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This type defines the fields that describe a promotion. This includes all the information about a promotion except for the listings that are a part of the promotion.

Type that uses PromotionDetail

PromotionsPagedCollection

Call that uses PromotionDetail

Fields

Field
Type
Description
couponCode
A unique code that buyers can use during checkout to receive a discount. The code must be unique across eBay.
description
This is the seller-defined "tag line" for the offer, such as "Save on designer shoes." Tag lines appear under the "offer-type text" that is generated for a promotion and displayed under the offer tile that is shown on the seller's All Offers page and on the promotion's event page.

Note: Offer-type text is a teaser that's presented throughout the buyer's journey through the sales flow and is generated by eBay. This text is not editable by the seller—it's derived from the settings in the discountRules and discountSpecification fields—and can be, for example, "Extra 20% off when you buy 3+".


Maximum length: 50

Required if you are configuring ORDER_DISCOUNT or MARKDOWN_SALE promotions (and not valid for VOLUME_DISCOUNT promotions).
endDate
The date and time the promotion ends in UTC format (yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ). For display purposes, convert this time into the local time of the seller.
marketplaceId
The eBay marketplace ID of the site where the promotion is hosted. Threshold promotions are supported on a select set of marketplaces while markdown promotions are supported on all eBay marketplaces.

Valid values for threshold promotions are as follows:

  • EBAY_AU = Australia
  • EBAY_DE = Germany
  • EBAY_ES = Spain
  • EBAY_FR = France
  • EBAY_GB = Great Britain
  • EBAY_IT = Italy
  • EBAY_US = United States
name
The seller-defined name or "title" of the promotion, such as "Buy 1 Get 1", that the seller can use to identify a promotion. This label is not displayed in end-user flows.

Maximum length: 90
priority
Applicable for only ORDER_DISCOUNT promotions, this field indicates the precedence of the promotion, which is used to determine the position of a promotion on the seller's All Offers page. If an item is associated with multiple promotions, the promotion with the higher priority takes precedence.
promotionHref
The URI of the promotion details.
promotionId
A unique eBay-assigned ID for the promotion that's generated when the promotion is created.
promotionImageUrl
Required for CODED_COUPON, MARKDOWN_SALE, and ORDER_DISCOUNT promotions, and not applicable for VOLUME_DISCOUNT promotions, this field is a URL that points to an image for the promotion. This image is displayed on the seller's All Offers page. The URL must point to either JPEG or PNG image and it must be a minimum of 500x500 pixels in dimension and cannot exceed 12Mb in size.
promotionStatus
The current status of the promotion. When creating a new promotion, you must set this value to either DRAFT or SCHEDULED.
promotionType
Indicates type of the promotion, either CODED_COUPON, MARKDOWN_SALE, ORDER_DISCOUNT, or VOLUME_DISCOUNT.
startDate
The date and time the promotion starts in UTC format (yyyy-MM-ddThh:mm:ssZ). For display purposes, convert this time into the local time of the seller.