AfterShip Stores API

The Stores API from AfterShip — 2 operation(s) for stores.

Operations 4

POST /stores Create a store #
GET /stores Get stores #
GET /stores/{id} Get store by ID #
PATCH /stores/{id} Update store by ID #

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OpenAPI Specification

aftership-stores-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Overview Stores API
  version: 2026-07
  summary: API Overview
  contact:
    name: AfterShip Support
    url: https://www.aftership.com/contact-us
    email: support@aftership.com
  termsOfService: https://www.aftership.com/legal/terms-of-service
  description: '> OAS Schema can be downloaded [here](https://stoplight.io/api/v1/projects/automizely/docs-api-automizely-com-commerce/nodes/reference/api.json?branch=testing%2F2026-07&deref=optimizedBundle)'
servers:
- url: https://api.aftership.com/commerce/2026-07
  description: API Endpoint
security:
- as-api-key: []
tags:
- name: Stores
paths:
  /stores:
    post:
      summary: Create a store
      responses:
        '201':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: ''
                properties:
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta.v1'
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Store.v1'
              examples:
                Example 1:
                  value:
                    meta:
                      code: 20100
                      type: Created
                      message: The request was successful, we created a new resource and the response body contains the representation.
                    data:
                      id: my-store-1
                      created_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      source_created_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      source_updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      platform: aftership
                      name: My Store
                      owner_email: store_owner@example.com
                      timezone_identifier: America/New_York
                      support_email: support@example.com
                      weight_unit: lb
                      currency: USD
                      phone: '+11234567890'
                      address:
                        street_1: 98 Circle
                        street_2: ''
                        street_3: ''
                        city: Daug City
                        state: New York
                        country_region: USA
                        postal_code: '10001'
                        latitude: 43
                        longitude: -75
                      url: https://www.exmaple.com
                      description: My shop
                      categories:
                      - shoes
                      - bags
      operationId: create-store
      description: 'Create a new store.


        > **Important:** After creating a new store in Commerce API, please contact our support team to configure and enable the specific Commerce API features you need (such as `tracking`, `returns`, etc.) for this store. This configuration is separate from any AfterShip products you may have already subscribed to. <br/>The returned `store.id` value is essential, as you''ll need to include it in the header of all subsequent Commerce API requests as `as-store-id` to identify which store you''re operating on.'
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              additionalProperties: false
              required:
              - name
              - currency
              properties:
                id:
                  type: string
                  description: "This ID will be used as the `as-store-id` header value when calling other resource endpoints.\n\nA custom identifier for the store. If not provided, the system will generate a UUID. Must be unique within the organization and immutable. \n\nCannot start with the reserved prefix `app-`. \n\nYou can use this ID to manage the resource in subsequent API calls. \n\nThis ID will be used as the `as-store-id` header value when calling other resource endpoints."
                  maxLength: 128
                  pattern: ^[a-zA-Z0-9_-]+$
                  example: my-store-1
                source_created_at:
                  type: string
                  description: Timestamp marking the creation of the store, formatted in [ISO 8601 standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601).
                  example: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                source_updated_at:
                  type: string
                  description: The timestamp indicating the last update to the store, formatted in [ISO 8601 standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601).
                  example: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: The shop's name.
                  maxLength: 256
                  example: My Store
                support_email:
                  type: string
                  description: Support email address for your store.
                  maxLength: 256
                  example: support@example.com
                owner_email:
                  type: string
                  description: The email address of the store owner.
                  maxLength: 256
                  example: store_owner@example.com
                timezone_identifier:
                  type: string
                  description: The name of the timezone of your store located, as defined by the [IANA timezone database standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones).
                  maxLength: 256
                  default: America/New_York
                weight_unit:
                  type: string
                  description: Unit of measurement for weight used by the store, such as "lb" or "kg"
                  maxLength: 64
                  example: lb
                currency:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Indicates the currency used by the store. The currency should be specified using the [ISO 4217](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217) three-letter currency code (e.g., ''USD'' for US Dollar, ''EUR'' for Euro). '
                  maxLength: 3
                  example: USD
                phone:
                  type: string
                  description: The store's phone number in [E.164 format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.164).
                  maxLength: 256
                  example: '+11234567890'
                url:
                  type: string
                  description: The URL of the store.
                  maxLength: 2048
                  example: https://www.example.com
                description:
                  type: string
                  description: The text description of the store.
                  maxLength: 10240
                  example: My shop
                categories:
                  type: array
                  description: The supported product category name of the store.
                  maxItems: 100
                  items:
                    type: string
                    maxLength: 256
                address:
                  description: The physical address of the store.
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    street_1:
                      type: string
                      title: The Street_1 Schema
                      description: First line of the store's street address.
                      maxLength: 256
                    street_2:
                      type: string
                      title: The Street_2 Schema
                      description: Second line of the store's street address.
                      maxLength: 256
                    street_3:
                      type: string
                      title: The Street_3 Schema
                      description: Third line of the store's street address.
                      maxLength: 256
                    city:
                      type: string
                      title: The City Schema
                      description: The city, town, or village where the store is located.
                      maxLength: 256
                    state:
                      type: string
                      title: The State Schema
                      description: Indicates the state or region where the store is located, such as a province, state, or prefecture.
                      maxLength: 256
                    postal_code:
                      type: string
                      title: The Postal_code Schema
                      description: The postal code of the store (also known as zip code, postcode, Eircode, etc.).
                      maxLength: 256
                    country_region:
                      type: string
                      title: The Country Schema
                      description: The store's country/region in [ISO 3166-1 alpha-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3) format.
                      example: USA
                      pattern: ^[A-Z]{3}$
                    coordinate:
                      type: object
                      description: Store address coordinate.
                      properties:
                        longitude:
                          type: number
                          description: The longitude of the store address.
                        latitude:
                          type: number
                          description: The latitude of the store address.
            examples:
              Example 1:
                value:
                  id: my-store-1
                  source_created_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                  source_updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                  name: My Store
                  support_email: support@example.com
                  owner_email: store_owner@example.com
                  timezone_identifier: America/New_York
                  weight_unit: lb
                  currency: USD
                  phone: '+11234567890'
                  url: https://www.example.com
                  description: My shop
                  categories:
                  - shoes
                  - bags
                  address:
                    street_1: 98 Bofors Circle
                    city: New York
                    state: New York
                    postal_code: '10001'
                    country_region: USA
                    coordinate:
                      latitude: 40
                      longitude: 74
        description: ''
      tags:
      - Stores
      x-stoplight:
        id: hadtz8qj5if6w
    get:
      summary: Get stores
      operationId: get-stores
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta.v1'
                    x-stoplight:
                      id: 43pbqr696s1vw
                  data:
                    type: object
                    x-stoplight:
                      id: i1m9d2a1owenx
                    properties:
                      stores:
                        x-stoplight:
                          id: klhs7crx4ougd
                        type: array
                        items:
                          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Store.v1'
                          x-stoplight:
                            id: 1gviwx15qjg0o
                      pagination:
                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/Pagination.v2'
                        x-stoplight:
                          id: gftlh15a2uix6
                      parameter_string:
                        type: string
                        x-stoplight:
                          id: kflov9vr92k0c
                        description: A string that includes the request parameters.
                        example: page=1&limit=10
              examples:
                Example 1:
                  value:
                    meta:
                      code: 20000
                      type: OK
                      message: The request was successfully processed by AfterShip.
                    data:
                      stores:
                      - id: my-store-1
                        created_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                        updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                        source_created_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                        source_updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                        platform: aftership
                        name: My Store
                        owner_email: store_owner@example.com
                        timezone_identifier: America/New_York
                        support_email: support@example.com
                        weight_unit: lb
                        currency: USD
                        phone: '+11234567890'
                        address:
                          street_1: 98 Circle
                          street_2: ''
                          street_3: ''
                          city: Daug City
                          state: New York
                          country_region: USA
                          postal_code: '10001'
                          latitude: 43
                          longitude: -75
                        url: https://www.exmaple.com
                        description: My shop
                        categories:
                        - shoes
                        - bags
                      pagination:
                        page: 1
                        limit: 10
                        has_next_page: true
                      parameter_string: page=1&limit=10
      x-stoplight:
        id: yc24p1srfyqiv
      description: Get store results with multiple stores.
      parameters:
      - schema:
          type: string
        in: query
        name: limit
        description: The maximum number of results to show on a page.  Default is 10.
      - schema:
          type: string
        in: query
        name: page
        description: Current page of the collection. Default is 1.
      - schema:
          type: string
        in: query
        name: ids[]
        description: 'Each element must contain fewer than 128 characters. The total number of elements should not exceed 50. Each `id` should be used as an independent query parameter in the URL, as demonstrated in the following example: `GET /stores?ids[]=5247009653041&ids[]=5081836323059`'
      tags:
      - Stores
  /stores/{id}:
    parameters:
    - schema:
        type: string
      name: id
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The ID of the store.
    get:
      summary: Get store by ID
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta.v1'
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Store.v1'
              examples:
                Example 1:
                  value:
                    meta:
                      code: 20000
                      type: OK
                      message: The request was successfully processed by AfterShip.
                    data:
                      id: my-store-1
                      created_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      source_created_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      source_updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      platform: aftership
                      name: My Store
                      owner_email: store_owner@example.com
                      timezone_identifier: America/New_York
                      support_email: support@example.com
                      weight_unit: lb
                      currency: USD
                      phone: '+11234567890'
                      address:
                        street_1: 98 Circle
                        street_2: ''
                        street_3: ''
                        city: Daug City
                        state: New York
                        country_region: USA
                        postal_code: '10001'
                        latitude: 43
                        longitude: -75
                      url: https://www.exmaple.com
                      description: My shop
                      categories:
                      - shoes
                      - bags
      operationId: get-store-by-id
      description: Get a store by ID.
      parameters: []
      tags:
      - Stores
      x-stoplight:
        id: kepefe38naajo
    patch:
      summary: Update store by ID
      operationId: update-store-by-id
      responses:
        '200':
          description: ''
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta.v1'
                  data:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Store.v1'
              examples:
                Example 1:
                  value:
                    meta:
                      code: 20000
                      type: OK
                      message: The request was successfully processed by AfterShip.
                    data:
                      id: my-store-1
                      created_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      source_created_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      source_updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                      platform: aftership
                      name: My Store
                      owner_email: store_owner@example.com
                      timezone_identifier: America/New_York
                      support_email: support@example.com
                      weight_unit: lb
                      currency: USD
                      phone: '+11234567890'
                      address:
                        street_1: 98 Circle
                        street_2: ''
                        street_3: ''
                        city: Daug City
                        state: New York
                        country_region: USA
                        postal_code: '10001'
                        latitude: 43
                        longitude: -75
                      url: https://www.exmaple.com
                      description: My shop
                      categories:
                      - shoes
                      - bags
      parameters: []
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                source_updated_at:
                  type: string
                  description: The timestamp indicating the last update to the store, formatted in [ISO 8601 standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601).
                  example: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: The shop's name.
                  maxLength: 256
                  example: My Store
                support_email:
                  type: string
                  description: Support email address for your store.
                  maxLength: 256
                  example: support@example.com
                owner_email:
                  type: string
                  description: The email address of the store owner.
                  maxLength: 256
                  example: store_owner@example.com
                timezone_identifier:
                  type: string
                  description: The name of the timezone of your store located, as defined by the [IANA timezone database standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones).
                  maxLength: 256
                  example: America/New_York
                weight_unit:
                  type: string
                  description: Unit of measurement for weight used by the store, such as "lb" or "kg"
                  maxLength: 64
                  example: lb
                phone:
                  type: string
                  description: The store's phone number in [E.164 format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.164).
                  maxLength: 256
                  example: '+11234567890'
                address:
                  description: The physical address of the store.
                  type: object
                  properties:
                    street_1:
                      type: string
                      title: The Street_1 Schema
                      description: First line of the store's street address.
                      maxLength: 256
                    street_2:
                      type: string
                      title: The Street_2 Schema
                      description: Second line of the store's street address.
                      maxLength: 256
                    street_3:
                      type: string
                      title: The Street_3 Schema
                      description: Third line of the store's street address.
                      maxLength: 256
                    city:
                      type: string
                      title: The City Schema
                      description: The city, town, or village where the store is located.
                      maxLength: 256
                    state:
                      type: string
                      title: The State Schema
                      description: Indicates the state or region where the store is located, such as a province, state, or prefecture.
                      maxLength: 256
                    postal_code:
                      type: string
                      title: The Postal_code Schema
                      description: The postal code of the store (also known as zip code, postcode, Eircode, etc.).
                      maxLength: 256
                    country_region:
                      type: string
                      title: The Country Schema
                      description: The store's country/region in [ISO 3166-1 alpha-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3) format.
                      example: USA
                      pattern: ^[A-Z]{3}$
                    coordinate:
                      type: object
                      description: Store address coordinate.
                      properties:
                        longitude:
                          type: number
                          description: The longitude of the store address.
                        latitude:
                          type: number
                          description: The latitude of the store address.
            examples:
              Example 1:
                value:
                  source_updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
                  name: My Store
                  support_email: support@example.com
                  owner_email: store_owner@example.com
                  timezone_identifier: America/New_York
                  weight_unit: lb
                  phone: '+11234567890'
                  address:
                    street_1: 98 Bofors Circle
                    city: New York
                    state: New York
                    postal_code: '10001'
                    country_region: USA
                    coordinate:
                      latitude: 40
                      longitude: 74
      description: Update a store by ID.
      tags:
      - Stores
      x-stoplight:
        id: 7e8bomqsyg6ku
components:
  schemas:
    Store.v1:
      x-stoplight:
        id: 67b89e472d9db
      type: object
      x-tags:
      - Resource
      title: Store
      description: 'A `Store` represents your actual retail outlet or an online store. All other resources within the API, including orders and products, are linked to a specific store.


        Before you can utilize any features of the Commerce API, you must first create a store. After the store has been created, you will obtain a store ID. This ID is necessary for creating subsequent resources within the API.


        > **Activating the store** <br />  <br /> Please contact the support team or your customer success manager together with your Storeto activate the connection between your store and AfterShip products.'
      additionalProperties: false
      examples:
      - id: my-store-1
        created_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
        updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
        source_created_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
        source_updated_at: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
        platform: aftership
        name: My Store
        support_email: support@example.com
        owner_email: store_owner@example.com
        timezone_identifier: America/New_York
        weight_unit: lb
        currency: USD
        phone: '+13525554500'
        url: https://www.example.com
        description: My shop
        categories:
        - shoes
        address:
          street_1: 98 Circle
          street_2: null
          street_3: null
          city: Daug City
          state: New York
          postal_code: '10001'
          country_region: USA
          coordinate:
            latitude: 40
            longitude: 74
      required:
      - name
      - currency
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          description: 'The id should be used as the `as-store-id` header value when calling other resource endpoints.


            The unique identifier of the store. If a custom ID was provided in the request, that value is used; otherwise, a system-generated UUID is assigned. You can use this ID to manage this resource in related API calls.'
          maxLength: 32
          example: c10c3a0b90c24436bd158a0abbaf16d0
          readOnly: true
        created_at:
          type: string
          description: The timestamp indicating when a store was created in AfterShip, formatted in ISO 8601 standard.
          example: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
        updated_at:
          type: string
          description: The timestamp indicating when a store was updated in AfterShip, formatted in ISO 8601 standard.
          example: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
        source_created_at:
          type: string
          description: Timestamp marking the creation of the store, formatted in [ISO 8601 standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601).
          example: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
        source_updated_at:
          type: string
          description: The timestamp indicating the last update to the store, formatted in [ISO 8601 standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601).
          example: '2024-05-06T12:32:00+01:00'
        platform:
          description: Identifies the platform associated with the store. For instance, a value of 'shopify' signifies that the store is based on Shopify, whereas a value of 'aftership' indicates the store originates from AfterShip.
          example: aftership
          type: string
          readOnly: true
        name:
          type: string
          description: The shop's name.
          maxLength: 256
          example: My Store
        support_email:
          type: string
          description: Support email address for your store.
          maxLength: 256
          example: support@example.com
        owner_email:
          type: string
          description: The email address of the store owner.
          maxLength: 256
          example: store_owner@example.com
        timezone_identifier:
          type: string
          description: The name of the timezone of your store located, as defined by the [IANA timezone database standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones).
          maxLength: 256
          example: America/New_York
        weight_unit:
          type: string
          description: Unit of measurement for weight used by the store, such as "lb" or "kg"
          maxLength: 64
          example: lb
        currency:
          type: string
          description: 'Indicates the currency used by the store. The currency should be specified using the [ISO 4217](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_4217) three-letter currency code (e.g., ''USD'' for US Dollar, ''EUR'' for Euro). '
          maxLength: 3
          example: USD
        phone:
          type: string
          description: The store's phone number in [E.164 format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.164).
          maxLength: 256
          example: '+13525554500'
        url:
          type: string
          description: The URL of the store.
          maxLength: 2083
          example: https://www.example.com
        description:
          type: string
          description: The text description of the store.
          maxLength: 10240
          example: My shop
        categories:
          type: array
          description: The supported product category name of the store.
          maxItems: 100
          items:
            type: string
            maxLength: 256
            example: shoes
        address:
          description: The physical address of the store.
          type: object
          additionalProperties: false
          properties:
            street_1:
              type: string
              title: The Street_1 Schema
              description: First line of the store's street address.
              maxLength: 256
              example: 98 Circle
            street_2:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              title: The Street_2 Schema
              description: Second line of the store's street address.
              maxLength: 256
            street_3:
              type:
              - string
              - 'null'
              title: The Street_3 Schema
              description: Third line of the store's street address.
              maxLength: 256
            city:
              type: string
              title: The City Schema
              description: The city, town, or village where the store is located.
              maxLength: 256
              example: Daug City
            state:
              type: string
              title: The State Schema
              description: Indicates the state or region where the store is located, such as a province, state, or prefecture.
              maxLength: 256
              example: New York
            postal_code:
              type: string
              title: The Postal_code Schema
              description: The postal code of the store (also known as zip code, postcode, Eircode, etc.).
              maxLength: 256
              example: '10001'
            country_region:
              type: string
              title: The Country Schema
              description: The store's country/region in [ISO 3166-1 alpha-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-3) format.
              example: USA
              pattern: ^[A-Z]{3}$
            coordinate:
              type: object
              description: Store address coordinate.
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                latitude:
                  type: number
                  description: The latitude of the store address.
                  example: 40
                longitude:
                  type: number
                  description: The longitude of the store address.
                  example: 74
    Meta.v1:
      description: 'The `Meta` model holds the metadata of the API response, including relevant error details for debugging purposes.


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      type: object
      x-examples: {}
      title: Meta
      x-tags:
      - Envelope
      examples:
      - code: 20000
        type: OK
        message: The request was successfully processed by AfterShip.
      additionalProperties: false
      required:
      - code
      - type
      - message
      properties:
        code:
          type: number
          default: 20000
          example: 20000
          description: Error code in integer format. For detailed information, please refer to the [Request Error](../../docs/quickstart/request_errors.md) introduction page.
        type:
          type: string
          minLength:

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