Create a store

How to create a store via API

To create 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

Request

The following request creates a new store:

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"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

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

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "stores",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "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/xYZkjABcde/relationships/market",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/market"
        }
      },
      "merchant": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/relationships/merchant",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/merchant"
        }
      },
      "stock_location": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/relationships/stock_location",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/stock_location"
        }
      },
      "orders": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/relationships/orders",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/orders"
        }
      },
      "payment_methods": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/relationships/payment_methods",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/payment_methods"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/events"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/stores/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}