Sneakers Seller Updates for Sellers Integrated with APIs
Starting in October 2023, eBay will be providing an eBay delivery label free to sellers (excluding items located in excluded postcodes, for example those in Northern Ireland or the Channel Islands, please see our Seller FAQs for more details). Buyers pay a flat delivery fee to eBay—covering the cost of you posting your Authenticity Guarantee-eligible sneakers to our authentication facility upon sale. If you’re currently fulfilling orders and creating delivery labels via APIs, you’ll need to log in to ebay.co.uk to take advantage of this new feature. Your free label where applicable will be available in My eBay or Seller Hub.
Additionally, there are other changes impacting APIs—such as a new handling time requirement, new notifications and more. Here’s what you need to know:
Listing Trading APIs & Inventory APIs
When an item is added, revised, or relisted and eligible for a free delivery label:
- You’ll receive a message via the API response, informing you that your listing is eligible for eBay delivery. The domestic delivery costs, delivery discounts and rate tables (if provided) will no longer be applicable.
- You will be required to have a handling time of 3 business days or less.
- Free local collection is not a supported delivery option.
To take advantage of the eBay delivery label, where applicable, you’ll need to log in to ebay.co.uk. Your free label will be available in My eBay or the Seller Hub. Then, drop the package off at your local DPD drop off location.
Listing Trading API documentation
Order Management APIs
With Order Management Trading APIs, orders that qualify for a free eBay delivery label will have a dedicated indicator and you can access these free labels through My eBay or Seller Hub.
Order Management Trading API documentation
The new Fulfillment API will include a similar eBay delivery indicator along with visibility into the eBay-collected delivery fees that the buyer paid on the order.