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Create a Location ​

Creates a new Location object. For further details, including which address fields are required in each country, see the Manage locations guide.

Returns ​

Returns a Location object if creation succeeds.

Parameters ​

  • address (object, optional) The full address of the location.

    • address.country (string, required) Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2).

    • address.city (string, required in certain countries) City, district, suburb, town, or village.

    • address.line1 (string, required) Address line 1, such as the street, PO Box, or company name.

    • address.line2 (string, optional) Address line 2, such as the apartment, suite, unit, or building.

    • address.postal_code (string, required in certain countries) ZIP or postal code.

    • address.state (string, required in certain countries) State, county, province, or region (ISO 3166-2).

  • display_name (string, optional) A name for the location. Maximum length is 1000 characters.

  • address_kana (object, optional) The Kana variation of the full address of the location (Japan only).

    • address_kana.city (string, optional) City or ward.

    • address_kana.country (string, optional) Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2).

    • address_kana.line1 (string, optional) Block or building number.

    • address_kana.line2 (string, optional) Building details.

    • address_kana.postal_code (string, optional) Postal code.

    • address_kana.state (string, optional) Prefecture.

    • address_kana.town (string, optional) Town or cho-me.

  • address_kanji (object, optional) The Kanji variation of the full address of the location (Japan only).

    • address_kanji.city (string, optional) City or ward.

    • address_kanji.country (string, optional) Two-letter country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2).

    • address_kanji.line1 (string, optional) Block or building number.

    • address_kanji.line2 (string, optional) Building details.

    • address_kanji.postal_code (string, optional) Postal code.

    • address_kanji.state (string, optional) Prefecture.

    • address_kanji.town (string, optional) Town or cho-me.

  • configuration_overrides (string, optional) The ID of a configuration that will be used to customize all readers in this location.

    The maximum length is 500 characters.

  • display_name_kana (string, optional) The Kana variation of the name for the location (Japan only). Maximum length is 1000 characters.

  • display_name_kanji (string, optional) The Kanji variation of the name for the location (Japan only). Maximum length is 1000 characters.

  • metadata (object, optional) Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.

  • phone (string, optional) The phone number for the location.

curl
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/terminal/locations \
  -u "<<YOUR_SECRET_KEY>>" \
  -d "display_name=My First Store" \
  -d "address[line1]=1234 Main Street" \
  -d "address[city]=San Francisco" \
  -d "address[postal_code]=94111" \
  -d "address[state]=CA" \
  -d "address[country]=US"

Response ​

json
{
  "id": "tml_FBakXQG8bQk4Mm",
  "object": "terminal.location",
  "address": {
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "country": "US",
    "line1": "1234 Main Street",
    "line2": "",
    "postal_code": "94111",
    "state": "CA"
  },
  "display_name": "My First Store",
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {}
}

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