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RESTAdminManagementCustomer SegmentationSegments

Create Segments

POST
https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/:store_hash/v3/segments
POST
/stores/:store_hash/v3/segments
$curl -X POST https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/store_hash/v3/segments \
>     -H "Accept: application/json" \
>     -H "X-Auth-Token: <apiKey>" \
>     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
>     -d '[
>  {
>    "name": "My Segment"
>  }
>]'
1{
2  "data": [
3    {
4      "id": "string",
5      "name": "My Segment",
6      "description": "Description",
7      "created_at": {},
8      "updated_at": {}
9    }
10  ],
11  "meta": {}
12}
Creates *Segments*. **Limits** * Limit of 10 concurrent requests. * Max total segements allowed per store is 1000.
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Limits

  • Limit of 10 concurrent requests.
  • Max total segements allowed per store is 1000.

Authentication

X-Auth-Tokenstring
### OAuth scopes | UI Name | Permission | Parameter | |:--------|:-----------|:----------| | Customers | modify | `store_v2_customers` | | Customers | read-only | `store_v2_customers_read_only` | **NOTE**: GET endpoints require only read-only permission, except for the [Get All Shopper Profiles in a Segment](/developer/api-reference/rest/admin/management/customer-segmentation/shopper-profiles-for-a-segment/get-segment-profiles) endpoint which requires modify permission. ### 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). | ### Further reading For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#x-auth-token-header-example-requests). For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see [API Accounts and OAuth Scopes](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#oauth-scopes). For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/developer/api-reference/rest/overview#rest-http-status-codes).

Path parameters

store_hashstringRequired
Permanent ID of the BigCommerce store.

Headers

AcceptstringRequiredDefaults to application/json
The [MIME type](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Basics_of_HTTP/MIME_types) of the response body.

Request

namestringRequired
Name of the segment
descriptionstringOptional
Description of the segment

Response

| An array of created Segments.

datalist of objects
metaobject

Errors

400
Bad Request Error
409
Conflict Error

OAuth scopes

UI NamePermissionParameter
Customersmodifystore_v2_customers
Customersread-onlystore_v2_customers_read_only

NOTE: GET endpoints require only read-only permission, except for the Get All Shopper Profiles in a Segment endpoint which requires modify permission.

Authentication header

HeaderArgumentDescription
X-Auth-Tokenaccess_tokenFor more about API accounts that generate access_tokens, see API Accounts and OAuth Scopes.

Further reading

For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see Authentication and Example Requests.

For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see API Accounts and OAuth Scopes.

For a list of API status codes, see API Status Codes.

The MIME type of the response body.