BigCommerce Tax Provider Connection API

The Tax Provider Connection API from BigCommerce — 1 operation(s) for tax provider connection.

Operations 3

GET /tax/providers/{provider_id}/connection BigCommerce Get Connection Status #
DELETE /tax/providers/{provider_id}/connection BigCommerce Delete a Connection #
PUT /tax/providers/{provider_id}/connection BigCommerce Update a Connection #

Documentation

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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/abandoned-carts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/carts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/brands
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/categories
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/category-trees
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/product-modifiers
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/product-variant-options
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/product-variants
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/products
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/channels
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/checkouts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/store-content
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/currencies
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/customers
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/email-templates
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/geography
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/orders
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/pages
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-payments/tokens
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-payments/methods-deprecated
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-payments/processing
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/settings
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/shipping-v2
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/channels/site
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-management/store-information
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/carts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/checkouts
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/customers
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/orders
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-storefront/subscriptions
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/integrations/webhooks
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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-content/widgets

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OpenAPI Specification

bigcommerce-tax-provider-connection-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: BigCommerce Tax Provider Connection API
  version: '3'
  description: Manage the connection between a merchantʼs BigCommerce store and a third party tax provider. For more information, see [Tax Provider API Overview](/docs/integrations/tax).
  termsOfService: https://www.bigcommerce.com/terms
  contact:
    name: BigCommerce
    url: https://www.bigcommerce.com
    email: support@bigcommerce.com
servers:
- url: https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/{store_hash}/v3
  variables:
    store_hash:
      default: store_hash
      description: Permanent ID of the BigCommerce store.
  description: BigCommerce API Gateway
security:
- X-Auth-Token: []
tags:
- name: Tax Provider Connection
paths:
  /tax/providers/{provider_id}/connection:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
    - name: provider_id
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: The Tax Providerʼs `provider_id` provided by BigCommerce after the provider [shares their provider details](/docs/integrations/tax#sharing-provider-details-with-bigcommerce).
    get:
      summary: BigCommerce Get Connection Status
      description: 'Retrieve the connection status of the specified tax provider in the context of a store.


        > #### Note

        > * Requires **read** permissions on the **Information and Settings** scope.

        '
      operationId: getTaxProviderConnection
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/response-connection'
              examples:
                response:
                  value:
                    data:
                      username: MyConnectedTaxProviderAccount
                      configured: true
        '404':
          description: Provider does not exist
      tags:
      - Tax Provider Connection
    delete:
      summary: BigCommerce Delete a Connection
      description: 'Remove any previously set basic connection credentials for the specified provider. If the specified provider is the active tax provider on the store, the store''s active tax provider will be reset to BigCommerce Manual Tax. It is suggested to call this endpoint during a single-click app [uninstall callback](/docs/integrations/apps/guide/callbacks#uninstall-callback).


        > #### Note

        > * This operation will be logged in [Store Logs](https://support.bigcommerce.com/s/article/Using-Store-Logs) under **Staff Actions**.

        > * Requires **write** permissions on the **Information and Settings** [scope](/docs/start/authentication/api-accounts#oauth-scopes).

        '
      operationId: deleteTaxProviderConnection
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/response-connection'
              examples:
                response:
                  value:
                    data:
                      username: MyDisconnectedTaxProviderAccount
                      configured: false
        '404':
          description: Provider or provider connection does not exist
      tags:
      - Tax Provider Connection
    put:
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/response-connection'
              examples:
                response:
                  value:
                    data:
                      username: MyUpdatedTaxProviderAccount
                      configured: true
        '404':
          description: Provider does not exist
        '422':
          description: Unprocessable Entity, will include a specific error message referencing the issue.
      description: "Set authentication information associated with a merchant's account on the tax provider's infrastructure:\n- [HTTP Basic Authentication](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Authentication) (developer.mozilla.org) credentials\n- (optional) Tax provider profile used in customized endpoint urls for tax provider calls. This is only available for tax providers that support this feature.\n\nThe configured `username`, `password`, and `profile` (if available) is used to authenticate each API request to the Tax Provider from the associated store. \nThe tax provider's `profile` will be included in the url for [Tax Provider API](/docs/rest-contracts/tax) endpoints. \n\n> #### Note\n> * This operation will be logged in [Store Logs](https://support.bigcommerce.com/s/article/Using-Store-Logs) under **Staff Actions**.\n> * Requires **write** permissions on the **Information and Settings** [scope](/docs/start/authentication/api-accounts#oauth-scopes)."
      summary: BigCommerce Update a Connection
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/ContentType'
      operationId: updateTaxProviderConnection
      tags:
      - Tax Provider Connection
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                username:
                  type: string
                  description: Public identifying information representing a unique account on the tax provider's infrastructure. Should not contain any personal identifying information (e.g. a personal email address).
                  example: MyTaxProviderAccount
                password:
                  type: string
                  example: h6eSgKLN72q7jYTW
                profile:
                  type: string
                  example: your_app_name
                  description: Optional field that allows merchants to customize Tax Provider API endpoint URLs. Only available for supporting providers.
            examples:
              Example:
                value:
                  username: MyTaxProviderAccount
                  password: h6eSgKLN72q7jYTW
                  profile: test-profile
        description: Basic authentication information, associated with a merchant account on the third-party tax providerʼs infrastructure.
components:
  parameters:
    ContentType:
      name: Content-Type
      in: header
      required: true
      description: The [MIME type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types) of the request body.
      schema:
        type: string
        default: application/json
    Accept:
      name: Accept
      in: header
      required: true
      description: The [MIME type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types) of the response body.
      schema:
        type: string
        default: application/json
  schemas:
    response-connection:
      type: object
      title: Connection Status
      properties:
        data:
          type: object
          properties:
            username:
              type: string
              description: Identifies a unique account on the external tax provider infrastructure. May be used to reconcile the two platforms.
            configured:
              type: boolean
              description: 'Describes whether the stored credentials are considered complete and configured, ready to be used for Tax Provider API requests.


                Merchants may enable any **configured** tax provider for storefront tax quotation.'
      x-internal: false
  securitySchemes:
    X-Auth-Token:
      name: X-Auth-Token
      description: '### OAuth scopes


        | UI Name | Permission | Parameter |

        |:--|:--|:-|

        |  Information & Settings | modify | `store_v2_information` |

        |  Information & Settings | read-only | `store_v2_information_read_only` |


        ### Authentication header


        | Header | Argument | Description |

        |:-|:|:|

        | `X-Auth-Token` | `access_token` | For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/docs/start/authentication/api-accounts). |


        ### Further reading


        For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/docs/start/authentication#x-auth-token-header-example-requests).


        For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/docs/start/authentication/api-accounts#oauth-scopes).


        For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/docs/start/about/status-codes).'
      type: apiKey
      in: header