Create Coupon Code

Create a new code for the promotion.

Note: The default rate limit for this endpoint is 40 concurrent requests.

Authentication

X-Auth-Tokenstring
### OAuth scopes | UI Name | Permission | Parameter | |:--------|:-----------|:----------| | Marketing | modify | `store_v2_marketing` | | Marketing | read-only | `store_v2_marketing_read_only` | ### Authentication header | Header | Argument | Description | |:-------|:---------|:------------| | `X-Auth-Token` | `access_token` | For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see [API Accounts and OAuth Scopes](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#api-accounts). | ### Further reading For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts). For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see [API Accounts and OAuth Scopes](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#api-accounts). For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/developer/api-reference/rest/overview#rest-http-status-codes).

Path parameters

promotion_idstringRequired
The ID of the associated promotion.

Request

This endpoint expects an object.
codestringRequiredformat: "[a-zA-Z0-9_\ -]"<=50 characters
A unique code that can be used to manually apply a discount. Only letters, numbers, white spaces, underscores, and hyphens are allowed.
max_usesintegerOptional

The maximum number of times you can use this coupon code. The default value is 0, which represents unlimited uses. The parent promotion’s max_uses field overrides the coupon code’s max_uses field.

max_uses_per_customerintegerOptional
The maximum number of times a specific customer can use this coupon code. The default value is 0, which represents unlimited uses.

Response

dataobject

A CouponCode object encapsulates attributes of a coupon code.

metaobject
Empty meta object, which may be used at a later time.