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Update a tax rate


Update a tax rate

POST / v1 / tax_rates /:id

Updates an existing tax rate.

Parameters

  • active boolean Flag determining whether the tax rate is active or inactive (archived). Inactive tax rates cannot be used with new applications or Checkout Sessions, but will still work for subscriptions and invoices that already have it set.
  • country string Two-letter country code ( ISO 3166-1 alpha-2).
  • description string An arbitrary string attached to the tax rate for your internal use only. It will not be visible to your customers.
  • display _ name string The display name of the tax rate, which will be shown to users. The maximum length is 50 characters.
  • jurisdiction string The jurisdiction for the tax rate. You can use this label field for tax reporting purposes. It also appears on your customer’s invoice. The maximum length is 50 characters.
  • metadata map Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.
  • state string ISO 3166-2 subdivision code, without country prefix. For example, “NY” for New York, United States.

More parameters

  • tax _ type enum

Returns

The updated tax rate.

Response

{ "id": "txr_1MzS4RLkdIwHu7ixwvpZ9c2i", "object": "tax_rate", "active": false, "country": null, "created": 1682114687, "description": "VAT Germany", "display_name": "VAT", "effective_percentage": 16, "inclusive": false, "jurisdiction": "DE", "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "percentage": 16, "state": null, "tax_type": null}

Retrieve a tax rate

GET / v1 / tax_rates /:id

Retrieves a tax rate with the given ID

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns an tax rate if a valid tax rate ID was provided. Raises an error otherwise.

Response

{ "id": "txr_1MzS4RLkdIwHu7ixwvpZ9c2i", "object": "tax_rate", "active": true, "country": null, "created": 1682114687, "description": "VAT Germany", "display_name": "VAT", "inclusive": false, "jurisdiction": "DE", "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "percentage": 16, "state": null, "tax_type": null}

List all tax rates

GET / v1 / tax_rates

Returns a list of your tax rates. Tax rates are returned sorted by creation date, with the most recently created tax rates appearing first.

Parameters

  • active boolean Optional flag to filter by tax rates that are either active or inactive (archived).

More parameters

  • created object
  • ending _ before string
  • inclusive boolean
  • limit integer
  • starting _ after string

Returns

A dictionary with a data property that contains an array of up to limit tax rates, starting after tax rate starting_after. Each entry in the array is a separate tax rate object. If no more tax rates are available, the resulting array will be empty.

Response

{ "object": "list", "url": "/v1/tax_rates", "has_more": false, "data": [ { "id": "txr_1MzS4RLkdIwHu7ixwvpZ9c2i", "object": "tax_rate", "active": true, "country": null, "created": 1682114687, "description": "VAT Germany", "display_name": "VAT", "inclusive": false, "jurisdiction": "DE", "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "percentage": 16, "state": null, "tax_type": null } ]}
Last verified 2026-09-24

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