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# Allocates fresh SSCC-18 codes from the tenant's durable, monotonic serial…

> Allocated SSCC-18 codes

### Request body

`SsccAllocateRequest`

**company\_prefix** `string,null`

GS1 company prefix to allocate under. Defaults to the configured `EDI_GS1_COMPANY_PREFIX`; each (tenant, prefix) has its own counter.

**count** `integer (int32)` *required*

How many SSCC-18s to allocate (1–1000). Minimum: `0`.

### Response

No response body. Allocated SSCC-18 codes.

### Status codes

| Code | Meaning |
| - | - |
| `200` | Allocated SSCC-18 codes |
| `422` | Invalid count, no GS1 company prefix, or serial space exhausted |

### Using this contract

Read the [source OpenAPI document](/spec/edi.json) for declared schemas and alternatives.
This page also includes documented corrections from the [spec overlays](https://github.com/stateset/docs/tree/main/spec/overlays).
Example IDs and values are illustrative; replace them with records from your workspace.

```bash cURL theme={null}
curl --silent --show-error --fail-with-body --request POST \
  --url 'https://api.edi.stateset.com/v1/sscc/allocate' \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $EDI_API_TOKEN" \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
  "company_prefix": "Acme Outdoors",
  "count": 2
}'
```


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