Create an order

post/orders

Creates an order to be used for partial payments. Make a POST /orders call before making a /payments call when processing payments with different payment methods.

Endpoint destination URL
https://checkout-test.adyen.com/v69/orders
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Header Parameters

Idempotency-Keystring

A unique identifier for the message with a maximum of 64 characters (we recommend a UUID).

Request Parameters

amountobjectRequired

The total amount of the order.

expiresAtstring

The date that order expires; e.g. 2019-03-23T12:25:28Z. If not provided, the default expiry duration is 1 day.

merchantAccountstringRequired

The merchant account identifier, with which you want to process the order.

referencestringRequired

A custom reference identifying the order.

Response parameters

After submitting a call, you receive a response message to inform you that your request was received and processed.

Depending on the HTTP status code of the response message, it is helpful to build some logic to handle any errors that a request or the system may return.

HTTP Responses

  • 200 - OK

    The request has succeeded.

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  • 400 - Bad Request

    A problem reading or understanding the request.

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  • 401 - Unauthorized

    Authentication required.

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  • 403 - Forbidden

    Insufficient permissions to process the request.

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  • 422 - Unprocessable Entity

    A request validation error.

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  • 500 - Internal Server Error

    The server could not process the request.

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