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Create a coupon

How to create a coupon via API
To create a new coupon, send a POST request to the /api/coupons endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

Request

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

Arguments

Body Parameter
Type
Required
type
string
Required
attributes.code
string
Required
attributes.customer_single_use
boolean
Optional, default is 'false'
attributes.usage_limit
integer
Optional
attributes.recipient_email
string
Optional
attributes.expires_at
datetime
Optional, default is 'null'
attributes.reference
string
Optional
attributes.reference_origin
string
Optional
attributes.metadata
object
Optional
relationships.promotion_rule
object
Required
relationships.coupon_recipient
object
Optional
relationships.tags
array
Optional

Example

Request
Response
The following request creates a new coupon:
curl -g -X POST \
'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons' \
-H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
-d '{
"data": {
"type": "coupons",
"attributes": {
"code": "04371af2-70b3-48d7-8f4e-316b374224c3"
},
"relationships": {
"promotion_rule": {
"data": {
"type": "coupon_codes_promotion_rules",
"id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
}
}
}
}
}'
On success, the API responds with a 201 Created status code, returning the created resource object:
{
"data": {
"id": "xYZkjABcde",
"type": "coupons",
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons/xYZkjABcde"
},
"attributes": {
"code": "04371af2-70b3-48d7-8f4e-316b374224c3",
"customer_single_use": false,
"usage_limit": 50,
"usage_count": 20,
"recipient_email": "[email protected]",
"expires_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
"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": {
"promotion_rule": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons/xYZkjABcde/relationships/promotion_rule",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons/xYZkjABcde/promotion_rule"
}
},
"coupon_recipient": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons/xYZkjABcde/relationships/coupon_recipient",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons/xYZkjABcde/coupon_recipient"
}
},
"events": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons/xYZkjABcde/relationships/events",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons/xYZkjABcde/events"
}
},
"tags": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons/xYZkjABcde/relationships/tags",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons/xYZkjABcde/tags"
}
},
"versions": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/coupons/xYZkjABcde/versions"
}
}
},
"meta": {
"mode": "test"
}
}
}