Create items
Create an item in Business Central for use on invoices, quotes, etc.
HTTP request
Replace the URL prefix for Business Central depending on environment following the guideline.
POST businesscentralPrefix/companies({id})/items
Request headers
Header | Value |
---|---|
Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. |
Content-Type | application/json |
If-Match | Required. When this request header is included and the eTag provided does not match the current tag on the item, the item will not be updated. |
Request body
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of an items object.
Response
If successful, this method returns 201 Created
response code and an items object in the response body.
Example
Request
Here is an example of a request.
POST https://{businesscentralPrefix}/api/v2.0/companies({id})/items
Content-type: application/json
{
"number": "1896-S",
"displayName": "ATHENS Desk",
"type": "Inventory",
"itemCategoryId": "e21a6a90-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
"itemCategoryCode": "TABLE",
"blocked": false,
"gtin": "",
"unitPrice": 1000.8,
"priceIncludesTax": false,
"unitCost": 780.7,
"taxGroupId": "9f196a90-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
"taxGroupCode": "FURNITURE",
"baseUnitOfMeasureId": "5ca6738a-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
"baseUnitOfMeasureCode": "PCS"
}
Response
Here is an example of the response.
Note
The response object shown here may be truncated for brevity. All of the properties will be returned from an actual call.
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json
{
"id": "fca5738a-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
"number": "1896-S",
"displayName": "ATHENS Desk",
"displayName2": "",
"type": "Inventory",
"itemCategoryId": "e21a6a90-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
"itemCategoryCode": "TABLE",
"blocked": false,
"gtin": "",
"inventory": 0,
"unitPrice": 1000.8,
"priceIncludesTax": false,
"unitCost": 780.7,
"taxGroupId": "9f196a90-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
"taxGroupCode": "FURNITURE",
"baseUnitOfMeasureId": "5ca6738a-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
"baseUnitOfMeasureCode": "PCS",
"generalProductPostingGroupId": "019b8ec1-d83d-ee11-be71-6045bde9cbf2",
"generalProductPostingGroupCode": "RETAIL",
"inventoryPostingGroupId": "039e8ec1-d83d-ee11-be71-6045bde9cbf2",
"inventoryPostingGroupCode": "RESALE",
"lastModifiedDateTime": "2020-08-21T00:24:19.347Z"
}
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