
<ShipToLocations>Asia</ShipToLocations>
<ShipToLocations>Europe</ShipToLocations>
...
</Item>
Here is an example of using ShipToLocation in international shipping services:
<Item>
...
<ShippingDetails>
...
<InternationalShippingServiceOption>
<ShippingService>USPSEconomyParcel</ShippingService>
<ShippingServiceCost currencyID="USD">15.5</ShippingServiceCost>
<ShippingServiceAdditionalCost currencyID="USD">0.0</ShippingServiceAdditionalCost>
<ShippingServicePriority>1</ShippingServicePriority>
<ShipToLocation>DE</ShipToLocation>
<ShipToLocation>GB</ShipToLocation>
</InternationalShippingServiceOption>
<InternationalShippingServiceOption>
<ShippingService>UPSWorldWideExpress</ShippingService>
<ShippingServiceCost currencyID="USD">19.75</ShippingServiceCost>
<ShippingServiceAdditionalCost currencyID="USD">0.0</ShippingServiceAdditionalCost>
<ShippingServicePriority>2</ShippingServicePriority>
<ShipToLocation>MX</ShipToLocation>
</InternationalShippingServiceOption>
<InternationalShippingServiceOption>
<ShippingService>UPSWorldWideExpedited</ShippingService>
<ShippingServiceCost currencyID="USD">25.3</ShippingServiceCost>
<ShippingServiceAdditionalCost currencyID="USD">0.0</ShippingServiceAdditionalCost>
<ShippingServicePriority>3</ShippingServicePriority>
<ShipToLocation>Europe</ShipToLocation>
</InternationalShippingServiceOption>
...
</ShippingDetails>
...
</Item>