---
title: "Create a payment from checkout token"
method: POST
path: "/checkout/v1/payments"
tags: ["Checkout"]
---

# Create a payment from checkout token

`POST /checkout/v1/payments`

Creates a payment for the invoice associated with the checkout token. Customer ID and invoice ID are extracted from the token.

## Request body

- CheckoutCreatePaymentInput — Create payment request body
  - `amount` string
  - `idempotency_key` string
  - `payment_date` string
  - `payment_method` 'card' | 'standard_ach'
  - `payment_method_id` string

## Response `201`

Created

- CheckoutCreatePaymentResponse — Create payment response
  - `message` string
  - `status` string

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `422` — Unprocessable Entity

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[API](https://skmtc.net/alternativepayments/apis/alternative-payments.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/alternativepayments/apis/alternative-payments/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/alternativepayments/alternative-payments/revisions/730efda86cd1/schema)