Create a tax group

Creates a new tax group with name, slug, description, and default status. If marked as default, removes default status from other tax groups.

POST/api/v1/{team_slug}/{app_slug}/tax-groups

API: Management
OpenAPI: management-api
Updated: Apr 26, 2026

management-api:POST:/api/v1/{team_slug}/{app_slug}/tax-groups

Creates a new tax group with name, slug, description, and default status. If marked as default, removes default status from other tax groups.

API ownership

API family: Management API
Best for: Trusted back-office workflows that create, update, organize, or delete merchant-owned data.
Do not use from: Browser-only storefront code or public clients.
Guide route: /apis/management/latest

The OpenAPI contract defines the method, path, parameters, request body, and responses for this operation.

Operation

Method: POST
Path: /api/v1/\{team_slug\}/\{app_slug\}/tax-groups
Summary: Create a tax group
Description: Creates a new tax group with name, slug, description, and default status. If marked as default, removes default status from other tax groups.
OpenAPI contract: management-api
Operation ID: Not documented in the OpenAPI contract.

Operation key uses API family, method, and path because this OpenAPI contract does not publish an operation ID.

Parameters1 parameter

Name	In	Required	Type	Description
app_slug	path	Yes	string	App slug

Request bodyDocumented body

Required: Yes
Description: Tax group data
Content: application/json (object)

Input Tax Group

Property	Type	Required	Details
`description`	string	No	-
`is_default`	boolean	No	If this tax group is the default tax group. If a product is created without a tax group will this tax group be selected
`name`	string	Yes	-
`slug`	string	Yes	-

Generated example (synthetic):

{
  "description": "string",
  "is_default": false,
  "name": "string",
  "slug": "string"
}

Responses4 statuses

Status	Description	Content
201	Tax group created	application/json (object)
400	Invalid request (e.g. bad UUID, validation error)	application/json (object)
401	Unauthorized access	application/json (object)
500	Internal server error	application/json (object)

201 - object

Tax Group Response

Property	Type	Required	Details
`data`	object	Yes	-
`details`	string[]	No	Additional contextual information about the response. Used to provide supplementary details beyond the main data payload, such as validation warnings or processing notes
`success`	boolean	Yes	-

Tax Group

Property	Type	Required	Details
`created_at`	string	No	-
`description`	string	No	-
`id`	string	No	-
`is_default`	boolean	No	-
`markets`	object[]	No	-
`name`	string	No	-
`slug`	string	No	-
`updated_at`	string	No	-

Tax Group Market

Property	Type	Required	Details
`active`	boolean	No	-
`country_codes`	string[]	No	-
`country_tax_percentages`	object[]	No	-
`created_at`	string	No	-
`currency_code`	string	No	-
`id`	string	No	-
`locale`	string	No	-
`name`	string	No	-
`slug`	string	No	-
`updated_at`	string	No	-

Generated example (synthetic):

{
  "data": {
    "created_at": "string",
    "description": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "is_default": false,
    "markets": [
      {
        "active": false,
        "country_codes": [],
        "country_tax_percentages": [],
        "created_at": "string",
        "currency_code": "string",
        "id": "string",
        "locale": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "slug": "string",
        "updated_at": "string"
      }
    ],
    "name": "string",
    "slug": "string",
    "updated_at": "string"
  },
  "details": [
    "string"
  ],
  "success": false
}

400 - object

Error Message

Property	Type	Required	Details
`details`	string[]	No	-
`message`	string	No	-
`success`	boolean	Yes	-

Generated example (synthetic):

{
  "details": [
    "string"
  ],
  "message": "string",
  "success": false
}

401 - object

Error Message

Property	Type	Required	Details
`details`	string[]	No	-
`message`	string	No	-
`success`	boolean	Yes	-

Generated example (synthetic):

{
  "details": [
    "string"
  ],
  "message": "string",
  "success": false
}

500 - object

Error Message

Property	Type	Required	Details
`details`	string[]	No	-
`message`	string	No	-
`success`	boolean	Yes	-

Generated example (synthetic):

{
  "details": [
    "string"
  ],
  "message": "string",
  "success": false
}

Contract identity

Use these fields to confirm you are implementing the intended endpoint contract.

API family: Management API
Method: POST
Path: /api/v1/\{team_slug\}/\{app_slug\}/tax-groups
Operation ID: Not documented in the OpenAPI contract.
OpenAPI tag: TaxGroups
OpenAPI summary: Create a tax group