UploadSiteHostedPictures error 5 XML Parse Error

[fos1133]

I am receiving an XML Parse Error (error code 5) when trying to upload pictures to the eBay Picture Service.

Request:

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf8'?>

<UploadSiteHostedPicturesRequest xmlns="urnapis:eBLBaseComponents">

<RequesterCredentials>

<eBayAuthToken>...</eBayAuthToken>

</RequesterCredentials>

<PictureSystemVersion>2</PictureSystemVersion>

<Version>0997</Version>

<WarningLevel>High</WarningLevel>

<ExternalPictureURL>...</ExternalPictureURL>

</UploadSiteHostedPicturesRequest>

Response:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<UploadSiteHostedPicturesResponse xmlns="urnapis:eBLBaseComponents">
<Timestamp>2025-03-23T11:36:19.331Z</Timestamp>
<Ack>Failure</Ack>
<Errors>
<ShortMessage>XML Parse error.</ShortMessage>
<LongMessage>XML Error Text: "com.sun.xml.stream.xerces.xni.XNIException".</LongMessage>
<ErrorCode>5</ErrorCode>
<SeverityCode>Error</SeverityCode>
<ErrorParameters ParamID="0">
<Value>com.sun.xml.stream.xerces.xni.XNIException</Value>
</ErrorParameters>
<ErrorClassification>RequestError</ErrorClassification>
</Errors>
<Version>0</Version>
<Build>mediasvcs-6.0.0_20250319232658949</Build>
<PictureSystemVersion>2</PictureSystemVersion>
</UploadSiteHostedPicturesResponse>

I have been using the same code for years and have not modified it. Does anyone have any idea what is causing this error? It only started yesterday (22/03/2025).

[fos1133]

eBay changed the xmlns string. The correct string has the word ebay with a double colon before and after instead of the ebay logo.