# Calculate Sales Tax — TaxJar

> Shows the sales tax that should be collected for a given order. See the documentation

- Key: `taxjar-calculate-sales-tax`
- Type: Action (Write)
- Version: 0.0.2
- App: TaxJar (`taxjar`) — https://pipedream.com/apps/taxjar.md
- This page (HTML): https://pipedream.com/apps/taxjar/actions/calculate-sales-tax
- Hints: open-world
- Source: https://github.com/PipedreamHQ/pipedream/blob/master/components/taxjar/actions/calculate-sales-tax/calculate-sales-tax.mjs

## Description

Shows the sales tax that should be collected for a given order. [See the documentation](https://developers.taxjar.com/api/reference/#taxes)

## Props

| Prop | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| `exemptionType` | `string` | Yes | The type of tax exemption for the customer |
| `fromCountry` | `string` | Yes | The two-letter ISO country code of the country where the order shipped from, i.e.: US |
| `fromZip` | `string` | Yes | The postal code where the order shipped from, i.e.: 92093 |
| `fromState` | `string` | Yes | The two-letter ISO state code where the order shipped from, i.e.: CA |
| `fromCity` | `string` | Yes | The city where the order shipped from, i.e.: La Jolla |
| `fromStreet` | `string` | Yes | The street address where the order shipped from, i.e.: 9500 Gilman Drive |
| `toCountry` | `string` | Yes | The two-letter ISO country code of the country where the order shipped to, i.e.: US |
| `toZip` | `string` | Yes | The postal code where the order shipped to, i.e.: 92093 |
| `toState` | `string` | Yes | The two-letter ISO state code where the order shipped yo, i.e.: CA |
| `amount` | `string` | Yes | Total amount of the order, excluding shipping |
| `shipping` | `string` | Yes | Total amount of shipping for the order |

## Run it

**MCP**

```ts
import { Client } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/index.js"
import { StreamableHTTPClientTransport } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/client/streamableHttp.js"
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const accessToken = await pd.rawAccessToken

const transport = new StreamableHTTPClientTransport(
  new URL("https://remote.mcp.pipedream.net/v3"),
  {
    requestInit: {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${accessToken}`,
        "x-pd-project-id": process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
        "x-pd-environment": "production",
        "x-pd-external-user-id": "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
        "x-pd-app-slug": "taxjar",
      },
    },
  },
)

const mcp = new Client({ name: "my-agent", version: "1.0.0" })
await mcp.connect(transport)

const { tools } = await mcp.listTools()

// listTools() hands your model this tool's input schema, so it can
// fill the arguments itself:
const result = await mcp.callTool({
  name: "taxjar-calculate-sales-tax",
  arguments: {
    exemptionType: "Exemption Type",
    fromCountry: "From Country",
  },
})
```

**TypeScript**

```ts
import { PipedreamClient } from "@pipedream/sdk"

const pd = new PipedreamClient({
  projectId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_PROJECT_ID!,
  clientId: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_ID!,
  clientSecret: process.env.PIPEDREAM_CLIENT_SECRET!,
  projectEnvironment: "production",
})

const result = await pd.actions.run({
  id: "taxjar-calculate-sales-tax",
  externalUserId: "{external_user_id}", // any stable ID for this user in your system
  configuredProps: {
    taxjar: { authProvisionId: "apn_xxxxxxx" },
    exemptionType: "Exemption Type",
    fromCountry: "From Country",
  },
})

console.log(result)
```

**cURL**

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.pipedream.com/v1/connect/{project_id}/actions/run \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "X-PD-Environment: production" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {access_token}" \
  -d '{
    "external_user_id": "{external_user_id}",
    "id": "taxjar-calculate-sales-tax",
    "configured_props": {
      "taxjar": { "authProvisionId": "apn_xxxxxxx" },
      "exemptionType": "Exemption Type",
      "fromCountry": "From Country"
    }
  }'
```

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