
If we don't find it there, we'll look for the ID on the Motors site. We'll look for the secondary category ID on eBay first. (Most eBay categories except Real Estate, Mature Audience, and Business & Industrial categories are eligible to be combined with Motors Parts & Accessories categories.)įor example, if you are listing a Harley Davidson shirt on the main eBay US site (site ID 0), you can specify an eBay clothing category as the primary category, and specify a Motors Parts & Accessories category as the secondary category. On the eBay Motors US site, Parts & Accessories can be listed in two categories.įurthermore, to make it easier for buyers to find Parts & Accessories, you can combine a Motors Parts & Accessories category and an eligible eBay category as the primary or secondary category, as long as the primary category is associated with the listing site.Please note that the category_tree_id path parameter must be set to 100 (used for Motors/P & A categories) in order to retrieve a Part & Accessories category. Use the getItemAspectsForCategory method of the Taxonomy API to retrieve required/recommended/optional item specifics. Use GetFeatures to determine whether an international site's automotiveĬategories also support custom Item Specifics. If you want to list cars, motorcycles, boats, or other vehicles on an international eBay site, list them in the regular automotive or vehicle categories for those sites.įor a list of categories that support vehicles on an international site, use GetCategories or look at the list of categories posted on theĪppropriate Web site. You can't list eBay Motors US vehicles on international sites or the main US site. In the US, vehicles can only be listed on eBay Motors and only in one category (not in two categories).


The rules for listing in one or two categories depends on the category: Listing eBay Motors Items in Two Categories To do this, pass a site ID of 100 as described above, and set Item.Site to eBayMotors. Similarly, when you list an eBay Motors US item using a call like AddItem, you need to specify the eBay Motors site instead of the main eBay site. To do this, specify a value of 100 in the X-EBAY-API-SITEID header (for the XML API) or in the request URL (for the SOAP API) (see Routing the Request) and set CategorySiteID to "100". When you retrieve the eBay Motors category hierarchy and related category data using GetCategories, GetCategoryFeatures, and the getItemAspectsForCategory method of the Taxonomy API, you need to specify the numeric ID of the eBay Motors US vertical instead of the main eBay site. Specifying Categories for eBay Motors ListingsĮBay Motors has a distinct category hierarchy in which items are listed, and categories and their IDs are not the same as on any other eBay site.

This will also pre-populate the vehicle make and model.

The correct category ID for your vehicle.To list a vehicle on the US eBay Motors site, make sure you specify a site ID of 100 (not 0). Working with eBay Motors Australia Listings Listing US and CA eBay Motors ItemsĬertain rules for listing items to or retrieving items from the eBay Motors US site are different from the rules for listing to the main eBay US site. Working with eBay Motors Germany Listings Motor vehicle categories include cars & trucks, boats, motorcycles, RVs & campers, and more. EBay Motors comprises a group of categories on eBay marketplaces, where motor vehicles and parts and accessories for these motor vehicles are offered for sale.
