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POST
/
orders
Create an order (any document_type)
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.arcuserp.com/v1/orders \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "document_type": "quote",
  "account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "location_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "payment_term_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "sales_channel_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "pricing_level_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "notes": "<string>",
  "customer_notes": "<string>",
  "requested_ship_date": "2023-12-25",
  "ships_freight": true,
  "metadata": {}
}
'
{
  "id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "object": "order",
  "entity_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "order_number": "<string>",
  "document_type": "quote",
  "order_status": "draft",
  "payment_status": "unpaid",
  "fulfillment_status": "unfulfilled",
  "account_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "location_id": "3c90c3cc-0d44-4b50-8888-8dd25736052a",
  "po_number": "<string>",
  "order_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "due_date": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "subtotal": 123,
  "discount_total": 123,
  "shipping_total": 123,
  "tax_total": 123,
  "fee_total": 123,
  "order_total": 123,
  "amount_paid": 123,
  "balance_due": 123,
  "tax_exempt": true,
  "delivery_option": "ship",
  "notes": "<string>",
  "internal_notes": "<string>",
  "invoice_number": "<string>",
  "invoice_type": "order",
  "is_on_hold": true,
  "hold_type": "<string>",
  "ship_complete": true,
  "source_platform": "<string>",
  "external_order_id": "<string>",
  "external_order_number": "<string>",
  "metadata": {},
  "created_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "updated_at": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}

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Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

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_Test keys use ark_test_ent_. Both are issued per entity
via Settings > Developers > API Keys.

Body

application/json
​
document_type
enum<string>
required
Available options:
quote,
sales_order,
invoice,
return,
purchase_order
​
account_id
string<uuid>
required
​
location_id
string<uuid>
​
payment_term_id
string<uuid>
​
sales_channel_id
string<uuid>
​
pricing_level_id
string<uuid>
​
notes
string
​
customer_notes
string
​
requested_ship_date
string<date>
​
ships_freight
boolean
​
metadata
object

Response

Created order

An Arcus ERP order document. One table holds quotes, sales_orders, invoices, returns, and purchase_orders -- always filter by document_type. entity_id is always from the API key (Layer 1 isolation).

​
id
string<uuid>
​
object
enum<string>
Available options:
order
​
entity_id
string<uuid>
read-only
​
order_number
string
read-only
​
document_type
enum<string>
Available options:
quote,
sales_order,
invoice,
return,
purchase_order
​
order_status
enum<string>
Available options:
draft,
confirmed,
partially_fulfilled,
fulfilled,
cancelled,
voided,
awaiting_ach_clearance,
on_hold
​
payment_status
enum<string>
Available options:
unpaid,
partially_paid,
paid,
overpaid,
refunded,
partially_refunded,
voided
​
fulfillment_status
enum<string>
Available options:
unfulfilled,
partially_fulfilled,
fulfilled
​
account_id
string<uuid> | null
​
location_id
string<uuid> | null
​
po_number
string | null
​
order_date
string<date-time> | null
​
due_date
string<date-time> | null
​
subtotal
number
​
discount_total
number
​
shipping_total
number
​
tax_total
number
​
fee_total
number
​
order_total
number
​
amount_paid
number
read-only

SSOT: utils/ar-helpers.mjs::updateARBalance. Do not write directly.

​
balance_due
number
read-only
​
tax_exempt
boolean
​
delivery_option
enum<string>
Available options:
ship,
pick_up,
local_delivery
​
notes
string | null
​
internal_notes
string | null
​
invoice_number
string | null
read-only
​
invoice_type
enum<string> | null
Available options:
order,
manual,
proforma,
correction
​
is_on_hold
boolean
read-only
​
hold_type
string | null
read-only
​
ship_complete
boolean
​
source_platform
string | null
​
external_order_id
string | null
​
external_order_number
string | null
​
metadata
object
​
created_at
string<date-time>
read-only
​
updated_at
string<date-time>
read-only