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eBay Signing_key API

The Signing_key API from eBay — 2 operation(s) for signing_key.

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

This API exposes 3 operations across 2 paths, 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}.

3 operations 2 paths 3 schemas 2 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 Signing_key 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 3

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 3 operations — 2 GET, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Signing_key 3
GET
/signing_key
This method returns the Public Key , Public Key as JWE , and metadata for all keypairs associated with the application key making the call. Note: It is important to note that privateKey values are no…
getSigningKeys → 200400401403500
POST
/signing_key
This method creates keypairs using one of the following ciphers: ED25519 (Edwards Curve) RSA Note: The recommended signature cipher is ED25519 (Edwards Curve) since it uses much shorter keys and ther…
createSigningKey 1 param body → 200400401403500
GET
/signing_key/{signing_key_id}
This method returns the Public Key , Public Key as JWE , and metadata for a specified signingKeyId associated with the application key making the call. Note: It is important to note that the privateK…
getSigningKey 1 param → 200400401403404500

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are SigningKey (7 properties), CreateSigningKeyRequest (1 property), QuerySigningKeysResponse (1 property). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

SigningKey
object
This container stores metadata for a signing key.
7 properties
QuerySigningKeysResponse
object
This container stores metadata information for all keypairs that are owned by a user.
1 property
CreateSigningKeyRequest
object
This request creates a new signing key.
1 property

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ebay-signing-key-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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