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Why am I getting the following error message for my SOAP request?
<Errors>
<ShortMessage>Unsupported verb.</ShortMessage>
<LongMessage>The API verb is not supported in this release..</LongMessage>
<ErrorCode>2</ErrorCode>
<SeverityCode>Error</SeverityCode>
<ErrorClassification>RequestError</ErrorClassification>
</Errors>
Summary
You will see this error if you use the Schema XML server url. For
instance if you use the Schema XML URL to make a request to Sandbox with
https://api.sandbox.ebay.com/ws/api.dll , you will get back an XML Schema
response instead of a SOAP response with ErrorCode 2.
Detailed Description
For SOAP requests you need to use the following URL:
Sandbox:
https://api.sandbox.ebay.com/wsapi?callname=<callName>&siteid=<siteId>&appid=<appId>&version=<version>&routing=default
Production:
https://api.ebay.com/wsapi?callname=<callName>&siteid=<siteId>&appid=<appId>&version=<version>&routing=default
where the paramaters are as follows:
<callName> is the API call that you need to invoke
<siteId> is the numeric value for eBay site to which you target the call
<appId> is your AppID which is a part of your keys
<version> is the compatibility level with which you make the call
Note:
If you use the .NET or the Java SDK, you just need to set the ServerURL. The
SDK will set the parameters for the url automatically.
Version Info
The code example above was based on the versions specified below:
| API Schema Version | 491 |
Additional Resources
- Knowledge Base: What Server URL should I use when I make an API call request
- WSDL Documentation: SiteID