Affirm · Schema
CheckoutRequest
Request body for creating or updating an Affirm checkout session, containing all order and customer information required to initiate the Affirm financing flow.
FintechBuy Now Pay LaterLendingPaymentsConsumerAgentic CommerceConsumer Finance
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| merchant | object | |
| shipping | object | |
| billing | object | |
| store | object | |
| items | array | Array of item objects representing the products being purchased in this checkout. |
| discounts | object | A map of discount codes to discount objects. Each key is the discount code and each value contains the discount amount and name. |
| metadata | object | Arbitrary key-value metadata for merchant tracking. Values must be strings. |
| order_id | string | The merchant's internal order identifier. Stored for future reference and reconciliation. |
| currency | string | Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code in uppercase. Supported values are USD, CAD, and GBP. |
| financing_program | string | Financing program code to apply to this checkout, if applicable. Determines the available loan terms presented to the customer. |
| shipping_amount | integer | The total shipping amount in cents. |
| tax_amount | integer | The total tax amount in cents. |
| total | integer | The total amount of the checkout in cents (USD, CAD) or pence (GBP). |
| checkout_expiration | string | ISO 8601 timestamp specifying when the checkout session expires. |
| expiration_time | string | Time-to-live deadline by which the customer must confirm the checkout. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/affirm/refs/heads/main/json-schema/checkout-checkout-request-schema.json",
"title": "CheckoutRequest",
"description": "Request body for creating or updating an Affirm checkout session, containing all order and customer information required to initiate the Affirm financing flow.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"merchant": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/MerchantObject"
},
"shipping": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContactObject"
},
"billing": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ContactObject"
},
"store": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/StoreObject"
},
"items": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Array of item objects representing the products being purchased in this checkout.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/ItemObject"
},
"example": [
"example_value"
]
},
"discounts": {
"type": "object",
"description": "A map of discount codes to discount objects. Each key is the discount code and each value contains the discount amount and name.",
"additionalProperties": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/DiscountObject"
},
"example": {}
},
"metadata": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Arbitrary key-value metadata for merchant tracking. Values must be strings.",
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": {}
},
"order_id": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The merchant's internal order identifier. Stored for future reference and reconciliation.",
"example": "500123"
},
"currency": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Three-letter ISO 4217 currency code in uppercase. Supported values are USD, CAD, and GBP.",
"enum": [
"USD",
"CAD",
"GBP"
],
"example": "USD"
},
"financing_program": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Financing program code to apply to this checkout, if applicable. Determines the available loan terms presented to the customer.",
"example": "example_value"
},
"shipping_amount": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The total shipping amount in cents.",
"minimum": 0,
"example": 1
},
"tax_amount": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The total tax amount in cents.",
"minimum": 0,
"example": 1
},
"total": {
"type": "integer",
"description": "The total amount of the checkout in cents (USD, CAD) or pence (GBP).",
"minimum": 0,
"example": 1
},
"checkout_expiration": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "ISO 8601 timestamp specifying when the checkout session expires.",
"example": "2025-03-15T14:30:00Z"
},
"expiration_time": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"description": "Time-to-live deadline by which the customer must confirm the checkout.",
"example": "2025-03-15T14:30:00Z"
}
},
"required": [
"merchant",
"items",
"currency",
"total"
]
}
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