eBay Client Alerts APIs

eBay Client Alerts APIs provide lightweight access to updates to eBay data.

Client Alerts provides developers with a way to retrieve updated data on eBay. Keep your users and applications informed with up to date information about business events happening on eBay. With Client Alerts, developers can build lightweight alerting and notification applications.

Supported Features

• Setting User Alert preferences – Configure the application and user alert preferences including a list of events to be alerted about.
• Getting User Alert preferences – Retrieve the configured user alert preference values for a user.

Resources

Documentation

• User Guide: Learn more about Client Alerts
• Call Reference:Browse all calls and the fields they use.
• Making a Client Alerts API Call: How to make a Client Alerts API call
• Client Alerts Schema XML schema that defines the input and output data types
• Release Notes: View enhancements in each release.

Tools

• JavaScript SDK: JavaScript client libraries for Client Alerts
• Flex/Flash SDK: ActionScript client libraries for Client Alerts

Support

• eBay Developer Forums: Free support from your fellow developers and Developer Technical Support
• Developer Support: Choose from paid support offerings, including Support Requests and Live Help.