---
title: "Add a discount code (percent, fixed or free shipping)"
method: POST
path: "/shops/{shopId}/discounts"
tags: ["Shops"]
---

# Add a discount code (percent, fixed or free shipping)

`POST /shops/{shopId}/discounts`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1`
- URL: `https://hostingsurge.com/api/v1/shops/{shopId}/discounts`
- Auth: one of:
  - HTTP bearer
  - API key in cookie `__Host-hs_session`

## Path parameters

- `shopId` string, uuid, required

## Request body

- DiscountInputBody: See DiscountInput in packages/platform/src/contracts-shop.ts

## Response `201`

The discount

- object
  - `id` string, uuid, required
  - `code` string, required
  - `kind` 'percent' | 'fixed' | 'free_shipping', required
  - `value` integer, required
  - `minSubtotalMinor` integer, required: Minor units of the shop currency (öre, cents)
  - `startsAt` string, nullable, required: ISO-8601 timestamp
  - `endsAt` string, nullable, required: ISO-8601 timestamp
  - `usageLimit` integer, nullable, required
  - `usedCount` integer, required
  - `perCustomerLimit` integer, nullable, required
  - `active` boolean, required
  - `createdAt` string, required: ISO-8601 timestamp

## Other responses

- `400`: Invalid request (code invalid_request; details.issues)
- `401`: Missing or invalid session/token (code unauthorized)
- `403`: Authenticated but not permitted (code forbidden)
- `404`: Not found or not visible to the caller (code not_found)
- `409`: Refused in this state (code conflict; details.reason: slug_taken, code_taken, order_status, has_orders, …)
- `501`: Not available on this server (code not_configured; details.reason stripe_off when card payments are off)
- `503`: A payment provider is unavailable (code provider_unavailable)

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