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# Get Tax Type Details

> Get detailed descriptions of tax types for given jurisdictions

Retrieve detailed descriptions and recommendations for tax types available in specific jurisdictions. Use this to help users understand which tax type to select when creating a registration.

## Request body

<ParamField body="jurisdiction_ids" type="array" required>
  Array of jurisdiction IDs to get tax type details for.

  Minimum 1, maximum 100 items.

  Example: `["JUR_US_STATE_CA"]`
</ParamField>

<RequestExample>
  ```bash cURL theme={null}
  curl --request POST \
    --url 'https://transaction-tax.api.in.commenda.io/api/v1/registrations/v2/content/tax-type-details' \
    --header 'Authorization: Bearer <your_token>' \
    --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    --data '{
      "jurisdiction_ids": ["JUR_US_STATE_CA"]
    }'
  ```

  ```json Single jurisdiction theme={null}
  {
    "jurisdiction_ids": ["JUR_US_STATE_CA"]
  }
  ```

  ```json Multiple jurisdictions theme={null}
  {
    "jurisdiction_ids": ["JUR_US_STATE_CA", "JUR_US_STATE_TX"]
  }
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json 200 theme={null}
  {
    "data": {
      "tax_type_details": [
        {
          "jurisdiction_id": "JUR_US_STATE_CA",
          "tax_type": "RST",
          "official_name": "Retail Sales Tax",
          "display_name": "Sales Tax",
          "short_description": "Tax on retail sales of tangible personal property",
          "full_description": "California imposes a sales tax on retailers for the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail.",
          "recommended_for": ["B2C", "SaaS"]
        }
      ]
    }
  }
  ```

  ```json 400 - Missing jurisdiction IDs theme={null}
  {
    "message": "Failed to parse request body.",
    "error": {
      "type": "CLIENT_INVALID_REQUEST_BODY",
      "title": "Failed to validate the request body",
      "detail": "jurisdiction_ids is required",
      "status": 400,
      "instance": "/api/v1/registrations/v2/content/tax-type-details"
    }
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>

## Response fields

| Field               | Type   | Description                                                    |
| ------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `jurisdiction_id`   | string | The jurisdiction these details apply to                        |
| `tax_type`          | string | Tax type code (e.g., `RST`, `VAT`)                             |
| `official_name`     | string | Official name of the tax type                                  |
| `display_name`      | string | Shorter display name                                           |
| `short_description` | string | Brief description (may be null)                                |
| `full_description`  | string | Detailed description of the tax type                           |
| `recommended_for`   | array  | Business types this tax type is recommended for (may be empty) |

## Related

* [Available Registrations](/engine/indirect-tax/registrations/v2/content/available-registrations-POST) — Get registration options with tax types
* [V2 Registration Content Overview](/engine/indirect-tax/registrations/v2/content/content-v2) — Full content API workflow