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Create a tax category

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

Request

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

Arguments

Body Parameter
Type
Required
type
string
Required
attributes.code
string
Required
attributes.sku_code
string
Optional
attributes.reference
string
Optional
attributes.reference_origin
string
Optional
attributes.metadata
object
Optional
relationships.sku
object
Required
relationships.tax_calculator
object
Required

Example

Request
Response
The following request creates a new tax category:
curl -g -X POST \
'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/tax_categories' \
-H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
-H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
-d '{
"data": {
"type": "tax_categories",
"attributes": {
"code": "31000"
},
"relationships": {
"sku": {
"data": {
"type": "skus",
"id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
}
},
"tax_calculator": {
"data": {
"type": "tax_calculators",
"id": "BCDRtyUpBa"
}
}
}
}
}'
On success, the API responds with a 201 Created status code, returning the created resource object:
{
"data": {
"id": "xYZkjABcde",
"type": "tax_categories",
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/tax_categories/xYZkjABcde"
},
"attributes": {
"code": "31000",
"sku_code": "TSHIRTMM000000FFFFFFXLXX",
"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": {
"sku": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/tax_categories/xYZkjABcde/relationships/sku",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/tax_categories/xYZkjABcde/sku"
}
},
"tax_calculator": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/tax_categories/xYZkjABcde/relationships/tax_calculator",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/tax_categories/xYZkjABcde/tax_calculator"
}
},
"attachments": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/tax_categories/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachments",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/tax_categories/xYZkjABcde/attachments"
}
},
"versions": {
"links": {
"self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/tax_categories/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
"related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/tax_categories/xYZkjABcde/versions"
}
}
},
"meta": {
"mode": "test"
}
}
}