eBay Product Metadata APIVersion 1.3.0
 

getProductSearchNames

Note: This call is deprecated, and will be decommissioned on March 31st, 2025.

Use this call to find all the properties available for a given catalog-enabled category. Then you can use these properties, along with their respective values, as input for find and get calls to retrieve products. Use the returned propertyName values as input for getProductSearchValues or getProductSearchValues to retrieve the corresponding property values.

Use dataset to restrict the properties returned in the response. The dataset value specifies the type of compatibility properties you want back. For example, if you specify Searchable, your compatibility details will contain properties that can be used to search for products, such as Make and Model. Some compatibility properties, such as FitmentComments, are not intended for product searches.

For example, if the input category is a parts category, the properties would be (according to the dependency graph):

If the input is category is tires, the properties would be (according to the dependency graph):

See also the reference documentation for these calls:



Input

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The box below lists all fields that could be included in the call request. To learn more about an individual field or its type, click its name in the box (or scroll down to find it in the table below the box).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<getProductSearchNamesRequest xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/marketplacecatalog/v1/services">
  <!-- Call-specific Input Fields -->
  <categoryId> string </categoryId>
  <dataset> token </dataset>
  <!-- ... more dataset values allowed here ... -->
</getProductSearchNamesRequest>
Argument Type Occurrence Meaning
categoryId string Required Specifies the category from which you want to retrieve properties that can be used to search for products. The category must be catalog-enabled, or it will contain no product data, and the request will fail.
Max length: 10.
dataset token Required,
repeatable: [1..*]
This will define what are properties that will be returned for this catelog-enabled category.
Dataset values:
DisplayableProductDetails
Properies for use in a user interface to describe products.
DisplayableSearchResults
Properties for use in results for product searches.
Searchable
Properties for use in searches.
Sortable
Properties that are suitable for sorting.



Output

See also Samples.

The box below lists all fields that might be returned in the response. To learn more about an individual field or its type, click its name in the box (or scroll down to find it in the table below the box).

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<getProductSearchNamesResponse xmlns="http://www.ebay.com/marketplace/marketplacecatalog/v1/services">
  <!-- Call-specific Output Fields -->
  <categoryId> string </categoryId>
  <properties> Properties
    <dataset> token </dataset>
    <metadataVersion> string </metadataVersion>
    <propertyName> Property
      <propertyDisplayName> string </propertyDisplayName>
      <propertyName> string </propertyName>
      <propertyNameMetadata> PropertyNameMetadata
        <displaySequence> int </displaySequence>
      </propertyNameMetadata>
    </propertyName>
    <!-- ... more propertyName nodes allowed here ... -->
  </properties>
  <!-- ... more properties nodes allowed here ... -->
  <!-- Standard Output Fields -->
  <ack> AckValue </ack>
  <errorMessage> ErrorMessage
    <error> ErrorData
      <category> ErrorCategory </category>
      <domain> string </domain>
      <errorId> long </errorId>
      <exceptionId> token </exceptionId>
      <message> string </message>
      <parameter name="string"> ErrorParameter (string) </parameter>
      <!-- ... more parameter values allowed here ... -->
      <severity> ErrorSeverity </severity>
      <subdomain> string </subdomain>
    </error>
    <!-- ... more error nodes allowed here ... -->
  </errorMessage>
  <timestamp> dateTime </timestamp>
  <version> string </version>
</getProductSearchNamesResponse>
Return Value Type Occurrence Meaning
Call-specific Output Fields [Jump to standard fields]
categoryId string Always The category specified in the request.
Max length: 10.
properties Properties Always,
repeatable: [1..*]
This contains all the properties for the specified category, as well as the dataset from which the properties are returned (e.g., DisplayableSearchResults). The properties container also includes the metatdata version associated with the most recent update of the properties.
properties.dataset token Conditionally This will define what are properties that will be returned for this catelog-enabled category.
Dataset values:
DisplayableProductDetails
Properies for use in a user interface to describe products.
DisplayableSearchResults
Properties for use in results for product searches.
Searchable
Properties for use in searches.
Sortable
Properties that are suitable for sorting.
properties.metadataVersion string Conditionally Version information reflects the latest update of the properties or values.
properties.propertyName Property Conditionally,
repeatable: [0..*]
This is the canonical name of the property. Used to identify a property within a catalog that this category belongs to.
properties.propertyName
  .propertyDisplayName
string Conditionally This will be the display name of the property
properties.propertyName
  .propertyName
string Conditionally This is the canonical name of the property. Used to identify a property within a catalog that this category belongs to.
properties.propertyName
  .propertyNameMetadata
PropertyNameMetadata Conditionally Metadata for the property.
properties.propertyName
  .propertyNameMetadata
  .displaySequence
int Conditionally A numeric value indicating the ordering position for the property.
Standard Output Fields  
ack AckValue Always Indicates whether or not errors or warnings were generated during the processing of the request.

Applicable values:

Failure
The request that triggered the error was not processed successfully. When a serious application-level error occurs, the error is returned instead of the business data.
PartialFailure
The request that triggered the error was processed successfully but with some warnings.
Success
The request was processed successfully, but something occurred that may affect your application or the user.
Warning
The request that triggered the error was processed successfully but with some warnings.

Code so that your app gracefully handles any future changes to this list.
errorMessage ErrorMessage Conditionally Description of an error or warning that occurred when eBay processed the request. Not returned if the ack value is Success.
errorMessage.error ErrorData Conditionally,
repeatable: [0..*]
Details about a single error.
errorMessage.error.category ErrorCategory Conditionally There are three categories of errors: request errors, application errors, and system errors.

Applicable values:

Application
An error occurred due to a problem with the request, with the most likely source being the application sending the request. For example, the request is missing a required data element or it contains an invalid field. The problem must be corrected before the request can be resent. Inspect the error message to find the cause of the problem. If the problem is due to an application error, modify the application and resend the request. If the error is due to invalid data, the source of the data must be corrected before you resend the resend request to eBay.
Request
An error occurred due to a problem with the request, with the most likely source being missing or invalid data in the request. The problem must be corrected before the request can be retried. Inspect the error message to find the cause of the problem. If the problem is a result of end-user data, alert the end-user to the problem and provide the means for them to correct the problem. Once the problem is resolved, resend the request to eBay.
System
Indicates that an error has occurred on the eBay system side. For example, a database or server could be down. Inspect the error message to find the cause of the problem. If the problem is on the eBay side, an application can retry the request as-is a reasonable number of times (eBay recommends twice). If the error persists, contact Developer Technical Support. Once the problem has been resolved, the request may be resent in its original form.

errorMessage.error.domain string Conditionally Name of the domain in which the error occurred.
domain values:
Marketplace
A business or validation error occurred in the service.
SOA
An exception occurred in the Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) framework.
errorMessage.error.errorId long Conditionally A unique code that identifies the particular error condition that occurred. Your application can use error codes as identifiers in your customized error-handling algorithms.
errorMessage.error.exceptionId token Conditionally Unique identifier for an exception associated with an error.
errorMessage.error.message string Conditionally A detailed description of the condition that caused in the error.
errorMessage.error.parameter ErrorParameter (string) Conditionally,
repeatable: [0..*]
Various warning and error messages return one or more variables that contain contextual information about the error. This is often the field or value that triggered the error.
errorMessage.error.parameter
  [ attribute name ]
string Conditionally Various warning and error messages return one or more variables that contain contextual information about the error. This is often the field or value that triggered the error.
errorMessage.error.severity ErrorSeverity Conditionally Indicates whether the reported problem is fatal (an error) or is less- severe (a warning). Review the error message details for information on the cause.

If the request fails and the application is the source of the error (for example, a required element is missing), update the application before you retry the request. If the problem is due to incorrect user data, alert the end-user to the problem and provide the means for them to correct the data. Once the problem in the application or data is resolved, re-send the request to eBay.

If the source of the problem is on eBay's side, you can retry the request a reasonable number of times (eBay recommends you try the request twice). If the error persists, contact Developer Technical Support. Once the problem has been resolved, you can resend the request in its original form.

If a warning occurs, warning information is returned in addition to the business data. Normally, you do not need to resend the request (as the original request was successful). However, depending on the cause of the warning, you might need to contact the end user, or eBay, to effect a long term solution to the problem.

Applicable values:

Error
eBay encountered a fatal error during the processing of the request, causing the request to fail. When eBay encounters an error, it returns error data instead of the requested business data. Inspect the error details and resolve the problem before resubmitting the request.
Warning
The request was successfully processed, but eBay encountered a non-fatal error during the processing that could affect the data returned. For example, eBay might have changed the value of an input field. In this case, eBay returns a successful response, but it also returns a warning. For best results, requests should return without warnings. Inspect the warning details and resolve the problem before resubmitting the request.

errorMessage.error.subdomain string Conditionally Name of the subdomain in which the error occurred.
subdomain values:
MarketplaceCatalog
The error is specific to the Marketplace Catalog subdomain.
MarketplaceCommon
The error is common to all Marketplace services.
timestamp dateTime Always This value represents the date and time when eBay processed the request. This value is returned in GMT, the ISO 8601 date and time format (YYYY- MM- DDTHH:MM:SS.SSSZ). See the "dateTime" type for information about the time format, and for details on converting to and from the GMT time zone.
version string Always The release version that eBay used to process the request. Developer Technical Support may ask you for the version value if you work with them to troubleshoot issues.

Note: The version in use is normally the latest release version, as specified in the release notes. Note that eBay releases the API to international sites about a week after the API version is released to the US site.



Samples

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Change History

Change Date Description
1.1.0
3/3/2010
  • (added) New call.