Tech Blog Archive

Microservices in Engineering

API Evolution Is a Challenge. Could Contract Testing Be the Solution?

Contract testing has grown in popularity in recent years with the widespread adoption of microservice architectures. In this article, we will share our experiences with contract testing at eBay.

By: Xiaoye Wang, Simon Wang, Daphne Huang, David Van Couvering and Qingyuan Liu
Developer Tools in Engineering

Surfacing eBay Inventory Across the Web with the eBay Items Widget

The new open-source widget gives developers several layout options for displaying eBay inventory in third-party shopping experiences.

By: Lokesh Rishi, Lead Software Engineer
eBay Connect 2021: Powered by You Banner with Maroon Hexagons Next to a Globe
Developer Tools in Engineering

eBay Connect 2021: How Our Newest APIs Are Enhancing Customer Experiences

With some of our most innovative third-party developers attending eBay Connect this year, we shared new API capabilities as well as opportunities to enhance user experiences.

By: Tanya Vlahovic, Head of Developer Ecosystem & Distinguished Architect
Developer Tools in Engineering

AsyncAPI 2.0: Enabling the Event-Driven World

Learn about how eBay is standardizing on and publishing AsyncAPI Specification 2.0-based contracts for event notifications.

By: Shekhar Banerjee, Principal Architect
Distributed Systems in Engineering

How eBay’s Distributed Architecture Surfaces More Item Listings for Buyers

With Buyer Demand Data, eBay sellers can access information on the item specifics buyers are using in their search queries. This insight increases sellers’ completion of item specifics, which in turn further enhances listings’ quality, visibility and sales.

By: Vikas Singh, Director of Engineering
Automation in Engineering

How eBay’s Buy APIs Hit $5 Billion in Gross Merchandise Bought

eBay’s Buy APIs enable third-party developers to surface eBay inventory in their shopping experience, allowing consumers to purchase items without visiting an eBay site.

By: Tanya Vlahovic, Head of Developer Ecosystem & Distinguished Architect
Mobile in Product

Introducing QR Codes for eBay Shipping Labels

With our new QR codes feature, sellers will no longer need a printer to use eBay shipping labels.

By: Manuela Misani and Stephan Kraus
Charity Fundraising in Product

An eBay Charity Perspective for Developers

This article explores charity support in Public APIs and hypothetical integration scenario walkthroughs for developers who wish to integrate with eBay for Charity in their eBay-powered experiences.

By: Shekhar Banerjee and Diana Dukart
Cloud in Research

Kubernetes Secrets: A Secure Credential Store for Jenkins

At eBay, we containerized Jenkins to provide a continuous build infrastructure on Kubernetes Clusters to power the ecommerce marketplace experience. Our goal was to leverage the capability of Kubernetes secrets, for managing the Jenkins credentials.

By: Vasumathy Seenuvasan and Ravi Bukka
Developer Tools in Engineering

Celebrating 20 Years: eBay’s New APIs Enable Developers to Create Modern Buying and Selling Experiences

eBay launches APIs for Managed Payments, Seller Initiated Offers, Charity and more for developers to help their businesses thrive.

By: Tanya Vlahovic, Head of Developer Ecosystem & Distinguished Architect