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How can I get a seller's payment address?
Summary
If you have purchased an item from a seller and are in a transactional
relationship, you can make a call to GetUser by specifying the seller's UserID,
ItemID and DetailLevel of ReturnAll to get the seller's payment address.
Detailed Description
Here is a sample GetUser request:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<GetUserRequest xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
<Version>495</Version>
<DetailLevel>ReturnAll</DetailLevel>
<RequesterCredentials>
<eBayAuthToken>*****</eBayAuthToken>
</RequesterCredentials>
<ItemID>110014603888</ItemID>
<UserID>dts1</UserID>
</GetUserRequest>
You will get back the Seller's payment address in the response:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<GetUserResponse xmlns="urn:ebay:apis:eBLBaseComponents">
<Timestamp>20070117T19:33:25.964Z</Timestamp>
<Ack>Warning</Ack>
<Errors>
<ShortMessage>Invalid Request: Unavailable user information.</ShortMessage>
<LongMessage>Sorry, but you cannot get access to Registration address for privacy reasons.</LongMessage>
<ErrorCode>508</ErrorCode>
<SeverityCode>Warning</SeverityCode>
<ErrorClassification>RequestError</ErrorClassification>
</Errors>
<Version>495</Version>
<Build>e495_core_Bundled_4073224_R1</Build>
<User>
<AboutMePage>false</AboutMePage>
<EIASToken>nY+sHZ2PrBmdj6wVnY+sEZ2PrA2dj6wJnY+lC5SGoAudj6x9nY+seQ==</EIASToken>
<Email>dts1@ebay.com</Email>
<FeedbackScore>38</FeedbackScore>
<UniqueNegativeFeedbackCount>0</UniqueNegativeFeedbackCount>
<UniquePositiveFeedbackCount>38</UniquePositiveFeedbackCount>
<PositiveFeedbackPercent>100.0</PositiveFeedbackPercent>
<FeedbackPrivate>false</FeedbackPrivate>
<FeedbackRatingStar>Yellow</FeedbackRatingStar>
<IDVerified>true</IDVerified>
<eBayGoodStanding>true</eBayGoodStanding>
<NewUser>false</NewUser>
<RegistrationDate>19950101T10:59:59.000Z</RegistrationDate>
<Site>US</Site>
<Status>Confirmed</Status>
<UserID>dts1</UserID>
<UserIDChanged>false</UserIDChanged>
<UserIDLastChanged>20051114T19:24:29.000Z</UserIDLastChanged>
<VATStatus>NoVATTax</VATStatus>
<SellerInfo>
<AllowPaymentEdit>false</AllowPaymentEdit>
<CheckoutEnabled>false</CheckoutEnabled>
<CIPBankAccountStored>false</CIPBankAccountStored>
<GoodStanding>true</GoodStanding>
<LiveAuctionAuthorized>false</LiveAuctionAuthorized>
<MerchandizingPref>OptIn</MerchandizingPref>
<QualifiesForB2BVAT>false</QualifiesForB2BVAT>
<SellerGuaranteeLevel>NotEligible</SellerGuaranteeLevel>
<SellerLevel>Bronze</SellerLevel>
<SellerPaymentAddress>
<Name>Test User</Name>
<Street1>address</Street1>
<CityName>city</CityName>
<StateOrProvince>state</StateOrProvince>
<CountryName>United States</CountryName>
<Phone/>
<PostalCode>95125</PostalCode>
</SellerPaymentAddress>
<SchedulingInfo>
<MaxScheduledMinutes>30240</MaxScheduledMinutes>
<MinScheduledMinutes>0</MinScheduledMinutes>
<MaxScheduledItems>3000</MaxScheduledItems>
</SchedulingInfo>
<StoreOwner>true</StoreOwner>
<StoreURL>http://www.stores.sandbox.ebay.com/id=434417</StoreURL>
<ExpressEligible>false</ExpressEligible>
<StoreSite>US</StoreSite>
<ExpressWallet>false</ExpressWallet>
<CharityRegistered>false</CharityRegistered>
</SellerInfo>
<eBayWikiReadOnly>false</eBayWikiReadOnly>
<MotorsDealer>false</MotorsDealer>
</User>
</GetUserResponse>
Note:
You will also notice that it returns a warning about the Registration Address.
A user's registration address is not returned because of the Privacy Policy.
Version Info
The code example above was based on the versions specified below:
| API Schema Version | 495 |
Additional Resources
- Documentation: Email and Address Privacy Policy