VerifyAddSecondChanceItem
Use this call to test the inputs for AddSecondChanceItem without actually extending the second chance offer.
Use VerifyAddSecondChanceItem to test extending a second-chance offer to a non-winning bidder from a specified ended listing. This call tests the inputs that you would use with AddSecondChanceItem, but it does not actually extend the second chance offer (no new listing is created and no notification email is sent to the recipient user).
The requestor must be the seller for the original item listing that is specified in the ItemID property; users are not allowed to create second chance offers for other users' items.
If the call to VerifyAddSecondChanceItem is successful, it returns the start and end times for the mock second-chance offer. See AddSecondChanceItem for details on making second-chance offers.
You can test this call in the Sandbox environment. Make sure the test user has sufficient feedback and other qualifications to list the desired type of item.
See Second chance offers.
See also the reference documentation for these calls:
- GetAllBidders - This call is used to retrieve bidders from an active or recently-ended auction listing.
- AddSecondChanceItem - Used by the seller of an auction listing to provide a Second Chance Offer to one of that auction item's non-winning bidders.
Input
See also Samples.
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See also the Deprecated Objects link above. Fields presented in this color are deprecated, and fields presented in this color are (or soon will be) non-operational.
The XML prototype does not include requester credentials. This is a documentation limitation only (see Standard Requester Credentials for Making Calls).
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <VerifyAddSecondChanceItemRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents"> <!-- Call-specific Input Fields --> <BuyItNowPrice> AmountType (double) </BuyItNowPrice> <Duration> SecondChanceOfferDurationCodeType </Duration> <ItemID> ItemIDType (string) </ItemID> <RecipientBidderUserID> UserIDType (string) </RecipientBidderUserID> <SellerMessage> string </SellerMessage> <!-- Standard Input Fields --> <ErrorLanguage> string </ErrorLanguage> <MessageID> string </MessageID> <Version> string </Version> <WarningLevel> WarningLevelCodeType </WarningLevel> </VerifyAddSecondChanceItemRequest>
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Note: Effective September 26, 2025, both usernames and public user IDs will be accepted in this field. For more information, please refer to Data Handling Compliance.
Max length: 1000.
| ErrorLanguage | string | Optional |
Use ErrorLanguage to return error strings for the call in a different language from the language commonly associated with the site that the requesting user is registered with. Below are some examples from different countries.
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| MessageID | string | Optional |
Most Trading API calls support a MessageID element in the request and a CorrelationID element in the response. If you pass in a MessageID in a request, the same value will be returned in the CorrelationID field in the response. Pairing these values can help you track and confirm that a response is returned for every request and to match specific responses to specific requests. If you do not pass a MessageID value in the request, CorrelationID is not returned. Note: GetCategories is designed to retrieve very large sets of metadata that change once a day or less often. To improve performance, these calls return cached responses when you request all available data (with no filters). When this occurs, the MessageID and CorrelationID fields aren't applicable. However, if you specify an input filter to reduce the amount of data returned, the calls retrieve the latest data (not cached). When this occurs, MessageID and CorrelationID are applicable. |
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| Version | string | Conditional |
The version number of the API code that you are programming against (e.g., 1149). The version you specify for a call has these basic effects:
For the SOAP API: If you are using the SOAP API, this field is required. Specify the version of the WSDL your application is using. For the XML API: If you are using the XML API, this field has no effect. Instead, specify the version in the X-EBAY-API-COMPATIBILITY-LEVEL HTTP header. (If you specify Version in the body of an XML API request and it is different from the value in the HTTP header, eBay returns an informational warning that the value in the HTTP header was used instead.) See:
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| WarningLevel | WarningLevelCodeType | Optional |
Controls whether or not to return warnings when the application passes unrecognized or deprecated elements in a request. An unrecognized element is one that is not defined in any supported version of the schema. Schema element names are case-sensitive, so using WarningLevel can also help you remove any potential hidden bugs within your application due to incorrect case or spelling in field names before you put your application into the Production environment. WarningLevel only validates elements; it doesn't validate XML attributes. It also doesn't control warnings related to user-entered strings or numbers, or warnings for logical errors. We recommend that you only use this during development and debugging. Do not use this in requests performed in the Production environment. Applicable values: High if the user wishes to receive warnings when the application passes unrecognized or deprecated elements in an API call request. Setting the WarningLevel value to High is not recommended in a production environment. Instead, it should only be used during the development/debugging stage.Low if the user does not wish to receive warnings when the application passes unrecognized or deprecated elements in an API call request. This is the default value if WarningLevel is not specified in the call request.See Warning Level. |
Output
See also Samples.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <VerifyAddSecondChanceItemResponse xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents"> <!-- Call-specific Output Fields --> <EndTime> dateTime </EndTime> <StartTime> dateTime </StartTime> <!-- Standard Output Fields --> <Ack> AckCodeType </Ack> <Build> string </Build> <CorrelationID> string </CorrelationID> <Errors> ErrorType <ErrorClassification> ErrorClassificationCodeType </ErrorClassification> <ErrorCode> token </ErrorCode> <ErrorParameters ParamID="string"> ErrorParameterType <Value> string </Value> </ErrorParameters> <!-- ... more ErrorParameters nodes allowed here ... --> <LongMessage> string </LongMessage> <SeverityCode> SeverityCodeType </SeverityCode> <ShortMessage> string </ShortMessage> </Errors> <!-- ... more Errors nodes allowed here ... --> <HardExpirationWarning> string </HardExpirationWarning> <Timestamp> dateTime </Timestamp> <Version> string </Version> </VerifyAddSecondChanceItemResponse>
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(Not all values in AckCodeType apply to this field.)
Code so that your app gracefully handles any future changes to this list.
Note: GetCategories is designed to retrieve very large sets of metadata that change once a day or less often. To improve performance, these calls return cached responses when you request all available data (with no filters). When this occurs, the MessageID and CorrelationID fields aren't applicable. However, if you specify an input filter to reduce the amount of data returned, the calls retrieve the latest data (not cached). When this occurs, MessageID and CorrelationID are applicable.
repeatable: [0..*] A list of application-level errors (if any) that occurred when eBay processed the request.
Applicable values:
Code so that your app gracefully handles any future changes to this list.
See Errors By Number.
repeatable: [0..*] This optional element carries a list of context-specific error variables that indicate details about the error condition. These are useful when multiple instances of ErrorType are returned.
[ attribute ParamID ] string Conditionally This optional element carries a list of context-specific error variables that indicate details about the error condition. These are useful when multiple instances of ErrorType are returned.
Applicable values:
If the source of the problem is within the application (such as a missing required element), change the application before you retry the request.
- If the problem is due to end-user input data, please alert the end-user to the problem and provide the means for them to correct the data. Once the problem in the application or data is resolved, you can attempt to re-send the request to eBay.
- If the source of the problem is on eBay's side, An application can retry the request as-is a reasonable number of times (eBay recommends twice). If the error persists, contact Developer Technical Support. Once the problem has been resolved, the request may be resent in its original form.
See the Error handling section of the Making a Trading API call guide for more information.
When a warning occurs, the error is returned in addition to the business data. In this case, you do not need to retry the request (as the original request was successful). However, depending on the cause or nature of the warning, you might need to contact either the end user or eBay to effect a long term solution to the problem to prevent it from reoccurring in the future.
Code so that your app gracefully handles any future changes to this list.
Note: GetCategories and other Trading API calls are designed to retrieve very large sets of metadata that change once a day or less often. To improve performance, these calls return cached responses when you request all available data (with no filters). When this occurs, this time value reflects the time the cached response was created. Thus, this value is not necessarily when the request was processed. However, if you specify an input filter to reduce the amount of data returned, the calls retrieve the latest data (not cached). When this occurs, this time value does reflect when the request was processed.
Detail Controls
DetailLevel
This call does not support varying Detail Levels. You do not need to pass DetailLevel in the request.
Samples
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Note: Some item IDs, user IDs, or other data in these samples might no longer be active on eBay. If necessary, you can substitute current eBay data in your requests.
Tests the creation of a second-chance offer for an item's bidder.
Description
This examples tests the creation of a Second Chance Offer for the one of the non-winning bidders of an ended item.
A prospective buyer (b************r) placed an offer on a book, but did not win the auction. The seller, m***************r, had an identical copy of the book, and wants to extend an offer to b************r to purchase the book. The offer is good for five days.
Input
XML format.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<VerifyAddSecondChanceItemRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
<RequesterCredentials>
<eBayAuthToken>A*******3</eBayAuthToken>
</RequesterCredentials>
<ItemID>1**********1</ItemID>
<RecipientBidderUserID>b************r</RecipientBidderUserID>
<Duration>Days_5</Duration>
</VerifyAddSecondChanceItemRequest>
Output
XML format.
<VerifyAddSecondChanceItemResponse xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
<Timestamp>2019年11月07日T18:51:07.644Z</Timestamp>
<Ack>Success</Ack>
<Version>1131</Version>
<Build>E1131_UNI_API5_19098188_R1</Build>
<StartTime>2019年11月07日T18:51:07.644Z</StartTime>
<EndTime>2019年11月12日T18:51:07.644Z</EndTime>
</VerifyAddSecondChanceItemResponse>
Change History
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