Update an external tax calculator

How to update an existing external tax calculator via API

To update an existing external tax calculator, send a PATCH request to the /api/external_tax_calculators/:id endpoint, where id is the ID of the resource that you want to update.

Here below the list of all the possible arguments that you can pass with the request body.

Request

PATCH https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/external_tax_calculators/:id

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
id	string	Required
attributes.name	string	Optional
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
attributes.tax_calculator_url	string	Optional
attributes._reset_circuit	boolean	Optional

Example

Request

The following request updates the external tax calculator identified by the ID "xYZkjABcde":

curl -g -X PATCH \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/external_tax_calculators/xYZkjABcde' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "external_tax_calculators",
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "attributes": {
      "reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE"
    }
  }
}'

Response

On success, the API responds with a 200 OK status code, returning the updated resource object:

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "external_tax_calculators",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/external_tax_calculators/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Personal tax calculator",
      "type": "avalara_accounts",
      "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"
      },
      "tax_calculator_url": "https://external_calculator.yourbrand.com",
      "shared_secret": "1c0994cc4e996e8c6ee56a2198f66f3c"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "markets": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/external_tax_calculators/xYZkjABcde/relationships/markets",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/external_tax_calculators/xYZkjABcde/markets"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/external_tax_calculators/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/external_tax_calculators/xYZkjABcde/attachments"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/external_tax_calculators/xYZkjABcde/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/external_tax_calculators/xYZkjABcde/events"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/external_tax_calculators/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/external_tax_calculators/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}