CategorySuggestions
Return an array of suggested categories that eBay has determined correspond to keywords that describe an item.
Table Specific Information
Select
The add-in will use the eBay API to process WHERE clause conditions built with the following column and operator. The CategoryTreeId and Q is required to make a request and the rest of the filter is executed client-side within the add-in.
- CategoryTreeId supports the '=' comparison.
- Q supports the '=' comparison.
SELECT * FROM CategorySuggestions WHERE CategoryTreeId = 0 AND Q = 'iphone'
Columns
| Name | Type | Description |
| CategoryTreeId [KEY] | String | The unique identifier of the eBay category tree from which suggestions are returned. |
| categoryTreeVersion | String | The version of the category tree identified by categoryTreeId. |
| categorySuggestions | String | Contains details about one or more suggested categories that correspond to the provided keywords. |
| category | String | Contains details about the suggested category. |
| categoryId | String | The unique identifier of the eBay category within its category tree. |
| categoryName | String | The name of the category identified by categoryId. |
| categoryTreeNodeAncestors | String | An ordered list of category references that describes the location of the suggested category in the specified category tree. |
| categoryId | String | The unique identifier of the eBay ancestor category. |
| categoryName | String | The name of the ancestor category identified by categoryId. |
| categorySubtreeNodeHref | String | The href portion of the getCategorySubtree call that retrieves the subtree below the ancestor category node. |
| categoryTreeNodeLevel | String | The absolute level of the ancestor category node in the hierarchy of its category tree. |
| categoryTreeNodeLevel | Integer | The absolute level of the category tree node in the hierarchy of its category tree. |
| relevancy | String | This field is reserved for internal or future use. |
Pseudo-Columns
Pseudo column fields are used in the WHERE clause of SELECT statements and offer a more granular control over the tuples that are returned from the data source.
| Name | Type | Description |
| Q | String | A quoted string that describes or characterizes the item being offered for sale. |