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Create a shipping zone

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

Request

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

Arguments

Body Parameter
Type
Required
type
string
Required
attributes.name
string
Required
attributes.country_code_regex
string
Optional
attributes.not_country_code_regex
string
Optional
attributes.state_code_regex
string
Optional
attributes.not_state_code_regex
string
Optional
attributes.zip_code_regex
string
Optional
attributes.not_zip_code_regex
string
Optional
attributes.reference
string
Optional
attributes.reference_origin
string
Optional
attributes.metadata
object
Optional

Example

Request
Response
The following request creates a new shipping zone:
curl -g -X POST \
'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipping_zones' \
-H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
-d '{
"data": {
"type": "shipping_zones",
"attributes": {
"name": "Europe (main countries)"
}
}
}'
On success, the API responds with a 201 Created status code, returning the created resource object:
{
"data": {
"id": "xYZkjABcde",
"type": "shipping_zones",
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipping_zones/xYZkjABcde"
},
"attributes": {
"name": "Europe (main countries)",
"country_code_regex": "AT|BE|BG|CZ|DK|EE|DE|HU|LV|LT",
"not_country_code_regex": "AT|BE|BG|CZ|DK|EE|DE",
"state_code_regex": "A[KLRZ]|C[AOT]|D[CE]|FL",
"not_state_code_regex": "A[KLRZ]|C[AOT]",
"zip_code_regex": "(?i)(JE1|JE2|JE3|JE4|JE5)",
"not_zip_code_regex": "(?i)(JE1|JE2|JE3)",
"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": {
"attachments": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipping_zones/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachments",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipping_zones/xYZkjABcde/attachments"
}
},
"versions": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipping_zones/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/shipping_zones/xYZkjABcde/versions"
}
}
},
"meta": {
"mode": "test"
}
}
}