# Create a store

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

## Request

**POST** <https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores>

### Arguments

| Body Parameter                    | Type     | Required |
| --------------------------------- | -------- | -------- |
| **type**                          | `string` | Required |
| attributes.**name**               | `string` | Required |
| attributes.**code**               | `string` | Optional |
| attributes.**reference**          | `string` | Optional |
| attributes.**reference\_origin**  | `string` | Optional |
| attributes.**metadata**           | `object` | Optional |
| relationships.**market**          | `object` | Required |
| relationships.**merchant**        | `object` | Optional |
| relationships.**stock\_location** | `object` | Optional |

### Example

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The following request creates a new store:

```shell
curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "stores",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Rome Shop"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "market": {
        "data": {
          "type": "markets",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'
```

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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": "stores",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Rome Shop",
      "code": "europe1",
      "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": {
      "market": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/market",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/market"
        }
      },
      "merchant": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/merchant",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/merchant"
        }
      },
      "stock_location": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/stock_location",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/stock_location"
        }
      },
      "orders": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/orders",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/orders"
        }
      },
      "payment_methods": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/payment_methods",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/payment_methods"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/events"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/versions"
        }
      },
      "event_stores": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/event_stores",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/XAyRWNUzyN/event_stores"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}
```

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