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| VB.NET sample for UploadSiteHostedPictures |
Detailed Description
This VB.NET example demonstrates how make a call to UploadSiteHostedPictures to upload a picture to eBay Picture Servers.
Note - This example is for sandbox, the use of a picutre URL, for Site 0 (US), using a windows forms button click
© 2008-2013 eBay Inc., All Rights Reserved Imports System Imports System.IO Imports System.Text Imports System.Xml Imports System.Net
Public Class Form1 Dim fullURL, ImageFile As String Dim token As String = "your token here" Dim SandboxURL As String = "https://api.sandbox.ebay.com/ws/api.dll" Dim PictureURL As String = "your Picture URL here" Private Sub Button1_Click(sender As System.Object, e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
Dim payload As String = "<?xml version=""1.0"" encoding=""utf-8""?> " + "<UploadSiteHostedPicturesRequest xmlns=""urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents"">" + "<ExternalPictureURL>" + PictureURL + "</ExternalPictureURL>" + "<RequesterCredentials><eBayAuthToken>" + token + "</eBayAuthToken></RequesterCredentials>" + "</UploadSiteHostedPicturesRequest>"
Dim req As HttpWebRequest = WebRequest.Create(SandboxURL) Dim resp As HttpWebResponse = Nothing
'Add the request headers req.Headers.Add("X-EBAY-API-COMPATIBILITY-LEVEL", "803") req.Headers.Add("X-EBAY-API-SITEID", "0") req.Headers.Add("X-EBAY-API-CALL-NAME", "UploadSiteHostedPictures") 'set the method to POST req.Method = "POST"
'Convert the string to a byte array Dim postDataBytes As Byte() = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetBytes(payload) Dim len As Integer = postDataBytes.Length req.ContentLength = len
'Post the request to eBay Dim requestStream As Stream = req.GetRequestStream() requestStream.Write(postDataBytes, 0, Len) requestStream.Close()
Try
'get response and write to console resp = req.GetResponse() Dim responseReader As StreamReader = New StreamReader(resp.GetResponseStream(), Encoding.UTF8) Dim output As String = responseReader.ReadToEnd() resp.Close()
Dim xmlResponse As New XmlDocument() xmlResponse.LoadXml(output)
'process response
Catch ex As Exception
'handle exception End Try End Sub End Class
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Here is a sample response that you would get:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<UploadSiteHostedPicturesResponse xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
<Timestamp>2022-06-30T18:24:49.224Z</Timestamp
><Ack>Success</Ack>
<Version>1235</Version>
<PictureSystemVersion>2</PictureSystemVersion>
<SiteHostedPictureDetails>
<PictureSet>Standard</PictureSet>
<PictureFormat>JPG</PictureFormat>
<FullURL>http://i.ebayimg.sandbox.ebay.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqFHJBMFBWFogSKOBQ4dh)!)tQ~~60_1.JPG?set_id=8800005007</FullURL>
<BaseURL>http://i.ebayimg.sandbox.ebay.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqFHJBMFBWFogSKOBQ4dh)!)tQ~~60_</BaseURL>
<PictureSetMember>
<MemberURL>http://i.ebayimg.sandbox.ebay.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqFHJBMFBWFogSKOBQ4dh)!)tQ~~60_0.JPG</MemberURL>
<PictureHeight>72</PictureHeight>
<PictureWidth>96</PictureWidth>
</PictureSetMember>
<PictureSetMember>
<MemberURL>http://i.ebayimg.sandbox.ebay.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqFHJBMFBWFogSKOBQ4dh)!)tQ~~60_1.JPG</MemberURL>
<PictureHeight>300</PictureHeight>
<PictureWidth>400</PictureWidth>
</PictureSetMember>
<PictureSetMember>
<MemberURL>http://i.ebayimg.sandbox.ebay.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqFHJBMFBWFogSKOBQ4dh)!)tQ~~60_2.JPG</MemberURL>
<PictureHeight>150</PictureHeight>
<PictureWidth>200</PictureWidth>
</PictureSetMember>
<PictureSetMember>
<MemberURL>http://i.ebayimg.sandbox.ebay.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqFHJBMFBWFogSKOBQ4dh)!)tQ~~60_12.JPG</MemberURL>
<PictureHeight>375</PictureHeight>
<PictureWidth>500</PictureWidth>
</PictureSetMember>
<PictureSetMember>
<MemberURL>http://i.ebayimg.sandbox.ebay.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqFHJBMFBWFogSKOBQ4dh)!)tQ~~60_14.JPG</MemberURL>
<PictureHeight>48</PictureHeight>
<PictureWidth>64</PictureWidth>
</PictureSetMember>
<PictureSetMember>
<MemberURL>http://i.ebayimg.sandbox.ebay.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqFHJBMFBWFogSKOBQ4dh)!)tQ~~60_35.JPG</MemberURL>
<PictureHeight>225</PictureHeight>
<PictureWidth>300</PictureWidth>
</PictureSetMember>
<PictureSetMember>
<MemberURL>http://i.ebayimg.sandbox.ebay.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwMjQ=/$(KGrHqFHJBMFBWFogSKOBQ4dh)!)tQ~~60_39.JPG</MemberURL>
<PictureHeight>24</PictureHeight>
<PictureWidth>32</PictureWidth>
</PictureSetMember>
<ExternalPictureURL>http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/r/j/rjb333/PittsburghSteelers_Electric.jpg</ExternalPictureURL>
<UseByDate>2013-03-01T18:24:47.037Z</UseByDate>
</SiteHostedPictureDetails>
</UploadSiteHostedPicturesResponse>"