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# Apply an order-level adjustment (discount, fee, or coupon)

> Applies an order-level adjustment -- a discount, fee, or coupon -- to an existing order.
The adjustment is recorded in `order_adjustments` and the order totals are recalculated
immediately. Adjustments can be added to orders in `draft` or `open` status; terminal
orders (cancelled, fulfilled, posted-invoice) reject with 422.

Supported `effect_type` values: `discount`, `fee`.
Supported `discount_type` values: `percentage`, `fixed_amount`.

To apply a coupon by code instead, use `POST /v1/orders/{id}/apply-coupon`.

Idempotent via `Idempotency-Key` header. Requires `orders:write` scope.

**Layer 1 isolation:** `entity_id` is resolved server-side from your API
key and the order's ownership is pre-flight verified before any mutation.
Callers do not pass `entity_id` in the body; any supplied value is
ignored in favor of the key-resolved value. Cross-tenant attempts
(POSTing a foreign order UUID) return HTTP 404 `order_not_found`.




## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi.yaml post /orders/{id}/adjustments
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Arcus ERP Public API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: >
    Arcus ERP public REST API. Designed for external integrations and data
    migration.


    **Authentication.** Bearer token (API key) via the `Authorization` header.

    Format: `Authorization: Bearer ark_live_ent_<code>_<random>` (or
    `ark_test_*` for sandbox).

    API keys are issued per-entity in **Settings > Developers > API Keys**.


    **Entity scoping.** The entity is encoded in the API key prefix; routes are
    flat

    (e.g. `/v1/accounts`, `/v1/orders`, `/v1/products`). A small set of platform
    endpoints

    (migration, reconciliation, events, webhook endpoints, API keys) use the

    `/v1/entities/{entity_id}/...` form -- those are noted in their tags.


    **Key capabilities.**
      - Related-resource hydration via `?expand[]=` (see `x-arcus-expand` on each resource).
      - Cursor-based pagination (`starting_after` / `ending_before` / `limit`).
      - Idempotency via the `Idempotency-Key` header.
      - Webhook events for asynchronous notification.
      - Conditional requests / ETag for cache validation.
servers:
  - url: https://api.arcuserp.com/v1
    description: Arcus ERP API (accepts both live `ark_live_*` and test `ark_test_*` keys)
  - url: https://dev-api.arcuserp.com/v1
    description: >-
      Dev sandbox API (test-only data, accepts `ark_test_*` keys against dev
      RDS)
security: []
paths:
  /orders/{id}/adjustments:
    parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        description: UUID of the order to apply the adjustment to.
    post:
      tags:
        - Orders
      summary: Apply an order-level adjustment (discount, fee, or coupon)
      description: >
        Applies an order-level adjustment -- a discount, fee, or coupon -- to an
        existing order.

        The adjustment is recorded in `order_adjustments` and the order totals
        are recalculated

        immediately. Adjustments can be added to orders in `draft` or `open`
        status; terminal

        orders (cancelled, fulfilled, posted-invoice) reject with 422.


        Supported `effect_type` values: `discount`, `fee`.

        Supported `discount_type` values: `percentage`, `fixed_amount`.


        To apply a coupon by code instead, use `POST
        /v1/orders/{id}/apply-coupon`.


        Idempotent via `Idempotency-Key` header. Requires `orders:write` scope.


        **Layer 1 isolation:** `entity_id` is resolved server-side from your API

        key and the order's ownership is pre-flight verified before any
        mutation.

        Callers do not pass `entity_id` in the body; any supplied value is

        ignored in favor of the key-resolved value. Cross-tenant attempts

        (POSTing a foreign order UUID) return HTTP 404 `order_not_found`.
      operationId: applyOrderAdjustment
      parameters:
        - $ref: '#/components/parameters/IdempotencyKey'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
                - name
                - effect_type
                - discount_type
                - value
              properties:
                coupon_id:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  description: >-
                    Optional. If provided, applies the named coupon instead of a
                    manual adjustment.
                name:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Display label for the adjustment (e.g. "Summer Promo 10%",
                    "Rush Fee").
                effect_type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - discount
                    - fee
                  description: >-
                    Whether this adjustment reduces (`discount`) or increases
                    (`fee`) the order total.
                discount_type:
                  type: string
                  enum:
                    - percentage
                    - fixed_amount
                  description: How `value` is interpreted.
                value:
                  type: number
                  description: >-
                    Numeric value. For `percentage`, 0--100. For `fixed_amount`,
                    a dollar amount.
                notes:
                  type: string
                  description: Optional internal notes.
                applied_by:
                  type: string
                  format: uuid
                  description: >-
                    UUID of the user applying the adjustment. Defaults to API
                    key owner if omitted.
              example:
                name: Summer Promo 10%
                effect_type: discount
                discount_type: percentage
                value: 10
                notes: Applied via API integration - summer campaign
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Adjustment applied and order totals recalculated.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                description: The created adjustment row with updated order total.
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
          description: >-
            Validation failed (missing required field, invalid
            effect_type/discount_type).
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
        '422':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Error'
          description: Order is in a terminal state that does not allow adjustments.
      security:
        - ApiKeyAuth: []
components:
  parameters:
    IdempotencyKey:
      name: Idempotency-Key
      in: header
      required: false
      description: |
        Client-generated unique key for idempotent POST/PATCH/DELETE operations.
        Alias for the Idempotency parameter. Max 255 chars. On retry with the
        same key, the original response is returned without re-executing the
        operation. Keys expire after 24 hours.
      schema:
        type: string
        maxLength: 255
  responses:
    Error:
      description: Error response (400/401/403/404/409/422/429/500)
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
  schemas:
    ErrorEnvelope:
      type: object
      description: |
        Canonical error response envelope. All API errors use this shape.
      required:
        - error
        - code
      properties:
        error:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error key
          example: not_found
        code:
          type: string
          description: Machine-readable error code (often same as error)
          example: not_found
        type:
          type: string
          enum:
            - validation_error
            - permission_error
            - not_found
            - conflict
            - rate_limit
            - internal
            - expand_error
            - not_implemented
          example: not_found
        hint:
          type: string
          description: Human-readable one-sentence explanation (English)
          example: >-
            The requested order does not exist or does not belong to this
            entity.
        param:
          type: string
          description: The parameter that caused the error, if applicable
          example: expand[0]
        required:
          type: string
          description: The scope required (only on insufficient_scope errors)
          example: accounts:read
        request_id:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Unique request ID for support tracing (maps to CloudWatch log
            stream)
          example: req_abc123
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKeyAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: |
        API key issued per entity via Settings > Developers > API Keys.
        Each key carries scopes (e.g. orders:read, products:write).
        Bearer token format: Authorization: Bearer ark_live_ent_<code>_<random>
        Test keys use ark_test_ent_<code>_<random>. Both are issued per entity
        via Settings > Developers > API Keys.

````