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Inventory Discovery

APIs to discover and monitor eBay listings through query strings and other advanced search criteria.

Name Description API Reference Release Notes
Browse API Search for and retrieve eBay items and use filters and parameters to create customized item sets. Search by image ID (a Base64 string) and check if a product is compatible with the specified item, such as if a specific car is compatible with a specific part or search for a compatible part. 
Feed Beta API Download daily files containing newly listed items or weekly bootstrap files containing all the items in a category. Download an hourly file of items that have changed in a category during that hour.
Feed API Use metadata methods to see what feed types and feed files you have access to, and then download the feed files you want.
Traditional Finding API A searching API that allows you to search and browse for items listed on eBay, and provides useful metadata to refine searches and enhance the search experience.
Traditional Shopping API A shopping/buying API that makes it easier to search for items on eBay.

Inventory Refresh

Subscribe to push notifications that will indicate when tracked listings have changes to price or availability, or when they are added or removed from Promoted Listing campaigns.

Name Description API Reference Release Notes
Notification API Explore, subscribe to, and process eBay notifications.