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GET/ad_report_metadata

This call retrieves information that details the fields used in each of the Promoted Listings reports. Use the returned information to configure the different types of Promoted Listings reports.

The request for this method does not use a payload or any URI parameters.

Note: The reporting of some data related to sales and ad-fees may require a 72-hour (maximum) adjustment period which is often referred to as the Reconciliation Period. Such adjustment periods should, on average, be minimal. However, at any given time, the payments tab may be used to view those amounts that have actually been charged.

Input

Resource URI

GET https://api.ebay.com/sell/marketing/v1/ad_report_metadata

This method is supported in Sandbox environment. To access the endpoint, just replace the api.ebay.com root URI with api.sandbox.ebay.com

URI parameters

This method has no URI parameters.

HTTP request headers

All requests made to eBay REST operations require you to provide the Authorization HTTP header for authentication authorization.

All other standard RESTful request headers are optional. For more information on standard RESTful request headers, see the HTTP request headers- opens rest request components page table.

OAuth scope

This request requires an access token created with the client credentials grant flow, using one or more scopes from the following list (please check your Application Keys page for a list of OAuth scopes available to your application):

https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope

See OAuth access tokens for more information.

Request payload

This call has no payload.

Request fields

This call has no field definitions.

Output

HTTP response headers

This call has no response headers.

Response payload

Response fields

Output container/fieldTypeDescription
reportMetadataarray of ReportMetadata

A list of the metadata for the associated report type.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.dimensionMetadataarray of DimensionMetadata

A list containing the metadata for the dimension used in the report.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.dimensionMetadata.dataTypeDataTypeEnum

The data type of the dimension value used to create the report.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.dimensionMetadata.dimensionKeystring

The name of the dimension used to create the report.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.dimensionMetadata.dimensionKeyAnnotationsarray of DimensionKeyAnnotation

An list of annotation keys associated with the specified dimension of the report.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.dimensionMetadata.dimensionKeyAnnotations.annotationKeystring

An annotation key associated with the dimension.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.dimensionMetadata.dimensionKeyAnnotations.dataTypeDataTypeEnum

The data type of the annotation key value.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.maxNumberOfDimensionsToRequestinteger

The maximum number of dimensions that can be requested for the specified report type.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.maxNumberOfMetricsToRequestinteger

The maximum number of metrics that can be requested for the specified report type.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.metricMetadataarray of MetricMetadata

A list containing the metadata for the metrics in the report.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.metricMetadata.dataTypeDataTypeEnum

The data type of the returned metric value.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.metricMetadata.metricKeystring

The name of the metric.

Occurrence: Always

reportMetadata.reportTypeReportTypeEnum

The report_type, as specified in the request to create the report task.

Note: INVENTORY_PERFORMANCE_REPORT is not currently available; availability date is pending.

Occurrence: Always

HTTP status codes

This call can return one of the following HTTP status codes. For an overview of the status codes, see HTTP status codes in Using eBay RESTful APIs.

StatusMeaning
200Success
500Internal Server error

Error codes

For more on errors, plus the codes of other common errors, see Handling errors.

CodeDomainCategoryMeaning
35001API_MARKETINGAPPLICATIONThere was a problem with an eBay internal system or process. Contact eBay Developer Technical Support for assistance.

Warnings

This call has no warnings.

Samples

New to making API calls? Please see Making a Call.

Note: Identifiers, such as order IDs or user IDs, and personal data in these samples might be anonymized or may no longer be active on eBay. If necessary, substitute current, relevant eBay data in your requests.

Sample 1: Get Metadata for All Reports

This sample returns the metadata that is included in each report type.

Input

This call does not use a request payload.

GEThttps://api.ebay.com/sell/marketing/v1/ad_report_metadata

Output

If successful, the call returns a container for each report type with the dimensionMetadata, metricMetadata, maxNumberOfDimensionsToRequest, and maxNumberOfMetricsToRequest fields for the associated report type.