Create a market

How to create a market via API

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

Request

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

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
attributes.name	string	Required
attributes.code	string	Optional
attributes.facebook_pixel_id	string	Optional
attributes.checkout_url	string	Optional
attributes.external_prices_url	string	Optional
attributes.external_order_validation_url	string	Optional
attributes.shipping_cost_cutoff	integer	Optional, default is null
attributes._disable	boolean	Optional
attributes._enable	boolean	Optional
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
relationships.merchant	object	Required
relationships.price_list	object	Required
relationships.inventory_model	object	Required
relationships.subscription_model	object	Optional
relationships.tax_calculator	object	Optional
relationships.customer_group	object	Optional
relationships.geocoder	object	Optional

Example

Request

The following request creates a new market:

curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "markets",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "EU Market"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "merchant": {
        "data": {
          "type": "merchants",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      },
      "price_list": {
        "data": {
          "type": "price_lists",
          "id": "BCDRtyUpBa"
        }
      },
      "inventory_model": {
        "data": {
          "type": "inventory_models",
          "id": "CDERtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

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

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "markets",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "number": 1234,
      "name": "EU Market",
      "code": "europe1",
      "facebook_pixel_id": "1234567890",
      "checkout_url": "https://checkout.yourbrand.com/:order_id",
      "external_prices_url": "https://external_prices.yourbrand.com",
      "external_order_validation_url": "https://external_validation.yourbrand.com",
      "private": true,
      "shipping_cost_cutoff": 3,
      "disabled_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "shared_secret": "1c0994cc4e996e8c6ee56a2198f66f3c",
      "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": {
      "merchant": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/merchant",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/merchant"
        }
      },
      "price_list": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/price_list",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/price_list"
        }
      },
      "base_price_list": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/base_price_list",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/base_price_list"
        }
      },
      "inventory_model": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/inventory_model",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/inventory_model"
        }
      },
      "subscription_model": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/subscription_model",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/subscription_model"
        }
      },
      "tax_calculator": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/tax_calculator",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/tax_calculator"
        }
      },
      "customer_group": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/customer_group",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/customer_group"
        }
      },
      "geocoder": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/geocoder",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/geocoder"
        }
      },
      "stores": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/stores",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/stores"
        }
      },
      "price_list_schedulers": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/price_list_schedulers",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/price_list_schedulers"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/attachments"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/markets/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}