createOrReplaceInventoryItem

This container is used to specify the quantity of the inventory item that are available for purchase.

This container is optional up until the seller is ready to publish an offer with the SKU, at which time it becomes required. Availability data must also be passed if an inventory item is being updated and availability data already exists for that inventory item.

Since an inventory item must have specified quantity before being published in an offer, this container is always returned in the 'Get' calls for SKUs that are part of a published offer. If a SKU is not part of a published offer, this container will only be returned if set for the inventory item.

Occurrence: Conditional

This container consists of an array of one or more of the merchant's physical store locations where the inventory item is available for In-Store Pickup orders. The merchant's location, the quantity available, and the fulfillment time (how soon the item will be ready for pickup after the order takes place) are all in this container. In-Store Pickup is only available to large merchants selling on the US, UK, Germany, and Australia sites.

Occurrence: Optional

The enumeration value in this field indicates the availability status of the inventory item at the merchant's physical store specified by the pickupAtLocationAvailability.merchantLocationKey field. This field is required if the pickupAtLocationAvailability container is used, and is always returned with the pickupAtLocationAvailability container.

See AvailabilityTypeEnum for more information about how/when you use each enumeration value.

Occurrence: Conditional

This container is used to indicate how soon an In-Store Pickup order will be available for pickup by the buyer after the order takes place. This container is required if the pickupAtLocationAvailability container is used, and is always returned with the pickupAtLocationAvailability container.

Occurrence: Conditional

This enumeration value indicates the time unit used to specify the fulfillment time, such as BUSINESS_DAY.

Occurrence: Conditional

The integer value in this field, along with the time unit in the unit field, will indicate the fulfillment time.

For standard orders that will be shipped, this value will indicate the expected fulfillment time if the inventory item is shipped from the inventory location. If the value of this field is 4, and the value of the unit field is BUSINESS_DAY, then the estimated delivery date after purchase is 4 business days.

Occurrence: Conditional

The unique identifier of a merchant's store where the In-Store Pickup inventory item is currently located, or where inventory will be sent to. If the merchant's store is currently awaiting for inventory, the availabilityType value should be SHIP_TO_STORE. This field is required if the pickupAtLocationAvailability container is used, and is always returned with the pickupAtLocationAvailability container.

Use the getInventoryLocations method to retrieve merchant location keys.

Max length: 36

Occurrence: Conditional

This integer value indicates the quantity of the inventory item that is available for In-Store Pickup at the store identified by the merchantLocationKey value. The value of quantity should be an integer value greater than 0, unless the inventory item is out of stock. This field is required if the pickupAtLocationAvailability container is used, and is always returned with the pickupAtLocationAvailability container.

Occurrence: Conditional

This container specifies the quantity of the inventory item that are available for purchase across one or more eBay marketplaces.

Occurrence: Optional

This container is used to set the available quantity of the inventory item at one or more warehouse locations.

This container will be returned if available quantity is set for one or more inventory locations.

Occurrence: Optional

This container is used to indicate the expected fulfillment time if the inventory item is shipped from the warehouse location identified in the corresponding merchantLocationKey field. The fulfillment time is the estimated number of business days after purchase that the buyer can expect the item to be delivered.

This field is optional, and is used by eBay to provide the estimated delivery date to buyers. This field is returned by getInventoryItem and getInventoryItems if set for the inventory item.

Occurrence: Optional

This enumeration value indicates the time unit used to specify the fulfillment time, such as BUSINESS_DAY.

Occurrence: Conditional

The integer value in this field, along with the time unit in the unit field, will indicate the fulfillment time.

For standard orders that will be shipped, this value will indicate the expected fulfillment time if the inventory item is shipped from the inventory location. If the value of this field is 4, and the value of the unit field is BUSINESS_DAY, then the estimated delivery date after purchase is 4 business days.

Occurrence: Conditional

The unique identifier of an inventory location where quantity is available for the inventory item. This field is conditionally required to identify the inventory location that has quantity of the inventory item.

Use the getInventoryLocations method to retrieve merchant location keys.

Occurrence: Conditional

The integer value passed into this field indicates the quantity of the inventory item that is available at this inventory location. This field is conditionally required.

Occurrence: Conditional

This container is used to set the total 'ship-to-home' quantity of the inventory item that will be available for purchase through one or more published offers. This field is not immediately required, but 'ship-to-home' quantity must be set before an offer of the inventory item can be published.

If an existing inventory item is being updated, and the 'ship-to-home' quantity already exists for the inventory item record, this field should be included again, even if the value is not changing, or the available quantity data will be lost.

Note: The availableQuantity field if set in the offer overrides the quantity field set here. See the note in Offer fields for details.

Occurrence: Conditional

This enumeration value indicates the condition of the item. Supported item condition values will vary by eBay site and category. To see which item condition values that a particular eBay category supports, use the getItemConditionPolicies method of the Metadata API. This method returns condition ID values that map to the enumeration values defined in the ConditionEnum type. The Item condition ID and name values topic in the Selling Integration Guide has a table that maps condition ID values to ConditionEnum values. The getItemConditionPolicies call reference page has more information.

A condition value is optional up until the seller is ready to publish an offer with the SKU, at which time it becomes required for most eBay categories.

Note: The 'Manufacturer Refurbished' item condition is no longer a valid item condition on any eBay marketplace, and to reflect this change, the MANUFACTURER_REFURBISHED value is no longer applicable, and should not be used. With Version 1.13.0, the CERTIFIED_REFURBISHED enumeration value has been introduced, and CR-eligible sellers should make a note to start using CERTIFIED_REFURBISHED from this point forward. For the time being, if the MANUFACTURER_REFURBISHED enum is used in a createOrReplaceInventoryItem method, it will be accepted but automatically converted by eBay to CERTIFIED_REFURBISHED. In the future, the MANUFACTURER_REFURBISHED may start triggering an error if used.

To list an item as 'Certified Refurbished', a seller must be pre-qualified by eBay for this feature. Any seller who is not eligible for this feature will be blocked if they try to create a new listing or revise an existing listing with this item condition.

Any seller that is interested in eligibility requirements to list with 'Certified Refurbished' should see the Certified refurbished program page in Seller Center.

Occurrence: Conditional

This string field is used by the seller to more clearly describe the condition of a used inventory item, or an inventory item whose condition value is not NEW, LIKE_NEW, NEW_OTHER, or NEW_WITH_DEFECTS.

The conditionDescription field is available for all eBay categories. If the conditionDescription field is used with an item in one of the new conditions (mentioned in previous paragraph), eBay will simply ignore this field if included, and eBay will return a warning message to the user.

This field should only be used to further clarify the condition of the used item. It should not be used for branding, promotions, shipping, returns, payment or other information unrelated to the condition of the used item. Make sure that the condition value, condition description, listing description, and the item's pictures do not contradict one another.

This field is not always required, but is required if an inventory item is being updated and a condition description already exists for that inventory item.

This field is returned in the getInventoryItem and getInventoryItems calls if a condition description was provided for a used inventory item.

Max Length: 1000.

Occurrence: Optional

Occurrence: Conditional

This string provides additional information about a condition descriptor. Open text is passed in this field.

In the case of trading cards, this field houses the optional Certification Number condition descriptor for graded cards.

Max Length: 30 characters

Occurrence: Optional

This string provides the name of a condition descriptor. A numeric ID is passed in this field. This numeric ID maps to the name of a condition descriptor. Condition descriptor name-value pairs provide more information about an item's condition in a structured way.

To retrieve all condition descriptor name numeric IDs for a category, refer to the conditionDescriptorId field returned in the getItemConditionPolicies method of Metadata API.

In the case of trading cards, this field is used to provide condition descriptors for a card. For graded cards, the condition descriptors for Grader and Grade are required, while the condition descriptor for Certification Number is optional. For ungraded cards, only the Card Condition condition descriptor is required.

Occurrence: Conditional

This array provides the value(s) associated with a condition descriptor. One or more numeric IDs is passed in this field. Commas are used as delimiters between successive name/value pairs. These numeric IDs map to the values associated with a condition descriptor name. Condition descriptor name-value pairs provide more information about an item's condition in a structured way.

To retrieve all condition descriptor value numeric IDs for a category, refer to the ConditionDescriptorValueId array returned in the getItemConditionPolicies method of Metadata API.

In the case of trading cards, this field houses the information on the Grader and Grade descriptors of graded cards and the Card Condition descriptor for ungraded cards.

Occurrence: Conditional

This container is used if the seller is offering one or more calculated shipping options for the inventory item, or if the seller is offering flat-rate shipping but is including a shipping surcharge based on the item's weight. This container is used to specify the dimensions and weight of a shipping package.

Note: Package weight and dimensions are only supported for the following marketplaces: AU, CA, DE, IT, UK, US, and Motors. If this information is provided on other marketplaces, it will be ignored.
This container is not always required, but is required if an inventory item is being updated and shipping package data already exists for that inventory item.

This container is returned in the getInventoryItem and getInventoryItems calls if package type, package weight, and/or package dimensions are specified for an inventory item.

See the Calculated shipping help page for more information on calculated shipping.

Occurrence: Conditional

This container is used to indicate the length, width, and height of the shipping package that will be used to ship the inventory item. The dimensions of a shipping package are needed when calculated shipping is used.

This container will be returned if package dimensions are set for the inventory item.

Occurrence: Conditional

The actual height (in the measurement unit specified in the unit field) of the shipping package. All fields of the dimensions container are required if package dimensions are specified.

If a shipping package measured 21.5 inches in length, 15.0 inches in width, and 12.0 inches in height, the dimensions container would look as follows:

"dimensions": {
 "length": 21.5,
 "width": 15.0,
 "height": 12.0,
 "unit": "INCH"
 } 

Occurrence: Conditional

The actual length (in the measurement unit specified in the unit field) of the shipping package. All fields of the dimensions container are required if package dimensions are specified.

If a shipping package measured 21.5 inches in length, 15.0 inches in width, and 12.0 inches in height, the dimensions container would look as follows:

"dimensions": {
 "length": 21.5,
 "width": 15.0,
 "height": 12.0,
 "unit": "INCH"
 } 

Occurrence: Conditional

The unit of measurement used to specify the dimensions of a shipping package. All fields of the dimensions container are required if package dimensions are specified. If the English system of measurement is being used, the applicable values for dimension units are FEET and INCH. If the metric system of measurement is being used, the applicable values for weight units are METER and CENTIMETER. The metric system is used by most countries outside of the US.

Occurrence: Conditional

The actual width (in the measurement unit specified in the unit field) of the shipping package. All fields of the dimensions container are required if package dimensions are specified.

If a shipping package measured 21.5 inches in length, 15.0 inches in width, and 12.0 inches in height, the dimensions container would look as follows:

"dimensions": {
 "length": 21.5,
 "width": 15.0,
 "height": 12.0,
 "unit": "INCH"
 } 

Occurrence: Conditional

This enumeration value indicates the type of shipping package used to ship the inventory item. The supported values for this field can be found in the PackageTypeEnum type.

This field will be returned if the package type is set for the inventory item.

Note: You can use the GeteBayDetails Trading API call to retrieve a list of supported package types for a specific marketplace.

Occurrence: Conditional

A value of true indicates that the package is irregular and cannot go through the stamping machine at the shipping service office. This field applies to calculated shipping only. Irregular packages require special or fragile handling.

Occurrence: Optional

This container is used to specify the weight of the shipping package that will be used to ship the inventory item. The weight of a shipping package are needed when calculated shipping is used, or if flat-rate shipping rates are used, but with a weight surcharge.

This field will be returned if package weight is set for the inventory item.

Occurrence: Conditional

The unit of measurement used to specify the weight of a shipping package. Both the unit and value fields are required if the weight container is used. If the English system of measurement is being used, the applicable values for weight units are POUND and OUNCE. If the metric system of measurement is being used, the applicable values for weight units are KILOGRAM and GRAM. The metric system is used by most countries outside of the US.

Occurrence: Conditional

The actual weight (in the measurement unit specified in the unit field) of the shipping package. Both the unit and value fields are required if the weight container is used. If a shipping package weighed 20.5 ounces, the container would look as follows:

"weight": {
 "value": 20.5,
 "unit": "OUNCE"
 }

Occurrence: Conditional

This container is used to define the product details, such as product title, product description, product identifiers (eBay Product ID, GTIN, or Brand/MPN pair), product aspects/item specifics, and product images. Note that an eBay Product ID (ePID) or a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) value can be used in an attempt to find a matching product in the eBay Catalog. If a product match is found, the inventory item record will automatically pick up all product details associated with the eBay Catalog product.

Many eBay categories will require at least one product identifier (a GTIN or a Brand/MPN pair). To discover which product identifier(s) that an eBay category might require or support, use the getItemAspectsForCategory method in the Taxonomy API. In the getItemAspectsForCategory response, look for product identifier names (brand, mpn, upc, ean, isbn) in the localizedAspectName fields, and then look for the correspondinng aspectRequired boolean fields as well as the corresponding aspectUsage field, which will indicate if the aspect is required, recommended, or optional. In some cases, a product identifier type may be required, but not known/applicable for a product. If this is the case, the seller must still include the corresponding field in the inventory item record, but pass in a default text string. This text string can vary by site, so the seller should use the GeteBayDetails call of the Trading API to get this string value. In the GeteBayDetails call, the seller should include a DetailName field with its value set to ProductDetails. In the response of the call, the seller can see the default string value in the ProductDetails.ProductIdentifierUnavailableText field. The seller will use this value in one or more of the product identifier fields (ean, isbn, upc, or mpn) if a product ID isn't known or applicable.

This container is not initially required, but it is required before an inventory item can be published as an offer, and/or if an inventory item is being updated and product data already exists for that inventory item.

This container is always returned for published offers in the getInventoryItem, bulkGetInventoryItem, and getInventoryItems calls since product data must be defined for published offers, but for unpublished inventory items, this container will only be returned if product details have been defined for the inventory item.

Occurrence: Conditional

This is a collection of item specifics (aka product aspects) name-value pairs that provide more information about the product and might make it easier for buyers to find. To view required/recommended product aspects/item specifics names (and corresponding values) for a specific eBay category, sellers can use the getItemAspectsForCategory method of the Taxonomy API. Alternatively, sellers can view similar items on eBay.com in the same category to get an idea of what other sellers are using for product aspects/item specifics.

Sellers also have the option of specifying an eBay Product ID (ePID) or optionally, a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) through the corresponding fields in the product container in an attempt to find a product match in the eBay Catalog. If a match is found based on the ePID or GTIN value, the product aspects that are defined for the eBay Catalog product will automatically get picked up by the newly created/updated inventory item.

Below is an example of the proper JSON syntax to use when manually inputting item specifics. Note that one item specific name, such as 'Features', can have more than one value. If an item specific name has more than one value, each value is delimited with a comma.

"aspects": {
 "Brand": ["GoPro"],
 "Storage Type": ["Removable"]
 }

Occurrence: Conditional

The brand of the product. This field is often paired with the mpn field to identify a specific product by Manufacturer Part Number. This field is conditionally required if the eBay category requires a Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) value. If eBay is able to find a product match in the eBay Catalog when an eBay Product ID (ePID) or GTIN value (UPC, ISBN, or EAN) is supplied, all product details of that eBay Catalog product is picked up by the inventory item record (including brand) if the createOrReplaceInventoryItem call is successful.

This field is returned if defined for an inventory item. If a brand was passed in as an item specific name-value pair through the aspects array in a createOrReplaceInventoryItem call, this value is also picked up by the brand field.

Max Length: 65

Occurrence: Conditional

The description of the product. The description of an existing inventory item can be added or modified with a createOrReplaceInventoryItem call. The description of an inventory item is automatically populated if the seller specifies an eBay Product ID (ePID) or a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) and eBay is able to find a matching product in the eBay Catalog.

Note that this field is optional but recommended. If a listingDescription field is omitted when creating and publishing a single-variation offer, the text in this field will be used instead. If neither the product.description field for the inventory item nor the listingDescription field for the offer exist, the publishOffer call will fail. If the inventory item will be part of an inventory item group/multiple-variation listing, this field should definitely be used to specify how the corresponding product variation is different (e.g. This is the green, extra-large version of the shirt). However, in the case of an inventory item group, the text in the description field of the inventory item group will become the listing description of the actual eBay listing instead of the text in this field.

Basic HTML tags are supported, including the following tags:

• <b>
• <strong>
• <br>
• <ol>
• <ul>
• <li>
• Table tags including <table>, <tr>, <td>, <th>, <thead>, <tfoot>, <tbody>, <caption>, <colgroup>, and <col>

Occurrence: Conditional

The European Article Number/International Article Number (EAN) for the product. Although an ePID value is preferred when trying to find a product match in the eBay Catalog, this field can also be used in an attempt to find a product match in the eBay Catalog. If a product match is found in the eBay Catalog, the inventory item is automatically populated with available product details such as a title, a product description, product aspects (including the specified EAN value), and a link to any stock image that exists for the catalog product.

This field is returned if defined for an inventory item. If an EAN was passed in as an item specific name-value pair through the aspects array in a createOrReplaceInventoryItem call, this value is also picked up by the ean field.

Occurrence: Optional

The eBay Product Identifier (ePID) for the product. This field can be used to directly identify an eBay Catalog product. Based on its specified ePID value, eBay will search for the product in the eBay Catalog, and if a match is found, the inventory item is automatically populated with available product details such as product title, product description, product aspects, and a link to any stock image that exists for the catalog product.

In an attempt to find a eBay Catalog product match, an ePID value is always preferred over the other product identifiers, since it is possible that one GTIN value can be associated with multiple eBay Catalog products, and if multiple products are found, product details will not be picked up by the Inventory Item object.

Note: When listing in categoryID 173651 (Auto Performance Tuning Devices & Software), the use of catalog products is required. For more information, see Tuning devices and software.

Occurrence: Conditional

An array of one or more links to images for the product. URLs must use the "HTTPS" protocol. Images can be self-hosted by the seller, or sellers can use the UploadSiteHostedPictures call of the Trading API to upload images to an eBay Picture Server. If successful, the response of the UploadSiteHostedPictures call will contain a full URL to the image on an eBay Picture Server. This is the URL that will be passed in through the imageUrls array. Before an offer can be published, at least one image must exist for the inventory item. In almost any category at no cost, sellers can include up to 24 pictures in one listing. For inventory items that are a part of an inventory item group/multiple-variation listings, a maximum of 12 pictures may be used per inventory item in the group. Motor vehicle listings are an exception. The number of included pictures in motor vehicle listings depend on the selected vehicle package (see Fees for selling vehicles on eBay Motors).

A link to a stock image for a product may automatically be populated for an inventory item if the seller specifies an eBay Product ID (ePID) or a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) and eBay is able to find a matching product in the eBay Catalog.

This container will always be returned for an inventory item that is part of a published offer since a published offer will always have at least one picture, but this container will only be returned if defined for inventory items that are not a part of a published offer.

Occurrence: Conditional

The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) value for the product. Although an ePID value is preferred when trying to find a product match in the eBay Catalog, this field can also be used in an attempt to find a product match in the eBay Catalog. If a product match is found in the eBay Catalog, the inventory item is automatically populated with available product details such as a title, a product description, product aspects (including the specified ISBN value), and a link to any stock image that exists for the catalog product.

This field is returned if defined for an inventory item. If an ISBN was passed in as an item specific name-value pair through the aspects array in a createOrReplaceInventoryItem call, this value is also picked up by the isbn field.

Occurrence: Optional

The Manufacturer Part Number (MPN) of a product. This field is paired with the brand field to identify a product. Some eBay categories require MPN values. The getItemAspectsForCategory method in the Taxonomy API can be used to see if a category requires an MPN. The MPN value for a product may automatically be populated for an inventory item if the seller specifies an eBay Product ID (ePID) or a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) and eBay is able to find a matching product in the eBay Catalog.

This field is returned if defined for an inventory item. If an MPN was passed in as an item specific name-value pair through the aspects array in a createOrReplaceInventoryItem call, this value is also picked up by the mpn field.

Max Length: 65

Occurrence: Conditional

A subtitle is an optional listing feature that allows the seller to provide more information about the product, possibly including keywords that may assist with search results. An additional listing fee will be charged to the seller if a subtitle is used. For more information on using listing subtitles on the US site, see the Adding a subtitle to your listings help page. The subtitle of an existing inventory item can added, modified, or removed with a createOrReplaceInventoryItem call.

Note that the same subtitle text should be used for each inventory item that will be part of an inventory item group, and ultimately become one product variation within a multiple-variation listing.

This field will only be returned if set for an inventory item.

Max Length: 55

Occurrence: Optional

The title of an inventory item can be added or modified with a createOrReplaceInventoryItem call. Although not immediately required, a title will be needed before an offer with the inventory item is published. The title of an inventory item is automatically populated if the seller specifies an eBay Product ID (ePID) or a Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) and eBay is able to find a matching product in the eBay Catalog. If the inventory item will become part of a single-variation offer, and the listing is not a product-based listing, the text in this field will become the actual listing title for the published offer. However, if the inventory item will become part of a multiple-variation offer, the text in title field of the inventory item group entity will actually become the listing title for the published offer instead, although a title can still be provided for the inventory item, and it will actually become the title of the variation.

This field will always be returned for an inventory item that is part of a published offer since a published offer will always have a listing title, but this field will only be returned if defined for inventory items that are not a part of a published offer.

Occurrence: Conditional

The Universal Product Code (UPC) value for the product. Although an ePID value is preferred when trying to find a product match in the eBay Catalog, this field can also be used in an attempt to find a product match in the eBay Catalog. If a product match is found in the eBay Catalog, the inventory item is automatically populated with available product details such as a title, a product description, product aspects (including the specified UPC value), and a link to any stock image that exists for the catalog product.

This field is returned if defined for an inventory item. If a UPC was passed in as an item specific name-value pair through the aspects array in a createOrReplaceInventoryItem call, this value is also picked up by the upc field.

Occurrence: Optional

An array of one or more videoId values for the product. A video ID is a unique identifier that is automatically created by eBay when a seller successfully uploads a video to eBay using the uploadVideo method of the Media API.

For information on supported marketplaces and platforms, as well as other requirements and limitations of video support, please refer to Managing videos.

Note: Only one video per listing is supported.

Occurrence: Optional