The Sales Tax Calculator API provides accurate and detailed sales tax calculations for any purchase amount in the United States, including tax breakdowns and total amounts.
To only get sales tax rate information, please use the Sales Tax API.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/salestaxcalculator
Calculates sales tax for a given amount and location. Returns a detailed breakdown including state, county, city, and special district taxes, along with the calculated tax amount and total amount after tax.
amount is required, and exactly one of the following must be set: zip_code or (city + state)
amount requiredPurchase amount to calculate tax on.
zip_code optionalValid US ZIP code.
city optionalCity name.
state optionalState name.
X-Api-Key requiredAPI Key associated with your account.
zip_codeThe ZIP code for which tax information is returned.
state_rateState sales tax rate as a decimal.
city_rate premium onlyCity sales tax rate as a decimal.
county_rate premium onlyCounty sales tax rate as a decimal.
additional_rate premium onlyAdditional special district sales tax rate as a decimal.
total_rate premium onlyTotal combined sales tax rate of state, county, city, and additional rates as a decimal.
state_taxThe calculated state sales tax amount.
city_tax premium onlyThe calculated city sales tax amount.
county_tax premium onlyThe calculated county sales tax amount.
additional_tax premium onlyThe calculated additional special district sales tax amount.
total_tax premium onlyThe total calculated sales tax amount.
total_price premium onlyThe total amount including tax.
https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/salestaxcalculator?zip_code=90210&amount=100Headers
X-Api-KeyLog in or sign up to get your API Key1
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[
{
"zip_code": "90210",
"state_rate": 0.06,
"total_rate": 0.0975,
"city_rate": 0.01,
"county_rate": 0.0025,
"additional_rate": 0.025,
"state_tax": 6,
"city_tax": 1,
"county_tax": 0.25,
"additional_tax": 2.5,
"total_tax": 9.75,
"total_price": 109.75
}
]1
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import requests
zip_code = '90210'
amount = '100'
api_url = 'https://api.api-ninjas.com/v1/salestaxcalculator?zip_code={}&amount={}'.format(zip_code, amount)
response = requests.get(api_url, headers={'X-Api-Key': 'YOUR_API_KEY'})
if response.status_code == requests.codes.ok:
print(response.text)
else:
print("Error:", response.status_code, response.text)If your programming language is not listed in the Code Example above, you can still make API calls by using a HTTP request library written in your programming language and following the above documentation.