Get a sales return by return number

Looks up a sales return by return number and returns the same payload as GET /returns/{return_id}.

Whitespace is ignored and letters are uppercased.

GEThttps://rest.boxhero-app.com/v1/returns/by-number/{return_number}

Autorisation

Authorizationstringobligatoire

En-tête d’authentification Bearer au format Bearer <token>, où <token> est votre jeton d’API.

Paramètres de chemin

return_numberstringobligatoire

Return number. Whitespace is ignored and letters are uppercased. Use only letters, numbers, hyphens, and underscores.

Réponses

200The requested sales return.

itemReturnobligatoire

A sales return with lines, per-item receiving progress, and linked transactions.

Afficher les propriétés

idintegerminimum 0, maximum 2147483647obligatoire

Return id.

return_numberstringobligatoire

Return number.

return_timestringdate-timeobligatoire

Return date/time.

statusstringobligatoire

Return status.

Valeurs possiblesconfirmedin-progressdone

partnerEntitynullableobligatoire

Customer for the sales return.

Afficher les propriétés

idintegerminimum 0, maximum 2147483647obligatoire

Id of the referenced entity.

namestringobligatoire

Display name of the entity at the time the transaction was recorded.

deletedbooleanobligatoire

true when the underlying entity has since been deleted. The embedded snapshot is preserved so historical transactions remain readable.

orderOrderRefobligatoire

Reference to the source sales order for a return.

Afficher les propriétés

idintegerminimum 0, maximum 2147483647obligatoire

Order id.

order_numberstringobligatoire

Order number.

total_pricestringobligatoire

Return total as a decimal string.

currency_codestringnullableobligatoire

Source sales order ISO currency code, or null when unset.

memostringobligatoire

Free-text memo. Empty string when not set.

revisionintegerminimum -9007199254740991, maximum 9007199254740991obligatoire

Optimistic-concurrency version.

created_byEntityobligatoire

Reference to a related entity (location, partner, or user) embedded in a transaction. The snapshot is captured at transaction time and does not update if the source entity is later renamed or removed.

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idintegerminimum 0, maximum 2147483647obligatoire

Id of the referenced entity.

namestringobligatoire

Display name of the entity at the time the transaction was recorded.

deletedbooleanobligatoire

true when the underlying entity has since been deleted. The embedded snapshot is preserved so historical transactions remain readable.

created_atstringdate-timeobligatoire

Server-side creation timestamp.

urlstringuriobligatoire

Web URL to view this return in the BoxHero app.

tagsarray of stringobligatoire

Read-only tags parsed from the memo.

itemsarray of ReturnLineobligatoire

Detailed return lines.

Afficher les propriétés

idintegerminimum 0, maximum 2147483647obligatoire

Return line id.

rankintegerminimum -9007199254740991, maximum 9007199254740991obligatoire

Line rank in the return.

order_item_idintegerminimum 0, maximum 2147483647obligatoire

Source order line id.

itemExtendedItemEntitynullableobligatoire

Set when the line references a single item.

Afficher les propriétés

idintegerminimum 0, maximum 2147483647obligatoire

Item or bundle id.

namestringobligatoire

Display name.

skustringobligatoire

SKU. Empty string when unset.

barcodestringobligatoire

Barcode. Empty string when unset.

deletedbooleanobligatoire

Whether the underlying item or bundle is deleted.

bundleExtendedItemEntitynullableobligatoire

Set when the line references a bundle.

Afficher les propriétés

idintegerminimum 0, maximum 2147483647obligatoire

Item or bundle id.

namestringobligatoire

Display name.

skustringobligatoire

SKU. Empty string when unset.

barcodestringobligatoire

Barcode. Empty string when unset.

deletedbooleanobligatoire

Whether the underlying item or bundle is deleted.

pricestringobligatoire

Unit price as stored on the line.

quantitynumberobligatoire

Quantity. May include up to four decimal places in core data.

tax_namestringnullableobligatoire

Tax name, or null when no tax is applied.

tax_ratestringnullableobligatoire

Tax rate as a percentage string.

tax_inclusivebooleannullableobligatoire

Whether the stored line price includes tax.

discount_namestringnullableobligatoire

Discount name, or null when no discount is applied.

discount_typestringnullableobligatoire

Discount type. "percent" is a 0-100 percentage; "amount" is an absolute amount.

Valeurs possiblespercentamount

discount_valuestringnullableobligatoire

Discount percentage or absolute amount.

subtotalstringobligatoire

price * quantity before discount and tax.

discount_amountstringobligatoire

Discount amount applied to this line.

tax_amountstringobligatoire

Inclusive plus exclusive tax amount for this line.

totalstringobligatoire

Final line total after discount and exclusive tax.

tx_itemsarray of FulfillmentTxItemobligatoire

Per-item receiving progress. Bundle return lines are exploded and duplicate items are collapsed.

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itemExtendedItemEntityobligatoire

Reference to an item or bundle embedded in order, return, transaction, and bundle component responses.

Afficher les propriétés

idintegerminimum 0, maximum 2147483647obligatoire

Item or bundle id.

namestringobligatoire

Display name.

skustringobligatoire

SKU. Empty string when unset.

barcodestringobligatoire

Barcode. Empty string when unset.

deletedbooleanobligatoire

Whether the underlying item or bundle is deleted.

ordered_quantitynumberobligatoire

Ordered or returned quantity for this item. Bundle lines are exploded into component quantities and duplicate items are collapsed.

fulfilled_quantitynumberobligatoire

Absolute quantity already fulfilled or received for this item.

pending_quantitynumberobligatoire

Remaining quantity for this item, clamped to zero when over-fulfilled.

transactionsarray of OrderTransactionSummaryobligatoire

Inventory transactions linked to this return.

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idintegerminimum 0, maximum 2147483647obligatoire

Location transaction id.

typestringobligatoire

Fulfillment direction of an order-linked transaction.

Valeurs possiblesinout

transaction_timestringdate-timeobligatoire

Effective transaction time.

to_locationEntityobligatoire

Afficher les propriétés

idintegerminimum 0, maximum 2147483647obligatoire

Id of the referenced entity.

namestringobligatoire

Display name of the entity at the time the transaction was recorded.

deletedbooleanobligatoire

true when the underlying entity has since been deleted. The embedded snapshot is preserved so historical transactions remain readable.

count_of_itemsintegerminimum 0, maximum 9007199254740991obligatoire

total_quantitynumberobligatoire

Quantity. May include up to four decimal places in core data.

401Missing or invalid API token.

idstringobligatoire

Unique exception id (ex_ followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. ex_8f5c0c8e0e0a4a3c9b3f4f2c4f6c8d2a). Quote this in support tickets so we can find the request in our logs.

typestringobligatoire

Stable, machine-readable error code (RFC 7807-style URI fragment). Branch your error handling on this, not on title.

Valeurs possibles/errors/not-found/errors/invalid-request/errors/invalid-team-mode/errors/tokens/invalid/errors/tokens/required/errors/too-many-requests/errors/core/usage-limit-exceeded/errors/core/forbidden/errors/core/unhandled/errors/unhandled

titlestringobligatoire

Human-readable summary of the error, in English.

correlationIDstringobligatoire

Request correlation id (rq_ followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. rq_01abf3...). Identical to the X-Correlation-Id response header. Pass an X-Correlation-Id request header to thread your trace through to ours.

instancestringobligatoire

Pointer to the specific failing resource (e.g. /items/12345). Path-only, no /v1 version prefix.

codestring

Sub-reason code surfaced from upstream BoxHero core (on core-mapped 4xx) or from the gateway itself (e.g. not-available-for-api-token on 403). Use this for fine-grained branching after dispatching on type.

errorsarray of object

Field-level error details. Present on /errors/invalid-request (400) responses. Each entry locates a single failure via JSONPath-like path segments and a human-readable message.

Afficher les propriétés

patharray of string | numberobligatoire

messagestringobligatoire

404No return with the given number was found in this team.

idstringobligatoire

Unique exception id (ex_ followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. ex_8f5c0c8e0e0a4a3c9b3f4f2c4f6c8d2a). Quote this in support tickets so we can find the request in our logs.

typestringobligatoire

Stable, machine-readable error code (RFC 7807-style URI fragment). Branch your error handling on this, not on title.

titlestringobligatoire

Human-readable summary of the error, in English.

correlationIDstringobligatoire

instancestringobligatoire

Pointer to the specific failing resource (e.g. /items/12345). Path-only, no /v1 version prefix.

codestring

errorsarray of object

Field-level error details. Present on /errors/invalid-request (400) responses. Each entry locates a single failure via JSONPath-like path segments and a human-readable message.

Afficher les propriétés

patharray of string | numberobligatoire

messagestringobligatoire

429Rate limit exceeded. Check RateLimit, Retry-After, and X-RateLimit-* response headers before retrying.

idstringobligatoire

Unique exception id (ex_ followed by 32 lowercase hex chars, no dashes — e.g. ex_8f5c0c8e0e0a4a3c9b3f4f2c4f6c8d2a). Quote this in support tickets so we can find the request in our logs.

typestringobligatoire

Stable, machine-readable error code (RFC 7807-style URI fragment). Branch your error handling on this, not on title.

titlestringobligatoire

Human-readable summary of the error, in English.

correlationIDstringobligatoire

instancestringobligatoire

Pointer to the specific failing resource (e.g. /items/12345). Path-only, no /v1 version prefix.

codestring

errorsarray of object

Field-level error details. Present on /errors/invalid-request (400) responses. Each entry locates a single failure via JSONPath-like path segments and a human-readable message.

Afficher les propriétés

patharray of string | numberobligatoire

messagestringobligatoire

Requête

curl --request GET \
  --url 'https://rest.boxhero-app.com/v1/returns/by-number/{return_number}' \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $BOXHERO_API_TOKEN"

const response = await fetch("https://rest.boxhero-app.com/v1/returns/by-number/{return_number}", {
  method: "GET",
  headers: {
    Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.BOXHERO_API_TOKEN}`,
  },
});
const data = await response.json();

import os
import requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://rest.boxhero-app.com/v1/returns/by-number/{return_number}",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer " + os.environ["BOXHERO_API_TOKEN"],
    },
)
data = response.json()

GET /v1/returns/by-number/{return_number} HTTP/1.1
Host: rest.boxhero-app.com
Authorization: Bearer <token>

Réponse

{
  "item": {
    "id": 90301,
    "return_number": "R-1001",
    "return_time": "2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z",
    "status": "confirmed",
    "partner": {
      "id": 431488,
      "name": "Northwind Retail",
      "deleted": false
    },
    "order": {
      "id": 90201,
      "order_number": "SO-2001"
    },
    "total_price": "99.95",
    "currency_code": "USD",
    "memo": "",
    "revision": 3,
    "created_by": {
      "id": 1001,
      "name": "John Smith",
      "deleted": false
    },
    "created_at": "2026-01-15T09:30:00.000Z",
    "url": "https://app.boxhero-app.com/returns/90301",
    "tags": [],
    "items": [
      {
        "id": 700301,
        "rank": 0,
        "order_item_id": 700201,
        "item": {
          "id": 14290445,
          "name": "Finish Setting Powder",
          "sku": "SKU-12345678",
          "barcode": "2097678335587",
          "deleted": false
        },
        "bundle": null,
        "price": "19.99",
        "quantity": 5,
        "tax_name": null,
        "tax_rate": null,
        "tax_inclusive": null,
        "discount_name": null,
        "discount_type": null,
        "discount_value": null,
        "subtotal": "99.95",
        "discount_amount": "0.00",
        "tax_amount": "0.00",
        "total": "99.95"
      }
    ],
    "tx_items": [
      {
        "item": {
          "id": 14290445,
          "name": "Finish Setting Powder",
          "sku": "SKU-12345678",
          "barcode": "2097678335587",
          "deleted": false
        },
        "ordered_quantity": 5,
        "fulfilled_quantity": 5,
        "pending_quantity": 0
      }
    ],
    "transactions": [
      {
        "id": 14012345,
        "type": "out",
        "transaction_time": "2026-01-16T11:00:00.000Z",
        "to_location": {
          "id": 47041,
          "name": "Warehouse",
          "deleted": false
        },
        "count_of_items": 1,
        "total_quantity": 5
      }
    ]
  }
}

{
  "id": "ex_8f5c0c8e-0e0a-4a3c-9b3f-4f2c4f6c8d2a",
  "correlationID": "01J9X8K9XZ4ZWV9T8MQ8B7H7C2",
  "type": "/errors/tokens/required",
  "title": "Missing API token. Provide a Bearer token in the Authorization header.",
  "example": "Bearer wqnot0dlysdg5vymubzi4kiv"
}

{
  "id": "ex_8f5c0c8e-0e0a-4a3c-9b3f-4f2c4f6c8d2a",
  "correlationID": "01J9X8K9XZ4ZWV9T8MQ8B7H7C2",
  "type": "/errors/not-found",
  "title": "No return with the given number was found in this team.",
  "instance": "/returns/by-number/R-1001"
}

{
  "id": "ex_8f5c0c8e-0e0a-4a3c-9b3f-4f2c4f6c8d2a",
  "correlationID": "01J9X8K9XZ4ZWV9T8MQ8B7H7C2",
  "type": "/errors/too-many-requests",
  "title": "Too many requests.",
  "instance": "/returns/by-number/R-1001",
  "retryAfter": 60
}