API Deprecation Status | eBay Developers Program

The table below lists the API capabilities that are deprecated and scheduled for decommission:

Note: See the Decommissioned APIs Table at the bottom of this page for a list of API capabilities that have already been decommissioned.

API	Call(s)/Method(s)/Field(s)	Deprecation Date	Decommission Date	Notes
Post-Order API	Get Return Estimate Get Return Shipping Label Submit Return File Check Inquiry Eligibility	2025年11月14日	2026年02月02日	The listed methods have been deprecated from the Post-Order API and will be decommissioned on February 2, 2026.
Trading API	UploadSiteHostedPictures	2025年11月06日	2026年09月30日	This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on September 30th, 2026. Users are recommended to migrate to the createImageFromFile and createImageFromUrl methods of the Media API.
Post-Order API	Close Inquiry Confirm Inquiry Refund Create Inquiry Provide Inquiry Refund Info	2025年09月08日	2026年03月16日	The listed methods have been deprecated from the Post-Order API and will be decommissioned on March 16, 2026.
Post-Order API	Cancel Return Request Check Return Eligibility Check Shipping Label Print Eligibility Create Return Draft Delete Return Request Draft File Get Return Draft Get Return Request Draft Files Initiate Return Shipping Label Mark Return Refund Received Mark Return Refund Sent Mark Return Shipped Send Return Shipping Label Update Shipment Tracking Info Update Return Draft Upload Return Request Draft File Void Shipping Label	2025年09月03日	2026年01月20日	The listed methods have been deprecated from the Post-Order API and will be decommissioned on January 20, 2026.
Post-Order API	Close Case Issue Case Refund Provide Case Shipment Info Provides Return Address	2025年09月03日	2026年03月02日	The listed methods have been deprecated from the Post-Order API and will be decommissioned on March 2, 2026.
Post-Order API	Confirm Cancellation Refund	2025年12月03日	2026年03月02日	The Confirm Cancellation Refund method has been deprecated from the Post-Order API and will be decommissioned on March 2, 2026.
Product API	getProductCompatibilities	2025年07月08日	2026年04月27日	This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on April 27th, 2026. Users are recommended to migrate to the getProductCompatibilities method of the Metadata API.
Product Metadata API	All	2025年07月08日	2026年04月27日	All calls in the Product Metadata API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned on April 27th, 2026. Current users of this API are recommended to migrate to the compatibilities methods of the Metadata API.
Trading API	GetCategoryFeatures	2025年07月01日	2026年05月04日	This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on May 4th, 2026. Users are recommended to migrate to the Metadata API to retrieve category metadata information. See GetCategoryFeatures migration guide for more information.
Trading API	GetCategories	2025年06月11日	2026年03月31日	This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on March 31st, 2026. Users are recommended to migrate to the Taxonomy API and Metadata API to retrieve category taxonomy and metadata information. See GetCategories Migration Guide for more information.
Trading API	GetVeROReportStatus GetVeROReasonCodeDetails VeROReportItems	2025年05月08日	2026年02月02日	This call has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on February 2nd, 2026. Users are recommended to migrate to theVeRO API to create and manage VeRO reports.
Merchandising API	All	2024年07月29日	TBD	All calls in the Merchandising API have been deprecated and will be decommissioned at a later date.
Return Management API	All	2023年02月03日	TBD	All methods of the Return Management API are scheduled to be decommisioned. The official decommission date will be announced once determined. This API is now out of synch with return management flows on eBay. Current users of the Return Management API and all users interested in programmatically managing return requests should make plans to migrate to the Post-Order API.
Business Policies Management API	All	2021年03月23日	TBD	The Business Policies Management API is deprecated and is scheduled for decommission at a later date. We recommend that you migrate to the fulfillment_policy, payment_policy, and return_policy resources of the Account API to set up and manage all of your fulfillment, payment, and return business policies.

The table below lists the API capabilities that have been decommissioned:

API	Call(s)/Method(s)/Field(s)	Decommission Date	Notes
Compliance API	ASPECTS_ADOPTION enum	2025年08月31日	The ASPECTS_ADOPTION compliance type has been deprecated and will be decommissioned on August 31, 2025.
Product API	findCompatibilitiesBySpecification	2025年08月11日	Users are recommended to migrate to the getCompatibilitiesBySpecification method of the Metadata API.
Trading API	ExtendSiteHostedPictures	2025年07月28日	This call has been decommissioned, as eBay will longer supports extending the life of unused EPS URLs beyond 30 days.
Trading API	ExtensionInDays field in UploadSiteHostedPictures	2025年07月28日	This field has been decommissioned, as eBay will longer supports extending the life of unused EPS URLs beyond 30 days.
Trading API	GetCategoryMappings	2025年06月02日	This call has been replaced by the getCategoryMappings call of the Taxonomy API.
Finding API	All	2025年02月04日	This API has been replaced by the Browse API.
Shopping API	All	2025年02月04日	This API has been replaced by the Browse API.