---
title: "Creates Receipt Variance Reason"
url: "https://developer.retailexpress.com.au/apis/retail-express-api-21-v2/versions/210b509a-613e-44ac-a87b-ef6c22c23a2c/operations/post-receiptvariancereasons"
---

> Full API specification: https://developer.retailexpress.com.au/apis/retail-express-api-21-v2/versions/210b509a-613e-44ac-a87b-ef6c22c23a2c.md

# Creates Receipt Variance Reason

`POST` `/receiptvariancereasons`

Operation ID: `post-receiptvariancereasons`

Sample request: POST /receiptvariancereasons { "name": "Receipt Variance Reason Name", "enabled": true }

## Header parameters

- `x-api-key` (string, required) - Api subscription key
- `Cache-Control` (string, optional)
- `Authorization` (string, required) - Bearer token for authorization (e.g., Bearer <token>)

## Request body

Content types: `application/json`

## Responses

- `201` - Receipt Variance Reason created
- `400` - Bad request
- `401` - Unauthorized
- `403` - Forbidden

## OpenAPI definition

```yaml
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: Retail Express API
  version: v2.1
servers:
  - url: https://api.retailexpress.com.au/v2.1
paths:
  /receiptvariancereasons:
    post:
      tags:
        - receiptvariancereasons
      summary: Creates Receipt Variance Reason
      description: "Sample request:\r

        \            \r

        \    POST /receiptvariancereasons\r

        \    {\r

        \        \"name\": \"Receipt Variance Reason Name\",\r

        \        \"enabled\": true\r

        \    }"
      operationId: post-receiptvariancereasons
      parameters:
        - name: x-api-key
          in: header
          description: Api subscription key
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
        - name: Cache-Control
          in: header
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
            default: no-cache
        - name: Authorization
          in: header
          required: true
          description: Bearer token for authorization (e.g., Bearer <token>)
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        description: Receipt Variance Reason model
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              title: EmptyExample
              type: object
              additionalProperties: false
      responses:
        "201":
          description: Receipt Variance Reason created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/ReceiptVarianceReason"
              example:
                id: 0
                name: string
                enabled: true
                created_on: string
                created_by:
                  id: 0
                  user_code: string
                  first_name: string
                  surname: string
                modified_on: string
                modified_by:
                  id: 0
                  user_code: string
                  first_name: string
                  surname: string
        "400":
          description: Bad request
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails"
              example:
                type: string
                title: string
                status: 0
                detail: string
                instance: string
        "401":
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails"
              example:
                type: string
                title: string
                status: 0
                detail: string
                instance: string
        "403":
          description: Forbidden
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: "#/components/schemas/ProblemDetails"
              example:
                type: string
                title: string
                status: 0
                detail: string
                instance: string
security: []
components:
  schemas:
    ReceiptVarianceReason:
      title: ""
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Receipt Variance Reason Id.
          format: int32
        name:
          maxLength: 100
          minLength: 0
          type: string
          description: Receipt Variance Reason name
          nullable: true
        enabled:
          type: boolean
          description: Is Receipt Variance Reason Enabled
          default: true
        created_on:
          type: string
          description: Created on
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        created_by:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/UserExtended"
        modified_on:
          type: string
          description: Modified on
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
        modified_by:
          $ref: "#/components/schemas/UserExtended"
      additionalProperties: false
      description: Receipt Variance Reason Model
    ProblemDetails:
      title: ""
      type: object
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        title:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        status:
          type: integer
          format: int32
          nullable: true
        detail:
          type: string
          nullable: true
        instance:
          type: string
          nullable: true
      additionalProperties: {}
    UserExtended:
      title: ""
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: Id.
          format: int32
          nullable: true
        user_code:
          type: string
          description: User code.
          nullable: true
        first_name:
          type: string
          description: First name.
          nullable: true
        surname:
          type: string
          description: Surname.
          nullable: true
      additionalProperties: false
```