Use the ebay API basic steps to introduce

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Use the ebay API basic steps to introduce
To get started with the ebay API, you need the following basic steps:

1. Registered Development Account: https://developer.ebay.com/join/Default.aspx

2.    Select API type: Ebay has about 6 API development languages, such as. NET and Java SDK
         http://developer.ebay.com/products/trading/  
          http://developer.ebay.com/ Products/overview/api-by-feature/

3.    Then is the program development and sandbox test, for example,
     3.1 The most basic ' upload goods ' interface definition is as follows:  
      3.2 The interface to get buyer payment status and address information is getsellertransactions: http://developer.ebay.com /devzone/xml/docs/reference/ebay/getsellertransactions.html      3.3 The interface on which the item has been shipped and the parcel number is uploaded is Completesale: http ://developer.ebay.com/devzone/xml/docs/reference/ebay/completesale.html

3.4 The interface that can provide ebay billing details (seller Invoce) is Getaccount
http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/XML/docs/WebHelp/ManagingUserInfo-Getting_Account_Information.html  

4. In addition, in accordance with ebay and PayPal requirements, if the buyer through PayPal payment, then buyer's payment status and address information should be on the PayPal website, whichever is
The interface to get the PayPal buyer address is the PayPal gettransactiondetails API:
Https://cms.paypal.com/us/cgi-bin/?cmd=_render-content&content_ID=developer/e_howto_api_soap_r_ Gettransactiondetails
The key parameters are: Paymentstatus and Address fields

5. In the development process, if there are API features and business logic issues, you can find the following ways to solve:
If there is a purely technical problem, you need to go to the developer forum:http://developer.ebay.com/community/forums/
If you need technical support for an important emergency, you can contact the ebay Helpdesk Team (for a fee):http://developer.ebay.com/support/developersupport/hours/

6. When used formally, ebay obtains the seller account token from the website by Auth&auth this API to start uploading items:
Http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/XML/docs/WebHelp/GettingTokens-Getting_Tokens_for_Applications_with_ multiple_users.html
This process can refer to the following Chinese example: http://www.ebay.cn/public/help/auth/howtoAuth.htm

7.2-4 weeks before the official launch, it is necessary to request ebay to make a simple certification and authorization for the program you have developed, which will take approximately 3~10 business days:
http://developer.ebay.com/support/certification/

The above is the general situation, the first reference.
Other software developers, as well as the use of APIs to develop similar software, such as ' American Victor ':http://www.ebay.cn/pages/jsp/fm/third/tools_mechentrun.jsp
You can log 1 items to multiple ebay websites in bulk.

Based on ebay API, there are tens of thousands of developers worldwide, with thousands of ebay API software. Please refer to:
Http://certifiedprovider.ebay.com/CertifiedProviders.html
as well http://cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?SolutionsDirectory

Introduction to the basic steps of using the ebay API