Create Return

To create a return for a customer's order that has already been fulfilled and completed, you will need to call the /createReturn endpoint with the POST method.

Request

Endpoint

  • POST: https://{host}/api/createReturn

  • Content-Type: application/json

Body

{
    "payLoad": {
        "externalId": "",
        "type": "",
        "returnDate": "",
        "customerId": "",
        "externalCustomerId": "",
        "companyId": "",
        "companyExternalId": "",
        "status": "",
        "currencyCode": "",
        "grandTotal": ,
        "tags": [ ],
        "note": "",
        "returnIdentifications": [
            {
                "returnIdentificationTypeId": "",
                "returnIdentificationDesc": "",
                "idValue": ""
            }
        ],
        "shipFrom": {
            "postalAddress": {
                "id": "",
                "externalId": ""
            }
        },
        "shipTo": {
            "facilityId": ""
        },
        "items": [
            {
                "id": "",
                "sku": "",
                "idType": "",
                "idValue": "",
                "itemExternalId": "",
                "itemSeqId": "",
                "itemTypeId": "",
                "status": "",
                "orderId": "",
                "orderExternalId": "",
                "orderName": "",
                "orderItemSeqId": "",
                "orderItemExternalId": "",
                "quantity": ,
                "reason": "",
                "returnType": "",
                "restockType": "",
                "price": ,
                "itemAdjustments": [
                    {
                        "returnAdjustmentTypeId": "",
                        "amount": 
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "",
                        "comments": "",
                        "description": "",
                        "amount": "",
                        "sourcePercentage": ""
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],
        "returnAdjustment": [
            {
                "orderId": "",
                "orderExternalId": "",
                "id": "",
                "type": "",
                "comments": "",
                "description": "",
                "amount": "",
                "sourcePercentage": ""
            }
        ]
    }
}

In the request body, include the information necessary for creating a return, including all the parameters listed below:

Parameter Name

Description

externalId

Order identification in the external system (e.g. Shopify or Netsuite)

customerId

Customer’s Identification in HotWax Commerce (partyId)

companyId

Identification for the Company owning the brand

currencyCode

Currency unit of measurement (USD, INR, YEN, etc.)

facilityId

Facility where order is returned

idType

Identification Type

orderId

Unique HotWax Commerce Order Identification

items

List of Order Items

orderName

Shopify Order Name

orderItemSeqId

Order Item Sequence

status

Current status of the return

grandTotal

Sum total of return items

returnIdentificationTypeId

Global Identification for the return (“SHOPIFY_RTN_ID”)

IdValue (in returnIdentification)

Unique Value for return identification

idType

Global Identification Type (SKU, INVOICE_EXPORT, ISBN, UPCA, UPCE)

idValue

Unique Id value for the global identification

shipFrom

Customer's address

shipTo

Destination address for returned order

sku

SKU for returned item

id (in item list)

Product id for that item

price

Price of the individual item

quantity

Product Quantity

orderItemExternalId (in item list)

Order Item id for external system (Shopify or Netsuite)

itemAdjustments

Record of adjustments (taxes or discounts) applied on the particular item

type

Type of return adjustments

returnAdjustments

Record of adjustments applied on the return

Types of Return Adjustments:

Return adjustments are used to categorize different return-level charges. By storing all adjustments as types of adjustments that can be applied to the return, instead of including them in the return header, they can be extended based on the needs of custom implementations and integrations.

Return Adjustment TypeDescription

RET_ADD_FEATURE_ADJ

Return Additional Feature

RET_DEPOSIT_ADJ

Return Deposit Adjustment

RET_DISCOUNT_ADJ

Return Discount

RET_DUTY_ADJ

RMA Duty

RET_EXT_PRM_ADJ

Return External Promotion Adjustment

RET_FEE_ADJ

Return Fee

RET_MAN_ADJ

Return Manual Adjustment

RET_MISC_ADJ

Return Miscellaneous Charges

RET_MKTG_PKG_ADJ

Return Marketing Package Adjustment

RET_PROMOTION_ADJ

Return Promotion

RET_REPLACE_ADJ

Return Replacement

RET_RMA_ADJ

RMA Fee Adjustment

RET_SALES_TAX_ADJ

Return Sales Tax

RET_SHIPPING_ADJ

Return S&H

RET_SURCHARGE_ADJ

Return Surcharge

RET_VAT_PC_ADJ

Return VAT Price Correction

RET_VAT_TAX_ADJ

Return VAT Tax

RET_WARRANTY_ADJ

Return Warranty

Sample response

{
   "payLoad": {
       "externalId": "5758438048028",
       "type": "CUSTOMER_RETURN",
       "customerId": "10317",
       "externalCustomerId": "",
       "companyId": "COMPANY",
       "companyExternalId": "",
       "status": "RETURN_RECEIVED",
       "currencyCode": "CAD",
       "grandTotal": 150.01,
       "returnIdentifications": [
           {
               "returnIdentificationTypeId": "SHOPIFY_RTN_ID",
               "returnIdentificationDesc": "MarketPlace Return",
               "idValue": "5758438048028"
           }
       ],
       "shipFrom": {
           "postalAddress": {
               "id": "",
               "externalId": ""
           }
       },
       "shipTo": {
           "facilityId": "KITST"
       },
       "items": [
           {
               "id": "10243",
               "sku": "",
               "idType": "UPCA",
               "idValue": "1110352-7AY-M",
               "itemExternalId": "",
               "itemSeqId": "",
               "itemTypeId": "PRODUCT_ORDER_ITEM",
               "status": "RETURN_RECEIVED",
               "orderId": "FAO11428",
               "orderExternalId": "5758438048028",
               "orderName": "101010236",
               "orderItemSeqId": "00101",
               "orderItemExternalId": "",
               "quantity": 1,
               "price": 89.5
           }
       ]
   }
}

Response

Header

  • Content-Type: application/json

Body

The response will include all the parameters provided in the request body, along with any error messages and login information.

Sample response

_LOGIN_PASSED_": "T{
   "_ERROR_MESSAGE_": "",
   "payLoad": {
       "externalId": "5758438048028",
       "type": "CUSTOMER_RETURN",
       "customerId": "10317",
       "externalCustomerId": "",
       "companyId": "COMPANY",
       "companyExternalId": "",
       "status": "RETURN_RECEIVED",
       "currencyCode": "CAD",
       "grandTotal": 150.01,
       "returnIdentifications": [
           {
               "returnIdentificationTypeId": "SHOPIFY_RTN_ID",
               "returnIdentificationDesc": "MarketPlace Return",
               "idValue": "5758438048028"
           }
       ],
       "shipFrom": {
           "postalAddress": {
               "id": "",
               "externalId": ""
           }
       },
       "shipTo": {
           "facilityId": "KITST"
       },
       "items": [
           {
               "id": "10243",
               "sku": "",
               "idType": "UPCA",
               "idValue": "1110352-7AY-M",
               "itemExternalId": "",
               "itemSeqId": "",
               "itemTypeId": "PRODUCT_ORDER_ITEM",
               "status": "RETURN_RECEIVED",
               "orderId": "FAO11428",
               "orderExternalId": "5758438048028",
               "orderName": "101010236",
               "orderItemSeqId": "00101",
               "orderItemExternalId": "",
               "quantity": 1,
               "price": 89.5
           }
       ]
   },
   "USERNAME": "hotwax.user",
   "RUE"
}

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