So it seems like the trade API endpoints for sending, accepting, and countering trades were recently removed. These were the ones at
/v1/trades/send
/v1/trades/{tradeId}/accept
/v1/trades/{tradeId}/counter.
A lot of people used these for things like inventory tools, value tracking, and getting trade notifications. Now that they’re gone, it’s honestly a lot harder for those of us who relied on them to keep our stuff working.
The endpoints are missing on both the open cloud preview, and the open documentation website.
I get that Roblox wants to keep things secure, but maybe there’s a way to bring these endpoints back with some extra safety measures. Things like rate limits, IP checks, or requiring 2-step verification before using them could help. Most of us just want to use these tools responsibly, and I think a lot of people would be fine with some extra steps if it meant getting access again.
Just wanted to share my thoughts and see what others think. If anyone from Roblox is reading this and can help, please reply to this. Thanks for listening.
Hey there, it doesn’t seem like any of these use cases are inconvenienced by the removal of documentation of send/accept/counter endpoints. Can you clarify how these use cases are affected? There’s still APIs to list and give details about trades.
Me and a few friends have been putting together a tool to help us keep track of our Roblox inventories and make trading a lot easier. What it does is look at all the trades we get and figure out if accepting or countering them would actually improve the value of our items overall. If it finds a trade that’s good for us, it can automatically accept it, or if it thinks we could get a better deal, it’ll send a counter offer instead. We’ve also set it up so it checks real-time market data, which means it can spot when someone’s offering us something below value or if there’s a chance to get a better item in return. This way, we don’t have to sit there constantly checking every trade or worrying about missing out on good opportunities.
I tried speaking to others about this and they said even thought he public facing documentation is not available, but you’re still able to use the endpoints which I don’t see how or where, because it looks like they’re all disabled for public use. That’s really the main reason i’m trying to figure out why they were removed and if they could be brought back.