Create a link

How to create a link via API

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

Request

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

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
attributes._disable	boolean	Optional
attributes._enable	boolean	Optional
attributes.client_id	string	Required
attributes.domain	string	Optional, default to "commercelayer.link"
attributes.expires_at	datetime	Required
attributes.item_type	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
attributes.name	string	Required
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.scope	string	Required
attributes.starts_at	datetime	Required
relationships.item	object	Required

Example

Request

The following request creates a new link:

curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/links' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "links",
    "attributes": {
      "client_id": "xxxx-yyyy-zzzz",
      "expires_at": "2018-01-02T12:00:00.000Z",
      "name": "FW SALE 2023",
      "scope": "market:id:GhvCxsElAQ,market:id:kJhgVcxZDr",
      "starts_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "item": {
        "data": {
          "type": "sku_lists",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

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

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "links",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/links/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "active": true,
      "client_id": "xxxx-yyyy-zzzz",
      "created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "disabled_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "domain": "commercelayer.link",
      "expires_at": "2018-01-02T12:00:00.000Z",
      "item_type": "orders",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      },
      "name": "FW SALE 2023",
      "reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
      "reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
      "scope": "market:id:GhvCxsElAQ,market:id:kJhgVcxZDr",
      "starts_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "status": "pending",
      "updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "url": "https://c11r.link/ZXUtd2VzdC0xLzE5ZjBlMGVlLTg4OGMtNDQ1Yi1iYTA0LTg3MTUxY2FjZjFmYQ"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/links/xYZkjABcde/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/links/xYZkjABcde/events"
        }
      },
      "item": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/links/xYZkjABcde/relationships/item",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/links/xYZkjABcde/item"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test"
    }
  }
}