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Place orders with dynamic product information

Place orders with dynamic product information

Last updated: 01-Sep-2023
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Overview

Use this object to create new orders and collect payments from shoppers using products with dynamic information. 

Purchase types available are: PRODUCT, TAX, SHIPPING and COUPON. The surcharge defined in the pricing option is used for calculating the order renewal price, when applicable.

Supported payment methods

  1. Credit/Debit cards: Visa, Visaelectron, MasterCard, Maestro, Amex, Discover, Dankort, Cartebleue, JCB. 2Checkout supports local Brazilian cards.
  2. PayPal 
  3. Free orders (no payment information required).
  4. 2Pay.js

How to test?

Place test orders with dynamic product information by following the instructions from this article.

Requirements

Product code must be sent as null. The order currency must match with the payment currency, otherwise, an error is thrown. The isDynamic parameter of the Items object must be true.

Limitations

Placing an order with both catalog and dynamic product information is not possible. Recurring options can be set only for purchase type PRODUCT and TAX.

Parameters

Parameters Type/Description

Currency

Optional (string)

 

The currency ISO code for the payment - ISO 4217. Example: “usd.”

Country

Optional (string)

 

Shopper country. ISO 3166 two-letter code. Example: “us.”

Language

Optional (string)

 

ISO 639-1 two-letter code. Language used for the purchase process. Example: “en.”

ExternalReference

Optional (string)

 

Set external reference identifiers for orders. Enables you to replicate the functionality of the REF parameter included into Buy Links. Maximum 100 characters. If there is a need for longer references, you can apply an md5 hash for any string value, resulting in a 32 characters string. You can verify the hash after the order notification, on the client side.

Source

Optional (string)

 

The link source for the sales. Enables you to replicate the functionality of the SRC (separate link identifier) parameter when included into Buy Links. Use the SRC parameter to track sale sources.

 

Maximum length 255 characters.

CustomerReference

Optional (Int)

 

System-generated 2Checkout customer reference. Aggregate subscriptions under the same Customer account by adding the AV_CUSTOMERID (case sensitive) parameter to buy links. The 2Checkout system generates default customer numerical (integer) IDs (AV_CUSTOMERID) automatically for all orders containing products that feature subscriptions.

MachineId

Optional (string)

 

Unique, system generated code for each unique customer, identifying returning customers.

Items

Required (array of objects)

 

 

 

Details below. 

 

 

Code

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Should be send as NULL. Any other value will be ignored.

 

 

Quantity

Required (integer)

 

 

 

Number of units

  isDynamic Required (bool)
    Send true for creating orders with dynamic order information.
  Tangible Required (bool)
    Send false for product delivered electronically.
  PurchaseType Required (string)
    Purchase types available are: PRODUCT, TAX, SHIPPING and COUPON.
  PriceOptions Optional (array of objects)
    Array of price option groups.
    Name Optional (string) 
      Name of the pricing option group. Mandatory for dynamic products.
    Options Optional (array of objects)
      Array of pricing options.
    Name Optional (string)
      Pricing option name. Mandatory for dynamic products.
    Value Optional (string)
      Pricing option code. Mandatory for catalog products. 
    Surcharge Optional (double)
      Surcharge of the pricing option. For renewal orders, the renewal price includes the pricing option surcharge from the initial order. Mandatory for dynamic products.
  RecurringOptions Optional (Object)
    Contains recurring options.
    CycleLength Optional (int)
      The length of the recurring billing cycle.
    CycleUnit Optional (string)
      Unit of measuring billing cycles (years, months).
    CycleAmount Optional (int)
      The amount to be billed on each renewal.
    ContractLength Optional (int)
      The contact length for which the recurring option will apply.
    ContractUnit Optional
      Unit of measuring contact length (years, months).

 

 

Price

Required (Object)

    Details below.
    Amount Required (Int)
      Amount of the product.
    Type Optional (string)
      Send "CUSTOM" for dynamic pricing.

 

 

Trial

Optional (Object) – Can be NULL

 

 

 

Details below. 

 

 

 

Period

Optional (integer)

 

 

 

 

The length of the trial subscription lifetime in days.

 

 

 

Price

Optional (double)

 

 

 

 

Total trial price in the payment currency before 2Checkout deducts any taxes, discounts, etc.

 

 

AdditionalFields

Optional (array of objects) – Can be NULL

 

 

 

AdditionalFieldSet

Optional (Object) – Can be NULL

        Details below
        Code Optional (string)
          Identifier code for the additional field.
        Text Optional (string)
          Text displayed in the additional field.
        Value Optional (string)
          Additional field value.
    SubscriptionStartDate Optional (string)
     

Specify the date time stamp when the subscription becomes active. Format 2016-07-02 22:22:22 (YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss). Available for JSON-RPC and REST.

Send empty or NULL to activate subscriptions on the same date when customers purchase them.

You can exclude HH:mm:ss when sending the date and include only YYYY-MM-DD. In this case, 2Checkout uses 00:00:01. Default time zone GMT+02:00.

BillingDetails

Required (Object)

 

Details below. 

 

Person

Object

 

 

Details below. 

 

 

FirstName

Required (string)

 

 

 

Shopper name.

 

 

LastName

Required (string)

 

 

 

Shopper surname.

 

 

CountryCode

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper country. ISO 3166 two-letter code.

 

 

State

String/Optional – Required for US, Canada, Brazil, Turkey, India and Romania

 

 

 

The state in the shopper's country. Mandatory when you set the Billing Country to US, Canada, Brazil, Turkey, India and Romania. Use case insensitive utf8 strings for the full name, or just the two-letter code.

 

 

City

           

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper city.

 

 

Address1

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper address.

 

 

Address2

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper address.

 

 

Zip

Optional (string)

 

 

 

ZIP/ Postal code.

 

 

Email

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper email address.

 

 

Phone

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper phone number. Mandatory when you set Brazil as the Billing Country. Can be NULL.

 

 

Company

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Company name. Can be null for end users. When present, you also need to provide the FiscalCode.

    TaxExemptionId  Optional (string)
      Tax Exempt Certification id used to deduct taxes for US orders

Example: 1b80eecc349v

 

FiscalCode

Optional (string) – Required for Brazil

 

 

• For companies, it needs to be the VAT ID. 2Checkout will validate the value provided and throw an error if the VAT ID is invalid/incorrect when calling setPaymentDetails. When present, you also need to provide the Company name.

• Mandatory when you set Brazil as the Billing Country. For Brazilian customers it represents the Fiscal Code (CPF/CNPJ).

Mandatory when you set India as the Billing Country, and purchase is made by a Company.

• Can be NULL for end users.

DeliveryDetails

Required (Object)

 

Details below. 

 

Person

Object

 

Details below. 

 

 

FirstName

Required (string)

 

 

 

Shopper name from the delivery details.

 

 

LastName

Required (string)

 

 

 

Shopper surname from the delivery details.

 

 

CountryCode

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper country. ISO 3166 two-letter code from the delivery details.

 

 

State

String/Optional – Required for US, Canada, Brazil, Turkey, India and Romania

 

 

 

The state in the shopper's country. Mandatory when you set the Billing Country to US, Canada, Brazil, Turkey, India and Romania. Use case insensitive utf8 strings for the full name, or just the two-letter code.

 

 

City

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper city from the delivery details.

 

 

Address1

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper address from the delivery details.

 

 

Address2

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper address from the delivery details.

 

 

Zip

Optional (string)

 

 

 

ZIP/ Postal code from the delivery details.

 

 

Email

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper email address from the delivery details.

 

 

Phone

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Shopper phone number from the delivery details. Mandatory when you set Brazil as the Billing Country. Can be NULL.

 

 

Company

Optional (string)

 

 

 

Company name from the delivery details. Can be null for end users. When present, you also need to provide the FiscalCode.

PaymentDetails

Required (Object)

 

Adapt this object to the desired payment method.

 

Type

Required (string)

 

 

The payment method:

  • CC (credit/debit card - including local Brazilian cards).
  • ENCRYPTED_PAYMENT_DATA (client-side encryption)
  • PAYPAL
  • PAYPAL_EXPRESS
  • CCNOPCI(credit/debit card for non-PCI certified merchants).
  • TEST (for test orders).
  • PREVIOUS_ORDER(place new orders using the reference of a previous order).
  • EXISTING_PAYMENT_DATA  (use a card one of your customers already used to purchase from your account).
  • WIRE – the placeOrder response includes Wire payment details.
  • CHECK – the placeOrder response includes Check payment details.
  • WE_CHAT_PAY (for WeChat payments).
  • IDEAL (for iDEAL payments).
  • PURCHASEORDER - use for orders with POs.
  • FREE – for 0 value orders for which you’re not requiring customers to provide payment details.
  • EES_TOKEN_PAYMENT (2Pay.js)

 

 

Currency

Required (string)

 

 

The currency ISO code for the payment - ISO 4217. Example: “usd.”

  RecurringEnabled Optional (boolean)
   

true – shopper checks the auto renewal checkbox and 2Checkout charges subscription renewals using a recurring billing process.

false – shopper doesn’t check the auto renewal checkbox.

 

PaymentMethod

Optional (object)

 

 

Object structure and parameters differ according to payment method selected and API method (placing orders (POST) vs. retrieving order data (GET)).

 

NULL for 0 value orders for which you’re not requiring customers to enter payment details.

 

 

 

CardPayment

Optional (object)

 

 

 

 

Details below. 

 

 

 

 

CardNumber

Required (string)

 

 

 

 

 

The credit/debit card number.

 

 

 

 

CardType

Required (string)

 

 

 

 

 

visa, visaelectron, mastercard, maestro, amex, discover, dankort, cartebleue, jcb, hipercard, elo

 

 

 

 

ExpirationYear

Required (string)

 

 

 

 

 

The year in which the card expires.

 

 

 

 

ExpirationMonth

Required (string)

 

 

 

 

 

The month in which the card expires.

 

 

 

 

HolderName

Required (string)

 

 

 

 

 

Card holder name.

        Vendor3DSReturnURL Required (string)
          URL address to which customers are redirected after the 3DS details get validated by the bank and the order is successfully authorized.
        Vendor3DSCancelURL Required (string)
          URL address to which customers are redirected if the 3DS details were not validated or the order could not be authorized.

 

 

 

 

CCID

Optional (string)

 

 

 

 

 

Credit Card Identification - an extra ID printed on the card, usually a 3-4 digit number, the CVC2/CVV2.

        HolderNameTime Optional (float)
         

The interval of time in seconds in which shoppers enter their name in the HolderName field. An abnormally short interval is usually a red flag for fraud attempts.

Can be NULL, but not a negative number.

        CardNumberTime Optional (float)
         

The interval of time in seconds in which shopper enter their card number in the CardNumber field. An abnormally short interval is usually a red flag for fraud attempts.

Can be NULL, but not a negative number.

 

 

 

 

InstallmentsNumber 

Optional (Int)

 

 

 

 

 

Number of installments. Available only when customers un Brazil pay with Visa or MasterCard using Brazilian Real as the order currency. Use 1 or exclude the parameter for full payments. 

 

 

 

PayPalExpress

Optional (object)

 

 

 

 

Details below. 

 

 

 

 

Email

Optional (string)

 

 

 

 

 

Email address customers use for their PayPal account.

 

 

 

 

ReturnURL

Optional (string)

 

 

 

 

 

The PayPal Express Checkout redirect URL returned by calling the getPayPalExpressCheckoutRedirectURL method. The return URL is the page on your website to which PayPal redirects your buyer's browser after the buyer logs in to PayPal and approves the payment. Typically, this is a secure page (https://...) on your site.

 

 

 

 

CancelURL

Optional (string)

 

 

 

 

 

The cancel URL is the page on your website to which PayPal redirects your buyer's browser if the buyer does not approve the payment. Typically, this is the secure page (https://...) on your site from which you redirected the buyer to PayPal.

 

 

 

PreviousOrder

Optional (Object)

 

 

 

 

Details below. 

 

 

 

 

RefNo

Optional (string)

 

 

 

 

 

Order reference a previous purchase that reached the Approved/Complete status. You can use order for which customers paid with credit/debit cards or with PayPal. The status of order should be AUTHRECEIVED or COMPLETE.

 

Check the validity of references with the isValidOrderReference method.

 

The 2Checkout system blocks you from using references for fraudulent or potentially fraudulent orders.

 

 

 

PurchaseOrderPaymentDetails

Optional (Object)

 

 

 

 

Details below. 

 

 

 

 

InternalPONumber

Optional (string)

 

 

 

 

 

Identifier that business customers use internally in their organization to track and manage Purchase Orders (PO). Can be NULL.

 

 

 

 

AutoApprove

Optional (boolean)

 

 

 

 

 

TRUE - requires activation of the PO AutoApprove package (If the package is inactive 2Checkout returns an error). Please contact 2Checkout. When AutoApprove is TRUE, 2Checkout no longer requires that business customers upload a PO document. As such, PO orders are automatically approved for your account, without a PO doc. 2Checkout sets the PURCHASE_PENDING status for auto-approved PO orders.

FALSE - Default. Send this if the PO AUtoApprove package is not available for your account. 2Checkout uses the same flow as cart purchases with Purchase Orders for business customers placing orders with POs via API. This means that customers receive the same emails as if they made the purchase using the cart and need to update the PO document, which is reviewed by 2Checkout and that you need to approve. 2Checkout sets the AVAITING_UPLOAD status for POs andUnfinished for their orders.

 

Can be NULL.

      WE_CHAT_PAY Optional (string)
        Details below
        ReturnURL Optional (string)
          The return URL is the page to which your customers are redirected after their successful payment.
        CancelURL Optional (string)
          The cancel URL is the page to which your customers are redirected after their failed payment attempt.
      IDEAL Optional (string)
        Details below
        ReturnURL Optional (string)
          The return URL is the page to which your customers are redirected after their successful payment.
        CancelURL Optional (string)
          The cancel URL is the page to which your customers are redirected after their failed payment attempt.
        BankCode Required (string)
          String contains the SWIFT code of the bank, the plus sign "+", and the first 3 characters from the bank name. E.q.: in the case of Rabobank, code parameter is "RABONL2U+RAB".

 

 

 

EXISTING_PAYMENT_DATA

Optional (Object)

 

 

 

 

By using EXISTING_PAYMENT_DATA you no longer require shoppers to enter any payment details.

 

 

 

 

TransientToken

Optional (string)

 

 

 

 

 

Returned as a part of the process of retrieving customer information by SSOToken.

 

CustomerIP

Optional (string)

 

 

Shopper IP.

Promotions Optional (Array of strings)
  Array of promotion codes.

LocalTime

Optional (string)

 

Local shopper time in the following format: Y-m-d H:i:s.

This parameter can impact the fraud score of an order when it's missing, NULL or incorrectly formatted.

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