Start a cycle count

POST/api/v1/inventory/counts

Create a draft cycle / physical count at a location.

Operation ID: start_count_api_v1_inventory_counts_post·View as markdown·OpenAPI slice

Authentication

Bearer token authentication. Pass your DayZero API token in the Authorization header and the target business UUID in x-business-id.

Request body

Schema: StartCountRequest

location_idstringrequired: Location to count.
notesstring

Responses

201Successful Response

Schema: SuccessEnvelope_StartCountResponse_

successboolean
messagestring
codestring
dataStartCountResponse

400Bad Request - Invalid input

401Unauthorized - Authentication required

403Forbidden - Insufficient permissions

404Not Found - Resource does not exist

422Validation Error - Invalid data format

Code samples

POST/api/v1/inventory/counts

bash

curl -X POST 'https://api.ondayzero.com/api/v1/inventory/counts' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer dz_your_token' \
  -H 'x-business-id: YOUR_BUSINESS_ID' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "location_id": "string"
}'