Extend a classified

Extends the duration of an active classified listing.

The resulting expiry date of the listing will be the current date and time plus the category-specific extension period. Extension periods are currently either 14 or 21 days. This API is currently supported for classifieds in the following categories: Trade Me Property, Trade Me Motors and Businesses for Sale.

URL:	https://api.trademe.co.nz/v1/Selling/Extend.{file_format}
HTTP Method:	POST
Requires Authentication?	Yes
Permission Required:	MyTradeMeWrite: Maintain your watchlist, answer questions and post comments.
Supported Formats:	XML, JSON
Rate Limited?	Yes

URL parameters

file_format

Enumeration (required)

The format of the response.

xml	Serialize responses into XML.
json	Serialize responses into JSON.

POST Data

ListingId	Long Integer (required)	The ID of the listing that is being withdrawn, relisted or extended.
ReturnListingDetails	Boolean (optional)	Indicates whether full listing details should be returned in the Listing field.

Returns

Success	Boolean	Indicates whether the operation was successful.
Description	String or null	The description of the error, if the operation failed.
ListingId	Long Integer	The ID of the listing.
Listing	<ListedItemDetail> or null	The state of the listing, after the listing operation has successfully completed. This field is only present if the ReturnListingDetails parameter is true and the operation was successful. This field will also be missing if there was an error retrieving the listing details. For more information on this field, see the documentation for the listing details API.
(This type is defined elsewhere)

Example XML Request (switch to JSON)

<ExtendClassifiedRequest xmlns="http://api.trademe.co.nz/v1">
  <ListingId>123</ListingId>
  <ReturnListingDetails>false</ReturnListingDetails>
</ExtendClassifiedRequest>

Example JSON Request (switch to XML)

{
  "ListingId": 123,
  "ReturnListingDetails": false
}

Example XML Response (switch to JSON)

<ListingResponse xmlns="http://api.trademe.co.nz/v1">
  <Success>false</Success>
  <Description>ABC</Description>
  <ListingId>123</ListingId>
  <Listing> ... </Listing>
</ListingResponse>

Example JSON Response (switch to XML)

{
  "Success": false,
  "Description": "ABC",
  "ListingId": 123,
  "Listing": { ... }
}