---
title: "generatePlacementOptions"
method: POST
path: "/inbound/fba/2024-03-20/inboundPlans/{inboundPlanId}/placementOptions"
tags: ["Fulfillment Inbound v2024-03-20"]
---

# generatePlacementOptions

`POST /inbound/fba/2024-03-20/inboundPlans/{inboundPlanId}/placementOptions`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com`
- URL: `https://sellingpartnerapi-na.amazon.com/inbound/fba/2024-03-20/inboundPlans/{inboundPlanId}/placementOptions`
- Auth: none declared

Generates placement options for the inbound plan.

## Path parameters

- `inboundPlanId` string, required

## Request body

- GeneratePlacementOptionsRequest: The `generatePlacementOptions` request.
  - `customPlacement` CustomPlacementInput[]: Custom placement options you want to add to the plan. This is only used for the India (IN - A21TJRUUN4KGV) marketplace.
    - `items` ItemInput[], required: Items included while creating Inbound Plan.
      - `expiration` string: The expiration date of the MSKU. In [ISO 8601](https://developer-docs.amazon.com/sp-api/docs/iso-8601) datetime format with pattern `YYYY-MM-DD`. Items with the same MSKU but different expiration dates cannot go into the same box.
      - `labelOwner` 'AMAZON' | 'SELLER' | 'NONE', required: Specifies who will label the items. Options include `AMAZON`, `SELLER` or `NONE`.
      - `manufacturingLotCode` string: The manufacturing lot code.
      - `msku` string, required: The merchant SKU, a merchant-supplied identifier of a specific SKU.
      - `prepOwner` 'AMAZON' | 'SELLER' | 'NONE', required: The owner of the preparations, if special preparations are required.
      - `quantity` integer, required: The number of units of the specified MSKU that will be shipped.
    - `warehouseId` string, required: Warehouse Id.

## Response `202`

GeneratePlacementOptions 202 response

- GeneratePlacementOptionsResponse: The `generatePlacementOptions` response.
  - `operationId` string, required: UUID for the given operation.

## Other responses

- `400`: Request has missing or invalid parameters and cannot be parsed.
- `403`: Indicates that access to the resource is forbidden. Possible reasons include Access Denied, Unauthorized, Expired Token, or Invalid Signature.
- `404`: The resource specified does not exist.
- `413`: The request size exceeded the maximum accepted size.
- `415`: The request payload is in an unsupported format.
- `429`: The frequency of requests was greater than allowed.
- `500`: An unexpected condition occurred that prevented the server from fulfilling the request.
- `503`: Temporary overloading or maintenance of the server.

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