tutorials

Getting Started

Shopping API

• JavaScript (URL/JSON): Making your first call (FindItems)
• PHP (URL/XML): Making your first call (FindItems)
• PHP (XML/XML): Making your first call (FindItems)
• JavaScript: Searching by Price Range (FindItemsAdvanced)
• PHP (URL/XML): Complex searching (FindItemsAdvanced)
• Flex: Searching by Price Range (FindItemsAdvanced)
• Flash: Searching by Price Range (FindItemsAdvanced)
• JavaScript: Getting user information and items ending soonest (FindItemsAdvanced/GetUserProfile)
• PHP (URL/XML): Getting user information and items ending soonest (FindItemsAdvanced/GetUserProfile)
• Flex: Getting user information and items ending soonest  (FindItemsAdvanced/GetUserProfile)
• Flash: Getting user information and items ending soonest  (FindItemsAdvanced/GetUserProfile)

Trading API

• Perl: XML API: Making your first call (GeteBayOfficialTime)
• C#: SOAP API: Making your first call (GeteBayOfficialTime)
• Java: SOAP API: Making your first call (GeteBayOfficialTime) [ZIP]
• C#: SOAP API: Making your first call (GetUser) [ZIP Only]
• PHP: Getting Started with a PHP Bidding/Buying Application
• PHP 5: XML API: Develop eBay applications, by IBM
• How-to: Build a Killer Buyer App [PDF], from 2006 Dev Con Presentation

Affiliate Developers

Shopping & Trading APIs

• Tutorial: Step-by-step guide for new affiliate developers

Authentication

Trading API

• Java SDK: Use FetchToken from a Desktop Client
• .NET SDK: Windows Application for Auth & Auth
• PHP 4: Sample Auth & Auth and FetchToken Implementation
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Best Practices

Trading API

• Java SDK: Log SOAP Messages [ZIP]
• Java SDK: Test Performance [ZIP]
• Java SDK: Test for Thread Safety [ZIP]
• Java SDK: AddItem — Define Calls and Objects Separately [ZIP]
• .NET SDK: Best Practices [PDF], from 2006 Dev Con Presentation

Selling Items on eBay

Trading API

• Java SDK: List items for sale, by IBM
• Java SDK: AddItem — Define Calls and Objects Separately [ZIP]

Searching for & Retrieving Items

Trading API

• How-to: Build a Killer Buyer App [PDF], from 2006 Dev Con Presentation
• C# & VB: SOAP API: Build a Custom eBay Watch List, by Microsoft
• Java SDK: Build an eBay search engine (Part 1), by IBM
• Java SDK: Build an eBay search engine (Part 2), by IBM