POST
/
api
/
v2
/
storefront
/
cart
/
add_item
curl --request POST \
  --url https://demo.spreecommerce.org/api/v2/storefront/cart/add_item \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  --header 'X-Spree-Order-Token: <api-key>' \
  --data '{
  "variant_id": "1",
  "quantity": 5,
  "public_metadata": {
    "first_item_order": true
  },
  "private_metadata": {
    "recommended_by_us": false
  }
}'
{
  "data": {
    "id": "17",
    "type": "cart",
    "attributes": {
      "number": "R233871560",
      "item_total": "0.0",
      "total": "0.0",
      "ship_total": "0.0",
      "adjustment_total": "0.0",
      "created_at": "2021-09-28T22:15:07.471Z",
      "updated_at": "2021-09-28T22:15:07.471Z",
      "completed_at": null,
      "included_tax_total": "0.0",
      "additional_tax_total": "0.0",
      "display_additional_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "display_included_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "tax_total": "0.0",
      "currency": "USD",
      "state": "cart",
      "token": "zTEpsukRq_yEUcXVCSv0uw1632867307450",
      "email": null,
      "display_item_total": "$0.00",
      "display_ship_total": "$0.00",
      "display_adjustment_total": "$0.00",
      "display_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "promo_total": "0.0",
      "display_promo_total": "$0.00",
      "item_count": 0,
      "special_instructions": null,
      "display_total": "$0.00",
      "pre_tax_item_amount": "0.0",
      "display_pre_tax_item_amount": "$0.00",
      "pre_tax_total": "0.0",
      "display_pre_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "shipment_state": null,
      "payment_state": null
    },
    "relationships": {
      "line_items": {
        "data": []
      },
      "variants": {
        "data": []
      },
      "promotions": {
        "data": []
      },
      "payments": {
        "data": []
      },
      "shipments": {
        "data": []
      },
      "user": {
        "data": null
      },
      "billing_address": {
        "data": null
      },
      "shipping_address": {
        "data": null
      }
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

​
X-Spree-Order-Token
string
header
required

Order token to authorize Cart and Checkout requests.

How to obtain X-Spree-Order-Token

Query Parameters

​
include
string

Specify the related resources you would like to receive in the response body. More Information.

​
fields[cart]
string

Specify the fields you would like returned in the response body. More information.

Body

application/vnd.api+json

Additional parameters can be passed in the options hash. Each custom parameter must be registered in config/initializers/spree.rb, eg.

Spree::PermittedAttributes.line_item_attributes << :foo

The body is of type object.

Response

200
application/vnd.api+json

200 Success - Returns the cart object.

The response is of type object.

POST
/
api
/
v2
/
storefront
/
cart
/
add_item
curl --request POST \
  --url https://demo.spreecommerce.org/api/v2/storefront/cart/add_item \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  --header 'X-Spree-Order-Token: <api-key>' \
  --data '{
  "variant_id": "1",
  "quantity": 5,
  "public_metadata": {
    "first_item_order": true
  },
  "private_metadata": {
    "recommended_by_us": false
  }
}'
{
  "data": {
    "id": "17",
    "type": "cart",
    "attributes": {
      "number": "R233871560",
      "item_total": "0.0",
      "total": "0.0",
      "ship_total": "0.0",
      "adjustment_total": "0.0",
      "created_at": "2021-09-28T22:15:07.471Z",
      "updated_at": "2021-09-28T22:15:07.471Z",
      "completed_at": null,
      "included_tax_total": "0.0",
      "additional_tax_total": "0.0",
      "display_additional_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "display_included_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "tax_total": "0.0",
      "currency": "USD",
      "state": "cart",
      "token": "zTEpsukRq_yEUcXVCSv0uw1632867307450",
      "email": null,
      "display_item_total": "$0.00",
      "display_ship_total": "$0.00",
      "display_adjustment_total": "$0.00",
      "display_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "promo_total": "0.0",
      "display_promo_total": "$0.00",
      "item_count": 0,
      "special_instructions": null,
      "display_total": "$0.00",
      "pre_tax_item_amount": "0.0",
      "display_pre_tax_item_amount": "$0.00",
      "pre_tax_total": "0.0",
      "display_pre_tax_total": "$0.00",
      "shipment_state": null,
      "payment_state": null
    },
    "relationships": {
      "line_items": {
        "data": []
      },
      "variants": {
        "data": []
      },
      "promotions": {
        "data": []
      },
      "payments": {
        "data": []
      },
      "shipments": {
        "data": []
      },
      "user": {
        "data": null
      },
      "billing_address": {
        "data": null
      },
      "shipping_address": {
        "data": null
      }
    }
  }
}

Authorizations

​
X-Spree-Order-Token
string
header
required

Order token to authorize Cart and Checkout requests.

How to obtain X-Spree-Order-Token

Query Parameters

​
include
string

Specify the related resources you would like to receive in the response body. More Information.

​
fields[cart]
string

Specify the fields you would like returned in the response body. More information.

Body

application/vnd.api+json

Additional parameters can be passed in the options hash. Each custom parameter must be registered in config/initializers/spree.rb, eg.

Spree::PermittedAttributes.line_item_attributes << :foo

The body is of type object.

Response

200
application/vnd.api+json

200 Success - Returns the cart object.

The response is of type object.