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Shopify Storefront Create Cart Example

Example of creating a shopping cart via the Shopify Storefront GraphQL API

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Shopify Storefront Create Cart Example is an example object payload from Shopify Storefront API, with 4 top-level fields. It illustrates the shape of data this provider's APIs accept or return.

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{
  "summary": "Create Cart Mutation - GraphQL Example",
  "description": "Example of creating a shopping cart via the Shopify Storefront GraphQL API",
  "request": {
    "method": "POST",
    "url": "https://mystore.myshopify.com/api/2024-10/graphql.json",
    "headers": {
      "X-Shopify-Storefront-Access-Token": "your-storefront-access-token",
      "Content-Type": "application/json"
    },
    "body": {
      "query": "mutation cartCreate($input: CartInput!) {\n  cartCreate(input: $input) {\n    cart {\n      id\n      checkoutUrl\n      totalQuantity\n      cost {\n        totalAmount {\n          amount\n          currencyCode\n        }\n        subtotalAmount {\n          amount\n          currencyCode\n        }\n      }\n      lines(first: 10) {\n        edges {\n          node {\n            id\n            quantity\n            merchandise {\n              ... on ProductVariant {\n                id\n                title\n                price {\n                  amount\n                  currencyCode\n                }\n                product {\n                  title\n                  handle\n                }\n              }\n            }\n          }\n        }\n      }\n    }\n    userErrors {\n      field\n      message\n    }\n  }\n}",
      "variables": {
        "input": {
          "lines": [
            {
              "quantity": 2,
              "merchandiseId": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/808950810"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "response": {
    "status": 200,
    "body": {
      "data": {
        "cartCreate": {
          "cart": {
            "id": "gid://shopify/Cart/c1-a1b2c3d4e5f6",
            "checkoutUrl": "https://mystore.myshopify.com/cart/c/a1b2c3d4e5f6",
            "totalQuantity": 2,
            "cost": {
              "totalAmount": {
                "amount": "59.98",
                "currencyCode": "USD"
              },
              "subtotalAmount": {
                "amount": "59.98",
                "currencyCode": "USD"
              }
            },
            "lines": {
              "edges": [
                {
                  "node": {
                    "id": "gid://shopify/CartLine/line-1",
                    "quantity": 2,
                    "merchandise": {
                      "id": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/808950810",
                      "title": "Small / Blue",
                      "price": {
                        "amount": "29.99",
                        "currencyCode": "USD"
                      },
                      "product": {
                        "title": "Classic Cotton T-Shirt",
                        "handle": "classic-cotton-t-shirt"
                      }
                    }
                  }
                }
              ]
            }
          },
          "userErrors": []
        }
      }
    }
  }
}