Create an address

How to create an address via API

To create a new address, send a POST request to the /api/addresses endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

Request

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

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
attributes.business	boolean	Optional, default is 'false'
attributes.first_name	string	Required if 'business' is 'false'
attributes.last_name	string	Required if 'business' is 'false'
attributes.company	string	Required if 'business' is 'true'
attributes.line_1	string	Required
attributes.line_2	string	Optional
attributes.city	string	Required
attributes.zip_code	string	Required, but for some countries
attributes.state_code	string	Required
attributes.country_code	string	Required
attributes.phone	string	Required
attributes.email	string	Optional
attributes.notes	string	Optional
attributes.lat	float	Optional
attributes.lng	float	Optional
attributes.billing_info	string	Optional
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
relationships.geocoder	object	Optional
relationships.tags	array	Optional

Example

Request

The following request creates a new address:

curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "addresses",
    "attributes": {
      "first_name": "John",
      "last_name": "Smith",
      "company": "The Red Brand Inc.",
      "line_1": "2883 Geraldine Lane",
      "city": "New York",
      "zip_code": "10013",
      "state_code": "NY",
      "country_code": "US",
      "phone": "(212) 646-338-1228"
    }
  }
}'

Response

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

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "addresses",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "business": false,
      "first_name": "John",
      "last_name": "Smith",
      "company": "The Red Brand Inc.",
      "full_name": "John Smith",
      "line_1": "2883 Geraldine Lane",
      "line_2": "Apt.23",
      "city": "New York",
      "zip_code": "10013",
      "state_code": "NY",
      "country_code": "US",
      "phone": "(212) 646-338-1228",
      "full_address": "2883 Geraldine Lane Apt.23, 10013 New York NY (US) (212) 646-338-1228",
      "name": "John Smith, 2883 Geraldine Lane Apt.23, 10013 New York NY (US) (212) 646-338-1228",
      "email": "[e-mail]",
      "notes": "Please ring the bell twice",
      "lat": 40.6971494,
      "lng": -74.2598672,
      "is_localized": true,
      "is_geocoded": true,
      "provider_name": "google",
      "map_url": "https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=40.6971494,-74.2598672",
      "static_map_url": "https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?center=40.6971494,-74.2598672&size=640x320&zoom=15",
      "billing_info": "VAT ID IT02382940977",
      "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": {
      "geocoder": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/relationships/geocoder",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/geocoder"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/events"
        }
      },
      "tags": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/relationships/tags",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/tags"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/addresses/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test"
    }
  }
}