# Create a recurring order copy

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

## Request

**POST** <https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring\\_order\\_copies>

### Arguments

| Body Parameter                        | Type      | Required                    |
| ------------------------------------- | --------- | --------------------------- |
| **type**                              | `string`  | Required                    |
| attributes.**place\_target\_order**   | `boolean` | Optional                    |
| attributes.**reuse\_wallet**          | `boolean` | Optional, default is 'true' |
| attributes.**reference**              | `string`  | Optional                    |
| attributes.**reference\_origin**      | `string`  | Optional                    |
| attributes.**metadata**               | `object`  | Optional                    |
| relationships.**source\_order**       | `object`  | Required                    |
| relationships.**order\_subscription** | `object`  | Required                    |

### Example

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The following request creates a new recurring order copy:

```shell
curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "recurring_order_copies",
    "relationships": {
      "source_order": {
        "data": {
          "type": "orders",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      },
      "order_subscription": {
        "data": {
          "type": "order_subscriptions",
          "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": "recurring_order_copies",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies/XAyRWNUzyN"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "type": "recurring_order_copies",
      "status": "in_progress",
      "started_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "completed_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "failed_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "errors_log": {
        "status": [
          "cannot transition from draft to placed"
        ]
      },
      "errors_count": 2,
      "place_target_order": true,
      "reuse_wallet": true,
      "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": {
      "source_order": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/source_order",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies/XAyRWNUzyN/source_order"
        }
      },
      "target_order": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/target_order",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies/XAyRWNUzyN/target_order"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies/XAyRWNUzyN/events"
        }
      },
      "event_stores": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/event_stores",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies/XAyRWNUzyN/event_stores"
        }
      },
      "order_subscription": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/order_subscription",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/recurring_order_copies/XAyRWNUzyN/order_subscription"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}
```

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