12-23-2018 11:33 AM
Hello.
I would like to do an API search, yet I don't know which api to use.
The data I want to pull is basically:
Where could I start to build this API request?
I currently tried "findCompletedItems, which does return results... yet it does not contain the "Part Number" for the item.
What would you suggest?
Thank you!
12-23-2018 11:51 AM
Some additional information:
In this link --> https://developer.ebay.com/devzone/xml/docs/reference/ebay/fieldindex.html#MPN
It has a field: GetItem.Item.ProductListingDetails.BrandMPN
This is under "MotorVehicles --> MPN".
Is there a way to get this data in the API?
12-23-2018 12:24 PM
If you are searching your own items, then use the Trading API.
If you are searching others' items, use the Finding API, findCompletedItems, to retrieve ended items by keyword or category. There is an immutable call limit of 5000 per day for ended items.
https://developer.ebay.com/Devzone/finding/CallRef/findCompletedItems.html
Once the item list is retrieved, you can use the Shopping API to retrieve Item Specifics for up to 20 items per call.
https://developer.ebay.com/devzone/shopping/docs/CallRef/index.html
Use the ItemSpecifics selector within GetMultipleItems or GetSingleItem:
https://developer.ebay.com/devzone/shopping/docs/CallRef/GetMultipleItems.html
12-23-2018 02:07 PM
Thank you!
I am going to try what you said now.
Going to start with the findCompletedItems, as you say.
Then lets see if I can tak on top the Shopping API, to get the item specifics with getMultipleItems.
I am still reading the HowTo documetns for the API.
There is so much information that I am a little bit lost on how to build a proper API call.
I will update this thread with my progress.
Thanks again @shipscript !!
12-23-2018 05:01 PM
Here is a sample Browser call to the shopping API
http://open.api.ebay.com/shopping ?callname=GetMultipleItems &version=1063 &appid=YourKeyHere &responseencoding=JSON &IncludeSelector=ItemSpecifics &ItemID=372269665687,352323104710,132084911698
Add your key, pull it together on one line line, and you will see the JSON response. You can change the responseencoding value to NV, or remove the value to receive an XML response.
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