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Shopify Cart API

Manage the shopping cart

Documentation Provider Profile APIs.io OpenAPI GitHub

Shopify Cart API is one of 213 APIs that Shopify publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

This API exposes 8 JSON Schema definitions.

Tagged areas include Cart. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, a JSON-LD context, API documentation, an API reference, and 8 JSON Schemas.

This API exposes 6 operations across 6 paths, and defines 3 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2025-01.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01.

6 operations 6 paths 3 schemas 2 GET4 POST

Metadata

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Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
2025-01
Server
https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Shopify
License
Shopify API Terms
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Shopify Cart API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as X-Shopify-Access-Token (AccessToken). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • AccessToken — Access token obtained via OAuth

Paths & Operations 6

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

Cart 6

Manage the shopping cart

GET
/cart.js
Shopify Retrieve the current cart
getCart → 200
POST
/cart/add.js
Shopify Add items to the cart
addToCart body → 200422
POST
/cart/update.js
Shopify Update the cart
updateCart body → 200
POST
/cart/change.js
Shopify Change a cart line item
changeCartItem body → 200
POST
/cart/clear.js
Shopify Clear all items from the cart
clearCart → 200
GET
/cart/shipping_rates.json
Shopify Get estimated shipping rates
getCartShippingRates 3 params → 200

Schemas 3

The contract defines 3 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are CartItem (29 properties), Cart (11 properties), ShippingRate (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Cart
object
The shopping cart
11 properties
CartItem
object
A line item in the cart
29 properties
ShippingRate
object
An estimated shipping rate
4 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

shopify-cart-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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Shopify Webhooks API
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Shopify App Home API
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Shopify Checkout UI Extensions API
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API Details
ID
shopify:shopify-cart-api
Server
https://{store}.myshopify.com/admin/api/2025-01
Docs
https://shopify.dev/docs/api/admin-rest
Provider
Shopify
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