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GlobalGiving Extends ‘Innovate for Good’ Entry Deadline

2010-03-10T19:48:32-08:00

In partnership with eBay, GlobalGiving is giving developers the opportunity to show their creativity and talent in a way that has big social impact and major visibility through the GlobalGiving and eBay platforms using either GlobalGiving or eBay APIs—or both. The winning developer gets an all-expenses-paid trip to visit a GlobalGiving project in one of many exotic project locations around the globe!

GlobalGiving, a nonprofit funded by Omidyar Network, is an eBay-like platform for giving to specific, grassroots social and environmental projects located around the world.

Entries will be reviewed by a high-profile panel of judges including Seema Shah, General Manager eBay GivingWorks and eBay World of Good, Mari Kuraishi, Founder and President of GlobalGiving, and Adam Hirsch, Community Director of Mashable.

Entries are being accepted now through April 30th, 2010. Winners will be announced May 14th, 2010.

Get started now!

The market for your apps just got a whole lot bigger!

2010-03-09T14:20:36-08:00

Selling Manager Applications launched in 2009 and have been so positively received that we’ve opened them up to all sellers. (Previously, you needed a subscription to SM or SM Pro to access these tools.)

Now all US eBay sellers can subscribe to any of the nearly 40 applications in the Apps Center. From sourcing product to accounting tools to shipping help, these applications offer solutions for the most critical seller business needs.

Developers start coding!

Take advantage of the newly redesigned Apps Center to promote and showcase your app to millions of active eBay sellers looking for tools to grow their business.

Use the Open eBay gadget technology to build a new app from scratch or integrate your existing app into the eBay site experience. Find out more on how to get started building for Open eBay Apps today!

It's time! Registration opens for eBay Developer's Conference 2010

2010-03-09T10:11:58-08:00

Save the date and grab your seat now for this year’s DevCon!

It’s time! Registration has opened (www.ebaydevcon.com) for the 9th annual Developers Conference, which will be held on Jun 8-10 in the heart of Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA. We’re planning a great lineup of networking events like our annual Beer Bash, hands on sessions to get you working deep within our code, keynotes and one-on-one opportunities with some of the leading thought leaders in eCommerce.

Starting today, you can register for only $99. And if you want to make the most of your time at DevCon, take advantage of PreConference sessions (http://www.ebaydevcon.com/about.html) for only $50 more!

Are you a student and want to build on you educational foundation? Show us a valid student ID and you can attend DevCon sessions for just $49! Know some brilliant up and coming developers? Pass on the information and help them get ahead of the competition!

We’ll be announcing some great keynotes in the upcoming weeks as well as releasing the schedule of sessions. Keep checking the website to keep abreast of everything DevCon 2010. (www.ebaydevcon.com)

See you there!

659 Trading, Shopping, Client Alerts, Merchant Data API Docs Now Available

2010-03-04T21:14:14-08:00

Please remember to use a test environment when updating applications to use a new schema version.

To find out when a version of the API will be available, see the table at the top of the Release Notes for that API.

You can find the latest API documentation at the eBay Developer Documentation Center.

Trading

Trading Release Notes

Release Highlights

See the Trading API System Announcements for bug fixes included in this release.

Shopping

Shopping Release Notes

See the Shopping API System Announcements for bug fixes included in this release.

Client Alerts

Client Alerts Release Notes

See the Client Alerts API System Announcements for bug fixes included in this release.

Merchant Data

Merchant Data Release Notes

Release Highlights

See the Large Merchant Services API System Announcements for bug fixes included in this release.

John Darrow
API Tech Docs and Tools

Reminder: DevCon Call for Papers Closes Feb 26!

2010-02-24T15:50:25-08:00

Time is running out to submit your topic for a possible eBay Developers Conference session. The Call for Papers closes Feb 26.

We are looking for interesting subjects and points of view that address real world challenges and advancements in e-commerce, from both business and technical perspectives. Do you know all about shipping, security, storage, checkout or marketing your solution to your customers? Then please share!

If selected, you'll get a free conference pass, plus one free night hotel stay. Plus the awe and admiration of your peers!

Where? When? DevCon 2010 being held this summer at a NEW location in the San Francisco Bay Area that we'll be announcing soon. Don't miss your chance to be a part of it. Submit your topic today!

Reminder: Lowest Supported Version is 577

2010-02-24T15:20:02-08:00

As of February 2010, the lowest supported Trading API version is 577. (Version 577 was released in August 2008.) Objects that were deprecated prior to version 577 no longer work, or may stop working at any time without notice. We recommend that you remove deprecated objects from your applications as soon as possible.

Here are examples of objects that were deprecated 18-24 months ago:

In GetUser: User.CharityAffiliations (use User.SellerInfo.CharityAffiliationsDetails instead)
In GetAdFormatLeads: AddFormatLead.FirstName, LastName, Phone, Phone2 (use AddFormatLead.Address instead)
In GetFeedback: SellerAverageRatingDetailArray (use SellerRatingSummaryArray instead)
In AddItem and related calls: Item.BuyerRequirements (use Item.BuyerRequirementDetails instead)
In AddItem, GetSearchResults, and related calls: DigitalDeliveryDetails

For information about how Trading API versioning works and a more complete list of the objects that have been deprecated, see:

We Heard Your Requests! Longer Message Fields

2010-02-24T15:13:00-08:00

By popular request, we have increased the message size in four Trading API calls.

Creating messages

AddMemberMessageRTQ
AddMemberMessageAAQToPartner

You can now create messages up to 4000 characters long using the MemberMessage.Body field.

Retrieving messages

GetMemberMessages
For versions 653 or higher, this call will return messages up to 4000 characters long using the MemberMessage.MemberMessageExchange.Question.Body field.

Note that versions lower than 653 will only return 2000 characters of that field, so messages may be truncated. We recommend that you update your request version to avoid the risk of truncated messages.

GetMyMessages
For all versions, this call can return up to 2 MB using the Messages.Message.Text field. This should support most threaded messages. There is no need to update your request version to take advantage of this larger field size.

DE Sellers with Under 50 Feedback Must Include PayPal

2010-02-24T14:23:55-08:00

Starting Feb 25, 2010, sellers who have less then 50 feedback and want to list on the German site, are now required to provide PayPal as one of the payment options. Otherwise the listing will fail. PayPal does not need to be the ONLY payment option.

The PayPal option is not required for Cars or Real Estate listings.

Developers can help sellers comply with the new requirement by flagging non-compliant listings for their review. Also by offering bulk editing tools to so sellers can search live listings and revise.

For more information, see the DE announcement and the DE Info Hub.

New Recoupment Agreement for Cross-Border Sellers

2010-02-24T14:04:52-08:00

As of 657 (mid-Feb), sellers registered on Hong Kong, Malaysia, Philippines, and Singapore sites will need to accept an agreement before they can list on the US and UK sites. For example, an HK seller would need to accept an agreement before listing for the first time on the US site. Otherwise those listings will be blocked. Sellers registered on other sites may be served this agreement in the future if we expand this requirement.

The agreement must be accepted on the site, but the API will provide which sites require those agreements (GeteBayDetails), and what agreements users have accepted (GetUser). You can use this to verify in advance that sellers are eligible to list on the US or UK sites.

More information:
US Agreement
UK Agreement

657 Trading, Shopping, Client Alerts, Merchant Data API Docs Now Available

2010-02-18T21:51:31-08:00

Please remember to use a test environment when updating applications to use a new schema version.

To find out when a version of the API will be available, see the table at the top of the Release Notes for that API.

You can find the latest API documentation at the eBay Developer Documentation Center.

Trading

Trading Release Notes

Release Highlights

See the Trading API System Announcements for bug fixes included in this release.

Shopping

Shopping Release Notes

See the Shopping API System Announcements for bug fixes included in this release.

Client Alerts

Client Alerts Release Notes

See the Client Alerts API System Announcements for bug fixes included in this release.

Merchant Data

Merchant Data Release Notes

Release Highlights

See the Large Merchant Services API System Announcements for bug fixes included in this release.

John Darrow
API Tech Docs and Tools