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Zamp Sales Tax API

The sales tax API that gets your returns filed

Calculate rooftop-accurate sales tax in real time across 12,000+ US jurisdictions and Canada, sync transactions for filing, and let Zamp’s tax team handle registrations, returns, and remittance. One REST API — and your API calls are never metered.

~400ms
P95 response time
1,000
API requests / minute
12,000+
US jurisdictions covered
US + CA
Calculation coverage

What is a sales tax API?

A sales tax API is a REST API that returns the exact sales tax to collect on a transaction, based on the delivery address and the taxability of each product. Instead of maintaining rate tables across 12,000+ US taxing jurisdictions — where state, county, city, and district rates stack and change constantly — your checkout, cart, or billing system sends the transaction to the API and gets the tax due back in real time. Most sales tax APIs stop at calculation. Zamp’s API connects directly to registrations, filings, and ongoing compliance: the same transactions you sync become the returns that Zamp’s tax team prepares, files, and remits on your behalf.

Every capability in the API

Calculations

Real-time sales tax calculation with a full jurisdiction-level breakdown on every transaction.

Transactions

Sync sales, refunds, and credit memos so Zamp can file and remit accurately.

Addresses

Address validation that normalizes ship-to addresses for rooftop-accurate rates.

Tax codes

Product tax codes that map your catalog to the right taxability rules.

Registrations

Your state registration footprint — where you’re registered as your nexus grows.

Filings

Filing history and status for the returns Zamp prepares and remits.

Companies

The legal entities and EINs associated with your API key.

Full API reference

Every endpoint, parameter, and response shape — with runnable examples.

Choose your path

Start with a free trial

Get a 30-day sandbox API key with all 47 remote-seller states preconfigured. No credit card, no sales call — make your first calculation in minutes.

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Use your Zamp account

Production keys come with your Zamp account — alongside the managed service that registers, files, and remits for you. Copy your key and go.

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API or platform integration?

You don’t have to write code to use Zamp. Choose the path that fits your stack: Either way, filing, remittance, and registrations are handled by Zamp — the difference is only how transactions reach us. Browse platform integrations or start with the API reference.

Sales tax API FAQ

No. Enter your business email on the trial page and a free 30-day sandbox API key is emailed to you — preconfigured with all 47 remote-seller state registrations, so you can calculate tax for any US state immediately.
Calculations are rooftop-accurate: Zamp determines the rate from the precise building address using geospatial data, not a ZIP-code approximation. Every response includes the full jurisdiction breakdown — state, county, city, and district — so you can see exactly how the tax was composed.
The transactions you sync give Zamp the data to monitor your exposure against each state’s economic nexus thresholds, and your current registration footprint is available through the Registrations endpoint. As you approach nexus in new states, Zamp tells you where to register next — and handles the registration.
Yes. That’s the core calculate-then-post workflow: calculate tax with POST /calculations, persist the sale with POST /transactions, and Zamp’s tax team prepares, files, and remits the returns built from those transactions. Filing history is available through the Filings endpoint.
A calculation-only API returns a tax amount and leaves registration, filing, remittance, and notice handling to your team. With Zamp, the API is the front door to a fully managed service — the same transactions that power your checkout become filed returns, without your team touching a filing.
The sandbox trial is free for 30 days. Production access comes with a Zamp account, priced to your actual footprint and compliance needs — and API calls are never metered, so calculation volume never becomes a billing surprise. See pricing or book a demo.

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Start collecting the right tax

Spin up a free trial key now — or talk to our team about bringing the fully managed service to your stack.

Last modified on August 21, 2026