findCompletedItems does not work

[aosy23]

Hello, very much in need of help
I need to find a sold item by name and get its price, I use the query https://svcs.ebay.com/services/search/FindingService/v1?OPERATION-NAME=findCompletedItems&SERVICE-VE.... entriesPerPage=1 and no matter how I change the query parameters I always get an error - [{“error”:[{“error”:[{“errorId”:[“10001”], “domain”:[“Security”], “severity”:[“Error”], “category”:[“System”], “message”: [“Service call has exceeded the number of times the operation is allowed to be called”], “subdomain”:[“RateLimiter”], “parameter”:[{“@name”: “Param1”,“__value__”: “findCompletedItems”},{“@name”: “Param2”,“__value__”: “FindingService”}]}]}]}]}. I don't understand why it's not giving out the information....

App ID works in production, I use it the same way for findItemsAdvanced and everything works. Thanks in advance!

[developer_support@ebay · Accepted solution]

Hi @aosy23,

findCompletedItems  call is deprecated as of October 15, 2020, and access is restricted.  Also, 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.

[benny_store]

The Browse API has "advanced search capabilities", but does this include completed/sold items? 

[developer-support@ebay.com]

Hello @benny_store  ,

The Browse API is designed to retrieve details of active listings. Unfortunately, it does not permit access to information about sold listings, as this type of data is restricted and can only be accessed through a restricted API.

If you are assigned an account manager or working with a business team at eBay, we kindly advise you to reach out to them to explore options for accessing the restricted API.

Best Regards,
eBay Developer Support