Create a line item if you want to add an SKU to an order. Other types of line items are automatically created to add a shipping cost to the order or to apply a discount. The sum of all line item amounts makes the order's total, split into subtotal, taxes, and discount. The order object includes all the data you need. You never need to make any calculations on your application.
The line item object
A line item object is returned as part of the response body of each successful list, retrieve, create or update API call.
Field
Type
Description
type
string
line_items
id
string
The line item unique identifier
links.self
string
The line item endpoint URL
attributes.sku_code
string
The code of the associated sku.
attributes.bundle_code
string
The code of the associated bundle.
attributes.quantity
integer
The line item quantity.
attributes._external_price
boolean, value is 'false'
When creating a new line item, set this attribute to '1' if you want to inject the unit_amount_cents price from an external source.
attributes._update_quantity
boolean, value is 'true'
When creating a new line item, set this attribute to '1' if you want to update the line item quantity (if present) instead of creating a new line item for the same sku.
attributes.currency_code
string
The international 3-letter currency code as defined by the ISO 4217 standard, automatically inherited from the order's market.
attributes.unit_amount_cents
integer
The unit amount of the line item, in cents. Can be specified without an item, otherwise is automatically populated from the price list associated to the order's market.
attributes.unit_amount_float
float
The unit amount of the line item, float. This can be useful to track the purchase on thrid party systems, e.g Google Analyitcs Enhanced Ecommerce.
attributes.formatted_unit_amount
string
The unit amount of the line item, formatted. This can be useful to display the amount with currency in you views.
attributes.options_amount_cents
integer
The options amount of the line item, in cents.
attributes.options_amount_float
float
The options amount of the line item, float.
attributes.formatted_options_amount
string
The options amount of the line item, formatted.
attributes.discount_cents
integer
The discount applied to the line item, in cents. When you apply a discount to an order, this is automatically calculated basing on the line item total_amount_cents value.
attributes.discount_float
float
The discount applied to the line item, float. When you apply a discount to an order, this is automatically calculated basing on the line item total_amount_cents value.
attributes.formatted_discount
string
The discount applied to the line item, fromatted. When you apply a discount to an order, this is automatically calculated basing on the line item total_amount_cents value.
attributes.total_amount_cents
integer
Calculated as unit amount x quantity + options amount, in cents.
attributes.total_amount_float
float
Calculated as unit amount x quantity + options amount, float. This can be useful to track the purchase on thrid party systems, e.g Google Analyitcs Enhanced Ecommerce.
attributes.formatted_total_amount
string
Calculated as unit amount x quantity + options amount, formatted. This can be useful to display the amount with currency in you views.
attributes.tax_amount_cents
integer
Calculated as total amount cents - discount cent * tax rate, in cents.
attributes.tax_amount_float
float
Calculated as total amount cents - discount cent * tax rate, float.
attributes.formatted_tax_amount
string
Calculated as total amount cents - discount cent * tax rate, formatted.
attributes.name
string
The name of the line item. When blank, it gets populated with the name of the associated item (if present).
attributes.image_url
string
The image_url of the line item. When blank, it gets populated with the image_url of the associated item (if present, sku only).
attributes.discount_breakdown
object
The discount breakdown for this line item (if calculated).
attributes.tax_rate
float
The tax rate for this line item (if calculated).
attributes.tax_breakdown
object
The tax breakdown for this line item (if calculated).
attributes.item_type
string
The type of the associate item. Can be one of 'sku', 'bundle', 'shipment', 'payment_method', 'adjustment', 'gift_card', or a valid promotion type.
attributes.created_at
datetime
Time at which the resource was created.
attributes.updated_at
datetime
Time at which the resource was last updated.
attributes.reference
string
A string that you can use to add any external identifier to the resource. This can be useful for integrating the resource to an external system, like an ERP, a marketing tool, a CRM, or whatever.
attributes.reference_origin
string
Any identifier of the third party system that defines the reference code
attributes.metadata
object
Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to the resource. This can be useful for storing additional information about the resource in a structured format.
relationships.order
object
The associated order.
relationships.item
object
The polymorphic item associated to the line item. Can be a 'sku', a 'shipment', a 'payment_method', an 'adjustment', a 'gift_card', or a valid promotion type.
relationships.line_item_options
array
The associated line item options.
relationships.shipment_line_items
array
The associated shipment line items.
relationships.stock_line_items
array
The associated stock line items.
relationships.stock_transfers
array
The associated stock transfers.
meta.mode
string
The resource environment (can be one of test or live)