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# Create Vendor

POST https://inventory/vendors
Content-Type: multipart/form-data

Reference: https://docs.itspropel.com/propel-biz/09-inventory/vendors/create-vendor

## OpenAPI Specification

```yaml
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: PropelBiz
  version: 1.0.0
paths:
  /inventory/vendors:
    post:
      operationId: create-vendor
      summary: Create Vendor
      tags:
        - subpackage_09Inventory.subpackage_09Inventory/vendors
      parameters:
        - name: '{{tenant_key_name}}'
          in: header
          required: false
          schema:
            type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful response
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: >-
                  #/components/schemas/09 Inventory_Vendors_Create
                  Vendor_Response_200
      requestBody:
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                city:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: City - max 100 chars'
                email:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Optional: Email address - valid email format -
                    "john@hvacsupply.com"
                phone:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Phone number - E.164 format - "+1234567890"'
                state:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: State/Province - 2 char code - "CA"'
                address:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Street address - max 255 chars'
                postal_code:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: ZIP/Postal code - max 20 chars'
                vendor_name:
                  type: string
                  description: >-
                    Required: Vendor name - unique per tenant - max 255 chars -
                    "HVAC Supply Co"
                contact_name:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Contact person name - max 255 chars - "John Smith"'
                credit_limit:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Credit limit - decimal(15,2) - "10000.00"'
                payment_terms:
                  type: string
                  description: 'Optional: Payment terms - max 100 chars - "Net 30"'
              required:
                - city
                - email
                - phone
                - state
                - address
                - postal_code
                - vendor_name
                - contact_name
                - credit_limit
                - payment_terms
servers:
  - url: https:/
components:
  schemas:
    09 Inventory_Vendors_Create Vendor_Response_200:
      type: object
      properties: {}
      description: Empty response body
      title: 09 Inventory_Vendors_Create Vendor_Response_200

```

## SDK Code Examples

```python
import requests

url = "https://https/inventory/vendors"

payload = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"city\"\r\n\r\nSan Francisco\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"email\"\r\n\r\ncontact@hvacsupplyco.com\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"phone\"\r\n\r\n+14155552671\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"state\"\r\n\r\nCA\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"address\"\r\n\r\n123 Market St, Suite 400\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"postal_code\"\r\n\r\n94103\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"vendor_name\"\r\n\r\nHVAC Supply Co\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"contact_name\"\r\n\r\nJohn Smith\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"credit_limit\"\r\n\r\n15000.00\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"payment_terms\"\r\n\r\nNet 30\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"
headers = {
    "{{tenant_key_name}}": "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}",
    "Content-Type": "multipart/form-data; boundary=---011000010111000001101001"
}

response = requests.post(url, data=payload, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://https/inventory/vendors';
const form = new FormData();
form.append('city', 'San Francisco');
form.append('email', 'contact@hvacsupplyco.com');
form.append('phone', '+14155552671');
form.append('state', 'CA');
form.append('address', '123 Market St, Suite 400');
form.append('postal_code', '94103');
form.append('vendor_name', 'HVAC Supply Co');
form.append('contact_name', 'John Smith');
form.append('credit_limit', '15000.00');
form.append('payment_terms', 'Net 30');

const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'{{tenant_key_name}}': '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}'}
};

options.body = form;

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"strings"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://https/inventory/vendors"

	payload := strings.NewReader("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"city\"\r\n\r\nSan Francisco\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"email\"\r\n\r\ncontact@hvacsupplyco.com\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"phone\"\r\n\r\n+14155552671\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"state\"\r\n\r\nCA\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"address\"\r\n\r\n123 Market St, Suite 400\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"postal_code\"\r\n\r\n94103\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"vendor_name\"\r\n\r\nHVAC Supply Co\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"contact_name\"\r\n\r\nJohn Smith\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"credit_limit\"\r\n\r\n15000.00\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"payment_terms\"\r\n\r\nNet 30\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)

	req.Header.Add("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://https/inventory/vendors")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["{{tenant_key_name}}"] = '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}'
request.body = "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"city\"\r\n\r\nSan Francisco\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"email\"\r\n\r\ncontact@hvacsupplyco.com\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"phone\"\r\n\r\n+14155552671\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"state\"\r\n\r\nCA\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"address\"\r\n\r\n123 Market St, Suite 400\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"postal_code\"\r\n\r\n94103\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"vendor_name\"\r\n\r\nHVAC Supply Co\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"contact_name\"\r\n\r\nJohn Smith\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"credit_limit\"\r\n\r\n15000.00\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"payment_terms\"\r\n\r\nNet 30\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n"

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://https/inventory/vendors")
  .header("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}")
  .body("-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"city\"\r\n\r\nSan Francisco\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"email\"\r\n\r\ncontact@hvacsupplyco.com\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"phone\"\r\n\r\n+14155552671\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"state\"\r\n\r\nCA\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"address\"\r\n\r\n123 Market St, Suite 400\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"postal_code\"\r\n\r\n94103\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"vendor_name\"\r\n\r\nHVAC Supply Co\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"contact_name\"\r\n\r\nJohn Smith\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"credit_limit\"\r\n\r\n15000.00\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"payment_terms\"\r\n\r\nNet 30\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('POST', 'https://https/inventory/vendors', [
  'multipart' => [
    [
        'name' => 'city',
        'contents' => 'San Francisco'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'email',
        'contents' => 'contact@hvacsupplyco.com'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'phone',
        'contents' => '+14155552671'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'state',
        'contents' => 'CA'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'address',
        'contents' => '123 Market St, Suite 400'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'postal_code',
        'contents' => '94103'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'vendor_name',
        'contents' => 'HVAC Supply Co'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'contact_name',
        'contents' => 'John Smith'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'credit_limit',
        'contents' => '15000.00'
    ],
    [
        'name' => 'payment_terms',
        'contents' => 'Net 30'
    ]
  ]
  'headers' => [
    '{{tenant_key_name}}' => '{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://https/inventory/vendors");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.POST);
request.AddHeader("{{tenant_key_name}}", "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}");
request.AddParameter("undefined", "-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"city\"\r\n\r\nSan Francisco\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"email\"\r\n\r\ncontact@hvacsupplyco.com\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"phone\"\r\n\r\n+14155552671\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"state\"\r\n\r\nCA\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"address\"\r\n\r\n123 Market St, Suite 400\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"postal_code\"\r\n\r\n94103\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"vendor_name\"\r\n\r\nHVAC Supply Co\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"contact_name\"\r\n\r\nJohn Smith\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"credit_limit\"\r\n\r\n15000.00\r\n-----011000010111000001101001\r\nContent-Disposition: form-data; name=\"payment_terms\"\r\n\r\nNet 30\r\n-----011000010111000001101001--\r\n", ParameterType.RequestBody);
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["{{tenant_key_name}}": "{{tenant_key_value1}}|{{tenant_key_value2}}"]
let parameters = [
  [
    "name": "city",
    "value": "San Francisco"
  ],
  [
    "name": "email",
    "value": "contact@hvacsupplyco.com"
  ],
  [
    "name": "phone",
    "value": "+14155552671"
  ],
  [
    "name": "state",
    "value": "CA"
  ],
  [
    "name": "address",
    "value": "123 Market St, Suite 400"
  ],
  [
    "name": "postal_code",
    "value": "94103"
  ],
  [
    "name": "vendor_name",
    "value": "HVAC Supply Co"
  ],
  [
    "name": "contact_name",
    "value": "John Smith"
  ],
  [
    "name": "credit_limit",
    "value": "15000.00"
  ],
  [
    "name": "payment_terms",
    "value": "Net 30"
  ]
]

let boundary = "---011000010111000001101001"

var body = ""
var error: NSError? = nil
for param in parameters {
  let paramName = param["name"]!
  body += "--\(boundary)\r\n"
  body += "Content-Disposition:form-data; name=\"\(paramName)\""
  if let filename = param["fileName"] {
    let contentType = param["content-type"]!
    let fileContent = String(contentsOfFile: filename, encoding: String.Encoding.utf8)
    if (error != nil) {
      print(error as Any)
    }
    body += "; filename=\"\(filename)\"\r\n"
    body += "Content-Type: \(contentType)\r\n\r\n"
    body += fileContent
  } else if let paramValue = param["value"] {
    body += "\r\n\r\n\(paramValue)"
  }
}

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://https/inventory/vendors")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "POST"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers
request.httpBody = postData as Data

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```