---
title: "Create transaction"
method: POST
path: "/transactions"
tags: ["Transactions"]
---

# Create transaction

`POST /transactions`

## Headers

- `paypalFraudId` string
- `x-vfi-api-idempotencyKey` string

## Response `201`

Created

- Model28
  - `id` string, required — Transaction UUID from create transaction API
  - `createdAt` string, date, required — Transaction creation date (ISO-8601)
  - `status` 'INITIATED' | 'AUTHORISED' — Transaction status
  - `orderId` string — PayPal order identifier
  - `instoreReference` string, required — Reference to the transaction for internal usage for instore
  - `approvalUrl` string — The URL where the customer should be redirected to approve the payment

## Other responses

- `400` — Bad Request
- `401` — Unauthorized
- `403` — Forbidden
- `404` — Not Found
- `500` — Internal Server Error

---

[API](https://skmtc.net/verifone/apis/checkout-api.md) · [All operations](https://skmtc.net/verifone/apis/checkout-api/llms.txt) · [OpenAPI document](https://skmtc-service-staging.skmtc.workers.dev/v1/apis/verifone/checkout-api/revisions/ed8dc1f12a5a/schema)