Create a customer object in Business Central.
HTTP request
Replace the URL prefix for Business Central depending on environment following the guideline.
POST businesscentralPrefix/companies({id})/customers
Request headers
| Header | Value | 
|---|---|
| Authorization | Bearer {token}. Required. | 
| Content-Type | application/json | 
Request body
In the request body, supply a JSON representation of customers object.
Response
If successful, this method returns 201 Created response code and a customers object in the response body.
Example
Request
Here's an example of a request.
POST https://{businesscentralPrefix}/api/v2.0/companies({id})/customers
Content-type: application/json
{
    "displayName": "Adatum Corporation",
    "type": "Company",
    "addressLine1": "192 Market Square",
    "addressLine2": "",
    "city": "Atlanta",
    "state": "GA",
    "country": "US",
    "postalCode": "31772",
    "phoneNumber": "",
    "email": "robert.townes@contoso.com",
    "website": "",
    "taxLiable": true,
    "taxAreaId": "90196a90-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
    "taxRegistrationNumber": "",
    "currencyId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "currencyCode": "USD",
    "paymentTermsId": "04a5738a-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
    "shipmentMethodId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "paymentMethodId": "3b196a90-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
    "blocked": " "
}
Response
Here's an example of the response.
Note
The response object shown here may be truncated for brevity. All of the properties will be returned from an actual call.
HTTP/1.1 201 Created
Content-type: application/json
{
    "number": "10000",
    "displayName": "Adatum Corporation",
    "type": "Company",
    "addressLine1": "192 Market Square",
    "addressLine2": "",
    "city": "Atlanta",
    "state": "GA",
    "country": "US",
    "postalCode": "31772",
    "phoneNumber": "",
    "email": "robert.townes@contoso.com",
    "website": "",
    "taxLiable": true,
    "taxAreaId": "90196a90-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
    "taxRegistrationNumber": "",
    "currencyId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "currencyCode": "USD",
    "paymentTermsId": "04a5738a-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
    "shipmentMethodId": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
    "paymentMethodId": "3b196a90-44e3-ea11-bb43-000d3a2feca1",
    "blocked": " "
}
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