Discount Codes

With Discount Codes it is possible to give specific Cart Discounts to eligible customers. They are defined by a string value which can be added to a Cart so that specific Cart Discounts can be applied to the cart.

A DiscountCode can apply up to 10 CartDiscounts.

Representations

DiscountCode

id​
String​

Unique identifier of the DiscountCode.

version​
Int​

Current version of the DiscountCode.

name​

Name of the DiscountCode.

description​

Description of the DiscountCode.

code​
String​

User-defined unique identifier of the DiscountCode added to the Cart to apply the related CartDiscounts.

cartDiscounts​

Reference to CartDiscounts that can be applied to the Cart once the DiscountCode is applied.

cartPredicate​
String​

DiscountCode can only be applied to Carts that match this predicate.

isActive​
Boolean​

Indicates if the DiscountCode is active and can be applied to the Cart.

references​
Array of Reference​

Array generated from the Cart predicate. It contains the references of all the resources that are addressed in the predicate.

maxApplications​
Int​

Number of times the DiscountCode can be applied. DiscountCode application is counted at the time of Order creation or edit. However, Order cancellation or deletion does not decrement the count.

maxApplicationsPerCustomer​
Int​

Number of times the DiscountCode can be applied per Customer (anonymous Carts are not supported). DiscountCode application is counted at the time of Order creation or edit. However, Order cancellation or deletion does not decrement the count.

groups​
Array of String​

Groups to which the DiscountCode belongs to.

validFrom​

Date and time (UTC) from which the DiscountCode is effective.

validUntil​

Date and time (UTC) until which the DiscountCode is effective.

applicationVersion​
Int​

Used and managed by the API and must not be used in customer logic. The value can change at any time due to internal and external factors.

custom​

Custom Fields of the DiscountCode.

createdAt​

Date and time (UTC) the DiscountCode was initially created.

createdBy​BETA

Present on resources created after 1 February 2019 except for events not tracked.

lastModifiedAt​

Date and time (UTC) the DiscountCode was last updated.

lastModifiedBy​BETA

Present on resources created after 1 February 2019 except for events not tracked.

DiscountCodeDraft

name​

Name of the DiscountCode.

description​

Description of the DiscountCode.

code​
String​

User-defined unique identifier for the DiscountCode that can be added to the Cart to apply the related CartDiscounts. It cannot be modified after the DiscountCode is created.

cartDiscounts​

Specify what CartDiscounts the API applies when you add the DiscountCode to the Cart.

MinItems: 1​MaxItems: 10​
cartPredicate​
String​

DiscountCode can only be applied to Carts that match this predicate.

isActive​
Boolean​

Only active DiscountCodes can be applied to the Cart.

Default: true​
maxApplications​
Int​

Number of times the DiscountCode can be applied.

maxApplicationsPerCustomer​
Int​

Number of times the DiscountCode can be applied per Customer.

groups​
Array of String​

Groups to which the DiscountCode will belong to.

validFrom​

Date and time (UTC) from which the DiscountCode is effective. Must be earlier than validUntil.

validUntil​

Date and time (UTC) until which the DiscountCode is effective. Must be later than validFrom.

custom​

Custom Fields for the DiscountCode.

DiscountCodePagedQueryResponse

PagedQueryResult with results containing an array of DiscountCode.

limit​
Int​
offset​
Int​

Number of elements skipped.

count​
Int​

Actual number of results returned.

total​
Int​

Total number of results matching the query. This number is an estimation that is not strongly consistent. This field is returned by default. For improved performance, calculating this field can be deactivated by using the query parameter withTotal=false. When the results are filtered with a Query Predicate, total is subject to a limit.

results​
Array of DiscountCode​

DiscountCodes matching the query.

DiscountCodeReference

id​
String​

Unique identifier of the referenced DiscountCode.

typeId​
String​
"discount-code"

References a DiscountCode.

obj​

Contains the representation of the expanded DiscountCode. Only present in responses to requests with Reference Expansion for DiscountCodes.

DiscountCodeResourceIdentifier

id​
String​

Unique identifier of the referenced DiscountCode. Either id or key is required.

key​
String​

User-defined unique identifier of the referenced DiscountCode. Either id or key is required.

typeId​
String​
"discount-code"

References a DiscountCode.

Get DiscountCode

GET
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/discount-codes/{id}

Deprecated scope: view_orders:{projectKey}

OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
view_discount_codes:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

id
​
String
​

id of the DiscountCode.

Query parameters:
expand
​​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
Response:
Request Example:cURL
curl -X GET https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/discount-codes/{id} -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}'
200 Response Example: DiscountCodejson
{
"id" : "3b3327a4-06c2-4129-8d87-83d5ce53e038",
"version" : 2,
"code" : "SAVE10",
"name" : {
"en" : "Save10"
},
"cartDiscounts" : [ {
"typeId" : "cart-discount",
"id" : "fdbaf4ea-fbc9-4fea-bac4-1d7e6c1995b3"
} ],
"isActive" : true,
"cartPredicate" : "1=1",
"references" : [ ],
"groups" : [ ],
"createdAt" : "2015-09-15T09:02:29.323Z",
"lastModifiedAt" : "2015-09-15T09:04:06.910Z"
}

Query DiscountCodes

GET
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/discount-codes

Deprecated scope: view_orders:{projectKey}

OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
view_discount_codes:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

Query parameters:
where
​​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
/^var[.][a-zA-Z0-9]+$/
​
Any string parameter matching this regular expression
​

Predicate parameter values.

The parameter can be passed multiple times.
sort
​​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
expand
​​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
limit
​
Int
​
offset
​
Int
​

Number of elements skipped.

withTotal
​
Boolean
​

Controls the calculation of the total number of query results. Set to false to improve query performance when the total is not needed.

Request Example:cURL
curl -X GET https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/discount-codes -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}'
200 Response Example: DiscountCodePagedQueryResponsejson
{
"limit" : 20,
"offset" : 0,
"count" : 1,
"total" : 1,
"results" : [ {
"id" : "3b3327a4-06c2-4129-8d87-83d5ce53e038",
"version" : 2,
"code" : "SAVE10",
"name" : {
"en" : "Save10"
},
"cartDiscounts" : [ {
"typeId" : "cart-discount",
"id" : "fdbaf4ea-fbc9-4fea-bac4-1d7e6c1995b3"
} ],
"isActive" : true,
"cartPredicate" : "1=1",
"references" : [ ],
"groups" : [ ],
"attributeTypes" : { },
"cartFieldTypes" : { },
"lineItemFieldTypes" : { },
"customLineItemFieldTypes" : { },
"createdAt" : "2015-09-15T09:02:29.323Z",
"lastModifiedAt" : "2015-09-15T09:04:06.910Z"
} ]
}

Create DiscountCode

POST
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/discount-codes

Deprecated scope: manage_orders:{projectKey}

OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
manage_discount_codes:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

Query parameters:
expand
​​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
Request Body:DiscountCodeDraft
Response:
Request Example:cURL
curl -X POST https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/discount-codes -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary @- << DATA
{
"code" : "SAVE10",
"name" : {
"en" : "Save10"
},
"cartDiscounts" : [ {
"typeId" : "cart-discount",
"id" : "fdbaf4ea-fbc9-4fea-bac4-1d7e6c1995b3"
} ],
"isActive" : true,
"cartPredicate" : "1=1"
}
DATA
201 Response Example: DiscountCodejson
{
"id" : "3b3327a4-06c2-4129-8d87-83d5ce53e038",
"version" : 2,
"code" : "SAVE10",
"name" : {
"en" : "Save10"
},
"cartDiscounts" : [ {
"typeId" : "cart-discount",
"id" : "fdbaf4ea-fbc9-4fea-bac4-1d7e6c1995b3"
} ],
"isActive" : true,
"cartPredicate" : "1=1",
"references" : [ ],
"groups" : [ ],
"createdAt" : "2015-09-15T09:02:29.323Z",
"lastModifiedAt" : "2015-09-15T09:04:06.910Z"
}

Update DiscountCode

POST
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/discount-codes/{id}

Deprecated scope: manage_orders:{projectKey}

OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
manage_discount_codes:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

id
​
String
​

id of the DiscountCode.

Query parameters:
expand
​​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
Request Body:
version​
Int​

Expected version of the DiscountCode on which the changes should be applied. If the expected version does not match the actual version, a 409 Conflict will be returned.

actions​

Update actions to be performed on the DiscountCode.

Response:
Request Example:cURL
curl -X POST https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/discount-codes/{id} -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-binary @- << DATA
{
"version" : 1,
"actions" : [ {
"action" : "setName",
"name" : {
"en" : "New Name"
}
} ]
}
DATA
200 Response Example: DiscountCodejson
{
"id" : "3b3327a4-06c2-4129-8d87-83d5ce53e038",
"version" : 2,
"code" : "SAVE10",
"name" : {
"en" : "Save10"
},
"cartDiscounts" : [ {
"typeId" : "cart-discount",
"id" : "fdbaf4ea-fbc9-4fea-bac4-1d7e6c1995b3"
} ],
"isActive" : true,
"cartPredicate" : "1=1",
"references" : [ ],
"groups" : [ ],
"createdAt" : "2015-09-15T09:02:29.323Z",
"lastModifiedAt" : "2015-09-15T09:04:06.910Z"
}

Update actions

Set Name

action​
String​
"setName"
name​

Value to set. If empty, any existing value will be removed.

Example: json
{
"action" : "setName",
"name" : {
"en" : "New Name EN",
"de" : "New Name DE"
}
}

Set Description

action​
String​
"setDescription"
description​

Value to set. If empty, any existing value will be removed.

Example: json
{
"action" : "setDescription",
"description" : {
"en" : "New Description EN",
"de" : "New Description DE"
}
}

Set Cart Predicate

action​
String​
"setCartPredicate"
cartPredicate​
String​

Value to set. If empty, any existing value will be removed.

Example: json
{
"action" : "setCartPredicate",
"cartPredicate" : "lineItemCount(sku = \"mySKU\") > 1"
}

Set Max Applications

action​
String​
"setMaxApplications"
maxApplications​
Int​

Value to set. If empty, any existing value will be removed.

Example: json
{
"action" : "setMaxApplications",
"maxApplications" : 100
}

Set Max Applications Per Customer

action​
String​
"setMaxApplicationsPerCustomer"
maxApplicationsPerCustomer​
Int​

Value to set. If empty, any existing value will be removed.

Example: json
{
"action" : "setMaxApplicationsPerCustomer",
"maxApplicationsPerCustomer" : 10
}

Set Custom Type

action​
String​
"setCustomType"

Defines the Type that extends the DiscountCode with Custom Fields. If absent, any existing Type and Custom Fields are removed from the DiscountCode.

fields​

Sets the Custom Fields fields for the DiscountCode.

Example: json
{
"action" : "setCustomType",
"type" : {
"id" : "{{type-id}}",
"typeId" : "type"
},
"fields" : {
"examplaryStringTypeField" : "TextString"
}
}

Set CustomField

action​
String​
"setCustomField"
name​
String​

Name of the Custom Field.

value​

If value is absent or null, this field will be removed if it exists. Trying to remove a field that does not exist will fail with an InvalidOperation error. If value is provided, it is set for the field defined by name.

Example: json
{
"action" : "setCustomField",
"name" : "ExamplaryStringTypeField",
"value" : "TextString"
}

Change CartDiscounts

action​
String​
"changeCartDiscounts"
cartDiscounts​

New value to set.

MinItems: 1​MaxItems: 10​
Example: json
{
"action" : "changeCartDiscounts",
"cartDiscounts" : [ {
"typeId" : "cart-discount",
"id" : "{{cartDiscountId}}"
} ]
}

Change Groups

action​
String​
"changeGroups"
groups​
Array of String​

New value to set. An empty array removes the DiscountCode from all groups.

Example: json
{
"action" : "changeGroups",
"groups" : [ "groupString" ]
}

Change IsActive

action​
String​
"changeIsActive"
isActive​
Boolean​

New value to set. Set to true to activate the DiscountCode for all matching Discounts.

Example: json
{
"action" : "changeIsActive",
"isActive" : false
}

Set Valid From

action​
String​
"setValidFrom"
validFrom​

Value to set that must be earlier than validUntil. If empty, any existing value will be removed.

Example: json
{
"action" : "setValidFrom",
"validFrom" : "2018-10-12T14:00:00.000Z"
}

Set Valid Until

action​
String​
"setValidUntil"
validUntil​

Value to set that must be later than validFrom. If empty, any existing value will be removed.

Example: json
{
"action" : "setValidUntil",
"validFrom" : "2018-10-12T14:00:00.000Z"
}

Set Valid From and Until

action​
String​
"setValidFromAndUntil"
validFrom​

Value to set that must be earlier than validUntil. If empty, any existing value will be removed.

validUntil​

Value to set that must be later than validFrom. If empty, any existing value will be removed.

Example: json
{
"action" : "setValidFromAndUntil",
"validFrom" : "2018-10-12T14:00:00.000Z",
"validUntil" : "2018-10-12T14:05:00.000Z"
}

Delete DiscountCode

The API does not check if a CartDiscount, Cart, or Order exists that has a reference to the DiscountCode before deleting it.

DELETE
https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/discount-codes/{id}

Deprecated scope: manage_orders:{projectKey}

OAuth 2.0 Scopes:
manage_discount_codes:{projectKey}
Path parameters:
region
​
String
​

Region in which the Project is hosted.

projectKey
​
String
​

key of the Project.

id
​
String
​

id of the DiscountCode.

Query parameters:
version
​
Int
​

Last seen version of the resource.

expand
​​
The parameter can be passed multiple times.
dataErasure
​
Boolean
​

Defaults to false. Set to true if you want to erase all related personal data in compliance with GDPR.

Response:
Request Example:cURL
curl -X DELETE https://api.{region}.commercetools.com/{projectKey}/discount-codes/{id}?version={version} -i \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer ${BEARER_TOKEN}'
200 Response Example: DiscountCodejson
{
"id" : "3b3327a4-06c2-4129-8d87-83d5ce53e038",
"version" : 2,
"code" : "SAVE10",
"name" : {
"en" : "Save10"
},
"cartDiscounts" : [ {
"typeId" : "cart-discount",
"id" : "fdbaf4ea-fbc9-4fea-bac4-1d7e6c1995b3"
} ],
"isActive" : true,
"cartPredicate" : "1=1",
"references" : [ ],
"groups" : [ ],
"createdAt" : "2015-09-15T09:02:29.323Z",
"lastModifiedAt" : "2015-09-15T09:04:06.910Z"
}