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RESTAdminManagementShippingV2Shipping Zones

Create Shipping Zone

POST
https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/:store_hash/v2/shipping/zones
POST
/stores/:store_hash/v2/shipping/zones
$curl -X POST https://api.bigcommerce.com/stores/store_hash/v2/shipping/zones \
>     -H "Accept: application/json" \
>     -H "X-Auth-Token: <apiKey>" \
>     -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
>     -d '{
>  "name": "Canada",
>  "type": "country",
>  "locations": [
>    {
>      "country_iso2": "CA"
>    }
>  ]
>}'
201Type: Country
1{
2  "id": 12,
3  "name": "California Zip Zone",
4  "type": "zip",
5  "locations": [
6    {
7      "id": 45,
8      "zip": "90210",
9      "country_iso2": "US",
10      "state_iso2": "CA"
11    }
12  ],
13  "free_shipping": {
14    "enabled": true,
15    "minimum_sub_total": "50.0000",
16    "exclude_fixed_shipping_products": false
17  },
18  "handling_fees": {
19    "fixed_surcharge": "4.99",
20    "display_separately": true
21  },
22  "enabled": true
23}

Creates a Shipping Zone.

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Authentication

X-Auth-Tokenstring
### OAuth scopes | UI Name | Permission | Parameter | |:--------|:-----------|:----------| | Information & Settings | modify | `store_v2_information` | | Information & Settings | read-only | `store_v2_information_read_only` | ### Authentication header | Header | Argument | Description | | - | - | - | | `X-Auth-Token` | `access_token` | For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/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#x-auth-token-header-example-requests). For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/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

This endpoint expects an object.
namestringRequired
Zone name. Required for PUT requests.
typeenumRequired
Allowed values:
locationslist of objectsOptional

Array of zone locations. BigCommerce has a platform limit of 40000 zip type locations.

free_shippingobjectOptional
handling_feesobjectOptional
enabledbooleanOptional
Whether this shipping zone is enabled.

Response

idinteger
Zone ID.
namestring
Zone name.
typeenum
Allowed values:
locationslist of objects
Array of zone locations.
free_shippingobject
handling_feesobject
enabledboolean
Whether this shipping zone is enabled.

OAuth scopes

UI NamePermissionParameter
Information & Settingsmodifystore_v2_information
Information & Settingsread-onlystore_v2_information_read_only

Authentication header

HeaderArgumentDescription
X-Auth-Tokenaccess_tokenFor more about API accounts that generate access_tokens, see our Guide to API Accounts.

Further reading

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

For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our Guide to API Accounts.

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

The MIME type of the response body.