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Set up a connection to eBay

Naga Sri Hari Gonaboyina
Updated

eBay is an e-commerce marketplace that enables businesses and individuals to buy and sell products through online auctions and fixed-price listings across a global customer base.

Important

Verify that you are signed in to eBay as the account owner when setting up a connection.

Set up a connection

After you start the connection, configure it in the Create connection panel and complete all of the required * authentication settings:

Setting

Instructions

Name your connection * 

Enter a clear and distinguishable name.

Throughout integrator.io imports and exports, you will have the option to choose this new connection. A unique identifier will prove helpful later when selecting it from a list of the connections in your account.

API type * 

Choose your eBay API type:

  • eBay Sell: Create and manage listings, orders, inventory, customers, and marketplace data to automate and scale eBay selling operations.

  • eBay Finance: Access financial data such as payouts, transactions, fees, and account balances to support reconciliation, accounting, and reporting workflows.

  • eBay XML: Use eBay's legacy XML-based Trading APIs to manage listings, orders, inventory, and other marketplace operations through XML requests and responses.                

Account type * 

Select your eBay account type:

Sell 

  • Production: if your account URL is https://api.ebay.com

  • Sandbox: if your account URL is https://api.sandbox.ebay.com

Finance 

  • Production: if your account URL is https://apiz.ebay.com

  • Sandbox: if your account URL is https://apiz.sandbox.ebay.com

XML 

  • Production: if your account URL is https://api.production.com/ws/api.dll

  • Sandbox: if your account URL is https://api.sandbox.com/ws/api.dll

API site ID * 

Select your eBay regional listing marketplace.

API compatibility level   

Enter your eBay API schema version. For more information, see Versions.

Note

Select scopes based on your specific business needs. For finance-related use cases, choose scopes under the Finance API section. Select the appropriate scopes from the Other APIs section for other use cases. The scopes you select must align with the types of API access required for your application to function effectively.

Tip

This connector documentation describes only the settings shown for the Simple view. For the corresponding HTTP settings, see the Token auth universal connector documentation.

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