Create a package

How to create a package via API

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

Request

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

Arguments

Body Parameter	Type	Required
type	string	Required
attributes.name	string	Required
attributes.code	string	Optional
attributes.length	float	Required
attributes.width	float	Required
attributes.height	float	Required
attributes.unit_of_length	string	Required
attributes.reference	string	Optional
attributes.reference_origin	string	Optional
attributes.metadata	object	Optional
relationships.stock_location	object	Required

Example

Request

The following request creates a new package:

curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/packages' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "packages",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Large (60x40x30)",
      "length": 40.0,
      "width": 40.0,
      "height": 25.0,
      "unit_of_length": "gr"
    },
    "relationships": {
      "stock_location": {
        "data": {
          "type": "stock_locations",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'

Response

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

{
  "data": {
    "id": "xYZkjABcde",
    "type": "packages",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/packages/xYZkjABcde"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Large (60x40x30)",
      "code": "YYYY 2000",
      "length": 40.0,
      "width": 40.0,
      "height": 25.0,
      "unit_of_length": "gr",
      "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": {
      "stock_location": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/packages/xYZkjABcde/relationships/stock_location",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/packages/xYZkjABcde/stock_location"
        }
      },
      "parcels": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/packages/xYZkjABcde/relationships/parcels",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/packages/xYZkjABcde/parcels"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/packages/xYZkjABcde/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/packages/xYZkjABcde/attachments"
        }
      },
      "versions": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/packages/xYZkjABcde/relationships/versions",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/packages/xYZkjABcde/versions"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test"
    }
  }
}