> This page is for APIs, version Calculations. > For other versions, use one of these documentation indexes: > - Overview (default): https://avalara.ferndocs.com/api-reference/overview/llms.txt > - Calculations: https://avalara.ferndocs.com/api-reference/calculations/llms.txt > - E-invoicing: https://avalara.ferndocs.com/api-reference/e-invoicing/llms.txt > - Brazil: https://avalara.ferndocs.com/api-reference/brazil/llms.txt > - Returns: https://avalara.ferndocs.com/api-reference/returns/llms.txt > - Shared service: https://avalara.ferndocs.com/api-reference/shared-service/llms.txt > - 1099 & W-9: https://avalara.ferndocs.com/api-reference/1099-w9/llms.txt > - Tax registrations & business licenses: https://avalara.ferndocs.com/api-reference/tax-registrations/llms.txt > - ECM: https://avalara.ferndocs.com/api-reference/ecm/llms.txt > - Cross-Border: https://avalara.ferndocs.com/api-reference/cross-border/llms.txt > For clean Markdown of any page, append .md to the page URL. > For a complete documentation index, see https://avalara.ferndocs.com/llms.txt. > For AI client integration (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.), connect to the MCP server at https://avalara.ferndocs.com/_mcp/server. # List Ava File Forms GET https://rest.avatax.com/api/v2/definitions/avafileforms > **Access control:** this endpoint is available to users with the `everyone` role. This API is deprecated. Please use the ListTaxForms API. Returns the full list of Avalara-supported AvaFile Forms This API is intended to be useful to identify all the different AvaFile Forms Reference: https://avalara.ferndocs.com/api-reference/calculations/ava-tax/public-reference/list-ava-file-forms ## Authentication - `Authorization` header (required) — API Key authentication via header ## Request ### Query parameters - `$filter` (string, optional) — A filter statement to identify specific records to retrieve. For more information on filtering, see [Filtering in REST](http://developer.avalara.com/avatax/filtering-in-rest/).*Not filterable:* outletTypeId - `$top` (integer, optional) — If nonzero, return no more than this number of results. Used with `$skip` to provide pagination for large datasets. Unless otherwise specified, the maximum number of records that can be returned from an API call is 1,000 records. - `$skip` (integer, optional) — If nonzero, skip this number of results before returning data. Used with `$top` to provide pagination for large datasets. - `$orderBy` (string, optional) — A comma separated list of sort statements in the format `(fieldname) [ASC|DESC]`, for example `id ASC`. ### Headers - `X-Avalara-Client` (string, optional, default: Swagger UI; 26.7.0; Custom; 1.0) — Identifies the software you are using to call this API. For more information on the client header, see [Client Headers](https://developer.avalara.com/avatax/client-headers/) . ## Response ### 200 Success - `@recordsetCount` (integer, optional) - `value` (list of AvaFileFormModel, optional) - `@nextLink` (string, optional) - `pageKey` (string, optional) ## Types ### AvaFileFormModel Represents information about a tax form known to Avalara - `id` (integer, optional) — Unique Id of the form - `returnName` (string, optional) — Name of the file being returned - `formName` (string, optional) — Name of the submitted form - `description` (string, optional) — A description of the submitted form - `effDate` (datetime, optional) — The date this form starts to take effect - `endDate` (datetime, optional) — The date the form finishes to take effect - `region` (string, optional) — State/Province/Region where the form is submitted for - `country` (string, optional) — The country this form is submitted for - `formTypeId` (enum, optional) — The type of the form being submitted - Allowed values: `SalesAndUse`, `Sales`, `SellersUse`, `Lodging`, `SalesAndLodging`, `ConsumerUse`, `ResortAndRental`, `TouristAndRental`, `Prepayment`, `PrepaymentAllowed` - `filingOptionTypeId` (enum, optional) — The type of Filing option - Allowed values: `Paper`, `OptionalEfile`, `MandatoryEfile` - `dueDateTypeId` (enum, optional) — The type of the due date - Allowed values: `ByDay`, `ByLastDay`, `BySecondLastDay` - `dueDay` (integer, optional) — Due date - `efileDueDateTypeId` (enum, optional) — The type of E-file due date. - Allowed values: `ByDay`, `ByLastDay`, `BySecondLastDay` - `efileDueDay` (integer, optional) — The date by when the E-filing should be submitted - `efileDueTime` (datetime, optional) — The time of day by when the E-filing should be submitted - `hasVendorDiscount` (boolean, optional) — Whether the customer has discount - `roundingTypeId` (enum, optional) — The way system does the rounding - Allowed values: `None`, `Nearest`, `Up`, `Down` - `outletTypeId` (enum, optional) — The outlet type of the form - Allowed values: `None`, `Schedule`, `Duplicate`, `Consolidated` ## Examples **Response** ```json { "@recordsetCount": 1, "value": [ { "id": 2415, "returnName": "CABOE401A2", "formName": "CA BOE 401 A2", "description": "State, Local, and District Sales and Use Tax Return", "effDate": "2005-04-01T00:00:00", "endDate": "9999-12-31T00:00:00", "region": "CA", "country": "US", "formTypeId": "SalesAndUse", "filingOptionTypeId": "Paper", "dueDateTypeId": "ByDay", "dueDay": 20, "efileDueDateTypeId": "ByDay", "efileDueDay": 20, "efileDueTime": "1900-01-01T00:00:00", "hasVendorDiscount": false, "roundingTypeId": "None", "outletTypeId": "None" } ], "@nextLink": "string", "pageKey": "string" } ``` **SDK Code** ```python import requests url = "https://rest.avatax.com/api/v2/definitions/avafileforms" headers = {"Authorization": ""} response = requests.get(url, headers=headers) print(response.json()) ``` ```javascript const url = 'https://rest.avatax.com/api/v2/definitions/avafileforms'; const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: ''}}; try { const response = await fetch(url, options); const data = await response.json(); console.log(data); } catch (error) { console.error(error); } ``` ```go package main import ( "fmt" "net/http" "io" ) func main() { url := "https://rest.avatax.com/api/v2/definitions/avafileforms" req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil) req.Header.Add("Authorization", "") res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req) defer res.Body.Close() body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body) fmt.Println(res) fmt.Println(string(body)) } ``` ```ruby require 'uri' require 'net/http' url = URI("https://rest.avatax.com/api/v2/definitions/avafileforms") http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port) http.use_ssl = true request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url) request["Authorization"] = '' response = http.request(request) puts response.read_body ``` ```java import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse; import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest; HttpResponse response = Unirest.get("https://rest.avatax.com/api/v2/definitions/avafileforms") .header("Authorization", "") .asString(); ``` ```php request('GET', 'https://rest.avatax.com/api/v2/definitions/avafileforms', [ 'headers' => [ 'Authorization' => '', ], ]); echo $response->getBody(); ``` ```csharp using RestSharp; var client = new RestClient("https://rest.avatax.com/api/v2/definitions/avafileforms"); var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET); request.AddHeader("Authorization", ""); IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request); ``` ```swift import Foundation let headers = ["Authorization": ""] let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://rest.avatax.com/api/v2/definitions/avafileforms")! as URL, cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy, timeoutInterval: 10.0) request.httpMethod = "GET" request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers let session = URLSession.shared let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in if (error != nil) { print(error as Any) } else { let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse print(httpResponse) } }) dataTask.resume() ```