The first time you sign into developerWorks, a profile is created for you. Select information in your profile (name, country/region, and company) is displayed to the public and will accompany any content you post. You may update your IBM account at any time.

All information submitted is secure.

The first time you sign in to developerWorks, a profile is created for you, so you need to choose a display name. Your display name accompanies the content you post on developerworks.

Please choose a display name between 3-31 characters. Your display name must be unique in the developerWorks community and should not be your email address for privacy reasons.

All information submitted is secure.

My developerWorks:

My notifications:

Sign out

Select a language:

Develop apps with Web services and the eBay SDK, Part 2: Use the eBay SOAP API to build an eBay search engine

Alex Garrett (alex@thinkpig.org), Senior Consultant, Isthmus Group, Inc.

After pursuing an undergraduate degree in classics, linguistics, computer science, psychology, and literature, Alex finally settled on a B.S. degree in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. His professional career is as checkered as his academic one. He has been the e-commerce architect for a GE Capital Company, a lecturer at a University of Wisconsin school, a systems administrator, an acquisitions editor for a small technical publishing company, and a code toad, among other things. Currently, he's a senior consultant with a Madison, WI-based firm and a proud new father. You can contact him at alex@thinkpig.org.

Summary: Demonstrate good system integration practices. Learn how to develop a Java™ application using the eBay® SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol) SDK (Software Development Kit). Part 2 of this tutorial series focuses on integrating the application with eBay's Web services, using the authentication and authorization system, and making API (application program interface) calls.

View more content in this series

Date: 07 Oct 2005
Level: Intermediate
PDF: A4 and Letter (216 KB | 22 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

Activity: 6527 views
Comments:

Before you start

This tutorial covers building applications that use the eBay® Web services SDK (Software Development Kit). Before you start, you'll need to install some software and create an eBay developer account. It might also be helpful to get an overview of eBay and the company's business model. Links in the Resources section provide some background.

About this tutorial

This tutorial shows how to use the eBay Web services API (application program interface) through eBay's Java™ SDK. It's written primarily for developers who feel comfortable writing mid- to large-scale Java applications, although it can be understood by novice developers. Knowledge of Web services is helpful, but not required.

Prerequisites

To run the examples or sample code in this tutorial, you'll need to do the following:

Create an account on eBay.
Create a developer account on eBay.
Get your developer ID (devID), application ID (appID), and certificate ID (certID).
Download and install the eBay Java SDK.
Create a test user in the eBay Sandbox.

Comments

static.content.url=http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/js/artrating/

SITE_ID=1

Zone=SOA and Web services

ArticleID=137243

TutorialTitle=Develop apps with Web services and the eBay SDK, Part 2: Use the eBay SOAP API to build an eBay search engine

publish-date=10072005

author1-email=alex@thinkpig.org

author1-email-cc=

Next steps from IBM

Rational Application Developer features provide the comprehensive Integrated Development Environment (IDE) used to develop J2EE applications requiring Servlets and JavaServer Pages (JSPs).