eBay Shopping Web Service

Complex Type: ns:FindItemsRequestType

Description

Searches for items based on a query or seller ID. If you use keywords, this call returns items that contain the keywords in the title. A maximum of 50 items is returned.

Derived By

Extending ns:AbstractRequestType

Content Model

Contains elements as defined in the following table.

Component  Type  Occurs  Description 
    1..1   
ns:MessageID  xs:string  0..1  If you pass a value in MessageID in a request, we'll return the same value in CorrelationID in the response.
any    0..*   
ns:QueryKeywords  xs:string  0..1  A query that specifies a string for searching titles of items on eBay.
ns:ItemSort  ns:SimpleItemSortCodeType  0..1  Sorts search results based on the value you specify.
ns:SortOrder  ns:SortOrderCodeType  0..1  Sorts search results in ascending or descending order, in conjunction with the value you specify in ItemSort.
ns:MaxEntries  xs:int  0..1  Specifies the maximum number of entries to return in a single call.
ns:PostalCode  xs:string  0..1  Specifies the postal code where the buyer is located.
ns:SellerID  xs:string  0..*  The ID of a specific seller.
ns:SellerIDExclude  xs:string  0..*  Specify this value if you want search results to be filtered so that the items returned do not include items sold by a specific seller or by specific sellers.
ns:HideDuplicateItems  xs:boolean  0..1  Specifies whether or not to remove duplicate items from search results.

Referenced By

Remarks

If you are not using the BestMatch search option, the API search results may not match the search results returned by the eBay website.