Search Pre-Start-Date eBay Orders
GET/api/ebay/:integrationInstance/pre-start-date-orders/search
Search eBay live for specific pre-start-date orders by order ID or buyer username. Returns the same shape as the windowed query, filtered to orders created before the inventory start date.
This endpoint currently requires session authentication; Personal Access Token scope support is in progress.
Query parameters:
- search_by (string, required): One of order_id, ebay_order_id, buyer_username.
- search_term (string, required, max 255): The value to search for. Buyer-username search scans up to one year of orders before the inventory start date and matches partial usernames.
Request
Responses
- 200
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- 429
OK
Response Headers
Unauthenticated — the bearer token is missing, revoked, expired, or malformed. Never retry automatically; fix the credential. See the Errors guide.
Forbidden — the token lacks a required scope, the endpoint is not available to API tokens, or the user behind the token lacks the permission. A human must adjust the token scopes or user permissions; do not retry.
Not found — no record with the given identifier (or the route does not exist). Verify the ID before retrying.
Unprocessable Entity
Response Headers
Rate limited — platform limit is 1,000 requests/min; individual tokens may carry lower limits. Honor the Retry-After header before retrying. See the Rate Limits guide.