---
title: "Create Checkout Session"
method: POST
path: "/v3/checkout"
---

# Create Checkout Session

`POST /v3/checkout`

This lets you create a checkout session for your customer by generating a Tazapay hosted payment page.

## Request body

- object
  - `invoice_currency` string, required — Invoice currency for the checkout session (in uppercase, iso-4217 standard). By default, the invoice currency is the holding currency for the transaction.
  - `amount` integer, required — Amount in cents. For example if you want to charge $10.12 pass 1012 as the value. For decimal handling for various currencies, refer to <a href="/API-Reference/appendix/Decimal-Currencies" target="_blank"> the guide here</a>
  - `customer_details` CustomerDetails, required — Details about the customer
    - `name` string, required — Name of the customer
    - `email` string, required — Email address of the customer
    - `country` string, required — ISO 3166 standard alpha-2 code. eg: SG, IN, US, etc.
    - `phone` Phone — Phone contact details
      - `calling_code` string — Calling country code (for example, '1' for United States, '91' for India)
      - `number` string — Phone Number
  - `customer` string — ID of the customer for the checkout session
  - `success_url` string, required — URL where the customer is directed to after a successful payment
  - `cancel_url` string, required — The URL the customer will be directed to if they decide to cancel payment and return to your website.
  - `payment_methods` string[] — Specify the payment methods you want displayed for the session. If you do not specify, the default payment methods for the country are displayed to the customer
  - `remove_payment_methods` string[] — Specify the payment methods you want removed for the session
  - `transaction_description` string, required — A short description to be displayed on the Tazapay hosted checkout screen
  - `shipping_details` ShippingDetails — Shipping details including recipient name, address and phone
    - `name` string — Name of the recipient
    - `address` Address — Address details
      - `line1` string — Address Line 1
      - `line2` string — Address Line 2
      - `city` string — Address city
      - `state` string — Address state
      - `country` string — Address country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code)
      - `postal_code` string — Postal Code
    - `phone` Phone — Phone contact details
      - `calling_code` string — Calling country code (for example, '1' for United States, '91' for India)
      - `number` string — Phone Number
    - `label` string — Denotes the type of address (Example - home, work)
  - `billing_details` BillingDetails — Billing details including name, address and phone
    - `name` string — Name of the billing contact
    - `address` Address — Address details
      - `line1` string — Address Line 1
      - `line2` string — Address Line 2
      - `city` string — Address city
      - `state` string — Address state
      - `country` string — Address country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code)
      - `postal_code` string — Postal Code
    - `phone` Phone — Phone contact details
      - `calling_code` string — Calling country code (for example, '1' for United States, '91' for India)
      - `number` string — Phone Number
    - `label` string — Denotes the type of address (Example - home, work)
  - `expires_at` string, date-time — The time at which the checkout session is scheduled to expire. If expired using the expire api, this will contain the time that the checkout session expired at
  - `transaction_documents` string, json — Supporting documents for the transaction
  - `metadata` string, json — Set of key-value pairs that can be attached to the object (JSON string format)
  - `reference_id` string — Your unique identifier for the session
  - `customer_fee_percentage` integer — An integer between 0 and 100. Percentage of processing fee to be paid by the customer. Tazapay will charge the customer an amount inclusive of the processing fee
  - `items` object[] — List of items in the invoice
    - `name` string, required — Name of the product the customer wants to buy
    - `quantity` integer, required — The number of the product the customer wants to buy
    - `amount` integer, required — Unit Price of the product
    - `description` string — Description of the product
  - `session_id` string — Session ID retrieved from the <a href="/API-Reference/tazapay-api/javascript-sdk/integrate-with-risk-sdk"> risk SDK</a>
  - `on_behalf_of` string — ID of the entity on whose behalf the checkout session is being created. The entity must belong to the merchant account. Format: `ent_*`

## Response `200`

200

- object
  - `status` string — Indicates the status of the API response.
  - `message` string — Describes the result of the checkout session creation.
  - `data` CheckoutData — Contains all details related to a checkout session.
    - `id` string — Unique identifier for the checkout session.
    - `object` string — Type of object returned, typically 'checkout'.
    - `invoice_currency` string — Currency used for the invoice (ISO 4217 format).
    - `amount` integer — Total amount of the checkout in smallest currency unit.
    - `amount_paid` integer — Amount paid by the customer so far.
    - `customer_details` CustomerDetails — Details about the customer
      - `name` string, required — Name of the customer
      - `email` string, required — Email address of the customer
      - `country` string, required — ISO 3166 standard alpha-2 code. eg: SG, IN, US, etc.
      - `phone` Phone — Phone contact details
        - `calling_code` string — Calling country code (for example, '1' for United States, '91' for India)
        - `number` string — Phone Number
    - `customer` string — Unique identifier of the customer in the system.
    - `billing_details` BillingDetails — Billing details including name, address and phone
      - `name` string — Name of the billing contact
      - `address` Address — Address details
        - `line1` string — Address Line 1
        - `line2` string — Address Line 2
        - `city` string — Address city
        - `state` string — Address state
        - `country` string — Address country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code)
        - `postal_code` string — Postal Code
      - `phone` Phone — Phone contact details
        - `calling_code` string — Calling country code (for example, '1' for United States, '91' for India)
        - `number` string — Phone Number
      - `label` string — Denotes the type of address (Example - home, work)
    - `shipping_details` ShippingDetails — Shipping details including recipient name, address and phone
      - `name` string — Name of the recipient
      - `address` Address — Address details
        - `line1` string — Address Line 1
        - `line2` string — Address Line 2
        - `city` string — Address city
        - `state` string — Address state
        - `country` string — Address country (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code)
        - `postal_code` string — Postal Code
      - `phone` Phone — Phone contact details
        - `calling_code` string — Calling country code (for example, '1' for United States, '91' for India)
        - `number` string — Phone Number
      - `label` string — Denotes the type of address (Example - home, work)
    - `success_url` string — URL to redirect the customer after successful payment.
    - `cancel_url` string — URL to redirect the customer if the payment is cancelled.
    - `webhook_url` string — Merchant webhook URL for checkout event notifications.
    - `payment_methods` string[] — Available payment methods for this checkout.
    - `transaction_description` string — Description of the transaction or items being purchased.
    - `expires_at` string — Timestamp at which the checkout session will expire.
    - `created_at` string — Timestamp at which the checkout session was created.
    - `url` string — Hosted checkout session URL for the customer to complete payment.
    - `payment_status` string — Current payment status of the checkout session.
    - `payment_status_description` string — Additional information describing the payment status.
    - `status` string — Overall status of the checkout session.
    - `payin` string — Linked payin identifier, if any.
    - `payment_attempts` object[] — Payment attempts associated with this checkout session.
      - `id` string
      - `object` string
      - `created_at` string
      - `amount` integer
      - `charge_currency` string
      - `payin` string
      - `payment_method_details` object
        - `type` string
        - `paynow_sgd` object
      - `refunded` boolean
      - `status` string
      - `status_description` string
      - `final_currency` string
      - `fx_transaction` FxTransaction — Details of an FX conversion transaction
        - `exchange_rate` number — FX exchange rate applied
        - `final` object — Final amount and currency after FX conversion
          - `amount` number — Final amount after FX conversion
          - `currency` string — Currency of the final amount
        - `id` string — FX transaction ID
        - `initial` object — Initial amount and currency before FX conversion
          - `amount` number — Initial amount before FX conversion
          - `currency` string — Currency of the initial amount
        - `object` string — Object type (fx_transaction)
      - `metadata` Metadata, nullable — Custom metadata key-value pairs attached to the object
    - `latest_payment_attempt` string — Identifier of the latest payment attempt if available.
    - `partially_paid` boolean — Indicates whether the checkout has been partially paid.
    - `paid_in_excess` boolean — Indicates whether an excess amount has been paid.
    - `transaction_documents` unknown[] — List of documents associated with this transaction.
      - unknown
    - `reference_id` string — External reference ID for the merchant's internal tracking.
    - `metadata` Metadata, nullable — Custom metadata key-value pairs attached to the object
    - `on_behalf_of` string — ID of the entity on whose behalf the checkout session is created. The entity must belong to the merchant account.

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