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eBay Bidding API

The Bidding API from eBay — 2 operation(s) for bidding.

eBay Bidding API is one of 64 APIs that eBay publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Bidding. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, release notes, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 2 operations across 2 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version v1.9.2.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.ebay.com{basePath}.

2 operations 2 paths 6 schemas 1 GET1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.0
API Version
v1.9.2
Base URL
https://api.ebay.com
Authentication
OAuth 2.0
Contact
eBay Inc,
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

eBay Bidding API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It supports OAuth 2.0 (api_auth) using the authorizationCode flow, exposing 2 scopes.

  • api_auth — The security definitions for this API. Please check individual operations for applicable scopes.

Paths & Operations 2

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 2 operations — 1 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Bidding 2
GET
/bidding/{item_id}
This method retrieves the bidding details that are specific to the buyer of the specified auction. This must be an auction where the buyer has already placed a bid. To retrieve the bidding informatio…
getBidding 2 params → 200400404500
POST
/bidding/{item_id}/place_proxy_bid
This method uses a user access token to place a proxy bid for the buyer on a specific auction item. The item must offer AUCTION as one of the buyingOptions . To place a bid, you pass in the item ID o…
placeProxyBid 3 params body → 200400404409500

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Bidding (9 properties), ProxyBid (2 properties), Amount (2 properties), PlaceProxyBidRequest (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

PlaceProxyBidRequest
object
The type that defines the fields for placing a proxy bid.
2 properties
Amount
object
The type that defines the fields for a monetary value and its currency.
2 properties
ProxyBid
object
The type the defines the fields for the proxy bid information.
2 properties
UserConsent
object
The type that defines the fields for collecting the buyers consent.
1 property
PlaceProxyBidResponse
object
The type that defines the fields for the place proxy bid response.
1 property
Bidding
object
The type the defines the field for the auction details.
9 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ebay-bidding-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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