The table below lists the API capabilities that are deprecated and scheduled for decommission.
API | Method(s)/Field(s) | Deprecation Date | Decommission Date | Notes |
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Trading API |
DeletedFromUnsoldList and DeletedFromSoldList containers in the GetMyeBaySelling call
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2024/04/17 |
2024/08/19 |
The DeletedFromUnsoldList and DeletedFromSoldList containers in the GetMyeBaySelling call have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on August 19, 2024. If this container is included in the request after this date, a warning is triggered and the containers are ignored. |
Trading API | GeteBayOfficialTime | 2024/03/20 | 2025/01/27 | The GeteBayOfficialTime call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on January 27, 2025.
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Listing Recommendation API | All | 2024/01/30 | 2024/07/31 | All calls in the Listing Recommendation API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on July 31, 2024. We recommend that you integrate with the RESTful Recommendation API to retrieve recommendations for improving your listings and sales performance, or with the Compliance API to discover non-compliant listings or listings that are at risk at becoming non-compliant in the future. |
Finding API | All | 2024/01/04 | 2025/02/05 | All calls in the Finding API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on February 5, 2025. The alternative to this API is the Browse API, which also has advanced search capabilities. |
Shopping API | All | 2024/01/04 | 2025/02/05 | All calls in the Shopping API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on February 5, 2025. The alternative to this API is the Browse API, which also has advanced search capabilities. |
Trading API | 2023/11/29 | 2024/07/01 |
The GetSuggestedCategories call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on July 1st, 2024.
The alternative to this call is the getCategorySuggestions method of the Taxonomy API, which also returns suggested eBay categories based on keywords. |
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Return Management API | 2023/02/03 | TBD |
All methods of the Return Management API are scheduled to be decommisioned. The official decommission date will be announced once determined. This API is now out of synch with return management flows on eBay. Current users of the Return Management API and all users interested is programmatically managing return requests should make plans to migrate to the Post-Order API. |
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Business Policies Management API | All | 2021/03/23 | TBD | The Business Policies Management API is deprecated and is scheduled for decommission in 2022. We recommend that you migrate to the fulfillment_policy, payment_policy, and return_policy resources of the Account API to set up and manage all of your fulfillment, payment, and return business policies. |
Finding API | findCompletedItems | 2020/10/15 | 2025/02/05 | The findCompletedItems call is deprecated as of October 15, 2020, and access is restricted. All calls in the Finding API will be decommissioned on February 5, 2025. An alternative to the findCompletedItems call is the Marketplace Insights API, but please note that this API is restricted and requires eBay Business approval for access. Please contact the Developer Technical Support team if you are interested in getting access to the Marketplace Insights API. |