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Ask for a trade account

POST
/storefront/sites/{host}/account/trade-application
curl --request POST \
--url https://example.com/storefront/sites/northgate.shop.getbottle.app/account/trade-application \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '{ "businessName": "example", "phone": "example", "companyNumber": "example", "vatNumber": "example", "contacts": [ { "name": "example", "role": "buyer", "email": "hello@example.com", "phone": "example" } ], "address": { "line1": "example", "line2": "example", "city": "example", "postcode": "example" }, "notes": "example" }'

Deliberately without a staff session: a shopper on the business’s own shop. Signed in. The business’s owners and admins are emailed and told in the office. One request waiting at a time. Until it is approved the account pays the shop’s ordinary prices.

host
required
string
Example
northgate.shop.getbottle.app
Media typeapplication/json
object
businessName
required
string
>= 1 characters <= 160 characters
phone
required
string
<= 30 characters
companyNumber
string
<= 20 characters
vatNumber
string
<= 20 characters
contacts
Array<object>
<= 10 items
object
name
required
string
>= 1 characters <= 120 characters
role
string
default: buyer
Allowed values: buyer accounts
email
required
string format: email
<= 200 characters
phone
string
<= 30 characters
address
object
line1
string
<= 120 characters
line2
string
<= 120 characters
city
string
<= 80 characters
postcode
string
<= 10 characters
notes
string
<= 2000 characters

Sent

Media typeapplication/json
object
status
required
string
Allowed values: none pending approved declined
reason
required
string | null
submittedAt
required
string | null format: date-time
Example
{
"status": "none"
}

Refused: the message says why

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
string
message
required
string
Example
{
"error": "not_found",
"message": "Customer not found"
}

Not signed in

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
string
message
required
string
Example
{
"error": "not_found",
"message": "Customer not found"
}

Not from the shop itself, or the email is not confirmed yet

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
string
message
required
string
Example
{
"error": "not_found",
"message": "Customer not found"
}

Not a shop. No body.

One is already waiting, or the shop is not selling now (shop_closed)

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
string
message
required
string
Example
{
"error": "not_found",
"message": "Customer not found"
}

Validation failed

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
string
Allowed values: validation
message
required
string
issues
required
Array<object>
object
path
required
string
message
required
string
Example
{
"error": "validation",
"issues": [
{
"path": "email",
"message": "Invalid email"
}
]
}

Too many tries

Media typeapplication/json
object
error
required
string
message
required
string
Example
{
"error": "not_found",
"message": "Customer not found"
}