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The checkouts endpoint is responsible for creating a new checkout and returning the associated checkout token

Authentication

AuthorizationBasic

Basic authentication of the form Basic <base64(username:password)>.

Headers

User-AgentstringRequired

AcceptstringOptionalDefaults to application/json

Request

amountobjectRequired

Object containing amount and currency.

Where a Money object is included in an API request, it will be validated according to the specification above. Invalid Money objects will trigger a 422 Unprocessable Entity response. The following is a list of common examples:

Example	errorCode	message
`amount` is omitted or null	invalid_object	{Money object}.amount Amount field required
`amount` has more than 2 decimal places	invalid_object amount	must be a valid ISO 4217 format value
`amount` includes a thousands separator comma, for example: “1,000”	invalid_amount	Amount must be a valid ISO 4217 format value
`amount` is not a decimal number, for example: “FREE”, “$2” or an empty string	invalid_object	{Money object}.amount Amount field must be a valid ISO 4217 format value
`currency` is omitted or null	invalid_object	{Money object}.currency Currency field required
`currency` is not a valid currency code, not all uppercase or an empty string	invalid_object	{Money object}.currency Currency not supported for this merchant
`currency` is supported by Afterpay, but not valid for the Merchant account	unsupported_currency	An error occurred

consumerobjectRequired

The consumer data model is used for gathering essential user information. It captures details such as the individual’s first name, represented by givenNames, and their last name, captured under surname. In addition, it stores the user’s contact number under phoneNumber and their email address under email. These fields collectively provide indispensable contact and identification details for a user.

merchantReferencestringOptional

billingobjectOptional

This data model is used for storing an individual’s contact information. Mandatory fields such as name, line1, area1, region, postcode, and countryCode help in capturing vital information about a user’s location.

The line2 and area2 fields provide additional space for extended addresses, while phoneNumber can be used to store the user’s contact number.

Important Note

The area1, area2 and region properties feature localized terminology based on country. Refer to the property descriptions for insights on each country’s specific usage

shippingobjectOptional

The line2 and area2 fields provide additional space for extended addresses, while phoneNumber can be used to store the user’s contact number.

Important Note

The area1, area2 and region properties feature localized terminology based on country. Refer to the property descriptions for insights on each country’s specific usage

merchantobjectOptional

itemslist of objectsOptional

courierobjectOptional

Essential information for tracking a shipment. The shippedAt key represents the date and time when the item was shipped. This value follows the ISO 8601 standard format for date and time representations.

The name field indicates the courier service employed to handle the shipment (e.g. FEDEX, UPS). For orders that are picked up in-store (also known as Buy-Online-Pickup-Instore), please use “INSTORE_PICKUP” as the name field value.

The tracking key represents a unique tracking number provided by the courier service to monitor the shipment’s progress. It’s a valuable tool for customers and businesses to track and trace their packages.

The priority field tracks the shipping speed or service level associated with the delivery.

taxAmountobjectOptional

Object containing amount and currency.

Example	errorCode	message
`amount` is omitted or null	invalid_object	{Money object}.amount Amount field required
`amount` has more than 2 decimal places	invalid_object amount	must be a valid ISO 4217 format value
`amount` includes a thousands separator comma, for example: “1,000”	invalid_amount	Amount must be a valid ISO 4217 format value
`amount` is not a decimal number, for example: “FREE”, “$2” or an empty string	invalid_object	{Money object}.amount Amount field must be a valid ISO 4217 format value
`currency` is omitted or null	invalid_object	{Money object}.currency Currency field required
`currency` is not a valid currency code, not all uppercase or an empty string	invalid_object	{Money object}.currency Currency not supported for this merchant
`currency` is supported by Afterpay, but not valid for the Merchant account	unsupported_currency	An error occurred

shippingAmountobjectOptional

Object containing amount and currency.

Example	errorCode	message
`amount` is omitted or null	invalid_object	{Money object}.amount Amount field required
`amount` has more than 2 decimal places	invalid_object amount	must be a valid ISO 4217 format value
`amount` includes a thousands separator comma, for example: “1,000”	invalid_amount	Amount must be a valid ISO 4217 format value
`amount` is not a decimal number, for example: “FREE”, “$2” or an empty string	invalid_object	{Money object}.amount Amount field must be a valid ISO 4217 format value
`currency` is omitted or null	invalid_object	{Money object}.currency Currency field required
`currency` is not a valid currency code, not all uppercase or an empty string	invalid_object	{Money object}.currency Currency not supported for this merchant
`currency` is supported by Afterpay, but not valid for the Merchant account	unsupported_currency	An error occurred

discountslist of objectsOptional

agreementslist of objectsOptional

List of agreements

customobjectOptional

Additional data depending on the goods and services you provide to customers.

modeenumOptionalDefaults to standard

Must be set to express to enable express checkout.

Allowed values:

descriptionstringOptionalDeprecated

Response

Create Checkout Response

tokenstring

expiresstring

redirectCheckoutUrlstring

Errors

400

Bad Request Error

422

Unprocessable Entity Error

1	curl -X POST https://global-api-sandbox.afterpay.com/v2/checkouts \
2	-H "User-Agent: User-Agent" \
3	-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4	-u "<username>:<password>" \
5	-d '{
6	"amount": {
7	"amount": "100.00",
8	"currency": "AUD"
9	},
10	"consumer": {
11	"email": "test@example.com"
12	}
13	}'

1	{
2	"token": "002.ejh49ovam0acussgg4c6slpqqtn1ntqt3m4efqdh4qe0u8qk",
3	"expires": "2023-08-29T00:57:25.754Z",
4	"redirectCheckoutUrl": "https://portal.sandbox.afterpay.com/us/checkout/?token=002.ejh49ovam0acussgg4c6slpqqtn1ntqt3m4efqdh4qe0u8qk"
5	}