Lightspeed Commerce Taxes API

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  contact:
    email: x-series.api@lightspeedhq.com
    name: Lightspeed Developer Relations
    url: https://developers.retail.lightspeed.app
  description: Lightspeed Retail (X-Series) API.
  license:
    name: Apache 2.0
    url: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
  termsOfService: https://developers.lightspeedhq.com/terms
  title: 2026-07 Taxes API
  version: 2026-07
servers:
- url: https://{domain_prefix}.retail.lightspeed.app/api/2026-07
  variables:
    domain_prefix:
      default: example
      description: Domain prefix of the store to be operated on
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- description: Tax operations
  name: Taxes
paths:
  /taxes:
    get:
      description: 'Returns a paginated list of taxes.


        🔒 Requires: `taxes:read` scope'
      operationId: ListTaxes
      parameters:
      - description: The lower limit for the version numbers to be included in the response.
        in: query
        name: after
        schema:
          format: int64
          type: integer
      - description: The upper limit for the version numbers to be included in the response.
        in: query
        name: before
        schema:
          format: int64
          type: integer
      - description: The maximum number of items to be returned in the response.
        in: query
        name: page_size
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                data:
                - deleted_at: null
                  display_name: No Tax
                  id: b1cecdf6-f019-11e3-a0f5-b8ca3a64f8f4
                  is_default: false
                  name: No Tax
                  rates:
                  - display_name: No Tax
                    id: b1cfbc85-f019-11e3-a0f5-b8ca3a64f8f4
                    name: No Tax
                    rate: 0
                  version: 391487
                - deleted_at: null
                  display_name: GST
                  id: b1d192bc-f019-11e3-a0f5-b8ca3a64f8f4
                  is_default: true
                  name: GST
                  rates:
                  - display_name: GST
                    id: b1dfed8b-f019-11e3-a0f5-b8ca3a64f8f4
                    name: GST
                    rate: 0.15
                  version: 391490
                - deleted_at: null
                  display_name: VAT
                  id: dc85058a-a683-11e5-e112-4600acd0096a
                  is_default: false
                  name: VAT
                  rates:
                  - display_name: VAT
                    id: accff2bf-4600-11e5-8112-dc85058aa69e
                    name: VAT
                    rate: 0.2
                  version: 478922
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TaxCollection'
          description: ''
      summary: List taxes
      tags:
      - Taxes
    post:
      description: 'Creates a new tax.


        🔒 Requires: `taxes:write` scope'
      operationId: CreateTax
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateTaxRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                data:
                  deleted_at: null
                  display_name: GST
                  id: b1d192bc-f019-11e3-a0f5-b8ca3a64f8f4
                  is_default: true
                  name: GST
                  rates:
                  - display_name: GST
                    id: b1dfed8b-f019-11e3-a0f5-b8ca3a64f8f4
                    name: GST
                    rate: 0.15
                  version: 391490
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TaxResponse'
          description: Tax created successfully.
        '409':
          description: Conflict - A tax with the given name already exists.
      summary: Create tax
      tags:
      - Taxes
  /taxes/{tax_id}:
    get:
      description: 'Returns a single tax with a given ID.


        🔒 Requires: `taxes:read` scope'
      operationId: GetTaxByID
      parameters:
      - description: The tax id.
        in: path
        name: tax_id
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                data:
                  deleted_at: null
                  display_name: GST
                  id: b1d192bc-f019-11e3-a0f5-b8ca3a64f8f4
                  is_default: true
                  name: GST
                  rates:
                  - display_name: GST
                    id: b1dfed8b-f019-11e3-a0f5-b8ca3a64f8f4
                    name: GST
                    rate: 0.15
                  version: 391490
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/TaxResponse'
          description: ''
      summary: Get a single tax
      tags:
      - Taxes
components:
  schemas:
    RateRule:
      description: 'Rule that applies to a rate.

        E.g.: Tax rate that applies for clothing and footwear costing $90 or more.'
      properties:
        tax_code:
          description: Label assigned to a product which indicates the tax obligation.
          enum:
          - vend_clothing_footwear
          example: vend_clothing_footwear
          type: string
        type:
          description: Type of rule to apply.
          enum:
          - threshold
          example: threshold
          type: string
        value:
          description: An optional value that can be used for the rule.
          example: 90
          type: number
      required:
      - tax_code
      - type
      title: Rate Rule
      type: object
    TaxRate:
      properties:
        display_name:
          description: The name of the tax rate used for display.
          type: string
        id:
          description: Auto-generated object ID.
          format: uuid
          type: string
        name:
          description: The name of the tax rate.
          type: string
        rate:
          description: Tax rate value. `0.1 = 10%`.
          format: double
          type: number
        rules:
          description: Rules that apply to the rate for tax exclusive outlets.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/RateRule'
          type: array
      required:
      - display_name
      - id
      - name
      - rate
      title: Tax rate
      type: object
    TaxCollection:
      properties:
        data:
          description: An array of tax objects.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tax'
          type: array
      required:
      - data
      title: Tax Collection
      type: object
    Tax:
      properties:
        deleted_at:
          description: The deletion timestamp.
          type:
          - string
          - 'null'
        display_name:
          description: The name of the tax used for display.
          type: string
        id:
          description: Auto-generated object ID.
          format: uuid
          type: string
        is_default:
          description: Indicates whether the tax is used as the default one.
          type: boolean
        name:
          description: The name of the tax.
          type: string
        rates:
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/TaxRate'
          type: array
        version:
          description: Auto-incrementing object version number.
          format: int64
          type: integer
      required:
      - deleted_at
      - display_name
      - id
      - is_default
      - version
      title: Tax
      type: object
    CreateTaxRequest:
      properties:
        clothing_footwear_exemption:
          description: Whether the tax is exempt for clothing and footwear. This is applicable for tax exclusive retailers only.
          type: boolean
        clothing_footwear_threshold_value:
          description: The threshold value for clothing and footwear exemption. This is applicable for tax exclusive retailers only.
          format: double
          type: number
        name:
          description: The Tax name.
          type: string
        rate:
          description: The Tax rate percentage.
          example: 0.1
          format: double
          type: number
        tax_over_threshold:
          description: Whether the tax applies over the threshold. This is applicable for tax exclusive retailers only.
          type: boolean
      required:
      - name
      - rate
      title: CreateTaxRequest
      type: object
    TaxResponse:
      description: A response for a single tax GET request.
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Tax'
      title: Tax Response
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      description: Bearer Token for API authentication.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http
externalDocs:
  description: List of tz database time zones
  url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones