Tax

tax API resource representing VAT and other tax rates per product-location combination in Supply Chain & Retail Solutions.

Overview

The tax resource represents tax rates for products at specific locations. This resource stores Value Added Tax (VAT) or other tax information applicable to product-location combinations.

Resource Endpoint

/api/v2/ingest/object/{prefix}TAX{suffix}

Supported Methods

Method	Return Type	Description
POST	Response	Ingest (create/update) tax records via UPSERT operation

Request Headers

Header	Required	Description
Authorization	Yes	Your Personal Access Token (PAT) from platform.peak.ai
Content-Type	Yes	Must be application/json

Properties

Primary Keys

• product_id (string) - Foreign key reference to products
• location_id (string) - Foreign key reference to locations
• created_at (timestamp) - Timestamp when the tax record was created — included in the PK so successive tax updates for the same product/location pair are distinct rows

Attributes

About Required + Nullable: every attribute key must appear in each payload (Required: Yes). Nullable: Yes means the value can be null when you don't have data; Nullable: No means a non-null value is required. See Schema definition structure for the underlying rules.

Attribute	Data Type	Required	Nullable	Description
product_id	string	Yes	No	Product identifier (Primary Key, Foreign Key)
location_id	string	Yes	No	Location identifier (Primary Key, Foreign Key)
created_at	timestamp	Yes	No	Timestamp when the record was created (Primary Key)
vat	float	Yes	Yes	VAT or tax rate (typically as a decimal, e.g., 0.20 for 20%)
updated_at	timestamp	Yes	Yes	Timestamp when the record was last updated

Relationships

Outbound References

None

Inbound References

• location - Foreign key location_id references location
• product - Foreign key product_id references product

JSON Representation

{
  "solutionName": "MP_OOTB",
  "data": [
    {
      "location_id": "LOC-UK-001",
      "product_id": "PROD-001",
      "created_at": "2025-01-10T08:00:00Z",
      "vat": 0.20,
      "updated_at": "2025-01-28T10:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "operationType": "UPSERT"
}

Example Request

curl -X POST \
  'https://ingestion.peak.ai/api/v2/objects/MP_TAX_OOTB' \
  -H 'Authorization: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
    "solutionName": "MP_OOTB",
    "data": [
      {
        "location_id": "LOC-UK-001",
        "product_id": "PROD-001",
        "created_at": "2025-01-10T08:00:00Z",
        "vat": 0.20,
        "updated_at": "2025-01-28T10:00:00Z"
      }
    ],
    "operationType": "UPSERT"
  }'

Important Notes

• Foreign Key Dependencies: Requires valid product_id and location_id to exist in their respective tables
• Tax Rate Format: VAT is typically stored as a decimal (e.g., 0.20 represents 20% tax)
• Location-Specific: Tax rates can vary by location due to different jurisdictions
• Product-Specific: Some products may have different tax rates (e.g., reduced rates for essentials)
• Pricing Calculations: Used to calculate final prices including tax
• Custom Attributes: Additional custom attributes can be added using the /TAX/add-attribute endpoint
• Data Validation: All attributes are validated according to their defined data types

Related Resources

• product - Product information
• location - Location details
• product_pricing_daily - Pricing data used with tax rates
• sale - Sales transactions with applied tax