Create secure, hosted checkout experiences that handle the complete payment flow for both one-time purchases and subscriptions with full customization control.
Session Validity: Checkout sessions are valid for 24 hours by default. If you pass confirm=true in your request, the session will only be valid for 15 minutes.
import DodoPayments from 'dodopayments';// Initialize the Dodo Payments clientconst client = new DodoPayments({ bearerToken: process.env.DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY,});async function createCheckoutSession() { try { const session = await client.checkoutSessions.create({ // Products to sell - use IDs from your Dodo Payments dashboard product_cart: [ { product_id: 'prod_123', // Replace with your actual product ID quantity: 1 } ], // Pre-fill customer information to reduce friction customer: { email: 'customer@example.com', name: 'John Doe', phone_number: '+1234567890' }, // Billing address for tax calculation and compliance billing_address: { street: '123 Main St', city: 'San Francisco', state: 'CA', country: 'US', // Required: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code zipcode: '94102' }, // Where to redirect after successful payment return_url: 'https://yoursite.com/checkout/success', // Custom data for your internal tracking metadata: { order_id: 'order_123', source: 'web_app' } }); // Redirect your customer to this URL to complete payment console.log('Checkout URL:', session.checkout_url); console.log('Session ID:', session.session_id); return session; } catch (error) { console.error('Failed to create checkout session:', error); throw error; }}// Example usage in an Express.js routeapp.post('/create-checkout', async (req, res) => { try { const session = await createCheckoutSession(); res.json({ checkout_url: session.checkout_url }); } catch (error) { res.status(500).json({ error: 'Failed to create checkout session' }); }});
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import osfrom dodopayments import DodoPayments# Initialize the Dodo Payments clientclient = DodoPayments( bearer_token=os.environ.get("DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY"),)def create_checkout_session(): """ Create a checkout session for a single product with customer data pre-filled. Returns the session object containing checkout_url for customer redirection. """ try: session = client.checkout_sessions.create( # Products to sell - use IDs from your Dodo Payments dashboard product_cart=[ { "product_id": "prod_123", # Replace with your actual product ID "quantity": 1 } ], # Pre-fill customer information to reduce checkout friction customer={ "email": "customer@example.com", "name": "John Doe", "phone_number": "+1234567890" }, # Billing address for tax calculation and compliance billing_address={ "street": "123 Main St", "city": "San Francisco", "state": "CA", "country": "US", # Required: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code "zipcode": "94102" }, # Where to redirect after successful payment return_url="https://yoursite.com/checkout/success", # Custom data for your internal tracking metadata={ "order_id": "order_123", "source": "web_app" } ) # Redirect your customer to this URL to complete payment print(f"Checkout URL: {session.checkout_url}") print(f"Session ID: {session.session_id}") return session except Exception as error: print(f"Failed to create checkout session: {error}") raise error# Example usage in a Flask routefrom flask import Flask, jsonify, requestapp = Flask(__name__)@app.route('/create-checkout', methods=['POST'])def create_checkout(): try: session = create_checkout_session() return jsonify({"checkout_url": session.checkout_url}) except Exception as error: return jsonify({"error": "Failed to create checkout session"}), 500
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// Direct API call using fetch - useful for any JavaScript environmentasync function createCheckoutSession() { try { const response = await fetch('https://test.dodopayments.com/checkouts', { method: 'POST', headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'Authorization': `Bearer ${process.env.DODO_PAYMENTS_API_KEY}` }, body: JSON.stringify({ // Products to sell - use IDs from your Dodo Payments dashboard product_cart: [ { product_id: 'prod_123', // Replace with your actual product ID quantity: 1 } ], // Pre-fill customer information to reduce checkout friction customer: { email: 'customer@example.com', name: 'John Doe', phone_number: '+1234567890' }, // Billing address for tax calculation and compliance billing_address: { street: '123 Main St', city: 'San Francisco', state: 'CA', country: 'US', // Required: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code zipcode: '94102' }, // Where to redirect after successful payment return_url: 'https://yoursite.com/checkout/success', // Custom data for your internal tracking metadata: { order_id: 'order_123', source: 'web_app' } }) }); if (!response.ok) { throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`); } const session = await response.json(); // Redirect your customer to this URL to complete payment console.log('Checkout URL:', session.checkout_url); console.log('Session ID:', session.session_id); return session; } catch (error) { console.error('Failed to create checkout session:', error); throw error; }}// Example: Redirect user to checkoutcreateCheckoutSession().then(session => { window.location.href = session.checkout_url;});
Array of products to include in the checkout session. Each product must have a valid product_id from your Dodo Payments dashboard.
Important: Multiple product carts can only contain one-time payment products. You cannot mix subscription products with one-time products in the same checkout session.
Amount the customer pays if pay_what_you_want is enabled. If disabled, this field will be ignored.Format: Represented in the lowest denomination of the currency (e.g., cents for USD). For example, to charge $1.00, pass 100.
Find Your Product IDs: You can find product IDs in your Dodo Payments dashboard under Products → View Details, or by using the List Products API.
Customer’s phone number in international format. Required for some payment methods and fraud prevention.Format: Include country code, e.g., "+1234567890" for US numbers
Complete street address including house number, street name, and apartment/unit number if applicable.Example: "123 Main St, Apt 4B" or "456 Oak Avenue"
Two-letter ISO country code (ISO 3166-1 alpha-2). This field is always required when billing_address is provided.Examples: "US" (United States), "CA" (Canada), "GB" (United Kingdom), "DE" (Germany)
Control which payment methods are available to customers during checkout. This helps optimize for specific markets or business requirements.Available Options: credit, debit, upi_collect, upi_intent, apple_pay, google_pay, amazon_pay, klarna, affirm, afterpay_clearpay, sepa, ach, cashapp, multibanco, bancontact_card, eps, ideal, przelewy24, paypal
Critical: Always include credit and debit as fallback options to prevent checkout failures when preferred payment methods are unavailable.
Override the default currency selection with a fixed billing currency. Uses ISO 4217 currency codes.Supported Currencies: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, INR, and moreExample: "USD" for US Dollars, "EUR" for Euros
This field is only effective when adaptive pricing is enabled. If adaptive pricing is disabled, the product’s default currency will be used.
Product price for the initial charge to customer. If not specified, the stored price of the product will be used.Format: Represented in the lowest denomination of the currency (e.g., cents for USD). For example, to charge $1.00, pass 100.
The billing_currency override only takes effect when adaptive currency is enabled in your account settings. If adaptive currency is disabled, this parameter will have no effect.
Previously, when creating a payment link with Dynamic Links, you were required to provide the customer’s complete billing address.With Checkout Sessions, this is no longer necessary. You can simply pass along whatever information you have, and we’ll handle the rest. For example:
If you only know the customer’s billing country, just provide that.
The checkout flow will automatically collect the missing details before moving the customer to the payment page.
On the other hand, if you already have all the required information and want to skip directly to the payment page, you can pass the full data set and include confirm=true in your request body.
