eBay · Schema

CategoryTree

This type contains information about all nodes of a specified eBay category tree.

AuctionsCommerceProductMarketplaceFortune 500

Properties

Name Type Description
applicableMarketplaceIds array A list of one or more identifiers of the eBay marketplaces that use this category tree.
categoryTreeId string The unique identifier of this eBay category tree.
categoryTreeVersion string The version of this category tree. It's a good idea to cache this value for comparison so you can determine if this category tree has been modified in subsequent calls.
rootCategoryNode object Contains details of all nodes of the category tree hierarchy, starting with the root node and down to the leaf nodes. This is a recursive structure.

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JSON Schema

ebay-categorytree-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/CategoryTree",
  "title": "CategoryTree",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "applicableMarketplaceIds": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "A list of one or more identifiers of the eBay marketplaces that use this category tree.",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": " For implementation help, refer to <a href='https://developer.ebay.com/api-docs/commerce/taxonomy/types/bas:MarketplaceIdEnum'>eBay API documentation</a>"
      }
    },
    "categoryTreeId": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The unique identifier of this eBay category tree."
    },
    "categoryTreeVersion": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The version of this category tree. It's a good idea to cache this value for comparison so you can determine if this category tree has been modified in subsequent calls."
    },
    "rootCategoryNode": {
      "description": "Contains details of all nodes of the category tree hierarchy, starting with the root node and down to the leaf nodes. This is a recursive structure.<br><br><span class=\"tablenote\"> <strong>Note:</strong> The root node of a full default category tree includes the <b>categoryId</b> field, but its value should not be relied upon. It provides no useful information for application development.</span>",
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CategoryTreeNode"
    }
  },
  "description": "This type contains information about all nodes of a specified eBay category tree."
}

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