GET/subscription
This method allows applications to retrieve a list of all subscriptions. The list returned is a paginated collection of subscription resources.
Subscriptions allow applications to express interest in notifications and keep receiving the information relevant to their business.
Input
Resource URI
This method is not supported in Sandbox environment.
URI parameters
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| limit | string | The number of items, from the result set, returned in a single page. Range is from 10-100. If this parameter is omitted, the default value is used. Default: 20 Maximum: 100 items per page Occurrence: Optional |
| continuation_token | string | The continuation token for the next set of results. Occurrence: Optional |
HTTP request headers
All requests made to eBay REST operations require you to provide the Authorization HTTP header for authentication authorization.
All other standard RESTful request headers are optional. For more information on standard RESTful request headers, see the HTTP request headers- opens rest request components page table.
OAuth scope
This request requires an access token created with either authorization code grant flow or client credentials grant flow. Please refer to the note below for more details.
The access token must be created using one or more scopes from the following list (please check your Application Keys page for a list of OAuth scopes available to your application):
https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope
https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/commerce.notification.subscription.readonly
https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/commerce.notification.subscription
See OAuth access tokens for more information.
Note: An OAuth token created with the client credentials grant flow and the https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope scope is required in order to create, update, or retrieve application-based subscriptions to notification topics. An OAuth token created with the authorization code grant flow and the https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/commerce.notification.subscription scope is required in order to create, update, or retrieve user-based subscriptions to notification topics.
Request payload
This call has no payload.
Request fields
This call has no field definitions.
Output
HTTP response headers
This call has no response headers.
Response payload
Response fields
| Output container/field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| total | integer | The total number of matches for the search criteria. Occurrence: Always |
| href | string | The path to the call URI that produced the current page of results. Occurrence: Always |
| next | string | The URL to access the next set of results. This field includes a continuation_token. No prev field is returned, but this value is persistent during the session so that you can use it to return to the next page. Occurrence: Conditional |
| limit | integer | The value of the limit parameter submitted in the request, which is the maximum number of items to return per page, from the result set. A result set is the complete set of results returned by the method. Occurrence: Always |
| subscriptions | array of Subscription | The subscriptions that match the search criteria. Occurrence: Conditional |
| subscriptions.subscriptionId | string | The unique identifier for the subscription. Occurrence: Conditional |
| subscriptions.topicId | string | The unique identifier for the topic associated with this subscription. Occurrence: Conditional |
| subscriptions.status | SubscriptionStatusEnum | The status of this subscription. Occurrence: Conditional |
| subscriptions.creationDate | string | The creation date for this subscription. Occurrence: Conditional |
| subscriptions.payload | SubscriptionPayloadDetail | The payload associated with this subscription. Occurrence: Conditional |
| subscriptions.payload.format | FormatTypeEnum | The supported format. Occurrence: Required |
| subscriptions.payload.schemaVersion | string | The supported schema version. Occurrence: Required |
| subscriptions.payload.deliveryProtocol | ProtocolEnum | The supported protocol. For example: Occurrence: Required |
| subscriptions.destinationId | string | The unique identifier for the destination associated with this subscription. Occurrence: Conditional |
| subscriptions.filterId | string | The unique identifier for the filter associated with this subscription. Occurrence: Conditional |
HTTP status codes
This call can return one of the following HTTP status codes. For an overview of the status codes, see HTTP status codes in Using eBay RESTful APIs.
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 200 | OK |
| 400 | Bad Request |
| 500 | Internal Server Error |
Error codes
For more on errors, plus the codes of other common errors, see Handling errors.
| Code | Domain | Category | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 195000 | API_NOTIFICATION | APPLICATION | There was a problem with an eBay internal system or process. Contact eBay developer support for assistance. |
| 195004 | API_NOTIFICATION | REQUEST | Invalid limit. Supported ranges 10 - 100. |
| 195005 | API_NOTIFICATION | REQUEST | Invalid continuation token. |
Warnings
This call has no warnings.
Samples
New to making API calls? Please see Making a Call.
Note: Identifiers, such as order IDs or user IDs, and personal data in these samples might be anonymized or may no longer be active on eBay. If necessary, substitute current, relevant eBay data in your requests.
Sample 1: Get subscriptions
This method retrieves an array containing the details and status of all subscriptions limited by the authorization scope.
Input
The input specifies the optional limit and continuation_token query parameters. Since no limit is specified in this request, the default value of 20 is used.
GEThttps://api.ebay.com/commerce/notification/v1/subscription
Output
The output is an array of subscriptions and their details such as the subscriptionId, topicId, status, creationDate, payload, and destinationId.