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Medusa Carts API

A cart is a virtual shopping bag that customers can use to add items they want to purchase.A cart is then used to checkout and place an order.These API routes allow customers to create and manage their cart, and place an order.

Medusa Carts API is one of 82 APIs that Medusa publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Cart. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, an API reference, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 15 operations across 11 paths, and defines 74 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2.19.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: http://localhost:9000, https://api.medusajs.com.

15 operations 11 paths 74 schemas 3 DELETE1 GET11 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2.19.0
Base URL
https://{medusa-backend-domain}
Authentication
HTTP Bearer, API Key, HTTP Bearer
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 3

Medusa Carts API declares 3 security schemes for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (jwt_token). An API key is passed in the cookie as connect.sid (cookie_auth). It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (reset_password).

Paths & Operations 15

Across 11 paths, the API surfaces 15 operations — 3 DELETE, 1 GET, 11 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Carts 15

A cart is a virtual shopping bag that customers can use to add items they want to purchase. A cart is then used to checkout and place an order. These API routes allow customers to…

POST
/store/carts
Create Cart
PostCarts 4 params body → 200400401404409422500
GET
/store/carts/{id}
Get a Cart
GetCartsId 5 params → 200400401404409422500
POST
/store/carts/{id}
Update a Cart
PostCartsId 5 params body → 200400401404409422500
POST
/store/carts/{id}/complete
Complete Cart
PostCartsIdComplete 5 params → 200400401404409422500
POST
/store/carts/{id}/customer
Change Cart's Customer to Logged-in Customer
PostCartsIdCustomer 5 params body → 200400401404409422500
POST
/store/carts/{id}/gift-cards
Add Gift Card to Cart
PostCartsIdGiftCards 4 params body → 200400401404409422500
DELETE
/store/carts/{id}/gift-cards
Remove Gift Card from Cart
DeleteCartsIdGiftCards 4 params body → 200400401404409422500
POST
/store/carts/{id}/line-items
Add Line Item to Cart
PostCartsIdLineItems 5 params body → 200400401404409422500
POST
/store/carts/{id}/line-items/{line_id}
Update a Line Item in a Cart
PostCartsIdLineItemsLine_id 6 params body → 200400401404409422500
DELETE
/store/carts/{id}/line-items/{line_id}
Remove Line Item from Cart
DeleteCartsIdLineItemsLine_id 6 params → 200400401404409422500
POST
/store/carts/{id}/promotions
Add Promotions to Cart
PostCartsIdPromotions 5 params body → 200400401404409422500
DELETE
/store/carts/{id}/promotions
Remove Promotions from Cart
DeleteCartsIdPromotions 5 params body → 200400401404409422500
POST
/store/carts/{id}/shipping-methods
Add Shipping Method to Cart
PostCartsIdShippingMethods 5 params body → 200400401404409422500
POST
/store/carts/{id}/store-credits
Add Store Credit to Cart
PostCartsIdStoreCredits 4 params body → 200400401404409422500
POST
/store/carts/{id}/taxes
Calculate Cart Taxes
PostCartsIdTaxes 5 params → 200400401404409422500

Schemas 74

The contract defines 74 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are StoreOrder (48 properties), StoreOrderLineItem (44 properties), StoreCartLineItem (43 properties), BaseCartLineItem (43 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

StoreProductTag
object
The tag's details.
7 properties 4 required
BaseCollection
object
The product collection's details.
9 properties 7 required
BaseOrderItemDetail
object
The item's detail.
14 properties 14 required
BaseRefundReason
object
The refund reason's details.
7 properties 5 required
StoreCartAddPromotion
object
The promotion's details.
1 property 1 required
StoreProductOptionValue
object
The product option value's details.
9 properties 2 required
BaseProductOption
object
The product option's details.
9 properties 3 required
Error
object
3 properties
BaseCapture
object
The details of a captured payment.
5 properties 4 required
BaseCartShippingMethod
object
A cart's shipping method.
21 properties 7 required
BaseProductOptionValue
object
The product option value's details.
9 properties 2 required
BaseCalculatedPriceSet
object
The calculated price's details.
14 properties 6 required
StoreAddStoreCreditsToCart
object
The details to add store credits to the cart.
1 property 1 required
BaseOrderShippingMethodTaxLine
object
The tax line's details.
12 properties 9 required
CreateAddress
object
The address to create.
12 properties
BaseRegion
object
The region's details.
9 properties 3 required
StoreCollection
object
The collection's details.
9 properties 7 required
BaseRegionCountry
object
The country's details.
6 properties 1 required
StoreRegionCountry
object
The country's details.
6 properties 1 required
StoreOrderFulfillment
object
The fulfillment's details.
15 properties 15 required
AdminPaymentProvider
object
The payment provider's details.
2 properties 2 required
BasePaymentSession
object
The payment session's details.
10 properties 6 required
BaseRefund
object
The refund's details.
8 properties 4 required
AdminProductCategory
object
The product category's details.
15 properties 13 required
BaseProductType
object
The product type's details.
7 properties 4 required
BaseProductCategory
object
The product category's details.
15 properties 13 required
StorePaymentSession
object
The payment session's details.
10 properties 6 required
StoreProductVariant
object
The variant's details.
28 properties 21 required
StoreOrderShippingMethod
object
The shipping method's details.
22 properties 18 required
StoreOrderAddress
object
An order address
16 properties 4 required
BaseOrderTransaction
object
An order transaction's details.
9 properties 9 required
StoreProductOption
object
The product option's details.
10 properties 3 required
StoreCartRemovePromotion
object
The promotion code to remove from the cart.
1 property 1 required
StoreCustomer
object
The customer's details.
13 properties 8 required
StorePaymentProvider
object
The payment provider's details
1 property 1 required
StoreOrder
object
The order's details.
48 properties 39 required
BaseOrderLineItemTaxLine
object
The tax line's tax lines.
12 properties 9 required
BaseProductVariant
object
The product variant's details.
28 properties 21 required
StoreCartAddress
object
The address's details.
15 properties 3 required
UpdateCartData
object
The details to update in a cart.
10 properties
BaseProduct
object
The product's details.
31 properties 26 required
StoreAddCartShippingMethodsBase
object
The shipping method's details.
2 properties 1 required
StoreRemoveGiftCardFromCart
object
The details to remove a gift card from the cart.
1 property 1 required
StoreCartResponse
object
The cart's details.
1 property 1 required
StoreCart
object
The cart's details.
39 properties 25 required
BaseOrderShippingMethodAdjustment
object
The adjustment's adjustments.
11 properties 7 required
StoreProduct
object
The product's details.
31 properties 26 required
BaseLineItemTaxLine
object
The tax line's details.
12 properties 9 required
BaseProductImage
object
The image's details.
7 properties 3 required
StoreAddGiftCardToCart
object
The details to add a gift card to the cart.
1 property 1 required
StoreCartShippingMethod
object
A cart's shipping method.
21 properties 7 required
StoreCartLineItem
object
The item's details.
43 properties 9 required
BaseShippingMethodAdjustment
object
The adjustment's details.
11 properties 7 required
BaseCartAddress
object
The cart's shipping address.
BaseOrderShippingDetail
object
Details of changes to a shipping method.
8 properties 5 required
StoreProductType
object
The product type's details.
7 properties 4 required
StoreCreateCart
object
The details of the cart to be created.
8 properties
BasePaymentProvider
object
The payment provider's details.
1 property 1 required
BasePaymentCollection
object
The payment collection's details.
14 properties 5 required
StoreCartPromotion
object
The promotion's promotions.
4 properties 1 required
BaseCartLineItem
object
The tax line's item.
43 properties 9 required
StoreOrderLineItem
object
The item's details.
44 properties 39 required
BaseOrderLineItemAdjustment
object
The adjustment's details.
11 properties 7 required
UpdateAddress
object
The details to update in the address.
13 properties 1 required
BaseProductTag
object
The product tag's details.
7 properties 4 required
BaseLineItemAdjustment
object
The adjustment's details.
11 properties 7 required
StoreProductImage
object
The image's details.
7 properties 3 required
BasePayment
object
The payment's details.
16 properties 4 required
StoreCustomerAddress
object
The customer address's details
18 properties 18 required
BaseCart
object
The item's cart.
38 properties 24 required
BaseShippingMethodTaxLine
object
The tax line's details
12 properties 9 required
StoreRegion
object
The region's details.
9 properties 3 required
BaseOrderSummary
object
The order's summary details.
7 properties 7 required
StorePaymentCollection
object
The payment collection's details.
14 properties 5 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

medusa-carts-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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