Avalara

aid: avalara
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/avalara/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
  - aid: avalara:avalara
    name: Avalara
    tags:
      - Taxes
    humanURL: ' https://developer.avalara.com/'
    properties:
      - url: ' https://developer.avalara.com/'
        type: Documentation
    description: >-
      Automate compliance with Avalara MCP servers for AI-driven tax workflows and
      APIs. Have your agent call our agent.
  - aid: avalara:avatax-apis
    name: AvaTax APIs
    tags:
      - Sales Tax
      - Taxes
      - VAT
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/avatax/rest/v2/
    description: >-
      The AvaTax API is a set of application programming interfaces provided by Avalara
      that allows businesses to integrate automated, real-time sales and use tax,
      VAT, and GST calculations directly into their own software applications. This
      allows for seamless and accurate tax compliance for every transaction, regardless
      of jurisdiction or product type.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/avatax/rest/v2/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-avatax-rest-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:avatax-soap-api
    name: AvaTax SOAP API
    tags:
      - SOAP
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/avatax/soap/
    description: The AvaTax SOAP API exposes the most commonly used features for interacting with the AvaTax service, allowing calculation of tax, modification of documents, and validation of addresses.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/avatax/soap/
        type: Documentation
  - aid: avalara:communications-api
    name: Communications Tax API
    tags:
      - Communications
      - Taxes
      - Telecom
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/communications/v2/
    description: The Avalara Communications Tax API (SaasPro) provides communications tax calculations using information provided by jurisdiction codes, enabling tax calculations on invoices and line items, jurisdiction determination via geocoding, and profile customization.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/communications/v2/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-communications-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:excise-tax-api
    name: Excise Platform API
    tags:
      - Excise
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/excise/v1/
    description: The Excise Platform API provides an external programmatic interface for the Avalara Excise application, enabling excise tax calculation and management, business entity imports, location management, and other tax compliance operations through REST API endpoints.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/excise/v1/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-excise-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:item-classification-api
    name: Item Classification API
    tags:
      - Classification
      - HS Codes
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/item-classification/v2/
    description: The Avalara Item Classification API allows users subscribed to the Item Classification service to submit products for classification and retrieve the corresponding HS Codes, with support for storage and non-storage subscription models.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/item-classification/v2/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-item-classification-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:tax-content-for-retail-api
    name: Avalara Tax Content for Retail Configuration API
    tags:
      - Point of Sale
      - Retail
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/cgpos/cfg/
    description: The Avalara Tax Content for Retail Configuration API automates tax content delivery for brick-and-mortar businesses, enabling management of configurations, communications, jobs, onboarding, and user roles for point-of-sale tax content.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/cgpos/cfg/
        type: Documentation
  - aid: avalara:avatax-brazil-api
    name: AvaTax Brazil API
    tags:
      - Brazil
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/avatax-brazil/v1/
    description: The AvaTax Brazil API exposes the most commonly used services for interacting with AvaTax-Brazil, allowing calculation of taxes, issuing electronic invoice documents, and modifying existing transactions when allowed by tax authorities for businesses with a physical presence in Brazil.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/avatax-brazil/v1/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-avatax-brazil-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:vat-reporting-api
    name: VAT Reporting API
    tags:
      - Reporting
      - Taxes
      - VAT
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/vat-reporting/v1/
    description: The Avalara VAT Reporting API orchestrates end-to-end VAT compliance workflows including onboarding, file ingress, error handling, filing of VAT Returns, EC Listings, Intrastat, and transaction reporting across multiple jurisdictions.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/vat-reporting/v1/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-vat-reporting-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:mylodgetax-api
    name: MyLodgeTax API
    tags:
      - Lodging
      - Short-Term Rental
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/myLodgeAPI/tax/
    description: The MyLodgeTax API provides sales and lodging tax compliance for short-term property rentals, offering partners access to summarized tax responsibilities for property owners by marketplace including direct listings and marketplace bookings.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/myLodgeAPI/tax/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-mylodgetax-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:certcapture-api
    name: CertCapture API
    tags:
      - Certificates
      - Exemptions
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/CertCapture/v2/
    description: The Avalara CertCapture RESTful API provides document management for tax-exempt sales, including managing certificates, attributes, custom fields, customers, authentication tokens, and eCommerce token generation for CertCapture 6.X and beyond.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/CertCapture/v2/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-certcapture-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:e-invoicing-api
    name: E-Invoicing REST API
    tags:
      - Compliance
      - E-Invoicing
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/e-invoicing/v1.0
    description: The Avalara E-Invoicing REST API supports sending data within the Alpha scope for e-Invoicing compliance use cases, enabling technology partners to integrate e-invoicing workflows for cross-border and domestic compliance.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/e-invoicing/v1.0
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-e-invoicing-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:activation-service-api
    name: Activation Service API
    tags:
      - Registration
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/activationService/activationService/
    description: The Avalara Activation Service API allows technology partners to retrieve the status of their registrations within the Avalara Compliance Cloud platform, providing endpoints for listing all registrations and retrieving individual registration details.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/activationService/activationService/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-activation-service-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:business-api
    name: Avalara Business API
    tags:
      - Business
      - Orders
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/business/v1/
    description: The Avalara Business API provides public APIs for doing business with Avalara, including registering customer accounts and creating sales orders for Avalara services through partner integrations.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/business/v1/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-business-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:portal-oauth-api
    name: Portal OAuth API
    tags:
      - Authentication
      - OAuth
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/oauth/oauth/
    description: The Avalara Portal OAuth API provides OAuth token generation and session management endpoints for implementing authentication in Avalara platform integrations, supporting credential-based authentication and SAML assertions.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/oauth/oauth/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-portal-oauth-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:shared-company-service-api
    name: Shared Company Service API
    tags:
      - Company Management
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/sharedservice/sharedCompanyService/
    description: The Avalara Shared Company Service API provides scalable APIs for managing canonical company and contact information across Avalara products, enabling creation, retrieval, update, and deletion of company records.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/sharedservice/sharedCompanyService/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-shared-company-service-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:hs-code-classification-api
    name: Automated Tariff Code Classification API
    tags:
      - Classification
      - HS Codes
      - Tariff
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/hscodeclassification/hscodeclassification/
    description: The Avalara HSCode and AvataxCode Classification API classifies products into Harmonized System Codes (HS Codes) and Avalara Tax Codes, providing tariff code predictions based on product information and destination country with confidence levels.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/hscodeclassification/hscodeclassification/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-hs-code-classification-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:self-serve-tariff-classification-api
    name: Self-Serve Tariff Classification API
    tags:
      - Cross-Border
      - Tariff
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/selfservicetarrifclassification/selfservicetarrifclassification/
    description: The Avalara Cross Border Tariff Content API classifies products based on provided product information for the specified country of destination, supporting interactive classification dialogues, trade data access, certificate generation, and data downloads.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/selfservicetarrifclassification/selfservicetarrifclassification/
        type: Documentation
  - aid: avalara:1099-w9-api
    name: 1099 & W-9 API
    tags:
      - Tax Forms
      - Taxes
      - W-9
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/avalara1099/avalara1099/
    description: The Avalara 1099 and W-9 API automates collection, validation, and e-filing of IRS forms including 1099 variants, 1095 forms, W-2, and 1042-S, providing endpoints for creating, updating, and managing various IRS forms for US and foreign companies.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/avalara1099/avalara1099/
        type: Documentation
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: openapi/avalara-1099-w9-openapi.yml
  - aid: avalara:license-guidance-order-api
    name: License Guidance Order API
    tags:
      - Licensing
      - Registration
      - Taxes
    humanURL: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/registration-and-licensing/license-guidance-order/license-guidance-order/
    description: The Avalara License Guidance Order API enables placing Avalara License Guidance orders and populating questionnaire responses with known business information, returning order confirmation details including unique order URLs and numbers.
    properties:
      - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/registration-and-licensing/license-guidance-order/license-guidance-order/
        type: Documentation
name: Avalara
tags:
  - Taxes
type: Index
image: https://www.avalara.com/us/en/about/newsroom/media-kit/_jcr_content/root/responsivegrid/responsivegrid/columncontrol/par2/image.coreimg.svg/1614712826993/avalara-logo.svg
access: 3rd-Party
common:
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/sdk/
    name: AvaTax Software Development Kit | Avalara Developer
    type: SDKs
    description: The Avalara unified SDK provides a set of SDKs that cover multiple Avalara APIs. A unified SDK allows partners & customer developers to download one SDK and easily add on additional Avalara features and services.
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/developer-community/
    name: Avalara Developer Communities | Avalara Developer
    type: Community
    description: Become a part of the growing developer community building on the Avalara developer platform where you can get help, provide feedback, brainstorm ideas, make connections, and get inspired.
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/blogs/
    name: Developer Blog | Avalara Developer
    type: Blog
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/resources/support/
    name: AvaTax API Support | Avalara Developer
    type: Support
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://knowledge.avalara.com/bundle/xti1670300535545/page/contact_avalara_support.html
    name: Contact Avalara Support
    type: Contact
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developercommunity.avalara.com/s/
    name: Avalara Developer Community
    type: AskQuestions
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/certification/avatax/
    name: Avalara Certification | Avalara Developer
    type: Certifications
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://www.avalara.com/us/en/learn/webinars.html#developerwebinars
    name: Sales & Use Tax Compliance Webinars - Avalara
    type: Webinars
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://training.avalara.com/pages/product-training
    name: Avalara University
    type: Learning
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/elr-usecases/
    name: E-Invoicing Mandate Definitions | Avalara Developer
    type: Schema
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/
    name: Avalara Developer
    type: Portal
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/
    name: Avalara APIs | Avalara Developer
    type: Explorer
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/mcp-servers/
    name: MCP Servers | Avalara Developer
    type: MCPServers
    description: Avalara Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers connect AI applications with Avalaras tax compliance systems in a standardized way. MCP servers allow partners and developers to integrate AI-driven tax workflows, automate cross-border compliance, and access Avalaras regularly updated tax content.
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/freeTrial/
    name: Start Your 90-Day AvaTax Free Trial | Avalara Developer
    type: Trial
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/documentation/
    name: Tax API Integration Guide | Avalara Developer
    type: Guide
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://www.avalara.com/us/en/products/integrations-browse-all.html
    name: Search or Browse all Avalara Partner Integrations
    type: Integrations
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://legal.avalara.com/#siteterms
    name: Avalara Legal Center
    type: TermsOfService
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://legal.avalara.com/dpa#privacynotice
    name: Avalara Legal Center
    type: PrivacyPolicy
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://www.avalara.com/us/en/about/customer-stories.html
    name: Customer Stories & Testimonials - Avalara
    type: Customers
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://careers.avalara.com/north-america
    name: Avalara North America
    type: Careers
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://www.avalara.com/us/en/partners/partner-programs.html
    name: Partners
    type: Partners
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://newsroom.avalara.com/
    name: Avalara - Newsroom
    type: Newsroom
    description: Newsroom
  - url: https://www.avalara.com/us/en/learn/whitepapers.html
    name: Sales & Use Tax Whitepapers - Avalara
    type: WhitePapers
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://www.avalara.com/us/en/learn/events.html
    name: Learning and Training Events - Avalara
    type: Events
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://training.avalara.com/pages/product-training
    name: Avalara University
    type: Training
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://www.avalara.com/us/en/signin.html
    name: Avalara Login - Product Login for Free & Paid Services
    type: Login
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-reference/
    name: Avalara APIs | Avalara Developer
    type: Documentation
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/patch-notes/
    name: Patch Notes | Avalara Developer
    type: ChangeLog
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/api-versioning/
    name: Avalara API Versioning | Avalara Developer
    type: Versioning
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://buy.avalara.com/
    name: Buy | Avalara
    type: SignUp
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://legal.avalara.com/compliance?_gl=1*1hevp4p*_gcl_au*MTM1NDY3OTg2MC4xNzYzNjY2Njc5LjEzNjM2NTU5NjEuMTc2MzY2ODQ1OC4xNzYzNjY4NzA3
    name: Avalara Legal Center
    type: Compliance
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/avalara/
    name: LinkedIn
    type: LinkedIn
  - url: https://www.youtube.com/c/Avalara
    name: YouTube
    type: YouTube
  - url: https://www.postman.com/api-evangelist/avalara/overview
    name: Postman Workspace
    type: PostmanWorkspace
  - url: https://github.com/Avalara
    name: GitHub Organization
    type: GitHubOrganization
  - url: https://github.com/Avalara/Swagger
    name: Swagger
    type: Swagger
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/get-started/
    type: Getting Started
  - url: https://status.avalara.com/
    name: Avalara Status
    type: StatusPage
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/avatax/authentication-in-rest/
    name: Authentication in AvaTax REST v2 | Avalara Developer
    type: Authentication
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/avatax/errors/
    name: REST Error Codes | Avalara Developer
    type: Errors
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/ecommerce-integration-guide/sales-tax-badge/authentication-in-avatax/sandbox-vs-production/
    name: Sandbox vs Production Environments | Avalara Developer
    type: Sandbox
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://help.avalara.com/Frequently_Asked_Questions/API_FAQ
    name: API FAQ - Avalara Help Center
    type: FAQ
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://developer.avalara.com/avatax/errors-and-outages/
    name: Errors and Outages | Avalara Developer
    type: ErrorsAndOutages
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://knowledge.avalara.com/category/release_notes
    name: Avalara Release Notes
    type: ReleaseNotes
    description: 'null'
  - url: https://twitter.com/avalara
    name: X (Twitter)
    type: X
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/avalara-context.jsonld
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/avalara-transaction-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/avalara-company-schema.json
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  - type: NaftikoCapability
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  - type: NaftikoCapability
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  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: Real-Time Tax Calculation
        description: Instant sales tax, VAT, and GST calculations for every transaction across all jurisdictions globally.
      - name: Exemption Certificate Management
        description: Automated collection, validation, and storage of tax exemption certificates through CertCapture.
      - name: E-Invoicing Compliance
        description: Country-specific e-invoicing mandate support for cross-border and domestic compliance workflows.
      - name: Address Validation
        description: Postal address validation and tax jurisdiction determination for US and international addresses.
      - name: HS Code Classification
        description: AI-powered Harmonized System Code and Avalara Tax Code classification for products.
      - name: MCP Server Support
        description: Model Context Protocol servers connecting AI applications with Avalara tax compliance systems.
      - name: OData Query Support
        description: AvaTax REST API supports OData query parameters including filter, top, skip, and orderBy.
      - name: Sandbox Environment
        description: Dedicated sandbox environment at sandbox-rest.avatax.com for testing without production impact.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: E-Commerce Tax Compliance
        description: Automatically calculate and collect sales tax on every transaction across all US jurisdictions.
      - name: Exemption Certificate Automation
        description: Digitally collect and validate tax exemption certificates from B2B customers at checkout.
      - name: Cross-Border Import Duties
        description: Calculate import duties, customs fees, and VAT for international shipments.
      - name: E-Invoicing Mandates
        description: Comply with country-specific e-invoicing requirements for EU, LATAM, and APAC markets.
      - name: 1099 Form Filing
        description: Automate collection and e-filing of 1099, W-9, W-2, and 1042-S forms with the IRS.
      - name: Communications Tax
        description: Calculate telecom and communications taxes for voice, data, VoIP, and streaming services.
      - name: Lodging Tax Management
        description: Manage short-term rental lodging taxes across all US jurisdictions for marketplaces.
      - name: VAT Return Filing
        description: Automate VAT return preparation and filing across European and global jurisdictions.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - name: Salesforce
        description: Native Salesforce integration for tax calculation in CPQ, billing, and order management.
      - name: SAP
        description: SAP ERP integration for automated tax calculation in S/4HANA and Business One.
      - name: NetSuite
        description: NetSuite SuiteApp integration for sales tax automation within the ERP.
      - name: Shopify
        description: Shopify integration for automated sales tax calculation and exemption management.
      - name: WooCommerce
        description: WooCommerce plugin for WordPress e-commerce sales tax automation.
      - name: QuickBooks
        description: QuickBooks integration for small business sales tax calculation and filing.
      - name: Magento
        description: Adobe Commerce (Magento) integration for tax calculation in e-commerce.
      - name: Microsoft Dynamics
        description: Microsoft Dynamics 365 integration for enterprise tax automation.
created: '2025-11-19'
modified: '2026-04-19'
position: Consumer
description: Avalara helps businesses of all sizes get tax compliance right. We deliver cloud-based solutions that work with existing business applications to calculate tax accurately and file returns automatically.
integrations:
  - name: Avalara
  - name: Developer
  - name: down arrow
  - name: arrow
  - name: check
  - name: APIs
  - name: MCP servers
  - name: A2A
  - name: AvaTax
  - name: AvaTax Brazil
  - name: AvaTax Cross-Border
  - name: AvaTax for Communications
  - name: AvaTax for Excise
  - name: Avalara Tax Content
  - name: Tariff Code Classification
  - name: Avalara Partners
  - name: Webinars
  - name: Blogs
  - name: University
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]
  - FN: Avalara Developer Relations
    email: [email protected]
specificationVersion: '0.19'