This endpoint creates an item to be stored in a merchant's catalog. The item uses is_active, is_taxable, is_service or is_discount to denote whether the item is actively sold, taxable, a service or a discount, respectively.

You can create a product, service or discount item to be added to the catalog.

To create a product item

To create a product, is_discount and is_service would be set to false for a product.

Variable	Description
item	Name of the item.
price	The price to set for the product or service.
category	You can choose a category for the item.
details	Details provide the description of the item.
code	This is the internal code for the item.
in_stock	The value that is on hand.
low_stock_alert	The value that will issue a low stock alert.
is_service	Set to False.
is_active	Set to True if this item is available to be used.
is_taxable	Sets if the item is taxable. True is taxable, while False would be tax-exempt.
is_discount	Set to False.
is_discountable	If True, the item price can be affected by a discount.
files	Add file IDs to be associated with the item.
thumbnail_id	Associates a file ID with a thumbnail image of the item. This can help identify the item in the UI.

To create a service

To create a service, is_discount would be set to False and is_service would be set to True for a service.

Variable	Description
item	Name of the item.
price	The price to set for the service.
category	You can choose a category for the item.
details	Details provide the description of the item.
code	This is the internal code for the item.
is_service	Set to true.
is_active	Set to True if this item is available to be used.
is_taxable	Sets if the item is taxable. True is taxable, while False would be tax-exempt.
is_discount	Set to False.
is_discountable	If True, the item price can be affected by a discount.
files	Add file IDs to be associated with the item.
thumbnail_id	Associates a file ID with a thumbnail image of the item. This can help identify the item in the UI.

To create a discount item

To create a discount, is_discount is set to True for a discount.

Variable	Description
item	Name of the item.
price	The amount to be discounted. If `is_percentage` is True, this value is a percentage; otherwise, it is a dollar amount.
category	You can choose a category for the item.
details	Details provide the description of the item.
code	This is the internal code for the item.
in_stock	The number of discounts available.
low_stock_alert	A warning is received when the stock reaches this level.
is_active	Set to True if this item is available to be used.
is_discount	Set to True to create a discount item.
is_percentage	Determines if the price variable is a dollar amount or a percentage.
files	Add file IDs to be associated with the item.
thumbnail_id	Associates a file ID with a thumbnail image of the item. This can help identify the item in the UI.