---
title: "Forward stored payment details"
method: POST
path: "/forward"
tags: ["Recurring"]
---

# Forward stored payment details

`POST /forward`

Forwards the payment details you stored with Adyen to a third-party that you specify and returns the response from the third-party. Supports forwarding stored card details or [network tokens](https://docs.adyen.com/online-payments/network-tokenization). For more information, see [Forward stored payment details](https://docs.adyen.com/online-payments/tokenization/forward-payment-details).

## Headers

- `Idempotency-Key` string

## Request body

- CheckoutForwardRequest
  - `amount` Amount
    - `currency` string, required — The three-character [ISO currency code](https://docs.adyen.com/development-resources/currency-codes#currency-codes) of the amount.
    - `value` integer, required — The numeric value of the amount, in [minor units](https://docs.adyen.com/development-resources/currency-codes#minor-units).
  - `baseUrl` string, required — The base URL of the third party API, where Adyen will send the request to forward the payment details.
  - `merchantAccount` string, required — Your merchant account.
  - `merchantReference` string — Merchant defined payment reference.
  - `options` CheckoutForwardRequestOptions
    - `accountUpdate` boolean — Whether to check for a card account update (true) or not (false)
    - `dryRun` boolean — Set to **true** to receive a copy of the request Adyen is making to the third party in the response. Any sensitive information will be masked in the response you receive. This functionality is only available in the test environment.
    - `networkToken` CheckoutNetworkTokenOption
      - `includeCryptogram` boolean — Set to **true** to enable forwarding network token cryptograms.
      - `useNetworkToken` boolean — Set to **true** to forward the network token for a card.
    - `networkTxReferencePaths` string[] — Set in tokenize:true case when forwarding PAN. Addresses to the possible location(s) of networkTxReference in the incoming 3rd party response
    - `tokenize` boolean — Set to **true**, the payment details are [tokenized](https://docs.adyen.com/online-payments/tokenization).
    - `transactionLinkIdPaths` string[] — Set in tokenize:true case when forwarding PAN. Addresses to the possible location(s) of transactionLinkId in the incoming 3rd party response
  - `paymentMethod` CheckoutForwardRequestCard
    - `cvc` string — The [card verification code](https://docs.adyen.com/payments-fundamentals/payment-glossary#card-security-code-cvc-cvv-cid) (1-20 characters). Depending on the card brand, it is also known as: * CVV2/CVC2 – length: 3 digits * CID – length: 4 digits
    - `encryptedCardNumber` string — The encrypted card number.
    - `encryptedExpiryMonth` string — The encrypted expiryMonth
    - `encryptedExpiryYear` string — The encrypted card expiry year.
    - `encryptedSecurityCode` string — The encrypted security code.
    - `expiryMonth` string — The card expiry month. Format: 2 digits, zero-padded for single digits. For example: * 03 = March * 11 = November
    - `expiryYear` string — The card expiry year.
    - `holderName` string — The name of the cardholder.
    - `number` string — The card number. Only collect raw card data if you are fully [PCI compliant](https://docs.adyen.com/development-resources/pci-dss-compliance-guide). Format: Do not use separators.
    - `type` 'scheme' — Default payment method details. Common for scheme payment methods, and for simple payment method details.
  - `request` CheckoutOutgoingForwardRequest, required
    - `body` string, required — The request body that you want Adyen to forward to the third party on your behalf, in string format. Include key value pairs to specify the payment details, and use [placeholders](https://docs.adyen.com/online-payments/tokenization/forward-payment-details#placeholders) for the values. Adyen replaces the placeholders with the payment details when making the request to the third party. When forwarding a network token, include a [condition](https://docs.adyen.com/online-payments/tokenization/forward-payment-details#conditional-placeholders) that checks if the network token exists, and informs Adyen of which fields to send depending on the outcome.
    - `credentials` string — Your credentials that are needed to authenticate with the third party.
    - `headers` object — The request headers that will be included in the request Adyen makes to the third party on your behalf. Supports the `{{credentials}}` [placeholder](https://docs.adyen.com/online-payments/tokenization/forward-payment-details#placeholders).
    - `httpMethod` 'post' | 'put' | 'patch', required — The HTTP method to use for the request Adyen makes on your behalf to the third party.
    - `urlSuffix` string — The suffix that Adyen needs to append to the `baseUrl` to construct the destination URL that belongs to the third party. This is usually the endpoint name for the request, for example, **/payments**.
  - `shopperReference` string, required — Your reference to uniquely identify this shopper, for example user ID or account ID. The value is case-sensitive and must be at least three characters. > Your reference must not include personally identifiable information (PII) such as name or email address.
  - `storedPaymentMethodId` string — The unique identifier of the token that you want to forward to the third party. This is the `storedPaymentMethodId` you received in the webhook after you created the token.

## Response `200`

OK - the request has succeeded.

- CheckoutForwardResponse
  - `merchantReference` string — Merchant defined payment reference.
  - `response` CheckoutForwardResponseFromUrl, required
    - `body` string — The body of the response Adyen received from the third party, in string format.
    - `headers` object — The HTTP headers of the response Adyen received from the third party.
    - `status` integer — The HTTP status of the response Adyen received from the third party.
  - `storedPaymentMethodId` string — The unique identifier of the token.

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[API](https://skmtc.net/adyen/apis/checkoutservice.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/adyen/apis/checkoutservice/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/adyen/checkoutservice/revisions/a2d1f411288c/schema)