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Some sandbox queries returning 0 results

I'm trying the ebay search api for the first time, and I'm getting strange results using the sandbox, where certain searches are returning 0 results.These are returning 0 results: 'legos', 'polo shirt', 'usb conrtroller''toys' returned 1 result.'shir...

Resolved! Unable to submit UploadSiteHostedPictures with Postman

I'm trying to understand the UploadSiteHostedPictures call using postman before migrating the login into my software. However, I can't seem to make the call work. I'm following exactly the documentation from the eBay API guide. I keep getting the err...

Third-party providers and services

Do you have any recommendations for third-party provides or services I can work with to access data available through the eBay API? I can connect directly to the APIs, but there are limits to what I can access based on my account type. I am hoping th...

findCompleteItems rejects call after 5 calls.

As far as I know, search api could be called 5000 times per day but I'm banned after 5 calls. Is there extra permission I need to get?

Sandbox Login Problem

After setting Oauth, when I click on "Test sign-in" and enter my email address I got this message. Please describe this.

sandbox login problem

After setting Oauth, when I click on "Test sign-in" and enter my email address I got this message. please help me to solve my problem

Buy filter invalid date format?

https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/buy/static/ref-buy-browse-filters.htmlThis web page has a filter called lastSoldDate. I'm trying to use it but getting an error about the date being in an invalid format even when I copy/paste the example or update...

Cap on search items produced

I am building a python application to provide data for keywords such as total active listings, total sold listings, avg sold price etc.The only issue I am having is it is capping the results produced at 50 even if there are thousands of results.Is th...

Resolved! I want to check if the application API is valid.

I call FindingAPI from my own Python code.URL = "http://svcs.ebay.com/services/search/FindingService/v1?OPERATION-NAME=findItemsByKeywords&SERVICE-VERSION=1.0.0&SECURITY-APPNAME=" + appkey However, the following error code appears and the API does no...

Shopping API GetShippingCosts throws error on eBay Authenticity shipping.

developer_support@ebay The GetShippingCosts call within the Shopping API does not return any shipping information for eBay Authenticity shipping. Instead, it returns the error "Item has no shipping option".{"Timestamp":"2023-08-02T06:29:00.169Z","Ack...

rejection

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How to define X-EBAY-API-IAF-TOKEN in python?

I'm new to this api and trying to access the shopping api with python. It requires me to set an HTTP header of X-EBAY-API-IAF-TOKEN. How should I set it? Currently I'm setting it like this:```api = Shopping(appid = PRODUCTION_APPLICATION_ID, config_f...

Search results missing many items compared to using search bar on website

When I use the search API, there's a lot of items missing when using sort/limit. When I try the same search via search bar on ebay.com, I get many more results. For example, if I search (tcg,cards) on ebay and sort by ending soonest, the top 10 listi...

svcs.ebay.com refused to connect

My https call is not answered by svcs.ebay.com:http://svcs.ebay.com/services/search/FindingService/v1?OPERATION-NAME=findItemsByKeywords&sortOrder=PricePlusShippingLowest&buyerPostalCode=92128&SERVICE-VERSION=1.13.0&SECURITY-APPNAME=DennisSi-python-#...

Missing fields in json response?

When I do a search call for auctions and non-auctions, I get a response but it doesn't show 'currentBidPrice' and 'itemEndDate' even if it's auction only without buyout. There's a lot of fields it doesn't show, but those are the 2 important ones. I c...