# ecommerce_createADiscountV1

Create a discount for a store. Fixed discounts take an amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g. $10 is 1000); percentage discounts take a whole-number value between 1 and 100. Free-shipping discounts ignore value. Returns the created discount.

Agent View of the PolicyLayer registry record for `ecommerce_createADiscountV1`. HTML page: https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp/ecommerce-createadiscountv1

## Facts

- Tool: `ecommerce_createADiscountV1`
- Server: Hostinger Api (`hostinger-api-mcp`) — https://policylayer.com/tools/io-github-hostinger-hostinger-api-mcp.md
- Install: `npx -y hostinger-api-mcp`
- Homepage: https://github.com/hostinger/api-mcp-server
- Risk category: Write (Medium risk)
- Registry record: grade F, identity unverified
- Server rate-limited: no
- Parameters: 11 (4 required)
- Recommended policy verdict: Rate-limited

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `code` | string | yes | The discount code customers enter at checkout. |
| `name` | string | no | A human-friendly discount name. |
| `type` | string | yes | The discount type. |
| `value` | integer | yes | For percentage discounts a whole number 1-100; for fixed discounts an amount in the smallest currency unit (e.g. $10 is 1000). Ignored for free_shipping. |
| `ends_at` | string | no | When the discount expires. A bare date runs to the end of that day in time_zone. Never expires when omitted. |
| `store_id` | string | yes | The ID of the store to create the discount for. |
| `starts_at` | string | no | When the discount becomes active. A bare date (2026-11-27) anchors to time_zone. Defaults to now when omitted. |
| `time_zone` | string | no | IANA time zone used to interpret starts_at and ends_at. |
| `allocation` | string | no | Whether the discount applies to the cart total or to each eligible item. |
| `usage_limit` | integer | no | Maximum number of times the discount can be redeemed. |
| `min_cart_value` | integer | no | Minimum cart value in the smallest currency unit required for the discount to apply. |

Parameters from the server's own tool schema.

## Example call (MCP tools/call, JSON-RPC 2.0)

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "ecommerce_createADiscountV1",
    "arguments": {
      "code": "<code>",
      "type": "<type>",
      "value": 0,
      "store_id": "<store_id>"
    }
  }
}
```

## Why ecommerce_createADiscountV1 is rated Medium

Creates reversible discount record in e-commerce system; moderate blast radius if arbitrary discounts applied.

From the tool's own definition: "Create a discount for a store; Returns the created discount."

Risk signals: Accepts freeform code/query input (code) · High parameter count (11 properties)

## Use case

AI agents use ecommerce_createADiscountV1 to create or update resources in Hostinger Api, usually the action step of a workflow, after the agent has gathered context. Every call changes real data in your Hostinger Api environment.

## Recommended policy (PolicyLayer)

Verdict: **Rate-limited**. Enforced by the PolicyLayer MCP gateway (https://policylayer.com/mcp-gateway) before a call reaches Hostinger Api:

```json
{
  "version": "1",
  "default": "deny",
  "tools": {
    "ecommerce_createADiscountV1": {
      "limits": [
        {
          "counter": "ecommerce_createadiscountv1_rate",
          "window": "minute",
          "max": 30,
          "scope": "grant"
        }
      ]
    }
  }
}
```

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