POST /v2/vendors/create - Square API Reference

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/v2/vendors/create

Creates a single Vendor object to represent a supplier to a seller.

Permissions:VENDOR_WRITE

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Request body

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idempotency_key

string

Required

A client-supplied, universally unique identifier (UUID) to make this CreateVendor call idempotent.

See Idempotency in the API Development 101 section for more information.

Min Length

Max Length

128

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vendor

The requested Vendor to be created.

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Response fields

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errors

Errors encountered when the request fails.

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vendor

The successfully created Vendor object.

curl https://connect.squareup.com/v2/vendors/create \ -X POST \ -H 'Square-Version: 2024-12-18' \ -H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN' \ -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \ -d '{ "idempotency_key": "8fc6a5b0-9fe8-4b46-b46b-2ef95793abbe", "vendor": { "name": "Joe'\''s Fresh Seafood", "address": { "address_line_1": "505 Electric Ave", "address_line_2": "Suite 600", "locality": "New York", "administrative_district_level_1": "NY", "postal_code": "10003", "country": "US" }, "contacts": [ { "name": "Joe Burrow", "email_address": "[email protected]", "phone_number": "1-212-555-4250" } ], "account_number": "4025391", "note": "a vendor" } }'

{ "vendor": { "id": "INV_V_JDKYHBWT1D4F8MFH63DBMEN8Y4", "created_at": "2022-03-16T10:21:54.859Z", "updated_at": "2022-03-16T10:21:54.859Z", "name": "Joe's Fresh Seafood", "address": { "address_line_1": "505 Electric Ave", "address_line_2": "Suite 600", "locality": "New York", "administrative_district_level_1": "NY", "postal_code": "10003", "country": "US" }, "contacts": [ { "id": "INV_VC_FMCYHBWT1TPL8MFH52PBMEN92A", "name": "Joe Burrow", "email_address": "[email protected]", "phone_number": "1-212-555-4250" } ], "account_number": "4025391", "note": "a vendor", "version": 1, "status": "ACTIVE" } }