BigCommerce Tax Rates API

The Tax Rates API from BigCommerce — 1 operation(s) for tax rates.

Operations 4

GET /tax/rates BigCommerce Get Tax Rates #
PUT /tax/rates BigCommerce Update Tax Rates #
POST /tax/rates BigCommerce Create Tax Rates #
DELETE /tax/rates BigCommerce Delete Tax Rates #

Documentation

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https://developer.bigcommerce.com/docs/rest-catalog/category-trees
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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-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-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-rates-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: BigCommerce & Zones Tax Rates API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Manage manual tax rates and zones.
  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 Rates
paths:
  /tax/rates:
    parameters:
    - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Accept'
    get:
      tags:
      - Tax Rates
      summary: BigCommerce Get Tax Rates
      description: Retrieve a list of tax rates.
      operationId: getTaxRates
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/rateIdIn'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/taxZoneIdIn'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tax_Rate'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/Meta'
              examples: {}
    put:
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Content-Type'
      tags:
      - Tax Rates
      summary: BigCommerce Update Tax Rates
      description: Update one or more tax rates. Only the tax rate `id` field is required. Fields unspecified by the request will retain their current state.
      operationId: updateTaxRates
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/Tax_RateArray'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tax_Rate'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaOpen'
              examples:
                Example 1:
                  value:
                    data:
                    - id: 3
                      tax_zone_id: 2
                      name: Sales Tax
                      enabled: true
                      priority: 1
                      class_rates:
                      - rate: 10
                        tax_class_id: 0
                    meta: {}
    post:
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Content-Type'
      tags:
      - Tax Rates
      summary: BigCommerce Create Tax Rates
      description: Create one or more tax rates. Tax rates must be associated with a `tax_zone_id`.
      operationId: createTaxRates
      requestBody:
        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/Tax_RateArrayPOST'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tax_Rate'
                  meta:
                    $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetaOpen'
              examples:
                Example 1:
                  value:
                    data:
                    - id: 3
                      tax_zone_id: 2
                      name: Sales Tax
                      enabled: true
                      priority: 1
                      class_rates:
                      - rate: 5
                        tax_class_id: 0
                    meta: {}
    delete:
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/rateIdIn'
      tags:
      - Tax Rates
      summary: BigCommerce Delete Tax Rates
      description: 'Delete one or more tax rates.


        > You must specify which rate(s) to delete using the `id:in` query parameter.'
      operationId: deleteTaxRates
      responses:
        '204':
          description: No Content
components:
  schemas:
    MetaOpen:
      title: Response meta
      type: object
      properties: {}
      additionalProperties: true
      description: Response metadata.
    Tax_RatePUT:
      type: object
      properties:
        class_rates:
          type: array
          description: Tax rates for tax classes. You must assign at least one tax rate for each tax class defined on a store.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              rate:
                type: number
                description: The tax rate that you apply to the items in a tax class.
                example: 5
              tax_class_id:
                type: integer
                description: ID of a tax class. You must associate a tax rate with a tax class. The rate will apply to all the items in this tax class.
                example: 1
        enabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates whether a tax rate is enabled. Tax operations are only for enabled zones.
          default: true
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Tax Rate ID. Internal identifier to update and delete a specific tax rate.
          example: 3
        name:
          type: string
          description: The human-readable name for this tax zone. The name appears in the store control panel and may be visible to shoppers, depending on store tax settings.
          example: Sales Tax
        priority:
          type: integer
          description: Allows for compounding tax rates, common in certain jurisdictions.
          default: 1
        tax_zone_id:
          type: integer
          description: ID of an associated tax zone. You must associate a tax rate with a tax zone.
          example: 2
      required:
      - id
    Tax_RatePOST:
      type: object
      properties:
        class_rates:
          type: array
          description: Tax rates for tax classes. You must assign at least one tax rate for each tax class defined on a store.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              rate:
                type: number
                description: The tax rate that you apply to the items in a tax class.
                example: 5
              tax_class_id:
                type: integer
                description: ID of a tax class. You must associate a tax rate with a tax class. The rate will apply to all items in this tax class.
                example: 1
            required:
            - rate
            - tax_class_id
        enabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates whether a tax rate is enabled. Tax operations are only for enabled zones.
          default: true
        name:
          type: string
          description: The human-readable name for this tax zone. The name appears in the store control panel and may be visible to shoppers, depending on store tax settings.
          example: Sales Tax
        priority:
          type: integer
          description: Allows for compounding tax rates, common in certain jurisdictions.
          default: 1
        tax_zone_id:
          type: integer
          description: ID of an associated tax zone. You must associate a tax rate with a tax zone.
          example: 2
      required:
      - class_rates
      - name
      - tax_zone_id
    Tax_Rate:
      type: object
      properties:
        class_rates:
          type: array
          description: Tax rates for tax classes. You must assign at least one tax rate for each tax class defined on a store.
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              rate:
                type: number
                description: The tax rate that you apply to the items in a tax class.
                example: 5
              tax_class_id:
                type: integer
                description: ID of a tax class. You must associate a tax rate with a tax class. The rate will apply to all the items in this tax class.
                example: 1
        enabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Indicates whether a tax rate is enabled. Tax operations are only for enabled zones.
          default: true
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Tax Rate ID. Internal identifier to update and delete a specific tax rate.
          example: 3
        name:
          type: string
          description: The human-readable name for this tax zone. The name appears in the store control panel and may be visible to shoppers, depending on store tax settings.
          example: Sales Tax
        priority:
          type: integer
          description: Allows for compounding tax rates, common in certain jurisdictions.
          default: 1
        tax_zone_id:
          type: integer
          description: ID of an associated tax zone. You must associate a tax rate with a tax zone.
          example: 2
      x-examples: {}
    Meta:
      type: object
      properties:
        pagination:
          type: object
          properties:
            total:
              type: integer
            count:
              type: integer
            per_page:
              type: integer
            current_page:
              type: integer
            total_pages:
              type: integer
            links:
              type: object
              properties:
                current:
                  type: string
      x-examples:
        Example 1:
          pagination:
            total: 1
            count: 1
            per_page: 50
            current_page: 1
            total_pages: 1
            links:
              current: ?tax_zone_id%3Ain=1&page=1&limit=50
      title: Meta
  requestBodies:
    Tax_RateArrayPOST:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tax_RatePOST'
          examples:
            Example 1:
              value:
              - tax_zone_id: 2
                name: Sales Tax
                enabled: true
                priority: 1
                class_rates:
                - rate: 5
                  tax_class_id: 0
      required: true
    Tax_RateArray:
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: array
            items:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tax_RatePUT'
          examples:
            Example 1:
              value:
              - id: 3
                tax_zone_id: 2
                name: Sales Tax
                enabled: true
                priority: 1
                class_rates:
                - rate: 10
                  tax_class_id: 0
      required: true
  parameters:
    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
    rateIdIn:
      name: id:in
      in: query
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: integer
        minItems: 1
      style: form
      explode: false
      description: Filter by tax rate `id`. Use a comma-separated CSV string of IDs for multiple tax rates. For example, `5` or `12,34,56`.
      required: false
    taxZoneIdIn:
      name: tax_zone_id:in
      in: query
      schema:
        type: array
        items:
          type: integer
        minItems: 1
      style: form
      explode: false
      description: Filter by tax zone `id`. Use a comma-separated CSV string of IDs for multiple tax zones. For example, `5` or `12,34,56`.
      required: false
    Content-Type:
      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
  securitySchemes:
    X-Auth-Token:
      name: X-Auth-Token
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      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).'