The checkout object is the data payload that contains information about the customer's order. It is POSTed to the Affirm API to initialize Affirm checkout.
Attributes
| Attribute | Data type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| merchant required | object | Merchant specific information. See merchant details. |
| shipping required* | object | The shipping details. Note: Shipping is not required if the merchant is not shipping goods for the given transaction. |
| billing optional | object | The billing details. |
| items required | Array | An array of item. |
| discounts optional | object | A list of discount. Each discount must have their discount code. |
| metadata optional | object | See metadata details. |
| order_id optional | string | The merchant order id. This is stored for your own future reference. |
| currency required | string | Three-letter ISO currency code, in uppercase. Possible values: - USD - CAD |
| financing_program optional | string | A financing program applied on this checkout. |
| shipping_amount required | integer | The total shipping amount in cents. A positive integer representing how much, in USD or CAD cents (e.g., 100 cents to charge $1.00). |
| tax_amount required | integer | The total tax amount in cents. A positive integer representing how much, in USD or CAD cents (e.g., 100 cents to charge $1.00). |
| total required | integer | The total amount of the checkout in USD or CAD cents (e.g., 100 cents to charge $1.00). |
| checkout_expiration | timestamp | A date-timestamp of when the checkout_id will expire. - ISO timestamp format - No milliseconds |
Public API key
Please note that the
public_api_keyis required for checkout and store endpoints and must be included in the checkout object.
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Configure the Checkout object
Open Recipe
{
"merchant":{
"user_confirmation_url":"https://merchantsite.com/confirm",
"user_cancel_url":"https://merchantsite.com/cancel",
"public_api_key": "{YOUR PUBLIC_API_KEY}",
"user_confirmation_url_action":"POST",
"use_vcn": false,
"name":"Your Customer-Facing Merchant Name"
},
"shipping":{
"name":{
"full":"John Doe"
},
"address":{
"line1":"633 Folsom St",
"city":"San Francisco",
"state":"CA",
"zipcode":"94107",
"country":"US"
},
"phone_number":"4155555555",
"email":"[email protected]"
},
"billing":{
"name":{
"full":"John Doe"
},
"address":{
"line1":"633 Folsom St",
"city":"San Francisco",
"state":"CA",
"zipcode":"94107",
"country":"US"
},
"phone_number":"4155555555",
"email":"[email protected]"
},
"items":[
{
"display_name":"Awesome Pants",
"sku":"ABC-123",
"unit_price":10000,
"qty":3,
"item_image_url":"http://merchantsite.com/images/awesome-pants.jpg",
"item_url":"http://merchantsite.com/products/awesome-pants.html"
}
],
"discounts":{
"RETURN5":{
"discount_amount":500,
"discount_display_name":"Returning customer 5% discount"
},
"PRESDAY10":{
"discount_amount":1000,
"discount_display_name":"President's Day 10% off"
}
},
"metadata":{
"shipping_type":"UPS Ground",
"mode":"modal"
},
"order_id":"JKLMO4321",
"currency":"USD",
"financing_program":"fp_3z6r12r",
"shipping_amount":10000,
"tax_amount":600,
"total":30100
}