# CyberSource Instructions API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-instructions-api/  
**Provider:** CyberSource — https://apis.io/providers/cybersource/  
**Base URL:** https://api.cybersource.com  
**Documentation:** https://developer.cybersource.com/docs/cybs/en-us/payments/developer/all/rest/payments.html

CyberSource Instructions API is one of 84 APIs that [CyberSource](https://apis.io/providers/cybersource/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Instructions. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification and API documentation.

Purchase intent lifecycle management for agentic payments. Use these APIs to create, update, and cancel purchase intents (instructions) that define what a consumer wants to buy, including mandates, order details, merchant information, and shipping. An instruction must exist before payment credentials can be retrieved.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/cybersource/refs/heads/main/openapi/cybersource-instructions-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://developer.cybersource.com/docs/cybs/en-us/payments/developer/all/rest/payments.html

## Other CyberSource APIs (12)

- [CyberSource Token Management Service (TMS) API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-token-management-service-tms-api/)
- [CyberSource Decision Manager API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-decision-manager-api/)
- [CyberSource Recurring Billing API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-recurring-billing-api/)
- [CyberSource Payouts API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-payouts-api/)
- [CyberSource Flex Microform API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-flex-microform-api/)
- [CyberSource Unified Checkout API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-unified-checkout-api/)
- [CyberSource Payer Authentication (3D Secure) API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-payer-authentication-3d-secure-api/)
- [CyberSource Reporting API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-reporting-api/)
- [CyberSource Transaction Search API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-transaction-search-api/)
- [CyberSource Webhooks API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-webhooks-api/)
- [CyberSource Boarding API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-boarding-api/)
- [CyberSource Invoicing API](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-invoicing-api/)

## Tags

Instructions

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/cybersource/cybersource-instructions-api/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/cybersource/.