Migrate an eBay integration off the decommissioned Finding and Shopping APIs to the Browse API
domain: developer.ebay.com · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Confirm current deprecation status against the live table at developer.ebay.com/develop/get-started/api-deprecation-status, since eBay adds rows continuously
Note Finding API (all calls) and Shopping API (all calls) were decommissioned outright on 2025/02/04 with no extension
Rebuild search/browse functionality against the Browse API (developer.ebay.com/api-docs/buy/browse/resources/methods) using an Application access token via the client credentials grant, rather than the user-token flow Trading API integrations often assume
Separately audit any remaining Trading API calls, since Trading API itself is not blanket-deprecated — individual calls are being sunset on a rolling, per-call basis (e.g., GetCategoryFeatures deprecated 2025/07/01, decommissioned 2026/06/04; GetCategories decommissioned 2026/04/15)
Migrate deprecated Trading API category calls to the Taxonomy and Metadata APIs per the specific migration guide linked for each call
Known gotchas
Finding and Shopping API had zero extension — they simply stopped working on the stated date, unlike some Trading API calls that get individual migration windows
Don't state "Trading API is deprecated" as a blanket fact — only specific calls are, each with its own date; always check the live table
Most Browse API calls only need an Application access token (no user token required) — this trips up teams used to Trading API's user-token requirement
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