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Checkout.com Payments API

The Payments API from Checkout.com — 5 operation(s) for payments.

Checkout.com Payments API is one of 17 APIs that Checkout.com publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Payments. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 6 operations across 5 paths. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 2026-05-23.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.checkout.com, https://api.sandbox.checkout.com.

6 operations 5 paths 0 schemas 2 GET4 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
2026-05-23
Base URL
https://api.checkout.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, OAuth 2.0
License
Proprietary
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 2

Checkout.com Payments API declares 2 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (BearerAuth). It supports OAuth 2.0 (OAuth2) using the clientCredentials flow, exposing 2 scopes. By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • BearerAuth — Secret API key as Bearer token (format Bearer sk...).
  • OAuth2 — OAuth 2.0 client credentials flow

Paths & Operations 6

Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 6 operations — 2 GET, 4 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Payments 6
POST
/payments
Request a payment or payout
requestPayment → 201
GET
/payments
Retrieve list of payments
listPayments → 200
GET
/payments/{id}
Get payment details
getPayment 1 param → 200
POST
/payments/{id}/captures
Capture a payment
capturePayment 1 param → 202
POST
/payments/{id}/refunds
Refund a payment
refundPayment 1 param → 202
POST
/payments/{id}/voids
Void a payment
voidPayment 1 param → 202

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

checkout-com-payments-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Checkout.com Reporting & Financial Actions API