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POST

/task

https://api.ebay.com{basePath}/task

This method creates an upload task or a download task without filter criteria. When using this method, specify the feedType and the feed file schemaVersion. The feed type specified sets the task as a download or an upload task. For details about the upload and download flows, see <a href="/api-docs/sell/static/orders/generating-and-retrieving-order-reports.html">Working with Order Feeds</a> in the Selling Integration Guide. Note: The scope depends on the feed type. An error message results when an unsupported scope or feed type is specified.The following list contains this method's authorization scopes and their corresponding feed types:<ul><li>https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.inventory: See <a href="/api-docs/sell/static/feed/lms-feeds-quick-reference.html#Availabl" target="_blank">LMS FeedTypes</a></li><li>https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.fulfillment: LMS_ORDER_ACK (specify for upload tasks). Also see <a href="/api-docs/sell/static/feed/lms-feeds-quick-reference.html#Availabl" target="_blank">LMS FeedTypes</a></li><li>https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/sell.marketing: None*</li><li>https://api.ebay.com/oauth/api_scope/commerce.catalog.readonly: None*</li></ul>* Reserved for future release

Access Token Required: API Key

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

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CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request POST \
2     --url 'https://api.ebay.com{basePath}/task' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

POST

/task

https://api.ebay.com{basePath}/task

Access Token Required: API Key

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

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CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request POST \
2     --url 'https://api.ebay.com{basePath}/task' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

POST

/task

https://api.ebay.com{basePath}/task

Access Token Required: API Key

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

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CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request POST \
2     --url 'https://api.ebay.com{basePath}/task' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}

POST

/task

https://api.ebay.com{basePath}/task

Access Token Required: API Key

Responses

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "abc123",
    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
  }
}

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "VALIDATION_ERROR",
    "message": "Invalid request parameters"
  }
}

Language

CredentialsAPI KEY

API Key

Enter token below to save for later

cURL Request

1curl --request POST \
2     --url 'https://api.ebay.com{basePath}/task' \
3     --header 'accept: application/json' \
4     --header 'content-type: application/json'

Response

1{
2  "success": true,
3  "data": {
4    "id": "abc123",
5    "created_at": "2025-01-01T00:00:00Z"
6  }
7}