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New Design for eBay RESTful API Docs
Noticed something different about our Buy, Sell, and Commerce API documentation?
Yep, this summer we gave it a complete UI makeover. Our new design is tailored to reflect the model of our new RESTful APIs, and we hope you like what you see.
eBay Connect 2017 Developer Conference in Greater China
On August 8, 2017, we gathered at the Grand Hyatt Shenzhen Hotel for eBay Connect Greater China 2017. Product leaders and experts from our eBay Greater China team and eBay San Jose headquarters shared the latest news about eBay’s new Buy and Sell APIs. API partners in the region also shared their first-hand experience on the new APIs during a panel discussion.
New and Updated Sell and Buy APIs
This summer, conferences will take place in seven locations across the US, Europe and Asia.
Members of our global community of developers will meet to share best practices and learn about how eBay is leveraging its technology to make it easier for our developer ecosystem to create innovative new eBay experiences.
Announcing the BETA Release of the Buy Marketing API
- Display a list of the best selling products in a category, sorted by product demand.
- Select a metric, such as Best Selling, and retrieve the details of the product, such as the eBay product Id (EPID), title, product image, user review and rating, condition, and estimated starting price
Browse API v1 beta 7.0 Now Available
The latest version of the Browse API is now available.
Browse API v1 beta 6.0 Now Available
- Updates to Get Item, Get Item by Item Group, and Get Item by Legacy Id calls
- Updaates to Search for Items call
- Removed Get Item Feed call from Browse API
- Added support for additional eBay marketplaces
- Added Taxonomy API information to the docs, for retrieving category IDs
eBay Upcoming Changes to Browse API
In mid-April, 2017, we will be making several of changes to the Browse API.
Some of the changes will be backward incompatible. Please keep an eye on the release notes, and set aside time to modify your application as needed.
eBay Upcoming Changes to Browse API
In mid-April, 2017, we will be making several of changes to the Browse API.
Some of the changes will be backward incompatible. Please keep an eye on the release notes, and set aside time to modify your application as needed.
Buy API Release Update
The latest release of the Buy API is now live on Production.
Browse API v1 beta 5.0 Now Available in Sandbox
The latest version of the Browse API is now available in the Sandbox environment.
See the Preview of Browse API v1_beta.5.0 Changes release notes for details.
Video: Gail On Stage, Announcing eBays's New APIs
"We believe that commerce is changing from an experience that you go to, to an experience that comes to you—Gail Frederick, Senior Director
Introducing eBay's New APIs
Today, at the Anita Borg Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing conference, we announced the next milestone for the eBay Developers Program:
We are revamping our API platform with ten new standards-based APIs, with more to come in 2017.