Browse API resources

The Browse API has the following resources:

• item_summary:
  Allows shoppers to search for specific items by keyword, GTIN, category, charity, product, image, or item aspects and refine the results by using filters, such as aspects, compatibility, and fields values, or UI parameters.
• item:
  Allows shoppers to retrieve the details of a specific item or all items in an item group, which is an item with variations such as color and size and check if a product is compatible with the specified item, such as if a specific car is compatible with a specific part.
  
  This resource also provides a bridge between the eBay legacy APIs, such as the Finding, and the RESTful APIs, which use different formats for the item IDs.

The item_summary, search_by_image, and item resource calls require an Application access token.

item_summary

Method Name	HTTP Method	Path	Summary	Samples
search	GET	/item_summary/search	Retrieves one or more eBay listings based on an advanced set of inclusive and exclusive search filters.	View search - /item_summary/search
searchByImage	POST	/item_summary/search_by_image	Retrieves one or more eBay listings based on a supplied Base64 image string and an advanced set of inclusive and exclusive search filters.	View searchByImage - /item_summary/search_by_image

item

Method Name	HTTP Method	Path	Summary	Samples
getItem	GET	/item/{item_id}	Retrieves an eBay listing by eBay RESTful ID, with a fieldgroups query parameter that controls the detail level of the response.	View getItem - /item/{item_id}
getItemByLegacyId	GET	/item/get_item_by_legacy_id	Retrieves an eBay listing by traditional item ID value, by traditional variation ID value, or by seller-defined SKU, with a fieldgroups query parameter that controls the detail level of the response.	View getItemByLegacyId - /item/get_item_by_legacy_id
getItems	GET	/item/	Retrieves an abbreviated set of details on one or more eBay listings, identified with eBay RESTful item IDs or item group IDs.	View getItems - /item/
getItemsByItemGroup	GET	/item/get_items_by_item_group	Retrieves the details for individual items (variations) in the specified item group.	View getItemsByItemGroup - /item/get_items_by_item_group
checkCompatibility	POST	/item/{item_id}/check_compatibility	Checks if the specified product is compatible with the specified item. For example: If a specific car is compatible with a specific part.	View checkCompatibility - /item/{item_id}/check_compatibility