***

title: "InitialData"
generated: true
---------------

<GenerationInfo sourceFile="packages/core/src/data-import/types.ts" sourceLine="47" packageName="@vendure/core" />

An object defining initial settings for a new Vendure installation.

```ts title="Signature"
interface InitialData {
    defaultLanguage: LanguageCode;
    defaultZone: string;
    roles?: RoleDefinition[];
    countries: CountryDefinition[];
    taxRates: Array<{ name: string; percentage: number }>;
    shippingMethods: Array<{ name: string; price: number; taxRate?: number }>;
    paymentMethods: Array<{ name: string; handler: ConfigurableOperationInput }>;
    collections: CollectionDefinition[];
}
```

<div className="members-wrapper">

### defaultLanguage

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`<a href='/current/core/reference/typescript-api/common/language-code#languagecode'>LanguageCode</a>`}   />

### defaultZone

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`string`}   />

### roles

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`RoleDefinition[]`}   />

### countries

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`CountryDefinition[]`}   />

### taxRates

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`Array<{ name: string; percentage: number }>`}   />

### shippingMethods

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`Array<{ name: string; price: number; taxRate?: number }>`}   />

### paymentMethods

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`Array<{ name: string; handler: ConfigurableOperationInput }>`}   />

### collections

\<MemberInfo kind="property" type={`CollectionDefinition[]`}   />

</div>