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eBay Language API

The Language API from eBay — 1 operation(s) for language.

eBay Language 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 Language. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, release notes, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 1 operation across 1 path, and defines 3 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}.

1 operations 1 paths 3 schemas 1 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 Language 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 1

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

Language 1
POST
/translate
This method translates listing title and listing description text from one language into another. For a full list of supported language translations, see the table in the API Overview page.
translate 1 param body → 200400500

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are TranslateRequest (4 properties), TranslateResponse (3 properties), Translation (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Translation
object
This type is used by the translations array, which shows the original text supplied by the user in the request payload, and the text translated by eBay. Only o…
2 properties
TranslateResponse
object
This is the base type of the translate method response payload.
3 properties
TranslateRequest
object
This is the base type of the translate method request payload.
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ebay-language-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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