---
title: "POST /article"
method: POST
path: "/article"
tags: ["article"]
---

# POST /article

`POST /article`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://www.weclapp.com/api/nullapi/v2`
- URL: `https://www.weclapp.com/api/nullapi/v2/article`
- Auth: API key in header `AuthenticationToken`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/weclapp/apis/weclapp-api/docs/article/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

create a article

## Query parameters

- `dryRun` boolean

## Request body

- Article
  - `id` string
  - `version` string
  - `accountId` string
  - `accountingCodeId` string
  - `active` boolean
  - `applyCashDiscount` boolean
  - `articleAlternativeQuantities` ArticleAlternativeQuantity[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `minimumOrderQuantity` string, number
    - `minimumStockQuantity` string, number
    - `targetStockQuantity` string, number
    - `warehouseId` string, required
  - `articleCalculationPrices` ArticleCalculationPrice[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `articleCalculationPriceType` 'CALCULATION_PRICE' | 'RECOMMENDED_RETAIL_PRICE', required
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `endDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `price` string, number, required
    - `salesChannel` string
    - `startDate` integer
  - `articleCategoryId` string
  - `articleGrossWeight` string, number
  - `articleHeight` string, number
  - `articleImages` ArticleImage[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `fileName` string
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `mainImage` boolean
  - `articleLength` string, number
  - `articleNetWeight` string, number
  - `articleNumber` string
  - `articlePrices` SalesPrice[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `currencyId` string, required
    - `customerId` string
    - `description` string
    - `endDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedByUserId` string
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `price` string, number, required
    - `priceScaleType` 'SCALE_FROM' | 'SCALE_TO', required
    - `priceScaleValue` string, number, required
    - `reductionAdditions` ReductionAddition[]
      - `id` string
      - `version` string
      - `createdDate` integer
      - `lastModifiedDate` integer
      - `name` string
      - `type` 'ADDITIONAL_ABS' | 'ADDITION_PERCENT' | 'REDUCTION_ABS' | 'REDUCTION_PERCENT', required
      - `value` string, number, required
    - `salesChannel` string, required
    - `startDate` integer
  - `articleType` 'BASIC' | 'LOADING_EQUIPMENT' | 'LOADING_EQUIPMENT_STORABLE' | 'PACKAGING_UNIT' | 'SALES_BILL_OF_MATERIAL' | 'SERVICE' | 'SERVICE_QUOTA' | 'SHIPPING_COST' | 'STORABLE'
  - `articleWidth` string, number
  - `availableForSalesChannels` string[]
  - `availableInSale` boolean
  - `averageDeliveryTime` integer
  - `barcode` string
  - `batchNumberRequired` boolean
  - `billOfMaterialPartDeliveryPossible` boolean
  - `catalogCode` string
  - `commissionRate` string, number
  - `contractBillingCycle` 'DAILY' | 'FIVE_YEARLY' | 'FOUR_YEARLY' | 'HALF_YEARLY' | 'MONTHLY' | 'NONE' | 'QUARTER' | 'THREE_YEARLY' | 'TWO_YEARLY' | 'WEEKLY' | 'YEARLY'
  - `contractBillingMode` 'NON_RECURRENT' | 'RECURRENT'
  - `countryOfOriginCode` 'AC' | 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AN' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CS' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DG' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EA' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'EU' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'IC' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TA' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'UNKNOWN' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XI' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW'
  - `createdDate` integer
  - `customAttributes` CustomAttribute[]
    - `attributeDefinitionId` string
    - `booleanValue` boolean
    - `dateValue` integer
    - `entityId` string
    - `entityReferences` EntityReference[]
      - `entityId` string
      - `entityName` string
    - `numberValue` string, number
    - `selectedValueId` string
    - `selectedValues` OnlyId[]
      - `id` string
    - `stringValue` string
  - `customerArticleNumbers` CustomerSpecificArticleAttributes[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `customerArticleNumber` string, required
    - `customerId` string, required
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
  - `customsDescription` string
  - `customsTariffNumberId` string
  - `defaultLoadingEquipmentIdentifierId` string
  - `defaultPriceCalculationType` 'MARGIN_CALCULATION' | 'PURCHASE' | 'RECOMMENDED_RETAIL_PRICE' | 'SALES'
  - `defaultStoragePlaces` OnlyId[]
    - `id` string
  - `defineIndividualTaskTemplates` boolean
  - `description` string
  - `ean` string
  - `expenseAccountId` string
  - `expirationDays` integer
  - `fixedPurchaseQuantity` string, number
  - `internalNote` string
  - `invoicingType` 'EFFORT' | 'FIXED_PRICE'
  - `lastModifiedDate` integer
  - `launchDate` integer
  - `loadingEquipmentArticleId` string
  - `longText` string
  - `lowLevelCode` integer
  - `manufacturerId` string
  - `manufacturerPartNumber` string
  - `marginCalculationPriceType` 'ARTICLE_CALCULATION_PRICE' | 'EMPLOYEE_COST' | 'MOVING_AVERAGE' | 'PURCHASE_PRICE_PRODUCTION_COST'
  - `matchCode` string
  - `minimumPurchaseQuantity` string, number
  - `minimumStockQuantity` string, number
  - `name` string, required
  - `packagingQuantity` integer
  - `packagingUnitBaseArticleId` string
  - `packagingUnitParentArticleId` string
  - `plannedWorkingTimePerUnit` integer
  - `primarySupplySourceId` string
  - `procurementLeadDays` integer
  - `producerType` string
  - `productionArticle` boolean
  - `productionBillOfMaterialItems` BillOfMaterial[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `articleId` string, required
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `positionNumber` integer
    - `quantity` string, number, required
  - `productionConfigurationRule` 'ALL_COMPONENTS' | 'AT_LEAST_ONE_COMPONENT' | 'AT_LEAST_ONE_COMPONENT_WITH_VARIABLE_QUANTITY' | 'ONE_COMPONENT' | 'ONE_COMPONENT_WITH_VARIABLE_QUANTITY'
  - `purchaseCostCenterId` string
  - `quantityConversions` QuantityConversion[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `conversionQuantity` string, number, required
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `createdUserId` string
    - `lastEditedUserId` string
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `oppositeDirection` boolean
    - `unitId` string, required
  - `ratingId` string
  - `recordItemGroupName` string
  - `safetyStockDays` integer
  - `salesBillOfMaterialItems` SalesBillOfMaterialArticleItem[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `articleId` string, required
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `positionNumber` integer
    - `quantity` string, number, required
  - `salesCostCenterId` string
  - `sellByDate` integer
  - `sellFromDate` integer
  - `serialNumberRequired` boolean
  - `serviceArticleForServiceQuotaBookingId` string
  - `serviceQuotaQuantity` string, number
  - `shortDescription1` string
  - `shortDescription2` string
  - `showOnDeliveryNote` boolean
  - `statusId` string
  - `supplySources` SupplySource[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `articleSupplySourceId` string, required
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `positionNumber` integer
  - `supportUntilDate` integer
  - `systemCode` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `targetStockQuantity` string, number
  - `taxRateType` 'REDUCED' | 'SLIGHTLY_REDUCED' | 'STANDARD' | 'SUPER_REDUCED' | 'ZERO'
  - `unitId` string
  - `useAvailableForSalesChannels` boolean
  - `useSalesBillOfMaterialItemPrices` boolean
  - `useSalesBillOfMaterialItemPricesForPurchase` boolean
  - `useSalesBillOfMaterialSubitemCosts` boolean

## Response `201`

article create response

- Article
  - `id` string
  - `version` string
  - `accountId` string
  - `accountingCodeId` string
  - `active` boolean
  - `applyCashDiscount` boolean
  - `articleAlternativeQuantities` ArticleAlternativeQuantity[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `minimumOrderQuantity` string, number
    - `minimumStockQuantity` string, number
    - `targetStockQuantity` string, number
    - `warehouseId` string, required
  - `articleCalculationPrices` ArticleCalculationPrice[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `articleCalculationPriceType` 'CALCULATION_PRICE' | 'RECOMMENDED_RETAIL_PRICE', required
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `endDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `price` string, number, required
    - `salesChannel` string
    - `startDate` integer
  - `articleCategoryId` string
  - `articleGrossWeight` string, number
  - `articleHeight` string, number
  - `articleImages` ArticleImage[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `fileName` string
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `mainImage` boolean
  - `articleLength` string, number
  - `articleNetWeight` string, number
  - `articleNumber` string
  - `articlePrices` SalesPrice[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `currencyId` string, required
    - `customerId` string
    - `description` string
    - `endDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedByUserId` string
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `price` string, number, required
    - `priceScaleType` 'SCALE_FROM' | 'SCALE_TO', required
    - `priceScaleValue` string, number, required
    - `reductionAdditions` ReductionAddition[]
      - `id` string
      - `version` string
      - `createdDate` integer
      - `lastModifiedDate` integer
      - `name` string
      - `type` 'ADDITIONAL_ABS' | 'ADDITION_PERCENT' | 'REDUCTION_ABS' | 'REDUCTION_PERCENT', required
      - `value` string, number, required
    - `salesChannel` string, required
    - `startDate` integer
  - `articleType` 'BASIC' | 'LOADING_EQUIPMENT' | 'LOADING_EQUIPMENT_STORABLE' | 'PACKAGING_UNIT' | 'SALES_BILL_OF_MATERIAL' | 'SERVICE' | 'SERVICE_QUOTA' | 'SHIPPING_COST' | 'STORABLE'
  - `articleWidth` string, number
  - `availableForSalesChannels` string[]
  - `availableInSale` boolean
  - `averageDeliveryTime` integer
  - `barcode` string
  - `batchNumberRequired` boolean
  - `billOfMaterialPartDeliveryPossible` boolean
  - `catalogCode` string
  - `commissionRate` string, number
  - `contractBillingCycle` 'DAILY' | 'FIVE_YEARLY' | 'FOUR_YEARLY' | 'HALF_YEARLY' | 'MONTHLY' | 'NONE' | 'QUARTER' | 'THREE_YEARLY' | 'TWO_YEARLY' | 'WEEKLY' | 'YEARLY'
  - `contractBillingMode` 'NON_RECURRENT' | 'RECURRENT'
  - `countryOfOriginCode` 'AC' | 'AD' | 'AE' | 'AF' | 'AG' | 'AI' | 'AL' | 'AM' | 'AN' | 'AO' | 'AQ' | 'AR' | 'AS' | 'AT' | 'AU' | 'AW' | 'AX' | 'AZ' | 'BA' | 'BB' | 'BD' | 'BE' | 'BF' | 'BG' | 'BH' | 'BI' | 'BJ' | 'BL' | 'BM' | 'BN' | 'BO' | 'BQ' | 'BR' | 'BS' | 'BT' | 'BV' | 'BW' | 'BY' | 'BZ' | 'CA' | 'CC' | 'CD' | 'CF' | 'CG' | 'CH' | 'CI' | 'CK' | 'CL' | 'CM' | 'CN' | 'CO' | 'CR' | 'CS' | 'CU' | 'CV' | 'CW' | 'CX' | 'CY' | 'CZ' | 'DE' | 'DG' | 'DJ' | 'DK' | 'DM' | 'DO' | 'DZ' | 'EA' | 'EC' | 'EE' | 'EG' | 'EH' | 'ER' | 'ES' | 'ET' | 'EU' | 'FI' | 'FJ' | 'FK' | 'FM' | 'FO' | 'FR' | 'GA' | 'GB' | 'GD' | 'GE' | 'GF' | 'GG' | 'GH' | 'GI' | 'GL' | 'GM' | 'GN' | 'GP' | 'GQ' | 'GR' | 'GS' | 'GT' | 'GU' | 'GW' | 'GY' | 'HK' | 'HM' | 'HN' | 'HR' | 'HT' | 'HU' | 'IC' | 'ID' | 'IE' | 'IL' | 'IM' | 'IN' | 'IO' | 'IQ' | 'IR' | 'IS' | 'IT' | 'JE' | 'JM' | 'JO' | 'JP' | 'KE' | 'KG' | 'KH' | 'KI' | 'KM' | 'KN' | 'KP' | 'KR' | 'KW' | 'KY' | 'KZ' | 'LA' | 'LB' | 'LC' | 'LI' | 'LK' | 'LR' | 'LS' | 'LT' | 'LU' | 'LV' | 'LY' | 'MA' | 'MC' | 'MD' | 'ME' | 'MF' | 'MG' | 'MH' | 'MK' | 'ML' | 'MM' | 'MN' | 'MO' | 'MP' | 'MQ' | 'MR' | 'MS' | 'MT' | 'MU' | 'MV' | 'MW' | 'MX' | 'MY' | 'MZ' | 'NA' | 'NC' | 'NE' | 'NF' | 'NG' | 'NI' | 'NL' | 'NO' | 'NP' | 'NR' | 'NU' | 'NZ' | 'OM' | 'PA' | 'PE' | 'PF' | 'PG' | 'PH' | 'PK' | 'PL' | 'PM' | 'PN' | 'PR' | 'PS' | 'PT' | 'PW' | 'PY' | 'QA' | 'RE' | 'RO' | 'RS' | 'RU' | 'RW' | 'SA' | 'SB' | 'SC' | 'SD' | 'SE' | 'SG' | 'SH' | 'SI' | 'SJ' | 'SK' | 'SL' | 'SM' | 'SN' | 'SO' | 'SR' | 'SS' | 'ST' | 'SV' | 'SX' | 'SY' | 'SZ' | 'TA' | 'TC' | 'TD' | 'TF' | 'TG' | 'TH' | 'TJ' | 'TK' | 'TL' | 'TM' | 'TN' | 'TO' | 'TR' | 'TT' | 'TV' | 'TW' | 'TZ' | 'UA' | 'UG' | 'UM' | 'UNKNOWN' | 'US' | 'UY' | 'UZ' | 'VA' | 'VC' | 'VE' | 'VG' | 'VI' | 'VN' | 'VU' | 'WF' | 'WS' | 'XI' | 'XK' | 'YE' | 'YT' | 'ZA' | 'ZM' | 'ZW'
  - `createdDate` integer
  - `customAttributes` CustomAttribute[]
    - `attributeDefinitionId` string
    - `booleanValue` boolean
    - `dateValue` integer
    - `entityId` string
    - `entityReferences` EntityReference[]
      - `entityId` string
      - `entityName` string
    - `numberValue` string, number
    - `selectedValueId` string
    - `selectedValues` OnlyId[]
      - `id` string
    - `stringValue` string
  - `customerArticleNumbers` CustomerSpecificArticleAttributes[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `customerArticleNumber` string, required
    - `customerId` string, required
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
  - `customsDescription` string
  - `customsTariffNumberId` string
  - `defaultLoadingEquipmentIdentifierId` string
  - `defaultPriceCalculationType` 'MARGIN_CALCULATION' | 'PURCHASE' | 'RECOMMENDED_RETAIL_PRICE' | 'SALES'
  - `defaultStoragePlaces` OnlyId[]
    - `id` string
  - `defineIndividualTaskTemplates` boolean
  - `description` string
  - `ean` string
  - `expenseAccountId` string
  - `expirationDays` integer
  - `fixedPurchaseQuantity` string, number
  - `internalNote` string
  - `invoicingType` 'EFFORT' | 'FIXED_PRICE'
  - `lastModifiedDate` integer
  - `launchDate` integer
  - `loadingEquipmentArticleId` string
  - `longText` string
  - `lowLevelCode` integer
  - `manufacturerId` string
  - `manufacturerPartNumber` string
  - `marginCalculationPriceType` 'ARTICLE_CALCULATION_PRICE' | 'EMPLOYEE_COST' | 'MOVING_AVERAGE' | 'PURCHASE_PRICE_PRODUCTION_COST'
  - `matchCode` string
  - `minimumPurchaseQuantity` string, number
  - `minimumStockQuantity` string, number
  - `name` string, required
  - `packagingQuantity` integer
  - `packagingUnitBaseArticleId` string
  - `packagingUnitParentArticleId` string
  - `plannedWorkingTimePerUnit` integer
  - `primarySupplySourceId` string
  - `procurementLeadDays` integer
  - `producerType` string
  - `productionArticle` boolean
  - `productionBillOfMaterialItems` BillOfMaterial[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `articleId` string, required
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `positionNumber` integer
    - `quantity` string, number, required
  - `productionConfigurationRule` 'ALL_COMPONENTS' | 'AT_LEAST_ONE_COMPONENT' | 'AT_LEAST_ONE_COMPONENT_WITH_VARIABLE_QUANTITY' | 'ONE_COMPONENT' | 'ONE_COMPONENT_WITH_VARIABLE_QUANTITY'
  - `purchaseCostCenterId` string
  - `quantityConversions` QuantityConversion[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `conversionQuantity` string, number, required
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `createdUserId` string
    - `lastEditedUserId` string
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `oppositeDirection` boolean
    - `unitId` string, required
  - `ratingId` string
  - `recordItemGroupName` string
  - `safetyStockDays` integer
  - `salesBillOfMaterialItems` SalesBillOfMaterialArticleItem[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `articleId` string, required
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `positionNumber` integer
    - `quantity` string, number, required
  - `salesCostCenterId` string
  - `sellByDate` integer
  - `sellFromDate` integer
  - `serialNumberRequired` boolean
  - `serviceArticleForServiceQuotaBookingId` string
  - `serviceQuotaQuantity` string, number
  - `shortDescription1` string
  - `shortDescription2` string
  - `showOnDeliveryNote` boolean
  - `statusId` string
  - `supplySources` SupplySource[]
    - `id` string
    - `version` string
    - `articleSupplySourceId` string, required
    - `createdDate` integer
    - `lastModifiedDate` integer
    - `positionNumber` integer
  - `supportUntilDate` integer
  - `systemCode` string
  - `tags` string[]
  - `targetStockQuantity` string, number
  - `taxRateType` 'REDUCED' | 'SLIGHTLY_REDUCED' | 'STANDARD' | 'SUPER_REDUCED' | 'ZERO'
  - `unitId` string
  - `useAvailableForSalesChannels` boolean
  - `useSalesBillOfMaterialItemPrices` boolean
  - `useSalesBillOfMaterialItemPricesForPurchase` boolean
  - `useSalesBillOfMaterialSubitemCosts` boolean

## Other responses

- `default`: error response

## Changes

- **2026-11-07** `0e021229755d`: 1 info
  - added the new optional `query` request parameter `dryRun`

[Operation history](https://skmtc.dev/weclapp/apis/weclapp-api/changes/article/post.md)

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