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eBay User API

The User API from eBay — 1 operation(s) for user.

eBay User 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 User. 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 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}.

1 operations 1 paths 6 schemas 1 GET

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 User 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 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

User 1
GET
/user/
This method retrieves the account profile information for an authenticated user, which requires a User access token . What is returned is controlled by the scopes . For a business account you use the…
getUser → 200404500

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BusinessAccount (8 properties), UserResponse (7 properties), Address (7 properties), IndividualAccount (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Address
object
The type that defines the fields for an address.
7 properties
Contact
object
The type that defines the fields for the information of the contact person for the account.
2 properties
UserResponse
object
The type that defines the fields for the getUser method.
7 properties
Phone
object
The type that defines the fields for the details of a phone.
3 properties
BusinessAccount
object
The type that defines the fields for the business account information.
8 properties
IndividualAccount
object
The type that defines the fields for the information of an individual account.
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

ebay-user-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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