Create a preference - Preferences - Mercado Pago Developers

Create a preference

POST

/checkout/preferences

Generate a preference with the information of a product or service and obtain the necessary URL to start the payment flow.

Localization: bodyAdditional information

Localization: bodyIf specified, your buyers will be redirected back to your site immediately after completing the purchase

approved: The redirection takes place only for approved payments.

all: The redirection takes place only for approved payments, forward compatibility only if we change the default behavior

Localization: bodyURLs to return to the sellers website

Localization: bodyExpiration date of cash payment

Localization: bodycollector_id

Localization: bodyOperation data_type

regular_payment: Normal payment.

money_transfer: Money request.

Localization: bodyitems

Localization: bodypayer

curl -X POST \
    'https://api.mercadopago.com/checkout/preferences' \
    -H 'Authorization: Bearer ACCESS_TOKEN_ENV' \ 
    -d '{
  "items": [
    {
      "title": "Dummy Title",
      "description": "Dummy description",
      "picture_url": "http://www.myapp.com/myimage.jpg",
      "category_id": "cat123",
      "quantity": 1,
      "currency_id": "U$",
      "unit_price": 10
    }
  ],
  "payer": {
    "phone": {},
    "identification": {},
    "address": {}
  },
  "payment_methods": {
    "excluded_payment_methods": [
      {}
    ],
    "excluded_payment_types": [
      {}
    ]
  },
  "shipments": {
    "free_methods": [
      {}
    ],
    "receiver_address": {}
  },
  "back_urls": {},
  "differential_pricing": {},
  "tracks": [
    {
      "type": "google_ad"
    }
  ]
}'

{
  "collector_id": 202809963,
  "items": [
    {
      "title": "Dummy Item",
      "description": "Multicolor Item",
      "currency_id": "$",
      "quantity": 1,
      "unit_price": 10
    }
  ],
  "payer": {
    "phone": {},
    "identification": {},
    "address": {}
  },
  "back_urls": {},
  "payment_methods": {
    "excluded_payment_methods": [
      {}
    ],
    "excluded_payment_types": [
      {}
    ]
  },
  "client_id": 6295877106812064,
  "marketplace": "MP-MKT-6295877106812064",
  "marketplace_fee": 0,
  "shipments": {
    "receiver_address": {}
  },
  "statement_descriptor": "MERCADOPAGO",
  "date_created": "2018-02-02T19:22:23.535Z",
  "id": "202809963-920c288b-4ebb-40be-966f-700250fa5370",
  "init_point": "https://www.mercadopago.com/mla/checkout/start?pref_id=202809963-920c288b-4ebb-40be-966f-700250fa5370",
  "sandbox_init_point": "https://sandbox.mercadopago.com/mla/checkout/pay?pref_id=202809963-920c288b-4ebb-40be-966f-700250fa5370"
}

400bad_request

collector_does_not_comply_with_current_regulationidentity validation required.

invalid_collector_idcollector_id invalid.

invalid_sponsor_idsponsor_id is not an active user.

invalid_collector_emailcollector is not collector_email owner

invalid_operation_typeoperation_type invalid.

invalid_expiration_date_toexpiration_date_to invalid.

invalid_dateinvalid date of expiration.

invalid_expiration_date_fromexpiration_date_from invalid.

invalid_itemsunit_price invalid.

invalid_back_urlsback_urls invalid. Wrong format

invalid_payment_methodsinstallments invalid. Should be a number between 1 and 36.

invalid_marketplace_feemarketplace_fee must not be greater than total amount.

invalid_idpreference_id not found.

invalid_access_tokenaccess denied

invalid_shipmentsinvalid type (<type>) for field shipments.cost.

invalid_binary_modebinary_mode must be boolean.

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