The table below lists the API capabilities that are, or will soon be, deprecated.
| API | Method(s) | Deprecation Date | Decommission Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trading API | AddFixedPriceItem * AddItem * AddItems * RelistFixedPriceItem * RelistItem * ReviseFixedPriceItem * ReviseItem * VerifyAddFixedPriceItem * VerifyAddItem * VerifyRelistItem * |
2021/03/30 | 2021/06/01 | The IncludeRecommendations request boolean field and the ListingRecommendations container returned in the responses of these call are deprecated, and will no longer be supported/returned after June 1, 2021. eBay recommends that you integrate with the REST-based 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. |
| Business Policies Management API | All | 2021/03/23 | 2022/01/31 | The Business Policies Management API is deprecated and will be decommissioned on January 31, 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. |
| Trading API | AddItemFromSellingManagerTemplate AddSellingManagerInventoryFolder AddSellingManagerProduct AddSellingManagerTemplateDeleteSellingManagerInventoryFolder DeleteSellingManagerItemAutomationRule DeleteSellingManagerProduct DeleteSellingManagerTemplate DeleteSellingManagerTemplateAutomationRule GetSellingManagerAlerts GetSellingManagerEmailLog GetSellingManagerInventory GetSellingManagerInventoryFolder GetSellingManagerItemAutomationRule GetSellingManagerSaleRecord GetSellingManagerSoldListings GetSellingManagerTemplateAutomationRule GetSellingManagerTemplates GetSellingManagerSoldListings GetSellingManagerTemplateAutomationRule GetSellingManagerTemplates MoveSellingManagerInventoryFolder ReviseSellingManagerInventoryFolder ReviseSellingManagerProduct ReviseSellingManagerTemplate SaveItemToSellingManagerTemplate SetSellingManagerFeedbackOptions SetSellingManagerItemAutomationRule SetSellingManagerTemplateAutomationRule |
2021/01/15 | 2021/06/01 | All Selling Manager calls are deprecated. They will no longer be supported after June 1, 2021. For developers using GetSellingManagerSaleRecord or GetSellingManagerSoldListings, eBay recommends that sellers use the GetOrders call of the Trading API or the Fulfillment API to retrieve orders. |
| Trading API | GetPromotionalSaleDetails SetPromotionalSale SetPromotionalSaleListings |
2020/11/01 | 2021/05/17 | These three calls are deprecated. They will no longer be supported after May 17, 2021. eBay recommends that sellers use the Marketing API, which provides all Promotions Manager capabilities. The Marketing API will continue to be improved and enhanced as more marketing features become available to sellers. |
| Finding API | findCompletedItems | 2020/10/15 | TBD | The findCompletedItems call is deprecated as of October 15, 2020, and access is restricted. 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. |
| Trading API | GetCategorySpecifics | 2020/08/01 | 2022/01/31 | eBay recommends that large sellers and developers migrate to the Taxonomy API RESTful methods. Refer to the Taxonomy API Migration Guide for more information. |
| Trading API | ReviseInventoryStatus * | 2020/08/01 | 2022/04/30 | eBay has found that the values returned for the Quantity and StartPrice response fields in the InventoryStatusType are not reliably accurate and recommends that the response for these fields be ignored. These response fields will no longer be returned after April 30, 2022.The Quantity and StartPrice request fields can still be used, and sellers can leverage the GetItem Trading API call to verify that the requested quantity and/or price updates were successful. |
| Trading API | ReviseCheckoutStatus | 2020/03/01 | 2021/07/31 | eBay recommends that sellers use the CompleteSale Trading API call to update the status and/or details of orders. Sellers can also use the Fulfillment API createShippingFulfillment RESTful method to provide shipment tracking information for one or more line items of a paid order. |
* Only a partial deprecation; please read Notes column.