Thursday, June 04, 2009

eBay Trading Web Services - overview

eBay trading Web Service provides programmatic access to the eBay marketplace. It enables third-party applications to build custom applications, tools, and services that leverage the eBay marketplace in new ways.

Trading API gives you an ability to add item, manage item, shipment and generate invoice ability and much more.


Typical eBay-enabled applications include item sales management (which could include integration with database inventory systems), item search utilities, user account management systems, systems that embed partner item listings in their Web pages, and applications that assist buyers in managing the listings they're interested in.

The power of eBay Web Services lies in making these applications possible independently of the eBay user interface. That is, your application doesn't need to change every time the eBay user interface changes, and it doesn't need to present data in the same way eBay does. Your eBay-enabled application can present data in custom ways that best meet your users' needs.

you can use this api via REST or SOAP .


The SOAP API is built on open standards like SOAP and WSDL. These standards are supported by a wide-range of development tools on a variety of platforms.

Both the XML API and the SOAP API share the same schema, so the basic format of the input and output data is the same no matter which API you use. Regardless of whether you are using the SOAP API or the XML API, you are accessing the same eBay functionality and data. Thus, you can choose to use one or the other or both—whichever approach is best for you.

Note: some information is pull from eBay Trading API documentation

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