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Create Vehicle Model - Plugixa Car Rental

POST /plugixa-car-rental/v1/vehicle-models

Create a vehicle model.

The user needs the plugixa_car_rental_create capability.

Request

POST https://your-site.example/wp-json/plugixa-car-rental/v1/vehicle-models

Request body

Content type: application/json

Field Type Required Description
name string Yes Must not be blank.
make string No Manufacturer.
model string No Model name.
category_id integer No An existing vehicle category, or 0 for none.
year integer No From 1950 to two years after the current one. 0 or empty for none.
transmission string No automatic (the default) or manual.
fuel string No petrol (the default), diesel, hybrid, electric or lpg.
seats integer No 1 to 99. Defaults to 5.
doors integer No 0 to 9. Defaults to 4.
bags integer No 0 to 20. Defaults to 2.
air_conditioning boolean No Defaults to true.
mileage_limit integer No Distance included per day, 0 to 100000. Defaults to 0, unlimited.
min_driver_age integer No 16 to 99. Defaults to 21.
deposit number No Deposit held at the desk. Rounded to 2 decimals. Defaults to 0.
image_id integer No An image in the media library, or 0 for none.
description string No HTML. Tags not allowed in a post are removed.
sort_order integer No Position in lists, lowest first. Defaults to 0. May be negative.
status string No published (the default) or unpublished.

A model is priced by its rate plans and booked as one of its cars: create those next.

{
  "name": "Peugeot 3008",
  "make": "Peugeot",
  "model": "3008",
  "category_id": 2,
  "year": 2025,
  "transmission": "automatic",
  "fuel": "diesel",
  "seats": 5,
  "doors": 5,
  "bags": 3,
  "min_driver_age": 23,
  "deposit": 800
}

Responses

201 Created. data is the new vehicle model.

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": 4,
    "category_id": 2,
    "name": "Peugeot 3008",
    "make": "Peugeot",
    "model": "3008",
    "year": 2025,
    "transmission": "automatic",
    "fuel": "diesel",
    "seats": 5,
    "doors": 5,
    "bags": 3,
    "air_conditioning": true,
    "mileage_limit": 300,
    "min_driver_age": 23,
    "deposit": 800.0,
    "image_id": 51,
    "description": "<p>A roomy SUV with a large boot.</p>",
    "sort_order": 10,
    "status": "published",
    "created_by": 1,
    "modified_by": 1,
    "created_at": "2026-11-12 09:30:00",
    "modified_at": "2026-11-12 09:30:00",
    "deleted_at": null,
    "category_name": "SUV",
    "image_url": "https://your-site.example/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/peugeot-3008-150x150.webp",
    "units_count": 3
  }
}
Field Type Meaning
data.id integer The model’s id. Bookings, rates and cars point at it
data.name string The name customers see
data.category_id integer|null Its vehicle category, or null
data.category_name string|null That category’s name
data.status string published or unpublished. Only a published model can be booked
data.units_count integer Cars of this model in the fleet, trash excluded
data.image_url string|null The image’s thumbnail, or null
data.year integer|null Model year
data.transmission string automatic or manual
data.fuel string petrol, diesel, hybrid, electric or lpg
data.seats integer Seats
data.doors integer Doors
data.bags integer Bags it takes
data.air_conditioning boolean Whether it has air conditioning
data.mileage_limit integer Distance included per day, 0 for unlimited
data.min_driver_age integer Youngest driver allowed
data.deposit number Deposit held at the desk, not part of the price
data.image_id integer|null Media library image
data.description string|null HTML
data.created_at string UTC datetime the record was created
data.modified_at string UTC datetime of the last change. Send it back on an update to be warned of a conflicting edit
data.deleted_at string|null null unless the record is in the trash

Errors

Status Code When
422 plugixa_car_rental_missing_name name is missing or blank.
422 plugixa_car_rental_out_of_range A number is outside its range, or year is not a plausible model year. data.field names it.
422 plugixa_car_rental_unknown_reference category_id is not a vehicle category, or image_id is not an image.
422 plugixa_car_rental_invalid_choice status, transmission or fuel is not one of its values. data.allowed lists them.
422 plugixa_car_rental_not_a_number A number field was sent as something else. data.field names it.
422 plugixa_car_rental_negative_number A number field that cannot be negative is. data.field names it.
422 plugixa_car_rental_too_long A text field is longer than its column. data.field names it and data.max gives the limit.

Plus the errors every endpoint can return.

Examples

curl -s -X POST "https://your-site.example/wp-json/plugixa-car-rental/v1/vehicle-models" \
  -u "admin:$WP_APP_PASSWORD" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"name":"Peugeot 3008","make":"Peugeot","model":"3008","category_id":2,"year":2025,"transmission":"automatic","fuel":"diesel","seats":5,"doors":5,"bags":3,"min_driver_age":23,"deposit":800}'

<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://your-site.example/wp-json/plugixa-car-rental/v1/vehicle-models');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST  => 'POST',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_USERPWD        => 'admin:' . getenv('WP_APP_PASSWORD'),
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER     => [
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS     => json_encode([
        'name'           => 'Peugeot 3008',
        'make'           => 'Peugeot',
        'model'          => '3008',
        'category_id'    => 2,
        'year'           => 2025,
        'transmission'   => 'automatic',
        'fuel'           => 'diesel',
        'seats'          => 5,
        'doors'          => 5,
        'bags'           => 3,
        'min_driver_age' => 23,
        'deposit'        => 800,
    ]),
]);
$response = json_decode(curl_exec($ch), true);
curl_close($ch);

const auth = Buffer.from(`admin:${process.env.WP_APP_PASSWORD}`).toString('base64');
const response = await fetch('https://your-site.example/wp-json/plugixa-car-rental/v1/vehicle-models', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    'Authorization': `Basic ${auth}`,
    'Content-Type': 'application/json',
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    name: 'Peugeot 3008',
    make: 'Peugeot',
    model: '3008',
    category_id: 2,
    year: 2025,
    transmission: 'automatic',
    fuel: 'diesel',
    seats: 5,
    doors: 5,
    bags: 3,
    min_driver_age: 23,
    deposit: 800,
  }),
});
const { data } = await response.json();

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