Create an order subscription

How to create an order subscription via API

To create a new order subscription, send a POST request to the /api/order_subscriptions endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

Request

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

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
attributes.frequency	string	Required
attributes.activate_by_source_order	boolean	Optional, default is 'true'
attributes.place_target_order	boolean	Optional, default is 'true'
attributes.renewal_alert_period	integer	Optional, default is '1'
attributes.starts_at	datetime	Required, unless activate_by_source_order
attributes.expires_at	datetime	Optional
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
relationships.market	object	Optional
relationships.source_order	object	Required
relationships.tags	array	Optional

Example

Request

The following request creates a new order subscription:

curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "order_subscriptions",
    "attributes": {
      "frequency": "monthly",
      "starts_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "source_order": {
        "data": {
          "type": "orders",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

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

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "order_subscriptions",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "number": "1234",
      "status": "draft",
      "frequency": "monthly",
      "activate_by_source_order": true,
      "place_target_order": true,
      "renewal_alert_period": 1,
      "customer_email": "[e-mail]",
      "starts_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "expires_at": "2018-01-02T12:00:00.000Z",
      "last_run_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "next_run_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "occurrencies": 2,
      "errors_count": 3,
      "succeeded_on_last_run": true,
      "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/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/market",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/market"
        }
      },
      "subscription_model": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/subscription_model",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/subscription_model"
        }
      },
      "source_order": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/source_order",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/source_order"
        }
      },
      "customer": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/customer",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/customer"
        }
      },
      "customer_payment_source": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/customer_payment_source",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/customer_payment_source"
        }
      },
      "order_subscription_items": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/order_subscription_items",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/order_subscription_items"
        }
      },
      "order_factories": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/order_factories",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/order_factories"
        }
      },
      "recurring_order_copies": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/recurring_order_copies",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/recurring_order_copies"
        }
      },
      "orders": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/orders",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/orders"
        }
      },
      "events": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/events",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/events"
        }
      },
      "tags": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/tags",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/tags"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/order_subscriptions/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}