# Create an order subscription item

To [create](https://docs.commercelayer.io/core/creating-resources) a new order subscription item, send a `POST` request to the `/api/order_subscription_items` endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

## Request

**POST** <https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order\\_subscription\\_items>

### Arguments

| Body Parameter                        | Type      | Required                    |
| ------------------------------------- | --------- | --------------------------- |
| **type**                              | `string`  | Required                    |
| attributes.**sku\_code**              | `string`  | Optional                    |
| attributes.**bundle\_code**           | `string`  | Optional                    |
| attributes.**quantity**               | `integer` | Required                    |
| attributes.**unit\_amount\_cents**    | `integer` | Optional, inherited by item |
| attributes.**reference**              | `string`  | Optional                    |
| attributes.**reference\_origin**      | `string`  | Optional                    |
| attributes.**metadata**               | `object`  | Optional                    |
| relationships.**order\_subscription** | `object`  | Required                    |
| relationships.**item**                | `object`  | Required                    |
| relationships.**sku**                 | `object`  | Optional                    |
| relationships.**bundle**              | `object`  | Optional                    |
| relationships.**adjustment**          | `object`  | Optional                    |

### Example

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The following request creates a new order subscription item:

```shell
curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "order_subscription_items",
    "attributes": {
      "quantity": 4
    },
    "relationships": {
      "order_subscription": {
        "data": {
          "type": "order_subscriptions",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      },
      "item": {
        "data": {
          "type": "adjustments",
          "id": "BCDRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'
```

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

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "XAyRWNUzyN",
    "type": "order_subscription_items",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "sku_code": "TSHIRTMM000000FFFFFFXLXX",
      "bundle_code": "BUNDLEMM000000FFFFFFXLXX",
      "quantity": 4,
      "unit_amount_cents": 9900,
      "unit_amount_float": 99.0,
      "formatted_unit_amount": "€99,00",
      "total_amount_cents": 18800,
      "total_amount_float": 188.0,
      "formatted_total_amount": "€188,00",
      "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",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "order_subscription": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/order_subscription",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/order_subscription"
        }
      },
      "item": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/item",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/item"
        }
      },
      "sku": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/sku",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/sku"
        }
      },
      "bundle": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/bundle",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/bundle"
        }
      },
      "adjustment": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/adjustment",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/adjustment"
        }
      },
      "source_line_item": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/source_line_item",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/source_line_item"
        }
      },
      "event_stores": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/event_stores",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscription_items/XAyRWNUzyN/event_stores"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}
```

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