> For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://docs.mercoa.com/llms.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://docs.mercoa.com/_mcp/server. # Create POST https://api.mercoa.com/entity/{entityId}/counterparty/{counterpartyId}/vendor-credit Content-Type: application/json Reference: https://docs.mercoa.com/embedded-ap-ar/api-reference/entity/counterparty/vendor-credit/create ## Authentication - `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Bearer authentication of the form `Bearer `, where token is your auth token. ## Request ### Path parameters - `entityId` (string, required) — Entity ID or Entity ForeignID - `counterpartyId` (string, required) — Counterparty Entity ID or Counterparty Entity ForeignID ### Body (application/json) This endpoint expects an object. - `totalAmount` (double, required) — Total amount of the vendor credit in major units - `currency` (enum, required) — Currency code for the amount. Defaults to USD. - Allowed values: `AED`, `AFN`, `ALL`, `AMD`, `ANG`, `AOA`, `ARS`, `AUD`, `AWG`, `AZN`, `BAM`, `BBD`, `BDT`, `BGN`, `BHD`, `BIF`, `BMD`, `BND`, `BOB`, `BOV`, `BRL`, `BSD`, `BTN`, `BWP`, `BYN`, `BZD`, `CAD`, `CDF`, `CHE`, `CHF`, `CHW`, `CLF`, `CLP`, `COP`, `COU`, `CRC`, `CUC`, `CUP`, `CVE`, `CZK`, `DJF`, `DKK`, `DOP`, `DZD`, `EGP`, `ERN`, `ETB`, `EUR`, `FJD`, `FKP`, `GBP`, `GEL`, `GHS`, `GIP`, `GMD`, `GNF`, `GTQ`, `GYD`, `HKD`, `HNL`, `HTG`, `HUF`, `IDR`, `ILS`, `INR`, `IQD`, `IRR`, `ISK`, `JMD`, `JOD`, `JPY`, `KES`, `KGS`, `KHR`, `KMF`, `KPW`, `KRW`, `KWD`, `KYD`, `KZT`, `LAK`, `LBP`, `LKR`, `LRD`, `LSL`, `LYD`, `MAD`, `MDL`, `MGA`, `MKD`, `MMK`, `MNT`, `MOP`, `MRU`, `MUR`, `MVR`, `MWK`, `MXN`, `MXV`, `MYR`, `MZN`, `NAD`, `NGN`, `NIO`, `NOK`, `NPR`, `NZD`, `OMR`, `PAB`, `PEN`, `PGK`, `PHP`, `PKR`, `PLN`, `PYG`, `QAR`, `RON`, `RSD`, `CNY`, `RUB`, `RWF`, `SAR`, `SBD`, `SCR`, `SDG`, `SEK`, `SGD`, `SHP`, `SLE`, `SLL`, `SOS`, `SRD`, `SSP`, `STN`, `SVC`, `SYP`, `SZL`, `THB`, `TJS`, `TMT`, `TND`, `TOP`, `TRY`, `TTD`, `TWD`, `TZS`, `UAH`, `UGX`, `USD`, `USN`, `UYI`, `UYU`, `UYW`, `UZS`, `VED`, `VES`, `VND`, `VUV`, `WST`, `XAF`, `XAG`, `XAU`, `XBA`, `XBB`, `XBC`, `XBD`, `XCD`, `XDR`, `XOF`, `XPD`, `XPF`, `XPT`, `XSU`, `XTS`, `XUA`, `XXX`, `YER`, `ZAR`, `ZMW`, `ZWL` - `memoNumber` (string, optional) — Memo number for the vendor credit - `note` (string, optional) — An optional note to attach to the vendor credit ## Response ### 200 - `id` (string, required) - `vendorId` (string, required) — ID of the vendor the vendor credit may be used for - `payerId` (string, required) — ID of the payer who may use the vendor credit - `createdAt` (datetime, required) - `updatedAt` (datetime, required) - `memoNumber` (string, optional) — Memo number for the vendor credit - `totalAmount` (double, optional) — Total issued amount of the vendor credit in major units - `remainingAmount` (double, optional) — Remaining usable amount in the vendor credit in major units - `currency` (enum, optional) — Currency code for the amount. Defaults to USD. - Allowed values: `AED`, `AFN`, `ALL`, `AMD`, `ANG`, `AOA`, `ARS`, `AUD`, `AWG`, `AZN`, `BAM`, `BBD`, `BDT`, `BGN`, `BHD`, `BIF`, `BMD`, `BND`, `BOB`, `BOV`, `BRL`, `BSD`, `BTN`, `BWP`, `BYN`, `BZD`, `CAD`, `CDF`, `CHE`, `CHF`, `CHW`, `CLF`, `CLP`, `COP`, `COU`, `CRC`, `CUC`, `CUP`, `CVE`, `CZK`, `DJF`, `DKK`, `DOP`, `DZD`, `EGP`, `ERN`, `ETB`, `EUR`, `FJD`, `FKP`, `GBP`, `GEL`, `GHS`, `GIP`, `GMD`, `GNF`, `GTQ`, `GYD`, `HKD`, `HNL`, `HTG`, `HUF`, `IDR`, `ILS`, `INR`, `IQD`, `IRR`, `ISK`, `JMD`, `JOD`, `JPY`, `KES`, `KGS`, `KHR`, `KMF`, `KPW`, `KRW`, `KWD`, `KYD`, `KZT`, `LAK`, `LBP`, `LKR`, `LRD`, `LSL`, `LYD`, `MAD`, `MDL`, `MGA`, `MKD`, `MMK`, `MNT`, `MOP`, `MRU`, `MUR`, `MVR`, `MWK`, `MXN`, `MXV`, `MYR`, `MZN`, `NAD`, `NGN`, `NIO`, `NOK`, `NPR`, `NZD`, `OMR`, `PAB`, `PEN`, `PGK`, `PHP`, `PKR`, `PLN`, `PYG`, `QAR`, `RON`, `RSD`, `CNY`, `RUB`, `RWF`, `SAR`, `SBD`, `SCR`, `SDG`, `SEK`, `SGD`, `SHP`, `SLE`, `SLL`, `SOS`, `SRD`, `SSP`, `STN`, `SVC`, `SYP`, `SZL`, `THB`, `TJS`, `TMT`, `TND`, `TOP`, `TRY`, `TTD`, `TWD`, `TZS`, `UAH`, `UGX`, `USD`, `USN`, `UYI`, `UYU`, `UYW`, `UZS`, `VED`, `VES`, `VND`, `VUV`, `WST`, `XAF`, `XAG`, `XAU`, `XBA`, `XBB`, `XBC`, `XBD`, `XCD`, `XDR`, `XOF`, `XPD`, `XPF`, `XPT`, `XSU`, `XTS`, `XUA`, `XXX`, `YER`, `ZAR`, `ZMW`, `ZWL` - `creatorEntityId` (string, optional) — ID of the entity that created this vendor credit - `note` (string, optional) — An optional note to attach to the vendor credit - `invoiceIds` (list of string, optional) — The IDs of the invoices that this vendor credit has been applied to ## Errors ### 400 Bad Request - `errorName` ("BadRequest", required) - `content` (string, required) ### 401 Unauthorized - `errorName` ("Unauthorized", required) - `content` (string, required) ### 403 Forbidden - `errorName` ("Forbidden", required) - `content` (string, required) ### 404 Not Found - `errorName` ("NotFound", required) - `content` (string, required) ### 409 Conflict - `errorName` ("Conflict", required) - `content` (string, required) ### 500 Internal Server Error - `errorName` ("InternalServerError", required) - `content` (string, required) ### 501 Unimplemented - `errorName` ("Unimplemented", required) - `content` (string, required) ## Examples **Request** ```json { "totalAmount": 100, "currency": "USD", "note": "This is a note" } ``` **Response** ```json { "id": "vcr_c3f4c87d-794d-4543-9562-575cdddfc0d7", "vendorId": "ent_21661ac1-a2a8-4465-a6c0-64474ba8181d", "payerId": "ent_8545a84e-a45f-41bf-bdf1-33b42a55812c", "createdAt": "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z", "updatedAt": "2021-01-01T00:00:00Z", "memoNumber": "123456", "totalAmount": 100, "remainingAmount": 100, "currency": "USD", "creatorEntityId": "ent_21661ac1-a2a8-4465-a6c0-64474ba8181d", "note": "This is a note", "invoiceIds": [ "in_26e7b5d3-a739-4b23-9ad9-6aaa085f47a9" ] } ``` **SDK Code** ```python Default import requests url = "https://api.mercoa.com/entity/ent_8545a84e-a45f-41bf-bdf1-33b42a55812c/counterparty/ent_21661ac1-a2a8-4465-a6c0-64474ba8181d/vendor-credit" payload = { "totalAmount": 100, "currency": "USD", "note": "This is a note" } headers = { "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" } response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers) print(response.json()) ``` ```typescript Default import { MercoaClient } from "@mercoa/javascript"; const client = new MercoaClient({ token: "YOUR_TOKEN" }); await client.entity.counterparty.vendorCredit.create("ent_8545a84e-a45f-41bf-bdf1-33b42a55812c", "ent_21661ac1-a2a8-4465-a6c0-64474ba8181d", { totalAmount: 100, currency: "USD", note: "This is a note" }); ``` ```go Default package main import ( "fmt" "strings" "net/http" "io" ) func main() { url := "https://api.mercoa.com/entity/ent_8545a84e-a45f-41bf-bdf1-33b42a55812c/counterparty/ent_21661ac1-a2a8-4465-a6c0-64474ba8181d/vendor-credit" payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"totalAmount\": 100,\n \"currency\": \"USD\",\n \"note\": \"This is a note\"\n}") req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload) req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer ") req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json") res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(res) fmt.Println(string(body)) } ``` ```ruby Default require 'uri' require 'net/http' url = URI("https://api.mercoa.com/entity/ent_8545a84e-a45f-41bf-bdf1-33b42a55812c/counterparty/ent_21661ac1-a2a8-4465-a6c0-64474ba8181d/vendor-credit") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url) request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer ' request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json' request.body = "{\n \"totalAmount\": 100,\n \"currency\": \"USD\",\n \"note\": \"This is a note\"\n}" response = http.request(request) puts response.read_body ``` ```java Default import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse; import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest; HttpResponse response = Unirest.post("https://api.mercoa.com/entity/ent_8545a84e-a45f-41bf-bdf1-33b42a55812c/counterparty/ent_21661ac1-a2a8-4465-a6c0-64474ba8181d/vendor-credit") .header("Authorization", "Bearer ") .header("Content-Type", "application/json") .body("{\n \"totalAmount\": 100,\n \"currency\": \"USD\",\n \"note\": \"This is a note\"\n}") .asString(); ``` ```php Default request('POST', 'https://api.mercoa.com/entity/ent_8545a84e-a45f-41bf-bdf1-33b42a55812c/counterparty/ent_21661ac1-a2a8-4465-a6c0-64474ba8181d/vendor-credit', [ 'body' => '{ "totalAmount": 100, "currency": "USD", "note": "This is a note" }', 'headers' => [ 'Authorization' => 'Bearer ', 'Content-Type' => 'application/json', ], ]); echo $response->getBody(); ``` ```csharp Default using RestSharp; var client = new RestClient("https://api.mercoa.com/entity/ent_8545a84e-a45f-41bf-bdf1-33b42a55812c/counterparty/ent_21661ac1-a2a8-4465-a6c0-64474ba8181d/vendor-credit"); var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST); request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer "); request.AddHeader("Content-Type", "application/json"); request.AddParameter("application/json", "{\n \"totalAmount\": 100,\n \"currency\": \"USD\",\n \"note\": \"This is a note\"\n}", ParameterType.RequestBody); IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request); ``` ```swift Default import Foundation let headers = [ "Authorization": "Bearer ", "Content-Type": "application/json" ] let parameters = [ "totalAmount": 100, "currency": "USD", "note": "This is a note" ] as [String : Any] let postData = JSONSerialization.data(withJSONObject: parameters, options: []) let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.mercoa.com/entity/ent_8545a84e-a45f-41bf-bdf1-33b42a55812c/counterparty/ent_21661ac1-a2a8-4465-a6c0-64474ba8181d/vendor-credit")! as URL, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval: 10.0) request.httpMethod = "POST" request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers request.httpBody = postData as Data let session = URLSession.shared let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in if (error != nil) { print(error as Any) } else { let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse print(httpResponse) } }) dataTask.resume() ```