findProductsByCompatibility
Note: This call is deprecated, and will be decommissioned on March 31st, 2025.
Use this call to find the products in a specific category. You can refine search results using optional catalog property name-value pair filters, application property name-value pair filters, and/or a keyword query. If you specify keywords without specifying a category, you can search for products across all compatibility-enabled categories on a site.
Property Filters
Property filters restrict the search results to products that exactly match specific catalog property name-value pairs. You must specify a category to use property filters. Use getProductSearchNames and getProductSearchValues to retrieve searchable property names and values for the given category.
For example, to retrieve all products in a parts category that are front brake discs manufactured by Brembo, you would call getProductSearchNames to identify searchable properties for the category, such as "Supplier Name" and "Type." Next, you would call getProductSearchValues to get the values associated with a property.
Note: We recommend you retrieve and maintain the product search metadata locally. Use getProductSearchValuesBulk to retrieve all applicable property values for up to 10 property names. You can use getProductSearchDataVersion to check for updates to the metadata. |
The following filter will limit the search results to Brembo brake parts for the front of a vehicle:
<propertyFilter> <propertyName>Supplier Name</propertyName> <value> <text> <value>Brembo</value> </text> </value> </propertyFilter> <propertyFilter> <propertyName>Type</propertyName> <value> <text> <value>Front Brake Pads/Shoes, Rotors, Drums</value> </text> </value> </propertyFilter>
Application Property Filters
Application property filters restrict the search results by parts compatibility. For example, on the eBay US Motors site, you can restrict the results to contain only products that are compatible with a Honda Accord. You must specify a category to use application property filters. Use getCompatibilitySearchNames and getCompatibilitySearchValues to retrieve searchable compatibility property names and values for the given category.
For example, to retrieve all products in a parts category that are compatible with a Honda Accord, you would call getCompatibilitySearchNames to identify searchable compatibility properties for the category, such as "Year," "Make," and "Model." Next, you would call getCompatibilitySearchValues to get the values associated with a compatibility property.
Note: We recommend you retrieve and maintain the product search metadata locally. Use getCompatibilitySearchValuesBulk to retrieve all applicable compatibility property values for up to 10 property names. You can use getCompatibilitySearchDataVersion to check for updates to the metadata. |
The following filter will limit the search results to parts that fit a Honda Accord:
<applicationPropertyFilter> <propertyFilter> <propertyName>Make</propertyName> <value> <text> <value>Honda</value> </text> </value> </propertyFilter> <propertyFilter> <propertyName>Model</propertyName> <value> <text> <value>Accord</value> </text> </value> </propertyFilter> </applicationPropertyFilter>
Note: Parts Compatibility is supported in limited Parts & Accessories categories for the eBay US Motors (site ID 100) and eBay Germany (site ID 77) sites only. |
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Input
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The box below lists all fields that could be included in the call request. To learn more about an individual field or its type, click its name in the box (or scroll down to find it in the table below the box).
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <findProductsByCompatibilityRequest xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/marketplacecatalog/v1/services"> <!-- Call-specific Input Fields --> <productByCompatibilitySearch> ProductByCompatibilityRequest <applicationPropertyFilter> CompatibilityPropertyFilter <propertyFilter> PropertyValue <propertyName> string </propertyName> <value> Value <number> NumericValue <unitOfMeasurement> token </unitOfMeasurement> <value> string </value> </number> <text> StringValue <value> string </value> </text> <URL> URIValue <value> anyURI </value> </URL> </value> <!-- ... more value nodes allowed here ... --> </propertyFilter> <!-- ... more propertyFilter nodes allowed here ... --> </applicationPropertyFilter> <productSearch> ProductRequest <categoryId> string </categoryId> <dataset> token </dataset> <!-- ... more dataset values allowed here ... --> <datasetPropertyName> string </datasetPropertyName> <!-- ... more datasetPropertyName values allowed here ... --> <invocationId> string </invocationId> <keywords> string </keywords> <paginationInput> PaginationInput <entriesPerPage> int </entriesPerPage> <pageNumber> int </pageNumber> </paginationInput> <productStatusFilter> ProductStatus <excludeForeBayReviews> boolean </excludeForeBayReviews> <excludeForeBaySelling> boolean </excludeForeBaySelling> <excludeForHalfSelling> boolean </excludeForHalfSelling> </productStatusFilter> <propertyFilter> PropertyValue <propertyName> string </propertyName> <value> Value <number> NumericValue <unitOfMeasurement> token </unitOfMeasurement> <value> string </value> </number> <text> StringValue <value> string </value> </text> <URL> URIValue <value> anyURI </value> </URL> </value> <!-- ... more value nodes allowed here ... --> </propertyFilter> <!-- ... more propertyFilter nodes allowed here ... --> <sortOrder> SortOrder <order> OrderType </order> <propertyName> string </propertyName> </sortOrder> </productSearch> </productByCompatibilitySearch> <!-- ... more productByCompatibilitySearch nodes allowed here ... --> </findProductsByCompatibilityRequest>
Argument | Type | Occurrence | Meaning |
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productByCompatibilitySearch | ProductByCompatibilityRequest | Optional,
repeatable: [0..*] |
Container for an individual product search query. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .applicationPropertyFilter |
CompatibilityPropertyFilter | Optional | This will contain the property name-value pairs of the application. For example, an application property filter can consist of name-value pairs that describe a particular make and model of a car. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .applicationPropertyFilter .propertyFilter |
PropertyValue | Optional,
repeatable: [0..*] |
Filter consisting of name-value pairs that describe compatibilities for a product. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .applicationPropertyFilter .propertyFilter.propertyName |
string | Optional | This is the canonical name of the property. Used to identify a property within a catalog that this category belongs to. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .applicationPropertyFilter .propertyFilter.value |
Value | Optional,
repeatable: [0..*] |
A value for the property. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .applicationPropertyFilter .propertyFilter.value.number |
NumericValue | Optional | For numeric value type. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .applicationPropertyFilter .propertyFilter.value.number .unitOfMeasurement |
token | Optional |
Unit of measure for a numeric value.
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productByCompatibilitySearch .applicationPropertyFilter .propertyFilter.value.number .value |
string | Optional | A numeric value. For example, physical dimensions of a product, such as height or weight, are specified as nummeric values. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .applicationPropertyFilter .propertyFilter.value.text |
StringValue | Optional | For string value type. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .applicationPropertyFilter .propertyFilter.value.text .value |
string | Optional | A string value. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .applicationPropertyFilter .propertyFilter.value.URL |
URIValue | Optional | For URL value type. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .applicationPropertyFilter .propertyFilter.value.URL .value |
anyURI | Optional |
As part of request, this will be the URL to download media file. As part of response, this will be the URL where the media file is stored on eBay Picture Services (EPS). Max length: 400. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch |
ProductRequest | Optional | User can findproducts for one catalog at a time or batch up to 10 catalogs. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.categoryId |
string | Conditional |
Specifies the category from which you want to retrieve product details. When categoryId is used with findProducts, the category must be catalog- enabled, or it will contain no product data, and the request will fail. When categoryId is used with findProductsByCompatibility, the category must be compatibility-enabled. A category must be catalog-enabled to be compatibility-enabled. Your request must contain categoryId and/or keywords. Max length: 10. See:
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productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.dataset |
token | Optional,
repeatable: [0..*] |
This will define what are properties that will be returned for this catelog-enabled category.
Default: Searchable. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch .datasetPropertyName |
string | Optional,
repeatable: [0..*] |
Individual property name from the dataset. You can either enter dataset name or enter individual property names from the dataset. Only one should be preset at a time. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.invocationId |
string | Required |
A unique identifer for a given product request. Use invocationId to prevent the submission of duplicate data. In the event of a partial failure, the invocation ID can also be used to identify a product request that did not succeed. If the same invocationId is passed in more than once in the same request, then an error will be returned. The identifier must be a number . |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.keywords |
string | Conditional |
Use keywords to refine your product search query. Products whose catalog searchable property values contain these keywords will be returned. Returned products must match both the specified keywords and the name- value pairs constraint. Keyword searches are not case sensitive. Keywords are used for exact word matching only, wildcards or search string modifiers are not supported. Your request must contain categoryId and/or keywords. Max length: 350. The maximum length for a single word is 98. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.paginationInput |
PaginationInput | Optional |
Controls the pagination of the result set. Child elements specify the maximum number of products to return per call and the page of data to return. Controls the number of products returned in the response, but does not specify the amount of data to return for each product. Note: No more than 10,000 products can be retrieved for a given search, regardless of how many matches are found. This limit is enforced by the maximum page number allowed (100) and the maximum entries per page allowed (20). |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.paginationInput .entriesPerPage |
int | Optional |
Specifies the maximum number of entries to return in a single call. If the number of entries found on the specified pageNumber is less than the value specified here, the number of items returned will be less than the value of entriesPerPage. This indicates the end of the result set. If entriesPerPage is set to a number greater than 100, the default value, 100, will be used. Max: 100. Default: 100. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.paginationInput .pageNumber |
int | Optional |
Specifies which subset of data (or "page") to return in the call response. The number of data pages is determined by the total number of items matching the request search criteria (returned in paginationOutput.totalEntries) divided by the number of entries to display in each response (entriesPerPage). You can return up to the first 100 pages of the result set by issuing multiple requests and specifying, in sequence, the pages to return. Max: 100. Default: 1. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch .productStatusFilter |
ProductStatus | Optional | Specifies whether or not to filter out the products which are disabled for selling, product reviews, or use on half.com. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch .productStatusFilter .excludeForeBayReviews |
boolean | Optional |
Product cannot be used in product review flows. Default: false. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch .productStatusFilter .excludeForeBaySelling |
boolean | Optional |
Product cannot be used in selling flows on eBay. Default: false. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch .productStatusFilter .excludeForHalfSelling |
boolean | Optional |
Product cannot be used in selling flows on half.com. Default: false. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.propertyFilter |
PropertyValue | Optional,
repeatable: [0..*] |
One or more name-value pairs that describe the product. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.propertyFilter .propertyName |
string | Optional | This is the canonical name of the property. Used to identify a property within a catalog that this category belongs to. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.propertyFilter .value |
Value | Optional,
repeatable: [0..*] |
A value for the property. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.propertyFilter .value.number |
NumericValue | Optional | For numeric value type. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.propertyFilter .value.number .unitOfMeasurement |
token | Optional |
Unit of measure for a numeric value.
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productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.propertyFilter .value.number.value |
string | Optional | A numeric value. For example, physical dimensions of a product, such as height or weight, are specified as nummeric values. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.propertyFilter .value.text |
StringValue | Optional | For string value type. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.propertyFilter .value.text.value |
string | Optional | A string value. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.propertyFilter .value.URL |
URIValue | Optional | For URL value type. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.propertyFilter .value.URL.value |
anyURI | Optional |
As part of request, this will be the URL to download media file. As part of response, this will be the URL where the media file is stored on eBay Picture Services (EPS). Max length: 400. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.sortOrder |
SortOrder | Optional | Sort Order for the result set. Any of the searchable property can be used to specify the sort order. If no sort order is specified then default sort order(popularity descending) will be applied. |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.sortOrder.order |
OrderType | Optional |
Order of the sort, either Ascending or Descending. Default: Descending. Applicable values: |
productByCompatibilitySearch .productSearch.sortOrder .propertyName |
string | Optional |
Output can be sorted by one or more property names. You can look these values up using the getProductSearchNames call in the Product Metadata API. Max length: 100. |
Input Samples Change History |
Output
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <findProductsByCompatibilityResponse xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/marketplacecatalog/v1/services"> <!-- Call-specific Output Fields --> <productSearchResult> ProductResponse <invocationId> string </invocationId> <paginationOutput> PaginationOutput <entriesPerPage> int </entriesPerPage> <pageNumber> int </pageNumber> <totalEntries> int </totalEntries> <totalPages> int </totalPages> </paginationOutput> <products> Product <compatibilityCount> int </compatibilityCount> <notes> Notes <noteDetails> PropertyValue <propertyName> string </propertyName> <value> Value <number> NumericValue <unitOfMeasurement> token </unitOfMeasurement> <value> string </value> </number> <text> StringValue <value> string </value> </text> <URL> URIValue <value> anyURI </value> </URL> </value> <!-- ... more value nodes allowed here ... --> </noteDetails> <!-- ... more noteDetails nodes allowed here ... --> </notes> <productDetails> PropertyValue <propertyName> string </propertyName> <value> Value <number> NumericValue <unitOfMeasurement> token </unitOfMeasurement> <value> string </value> </number> <text> StringValue <value> string </value> </text> <URL> URIValue <value> anyURI </value> </URL> </value> <!-- ... more value nodes allowed here ... --> </productDetails> <!-- ... more productDetails nodes allowed here ... --> <productIdentifier> ProductIdentifier <EAN> string </EAN> <ePID> string </ePID> <ISBN> string </ISBN> <productId> string </productId> <UPC> string </UPC> </productIdentifier> <productStatus> ProductStatus <excludeForeBayReviews> boolean </excludeForeBayReviews> <excludeForeBaySelling> boolean </excludeForeBaySelling> <excludeForHalfSelling> boolean </excludeForHalfSelling> </productStatus> <stockPhotoURL> StockPhotoURL <standard> URIValue <value> anyURI </value> </standard> <thumbnail> URIValue <value> anyURI </value> </thumbnail> </stockPhotoURL> <type> string </type> </products> <!-- ... more products nodes allowed here ... --> </productSearchResult> <!-- ... more productSearchResult nodes allowed here ... --> <!-- Standard Output Fields --> <ack> AckValue </ack> <errorMessage> ErrorMessage <error> ErrorData <category> ErrorCategory </category> <domain> string </domain> <errorId> long </errorId> <exceptionId> token </exceptionId> <message> string </message> <parameter name="string"> ErrorParameter (string) </parameter> <!-- ... more parameter values allowed here ... --> <severity> ErrorSeverity </severity> <subdomain> string </subdomain> </error> <!-- ... more error nodes allowed here ... --> </errorMessage> <timestamp> dateTime </timestamp> <version> string </version> </findProductsByCompatibilityResponse>
Return Value | Type | Occurrence | Meaning |
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Call-specific Output Fields [Jump to standard fields] |
productSearchResult | ProductResponse | Conditionally,
repeatable: [0..*] |
Container for the products that matched the search criteria. The data for each product is returned in individual containers, if any matches were found. |
productSearchResult .invocationId |
string | Conditionally | A unique identifer for a given product response, corresponding to a specific product request. |
productSearchResult .paginationOutput |
PaginationOutput | Conditionally | Indicates the pagination of the result set. Child elements indicate the maximum number of productSearchResult nodes returned per response and which page of data has been returned. |
productSearchResult .paginationOutput .entriesPerPage |
int | Conditionally |
The maximum number of items that can be returned in the response. This number is always equal to the value input for paginationInput.entriesPerPage. The end of the result set has been reached if the number specified for entriesPerPage is greater than the number of items found on the specified pageNumber. In this case, there will be fewer items returned than the number specified in entriesPerPage. This can be determined by comparing the entriesPerPage value with the value returned in the count attribute for the searchResult field. |
productSearchResult .paginationOutput.pageNumber |
int | Conditionally |
The subset of item data returned in the current response. Search results are divided into sets, or "pages," of item data. The number of pages is equal to the total number of entries matching the search criteria divided by the value specified for entriesPerPage in the request. The response for a request contains one "page" of data. This returned value indicates the page number of data returned (a subset of the complete result set). If this field contains 1, the response contains the first page of item data (the default). If the value returned in totalEntries is less than the value for entriesPerPage, pageNumber returns 1 and the response contains the entire result set. The value of pageNumber is normally equal to the value input for paginationInput.pageNumber. However, if the number input for pageNumber is greater than the total possible pages of output, eBay returns the last page of item data in the result set, and the value for pageNumber is set to the respective (last) page number. |
productSearchResult .paginationOutput.totalEntries |
int | Conditionally | The total number of entries found that match the search criteria in your request. Depending on the input value for entriesPerPage, the response might include only a portion (a page) of the entire result set. A value of "0" is returned if eBay does not find any entries that match the search criteria. |
productSearchResult .paginationOutput.totalPages |
int | Conditionally | The total number of pages of data that could be returned by repeated search requests. Note that if you modify the value of inputPagination.entriesPerPage in a request, the value output for totalPages will change. A value of "0" is returned if eBay does not find any entries that match the search criteria. |
productSearchResult.products | Product | Conditionally,
repeatable: [0..*] |
Container for multiple products. |
productSearchResult.products .compatibilityCount |
int | Conditionally | Coming soon. The quantity of compatibilities that have been specified for the product. When returned, indicates that the product is Parts Compatibility eanbled. |
productSearchResult.products .notes |
Notes | Conditionally | Optional notes that provide additional information about the product, such as the placement of the part or accessory on a vehicle or the type of vehicle a part fits. |
productSearchResult.products .notes.noteDetails |
PropertyValue | Conditionally,
repeatable: [0..*] |
Additional comments about the product in the form of name-value pairs. |
productSearchResult.products .notes.noteDetails .propertyName |
string | Conditionally | This is the canonical name of the property. Used to identify a property within a catalog that this category belongs to. |
productSearchResult.products .notes.noteDetails.value |
Value | Conditionally,
repeatable: [0..*] |
A value for the property. |
productSearchResult.products .notes.noteDetails.value .number |
NumericValue | Conditionally | For numeric value type. |
productSearchResult.products .notes.noteDetails.value .number.unitOfMeasurement |
token | Conditionally |
Unit of measure for a numeric value.
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productSearchResult.products .notes.noteDetails.value .number.value |
string | Conditionally | A numeric value. For example, physical dimensions of a product, such as height or weight, are specified as nummeric values. |
productSearchResult.products .notes.noteDetails.value.text |
StringValue | Conditionally | For string value type. |
productSearchResult.products .notes.noteDetails.value.text .value |
string | Conditionally | A string value. |
productSearchResult.products .notes.noteDetails.value.URL |
URIValue | Conditionally | For URL value type. |
productSearchResult.products .notes.noteDetails.value.URL .value |
anyURI | Conditionally |
As part of request, this will be the URL to download media file. As part of response, this will be the URL where the media file is stored on eBay Picture Services (EPS). Max length: 400. |
productSearchResult.products .productDetails |
PropertyValue | Conditionally,
repeatable: [0..*] |
Details about the product in the form of name-value pairs. |
productSearchResult.products .productDetails.propertyName |
string | Conditionally | This is the canonical name of the property. Used to identify a property within a catalog that this category belongs to. |
productSearchResult.products .productDetails.value |
Value | Conditionally,
repeatable: [0..*] |
A value for the property. |
productSearchResult.products .productDetails.value.number |
NumericValue | Conditionally | For numeric value type. |
productSearchResult.products .productDetails.value.number .unitOfMeasurement |
token | Conditionally |
Unit of measure for a numeric value.
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productSearchResult.products .productDetails.value.number .value |
string | Conditionally | A numeric value. For example, physical dimensions of a product, such as height or weight, are specified as nummeric values. |
productSearchResult.products .productDetails.value.text |
StringValue | Conditionally | For string value type. |
productSearchResult.products .productDetails.value.text .value |
string | Conditionally | A string value. |
productSearchResult.products .productDetails.value.URL |
URIValue | Conditionally | For URL value type. |
productSearchResult.products .productDetails.value.URL .value |
anyURI | Conditionally |
As part of request, this will be the URL to download media file. As part of response, this will be the URL where the media file is stored on eBay Picture Services (EPS). Max length: 400. |
productSearchResult.products .productIdentifier |
ProductIdentifier | Conditionally | The eBay produdt ID (ePID) or external IDs associated with the product. Use the Reference value as input to search for the same product in the future, or use the ISBN, EAN, or UPC value (if returned). The ISBN, EAN, and UPC values can also be useful as keys if your application is comparing products across different sites. Always returned when Product is returned. |
productSearchResult.products .productIdentifier.EAN |
string | Conditionally |
European Article Number (EAN) value for books. (This is used more commonly in European countries.) If you know a book's EAN, you can use this instead of the eBay CatalogItem or Reference ID to search for that book. Max length: 13. |
productSearchResult.products .productIdentifier.ePID |
string | Conditionally |
eBay Product ID. eBay's global reference ID for a catalog product. On the eBay Web site, this is known as the "ePID". A reference ID is a fixed reference to a product (regardless of version). One reference ID can be associated with multiple ProductID values. The value should start with "EPID", for example "EPID30971438" (without quotes). You can find reference IDs for products by using GetProducts (or FindProducts in the Shopping API). You can also find the ePID on eBay's Web site. If the primary and secondary categories are both catalog-enabled, this ID should correspond to the primary category (not the secondary category). Max length: 38. |
productSearchResult.products .productIdentifier.ISBN |
string | Conditionally |
ISBN-10 or ISBN-13 value for books. (The string length of ProductID indicates whether the ID is 10 or 13 characters.) If you know a book's ISBN, you can use this instead of the eBay CatalogItem or Reference ID to search for that book. Max length: 13. |
productSearchResult.products .productIdentifier.productId |
string | Conditionally |
eBay's unique identifier for a specific version of a product. This is the long alphanumeric ID that is returned from GetProductSearchResults and related calls. See the Trading API Guide for information about finding this type of product ID. (For the shorter ePID value that is displayed on the eBay Web site, see ProductReferenceID instead.) Max length: 4000. |
productSearchResult.products .productIdentifier.UPC |
string | Conditionally |
eBay Product ID. Max length: 12. |
productSearchResult.products .productStatus |
ProductStatus | Conditionally | Indicates whether or not a product is disabled for selling, product reviews, or use on Half.com. |
productSearchResult.products .productStatus .excludeForeBayReviews |
boolean | Conditionally | Product cannot be used in product review flows. |
productSearchResult.products .productStatus .excludeForeBaySelling |
boolean | Conditionally | Product cannot be used in selling flows on eBay. |
productSearchResult.products .productStatus .excludeForHalfSelling |
boolean | Conditionally | Product cannot be used in selling flows on half.com. |
productSearchResult.products .stockPhotoURL |
StockPhotoURL | Conditionally | Thumbnail and standard stockphoto URLs. |
productSearchResult.products .stockPhotoURL.standard |
URIValue | Conditionally | Fully qualified URL for a stock image (if any) that is associated with a catalog product. The URL is for the image eBay usually displays in product search results (usually 70px tall). It may be helpful to calculate the dimensions of the photo programmatically before displaying it. Only returned if a URL is available for the product. |
productSearchResult.products .stockPhotoURL.standard.value |
anyURI | Conditionally |
As part of request, this will be the URL to download media file. As part of response, this will be the URL where the media file is stored on eBay Picture Services (EPS). Max length: 400. |
productSearchResult.products .stockPhotoURL.thumbnail |
URIValue | Conditionally | Fully qualified URL for the thumbnail of a stock image (if any) that is associated with a catalog product. The URL is for the image eBay usually displays in product search results (usually 40px tall). It may be helpful to calculate the dimensions of the photo programmatically before displaying it. Only returned if a URL is available for the product. |
productSearchResult.products .stockPhotoURL.thumbnail.value |
anyURI | Conditionally |
As part of request, this will be the URL to download media file. As part of response, this will be the URL where the media file is stored on eBay Picture Services (EPS). Max length: 400. |
productSearchResult.products .type |
string | Conditionally |
Indicates if a product is the top or main product in a family (Head) or a variant of the head product (Member). If a product is not part of a product family, it is also the Head. Sometimes several versions (or editions) of a product may be available. All versions of the same product are considered to be part of the same product family. Some product families may contain only one product; others may contain many products.
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Standard Output Fields |
ack | AckValue | Always |
Indicates whether or not errors or warnings were generated during the processing of the request.
Applicable values: Code so that your app gracefully handles any future changes to this list. |
errorMessage | ErrorMessage | Conditionally | Description of an error or warning that occurred when eBay processed the request. Not returned if the ack value is Success. |
errorMessage.error | ErrorData | Conditionally,
repeatable: [0..*] |
Details about a single error. |
errorMessage.error.category | ErrorCategory | Conditionally |
There are three categories of errors: request errors, application errors, and system errors.
Applicable values: Code so that your app gracefully handles any future changes to this list. |
errorMessage.error.domain | string | Conditionally |
Name of the domain in which the error occurred.
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errorMessage.error.errorId | long | Conditionally | A unique code that identifies the particular error condition that occurred. Your application can use error codes as identifiers in your customized error-handling algorithms. |
errorMessage.error.exceptionId | token | Conditionally | Unique identifier for an exception associated with an error. |
errorMessage.error.message | string | Conditionally | A detailed description of the condition that caused in the error. |
errorMessage.error.parameter | ErrorParameter (string) | Conditionally,
repeatable: [0..*] |
Various warning and error messages return one or more variables that contain contextual information about the error. This is often the field or value that triggered the error. |
errorMessage.error.parameter [ attribute name ] |
string | Conditionally | Various warning and error messages return one or more variables that contain contextual information about the error. This is often the field or value that triggered the error. |
errorMessage.error.severity | ErrorSeverity | Conditionally |
Indicates whether the reported problem is fatal (an error) or is less- severe (a warning). Review the error message details for information on the cause. If the request fails and the application is the source of the error (for example, a required element is missing), update the application before you retry the request. If the problem is due to incorrect user data, alert the end-user to the problem and provide the means for them to correct the data. Once the problem in the application or data is resolved, re-send the request to eBay. If the source of the problem is on eBay's side, you can retry the request a reasonable number of times (eBay recommends you try the request twice). If the error persists, contact Developer Technical Support. Once the problem has been resolved, you can resend the request in its original form. If a warning occurs, warning information is returned in addition to the business data. Normally, you do not need to resend the request (as the original request was successful). However, depending on the cause of the warning, you might need to contact the end user, or eBay, to effect a long term solution to the problem. Applicable values: Code so that your app gracefully handles any future changes to this list. |
errorMessage.error.subdomain | string | Conditionally |
Name of the subdomain in which the error occurred.
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timestamp | dateTime | Always | This value represents the date and time when eBay processed the request. This value is returned in GMT, the ISO 8601 date and time format (YYYY- MM- DDTHH:MM:SS.SSSZ). See the "dateTime" type for information about the time format, and for details on converting to and from the GMT time zone. |
version | string | Always |
The release version that eBay used to process the request. Developer Technical Support may ask you for the version value if you work with them to troubleshoot issues. Note: The version in use is normally the latest release version, as specified in the release notes. Note that eBay releases the API to international sites about a week after the API version is released to the US site. |
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Change History
Change Date | Description |
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1.1.0 11/3/2009 |
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