API Deprecation Status | eBay Developers Program

The table below lists the API capabilities that are deprecated and scheduled for decommission.

API	Call(s)/Method(s)/Field(s)	Deprecation Date	Decommission Date	Notes
Merchandising API	All	2024/07/29	2025/01/06	All calls in the Merchandising API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on January 6, 2025.
Inventory API	The economicOperator container and its associated fields in the following calls: bulkCreateOffer createOffer getOffer getOffers updateOffer	2024/07/19	2024/10/21	This container and its associated fields have been deprecated for the listed calls and will be decommissionned on October 21, 2024.
Trading API	EconomicOperator container and its associated fields in the following calls: AddFixedPriceItem AddItem AddItems GetItem RelistFixedPriceItem RelistItem ReviseFixedPriceItem ReviseItem VerifyAddFixedPriceItem VerifyAddItem VerifyRelistItem	2024/07/19	2024/10/21	This container and its associated fields have been deprecated for the Add/Revise/Relist/Verify and GetItem family of calls and will be decommissioned on October 21, 2024.
Trading API	ValidateTestUserRegistration	2024/06/18	2025/01/30	The ValidateTestUserRegistration call is deprecated, and will be decommissioned on January 30th, 2025.
Trading API	GetChallengeToken ValidateChallengeInput	2024/06/14	2025/01/30	The GetChallengeToken and ValidateChallengeInput calls are deprecated, and will be decommissioned on January 30th, 2025.
Trading API	GeteBayOfficialTime	2024/03/20	2025/01/27	The GeteBayOfficialTime call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on January 27, 2025. If you were using the GeteBayOfficialTime call to validate Auth & Auth tokens, please use GetTokenStatus instead. If you are using this call just to get the time, eBay uses UTC so any internet time server can be used to keep the client in sync with UTC time.
Finding API	All	2024/01/04	2025/02/05	All calls in the Finding API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on February 5, 2025. The alternative to this API is the Browse API, which also has advanced search capabilities.
Shopping API	All	2024/01/04	2025/02/05	All calls in the Shopping API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on February 5, 2025. The alternative to this API is the Browse API, which also has advanced search capabilities.
Return Management API	All	2023/02/03	TBD	All methods of the Return Management API are scheduled to be decommisioned. The official decommission date will be announced once determined. This API is now out of synch with return management flows on eBay. Current users of the Return Management API and all users interested is programmatically managing return requests should make plans to migrate to the Post-Order API.
Business Policies Management API	All	2021/03/23	TBD	The Business Policies Management API is deprecated and is scheduled for decommission in 2022. We recommend that you migrate to the fulfillment_policy, payment_policy, and return_policy resources of the Account API to set up and manage all of your fulfillment, payment, and return business policies.
Finding API	findCompletedItems	2020/10/15	2025/02/05	The findCompletedItems call is deprecated as of October 15, 2020, and access is restricted. All calls in the Finding API will be decommissioned on February 5, 2025. An alternative to the findCompletedItems call is the Marketplace Insights API, but please note that this API is restricted and requires eBay Business approval for access. Please contact the Developer Technical Support team if you are interested in getting access to the Marketplace Insights API.