eBay Promoted Listings will have differences for some API and UI product features. This page serves as a comparison for Promoted Listings by highlighting the ways in which certain features are uniquely available in the API versus in the UI.
Note: Bold text in the table indicates a difference between features of the API and UI interfaces.
Please find the comparison between API and UI in general campaign strategy features below:
Area | API | UI |
Campaign Management |
Campaign Set Up
Campaign Limits:
|
Automated Campaign Set Up
Campaign Limits:
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Reporting |
Reporting Cannot schedule report via API Reports Available:
Report Functionality
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Ability to schedule report in UI Reports Available:
Transaction report unavailable in UI Report functionality
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Guidance |
Find method using Recommendations API findListingRecommendations to retrieve both item (listing) and ad rate (bid) recommendations |
Campaign Type: Simple
Recommended listings and suggested ad rate are available in the UI |
Please find the comparison between API and UI in priority campaign strategy features below:
Area | API | UI |
Reporting |
Cannot schedule report via API Reports Available: Account Performance report
Report Functionality
|
Ability to schedule report Reports Available:
Transaction report unavailable in UI Report functionality
|
Guidance |
Insights: Suggested Keywords
Suggested Items Suggested bids for any keyword |
Insights: Suggested Keywords
Suggested Items Suggested bids for any keyword |