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Create an avalara account

How to create an avalara account via API

To create a new avalara account, send a POST request to the /api/avalara_accounts endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.
Request
POST https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/avalara_accounts
Arguments
Body Parameter
Type
Required
type
string
Required
attributes.name
string
Required
attributes.reference
string
Optional
attributes.reference_origin
string
Optional
attributes.metadata
object
Optional
attributes.username
string
Required
attributes.password
string
Required
attributes.company_code
string
Required
attributes.commit_invoice
string
Optional
attributes.ddp
string
Optional
relationships.tax_categories
array
Optional
Example
Request
Response
The following request creates a new avalara account:
curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/avalara_accounts' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "avalara_accounts",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Personal tax calculator",
      "username": "[email protected]",
      "password": "secret",
      "company_code": "MYCOMPANY"
    }
  }
}'
On success, the API responds with a 201 Created status code, returning the created resource object:
{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "avalara_accounts",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/avalara_accounts/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Personal tax calculator",
      "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"
      },
      "username": "[email protected]",
      "company_code": "MYCOMPANY",
      "commit_invoice": "true",
      "ddp": "true"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "markets": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/avalara_accounts/xYZkjABcde/relationships/markets",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/avalara_accounts/xYZkjABcde/markets"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/avalara_accounts/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/avalara_accounts/xYZkjABcde/attachments"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/avalara_accounts/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/avalara_accounts/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      },
      "tax_categories": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/avalara_accounts/xYZkjABcde/relationships/tax_categories",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/avalara_accounts/xYZkjABcde/tax_categories"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test"
    }
  }
}

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	`string`	Required
attributes.name	`string`	Required
attributes.reference	`string`	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	`string`	Optional
attributes.metadata	`object`	Optional
attributes.username	`string`	Required
attributes.password	`string`	Required
attributes.company_code	`string`	Required
attributes.commit_invoice	`string`	Optional
attributes.ddp	`string`	Optional
relationships.tax_categories	`array`	Optional

The avalara account object

List all avalara accounts

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