---
title: "Create Orders"
method: POST
path: "/api/purchasing/orders"
tags: ["purchasing"]
---

# Create Orders

`POST /api/purchasing/orders`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.electricair.io` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.electricair.io/api/purchasing/orders`
- Auth: none declared

Order approved requests: one draft purchase order per supplier.

## Request body

- CreateOrdersInput
  - `request_ids` integer[], required

## Response `200`

OK

- OrderSchema[]
  - `id` integer, required
  - `number` string, required
  - `status` string, required
  - `status_label` string, required
  - `supplier_id` integer, required
  - `supplier_name` string, required
  - `supplier_email` string, required
  - `supplier_reference` string, required
  - `expected_on` string, date, nullable
  - `deliver_to_id` integer, nullable
  - `deliver_to_name` string, nullable
  - `notes` string, required
  - `created_at` string, date-time, required
  - `created_by` string, nullable
  - `ordered_by` string, nullable
  - `ordered_at` string, date-time, nullable
  - `sent_to` string, required
  - `total` number, required
  - `lines` OrderLineSchema[], required
    - `id` integer, required
    - `product_id` integer, nullable
    - `stocked` boolean, required
    - `job_id` integer, nullable
    - `job_number` string, nullable
    - `request_number` string, nullable
    - `description` string, required
    - `supplier_part_number` string, required
    - `quantity` number, required
    - `unit_cost` number, nullable
    - `quantity_received` number, required

## Changes

> 22 revisions in range; 1 not diffed.

- **2026-11-02** `e9b987a69618`: 1 info
  - endpoint added

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/electricair/apis/electric-air-autoquote-api/changes/api/purchasing/orders/post.md)

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