# POST /api/v1/credit-memos

> Create credit memo

- **Tag:** credit-memos
- **Operation ID:** `create_credit_memo_api_v1_credit_memos_post`

## Description

Create a new credit memo in draft status.

## Authentication

Bearer token in `Authorization` header.
Required header: `x-business-id: <business uuid>`.

## Request body

Schema: `CreditMemoCreate`

- `customer_id` (string · required) — Customer receiving the credit
- `amount_cents` (integer · required) — Credit amount in cents
- `restocking_fee_cents` (integer) — Restocking fee withheld on a return (cents). Recognized as income; the gross value reversed is amount_cents + this fee.
- `reason` (CreditMemoReasonEnum) → `CreditMemoReasonEnum` — Reason for the credit memo
- `description` (string) — Description of the credit
- `invoice_id` (string) — Original invoice being credited (optional)
- `issue_date` (string · date) — Issue date (defaults to today)
- `line_items` (array · CreditMemoLineItem) — Optional line items for credit detail
- `internal_notes` (string) — Internal notes (not visible to customer)

## Responses

### 201 — Successful Response

Schema: `SuccessEnvelope_CreditMemoResponse_`

- `success` (boolean)
- `message` (string)
- `code` (string)
- `data` (CreditMemoResponse)

### 400 — Bad Request - Invalid input

### 401 — Unauthorized - Authentication required

### 403 — Forbidden - Insufficient permissions

### 404 — Not Found - Resource does not exist

### 422 — Validation Error

Schema: `HTTPValidationError`

- `detail` (array · ValidationError) → `ValidationError`
  - `loc` (array · string | integer · required)
  - `msg` (string · required)
  - `type` (string · required)
  - `input` (object)
  - `ctx` (object)

## Code samples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST 'https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/credit-memos' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer dz_your_token' \
  -H 'x-business-id: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "customer_id": "string",
  "amount_cents": 0
}'
```

### JavaScript

```javascript
const response = await fetch('https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/credit-memos', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    Authorization: 'Bearer dz_your_token',
    'x-business-id': 'YOUR_BUSINESS_ID',
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
  "customer_id": "string",
  "amount_cents": 0
}),
});
const data = await response.json();
```

### Python

```python
import httpx

headers = {
    "Authorization": "Bearer dz_your_token",
    "x-business-id": "YOUR_BUSINESS_ID",
}

payload = {
  "customer_id": "string",
  "amount_cents": 0
}

response = httpx.post("https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/credit-memos", headers=headers, json=payload)
data = response.json()
```

## See also

- HTML version: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/credit-memos/create-credit-memo
- OpenAPI slice: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/credit-memos/create-credit-memo/openapi.json
- Other endpoints in **credit-memos**: https://www.ondayzero.com/docs/reference/credit-memos