Create a flex promotion

How to create a flex promotion via API

To create a new flex promotion, send a POST request to the /api/flex_promotions endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

Request

POST https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
attributes.name	string	Required
attributes.exclusive	boolean	Optional
attributes.priority	integer	Optional
attributes.starts_at	string	Required
attributes.expires_at	string	Required
attributes.total_usage_limit	integer	Optional
attributes.rules	object	Required
attributes._disable	boolean	Optional
attributes._enable	boolean	Optional
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
relationships.coupon_codes_promotion_rule	object	Optional
relationships.tags	array	Optional

Example

Request

The following request creates a new flex promotion:

curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "flex_promotions",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Personal promotion",
      "starts_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "expires_at": "2018-01-02T12:00:00.000Z",
      "rules": {
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

On success, the API responds with a 201 Created status code, returning the created resource object:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "XAyRWNUzyN",
    "type": "flex_promotions",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Personal promotion",
      "type": "percentage_discount_promotions",
      "exclusive": true,
      "priority": 2,
      "starts_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "expires_at": "2018-01-02T12:00:00.000Z",
      "total_usage_limit": 5,
      "total_usage_count": 2,
      "active": true,
      "status": "pending",
      "rules": {
      },
      "rule_outcomes": [

      ],
      "disabled_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
      "reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
      "resource_payload": {
      },
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "coupon_codes_promotion_rule": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/coupon_codes_promotion_rule",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/coupon_codes_promotion_rule"
        }
      },
      "coupons": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/coupons",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/coupons"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/attachments"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/events"
        }
      },
      "tags": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/tags",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/tags"
        }
      },
      "event_stores": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/event_stores",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/flex_promotions/XAyRWNUzyN/event_stores"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  },
  "meta": {
    "mode": "test",
    "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
    "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
  }
}