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Avalara Classification API

Classify products into HS Codes and tax codes

Avalara Classification API is one of 73 APIs that Avalara publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification and an AsyncAPI event-driven specification.

Tagged areas include Classification. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an AsyncAPI specification.

This API exposes 4 operations across 4 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.avalara.com/classification/v1.

4 operations 4 paths 5 schemas 2 GET2 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0
Server
https://api.avalara.com/classification/v1
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
License
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Avalara Classification API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 4 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 2 GET, 2 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Classification 4

Classify products into HS Codes and tax codes

POST
/classify
Avalara Classify a Product
classifyProduct body → 200400
POST
/classify/batch
Avalara Classify a Batch of Products
classifyBatch body → 200
GET
/hscodes/{hsCode}
Avalara Look Up an HS Code
getHSCode 2 params → 200
GET
/hscodes/{hsCode}/hierarchy
Avalara Get HS Code Hierarchy
getHSCodeHierarchy 2 params → 200

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are HSCodeInfo (6 properties), ClassifyRequest (5 properties), ClassificationPrediction (4 properties), ClassifyResponse (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ClassifyResponse
object
4 properties
ClassificationPrediction
object
4 properties
ClassifyRequest
object
5 properties 2 required
ErrorResponse
object
1 property
HSCodeInfo
object
6 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

avalara-classification-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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