SumUp · Schema
Checkout
Core checkout resource returned by the Checkouts API. A checkout is created before payment processing and then updated as payment attempts, redirects, and resulting transactions are attached to it.
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Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| checkout_reference | string | Merchant-defined reference for the checkout. Use it to correlate the SumUp checkout with your own order, cart, subscription, or payment attempt in your systems. |
| amount | number | Amount to be charged to the payer, expressed in major units. |
| currency | object | |
| merchant_code | string | Merchant account that receives the payment. |
| description | string | Short merchant-defined description shown in SumUp tools and reporting. Use it to make the checkout easier to recognize in dashboards, support workflows, and reconciliation. |
| return_url | string | Optional backend callback URL used by SumUp to notify your platform about processing updates for the checkout. |
| id | string | Unique SumUp identifier of the checkout resource. |
| status | string | Current high-level state of the checkout. `PENDING` means the checkout exists but is not yet completed, `PAID` means a payment succeeded, `FAILED` means the latest processing attempt failed, and `EXPI |
| date | string | Date and time of the creation of the payment checkout. Response format expressed according to [ISO8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) code. |
| valid_until | string | Optional expiration timestamp. The checkout must be processed before this moment, otherwise it becomes unusable. If omitted, the checkout does not have an explicit expiry time. |
| customer_id | string | Merchant-scoped identifier of the customer associated with the checkout. Use it when storing payment instruments or reusing saved customer context for recurring and returning-payer flows. |
| mandate | object | |
| hosted_checkout_url | string | URL of the SumUp-hosted payment page that handles the payment flow. Returned when Hosted Checkout is enabled for the checkout. |
| transactions | array | Payment attempts and resulting transaction records linked to this checkout. Use the Transactions endpoints when you need the authoritative payment result and event history. |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"title": "Checkout",
"description": "Core checkout resource returned by the Checkouts API. A checkout is created before payment processing and then updated as payment attempts, redirects, and resulting transactions are attached to it.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"checkout_reference": {
"description": "Merchant-defined reference for the checkout. Use it to correlate the SumUp checkout with your own order, cart, subscription, or payment attempt in your systems.",
"type": "string",
"example": "f00a8f74-b05d-4605-bd73-2a901bae5802",
"maxLength": 90
},
"amount": {
"description": "Amount to be charged to the payer, expressed in major units.",
"type": "number",
"format": "float",
"example": 10.1
},
"currency": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/Currency"
},
"merchant_code": {
"description": "Merchant account that receives the payment.",
"type": "string",
"example": "MH4H92C7"
},
"description": {
"description": "Short merchant-defined description shown in SumUp tools and reporting. Use it to make the checkout easier to recognize in dashboards, support workflows, and reconciliation.",
"type": "string",
"example": "Purchase"
},
"return_url": {
"description": "Optional backend callback URL used by SumUp to notify your platform about processing updates for the checkout.",
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"example": "http://example.com"
},
"id": {
"description": "Unique SumUp identifier of the checkout resource.",
"type": "string",
"example": "4e425463-3e1b-431d-83fa-1e51c2925e99",
"readOnly": true
},
"status": {
"description": "Current high-level state of the checkout. `PENDING` means the checkout exists but is not yet completed, `PAID` means a payment succeeded, `FAILED` means the latest processing attempt failed, and `EXPIRED` means the checkout can no longer be processed.",
"type": "string",
"example": "PENDING",
"enum": [
"PENDING",
"FAILED",
"PAID",
"EXPIRED"
]
},
"date": {
"description": "Date and time of the creation of the payment checkout. Response format expressed according to [ISO8601](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601) code.",
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2020-02-29T10:56:56+00:00"
},
"valid_until": {
"description": "Optional expiration timestamp. The checkout must be processed before this moment, otherwise it becomes unusable. If omitted, the checkout does not have an explicit expiry time.",
"type": "string",
"format": "date-time",
"example": "2020-02-29T10:56:56+00:00",
"nullable": true
},
"customer_id": {
"description": "Merchant-scoped identifier of the customer associated with the checkout. Use it when storing payment instruments or reusing saved customer context for recurring and returning-payer flows.",
"type": "string",
"example": "831ff8d4cd5958ab5670"
},
"mandate": {
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/MandateResponse"
},
"hosted_checkout_url": {
"description": "URL of the SumUp-hosted payment page that handles the payment flow. Returned when Hosted Checkout is enabled for the checkout.",
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"example": "https://checkout.sumup.com/pay/8f9316a3-cda9-42a9-9771-54d534315676",
"readOnly": true
},
"transactions": {
"description": "Payment attempts and resulting transaction records linked to this checkout. Use the Transactions endpoints when you need the authoritative payment result and event history.",
"type": "array",
"items": {
"allOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/TransactionBase"
},
{
"$ref": "#/components/schemas/TransactionCheckoutInfo"
}
]
},
"example": [
{
"id": "410fc44a-5956-44e1-b5cc-19c6f8d727a4",
"transaction_code": "TEENSK4W2K",
"amount": 10.1,
"currency": "EUR",
"timestamp": "2020-02-29T10:56:56.876000+00:00",
"status": "SUCCESSFUL",
"payment_type": "ECOM",
"installments_count": 1,
"merchant_code": "MH4H92C7",
"vat_amount": 6,
"tip_amount": 3,
"entry_mode": "CUSTOMER_ENTRY",
"auth_code": "012345"
}
],
"uniqueItems": true
}
}
}