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eBay Shipping_quote API

The Shipping_quote API from eBay — 2 operation(s) for shipping_quote.

eBay Shipping_quote 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 Shipping_quote. 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 15 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 15 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 Shipping_quote 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.

Shipping_quote 2
POST
/shipping_quote
The createShippingQuote method returns a shipping quote that contains a list of live "rates." Each rate represents an offer made by a shipping carrier for a specific service and each offer has a live…
createShippingQuote 2 params body → 201400409500
GET
/shipping_quote/{shippingQuoteId}
This method retrieves the complete details of the shipping quote associated with the specified shippingQuoteId value. A "shipping quote" pertains to a single specific package and contains a set of sh…
getShippingQuote 1 param → 200400404500

Schemas 15

The contract defines 15 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Rate (14 properties), Error (9 properties), ShippingQuote (9 properties), ContactAddress (7 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ContactAddress
object
This complex type specifies the details of a geographical address.
7 properties
PhoneNumber
object
This complex type contains a string field representing a telephone number.
1 property
ErrorParameter
object
Container for an error parameter.
2 properties
Contact
object
This complex type contains contact information for an individual buyer or seller.
4 properties
Dimensions
object
This complex type defines the dimensions of a package to be shipped.
4 properties
PackageSpecification
object
This complex type specifies the dimensions and weight of a package.
2 properties
Order
object
This complex type defines an order from which a seller is including one or more line items in a single package to be shipped.
2 properties
Rate
object
This complex type contains live quote information about a shipping service that's available for a given shipping quote request, including the shipping carrier…
14 properties
Amount
object
A complex type that describes the value of a monetary amount as represented by a global currency.
2 properties
Weight
object
This complex type contains information about the weight of an object such as a shipping package.
2 properties
AdditionalOption
object
This complex type contains information about a shipping option that can be purchased in addition to the base shipping cost of a recommended rate. Additional op…
2 properties
ShippingQuoteRequest
object
This complex type defines the request body for createShippingQuote . Sellers request a quote for a shipment by defining the "To" and "From" addresses for the p…
4 properties
ShippingQuote
object
This complex type describes a "shipping quote," which contains the parameters for a package shipment. The shipping quote contains a list of "live quotes" or ra…
9 properties
Error
object
A container that defines the elements of error and warning message.
9 properties
PickupSlot
object
This complex type defines a time window for the pickup of a package.
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ebay-shipping-quote-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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