eBay API
POST /post-order/v2/return/{id}/initiate_shipping_label endpoint removal
Stopped workingSubscribe to eBay APIShare
On January 20, 2026, the POST /post-order/v2/return/{id}/initiate_shipping_label endpoint was decommissioned and removed from the documentation. Calls made to this endpoint fail after that date.
Calls it hits
POST /post-order/v2/return/{id}/initiate_shipping_label
What to use instead of these calls
eBay names no replacement for this Post-Order call, so you must handle the step on eBay or drop it. Because it was removed without a direct replacement, deciding how to adapt your application workflow is a product decision.
eBay removed the call without a replacement: what the code did with it is a product decision.
In eBay API's words
Decommissioned on January 20, 2026: API calls and types The following deprecated calls were decommissioned and removed from the documentation: - Cancel Return Request - Check Return Eligibility - Check Shipping Label Print Eligibility - Create Return Draft - Delete Return Request Draft File - Get Return Draft - Get Return Request Draft Files - Initiate Return Shipping Label
Facts
- API
- eBay API
api.ebay.com - Kind
- Endpoint removal
- Takes effect
- January 20, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Announcement
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against eBay API's own pages
Questions
When does this change take effect?
Calls to POST /post-order/v2/return/{id}/initiate_shipping_label on eBay API stopped working on January 20, 2026.
What happens to calls after January 20, 2026?
They have failed since January 20, 2026.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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