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POST
/
api
/
v2
/
storefront
/
cart
Create a Cart
const options = {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {'Content-Type': 'application/vnd.api+json'},
  body: JSON.stringify({
    public_metadata: {total_weight: 3250},
    private_metadata: {had_same_cart_items: true}
  })
};

fetch('https://demo.spreecommerce.org/api/v2/storefront/cart', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));
{
  "data": {
    "id": "17",
    "type": "cart",
    "attributes": {
      "number": "R233871560",
      "item_total": "0.0",
      "total": "0.0",
      "subtotal_cents": 0,
      "store_credit_total_cents": 0,
      "total_cents": 0,
      "total_minus_store_credits": "0.0",
      "total_minus_store_credits_cents": 0,
      "ship_total": "0.0",
      "ship_total_cents": 0,
      "adjustment_total": "0.0",
      "created_at": "2021-09-28T22:15:07.471Z",
      "updated_at": "2021-09-28T22:15:07.471Z",
      "completed_at": null,
      "included_tax_total": "0.0",
      "additional_tax_total": "0.0",
      "display_additional_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "display_included_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "tax_total": "0.0",
      "tax_total_cents": 0,
      "currency": "USD",
      "state": "cart",
      "token": "zTEpsukRq_yEUcXVCSv0uw1632867307450",
      "email": null,
      "display_item_total": "$0.00",
      "display_ship_total": "$0.00",
      "display_adjustment_total": "$0.00",
      "display_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "promo_total": "0.0",
      "display_promo_total": "$0.00",
      "promo_total_cents": 0,
      "item_count": 0,
      "special_instructions": null,
      "display_total": "$0.00",
      "display_total_minus_store_credits": "$0.00",
      "pre_tax_item_amount": "0.0",
      "display_pre_tax_item_amount": "$0.00",
      "pre_tax_total": "0.0",
      "display_pre_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "shipment_state": null,
      "payment_state": null
    },
    "relationships": {
      "line_items": {
        "data": []
      },
      "variants": {
        "data": []
      },
      "promotions": {
        "data": []
      },
      "payments": {
        "data": []
      },
      "shipments": {
        "data": []
      },
      "user": {
        "data": null
      },
      "billing_address": {
        "data": null
      },
      "shipping_address": {
        "data": null
      }
    }
  }
}

Query Parameters

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include
string

Specify the related resources you would like to receive in the response body. More Information.

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fields[cart]
string

Specify the fields you would like returned in the response body. More information.

Body

application/vnd.api+json
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public_metadata
object

The public metadata for the cart.

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private_metadata
object

The private metadata for the cart.

Response

201 - application/vnd.api+json

200 Success - Returns the cart object.

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data
Cart · object
required

The Cart provides a central place to collect information about an order, including line items, adjustments, payments, addresses, and shipments. Read more in Spree docs

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included
(Line Item · object | Promotion · object | Variant · object | Payment · object | User · object | Shipment · object | Digital Link · object | Product · object)[]