=head1 eBay::API::XML::Call::GetProductSearchResults::GetProductSearchResultsRequestType

eBay::API::XML::Call::GetProductSearchResults::GetProductSearchResultsRequestType

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Searches for Pre-filled Item Information within one or more characteristic sets.
This kind of search is only applicable in the context of the Sell Your Item use
case. Use the response to present the seller with a list of products found in a
catalog. (For buy-side searches, use GetSearchResults.)<br>
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See the Attributes and Catalogs section of the eBay Web Services guide for
background information and terminology definitions, as well as information about
how to use this call in the Sell Your Item flow.<br>
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You can use this call to search for different products at the same time. That is,
this call can perform batch searches.<br>
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Given an array of ProductSearch properties that are configured with a list of
search attributes or keywords (and other information), GetProductSearchResults
searches an eBay catalog for products that match each query. Some queries can be
configured to also specify a sort order for the results.<br>
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To configure a ProductSearch object to search by attributes, you need a valid
combination of search attributes. If you want to use a sort order other than the
default order, you also need a valid sort attribute. We offer two calls that
return product search and sort attributes. Use GetCategory2CS to determine which
one of these calls you can use for a given category. At least one approach is
offered for each catalog-enabled category, and some cases, both are
offered.<br>
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<b>GetProductSearchPage</b>: Use this call when you want to configure
a simple query that consists of a single search attribute (with a value). This
retrieves a single product or a very short list of search results to choose from.
Some products are fairly easy to find based on a single attribute. For example, in
Consumer Electronics categories (Digital Cameras, Cell Phones, and PDAs), you can
specify a unique (or nearly unique) identifier, like a part number. In Media
categories (Books, DVDs & Movies, Music, and Video Games), you can specify a
descriptive name, like a title. <br>
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<b>GetProductFinder</b>: Use this call when you want to configure a
complex query. In the Sell Your Item flow, this is a complex query against the
eBay product catalog. Currently, this type of search is available in Consumer
Electronics categories only. In this type of search, you specify values for
multiple attributes, like Brand and Resolution (i.e., number of megapixels). This
retrieves a list of matching products. This approach is useful when the user does
not know the part number, or a product does not have a single, distinguishing
feature that is easy to search on. For example, searching for a digital camera
based solely on the brand would likely yield far too many results to be useful.
Searching on the brand, product line, and resolution will retrieve a much shorter
list of results. <br>
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Alternatively, you can search on a particular keyword that appears in a product's
title or Item Specifics. For this, you use GetProductSearchResults and and pass in
one or more text strings (with optional wildcards) in ProductSearch.QueryKeywords.
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When you use a keyword query, the search criteria are not restricted to the
results of a product search page or product finder, so the criteria are not tied
to a particular characteristic set. This means you can search across multiple
characteristic sets using the same query. This is useful when the user wants to
broaden their search across multiple categories. For example, a seller who sells
Jazz books, Jazz CDs, and Jazz movies may want to search for "Bird" across
multiple categories. Specify the characteristic set IDs of interest by using
CharacteristicSetIDs. <br>
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GetProductSearchResults returns a list of matching products, if any. Each product
is represented as a list of attributes (Item Specifics) plus other identifying
information, such as a product ID and a stock photo. <br>
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Once the user selects a product from the list (this may require a call to
GetProductFamilyMembers to retrieve additional products to choose from), pass its
ID in a GetProductSellingPages request to retrieve more detailed information about
each product, including a set of optional Item Specifics that the seller can use
in addition to the pre-filled Item Specifics (see GetProductSellingPages).
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To use this data in a listing, pass the product ID and the optional Item Specifics
in the seller's listing request (AddItem).



=head1 SYNOPSIS


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=head1 Subroutines:


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=head2 setProductSearch()

Specifies the keywords or attributes that make up the product query, with
pagination instructions. ProductSearch is a required input. To search for
multiple different products at the same time (i.e., to perform a batch
search), pass in multiple ProductSearch properties.

SeeLink: URL: http://developer.ebay.com/DevZone/XML/docs/WebHelp/index.htm?context=eBay_XML_API&topic=AttrProductSearch
Title: Searching for Pre-filled Item Information

  RequiredInput: Yes
#    Argument: reference to an array  
                      of 'ns:ProductSearchType'


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=head2 getProductSearch()

#    Returns: reference to an array  
                      of 'ns:ProductSearchType'


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