Create preference - Preferences - Mercado Pago Developers

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Create preference

POST

https://api.mercadopago.com/checkout/preferences

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

BODY

RequiredOptional

collector_does_not_comply_with_current_regulation

identity validation required.

invalid_collector_id

collector_id invalid.

invalid_sponsor_id

sponsor_id is not an active user.

invalid_collector_email

collector is not collector_email owner

invalid_operation_type

operation_type invalid.

invalid_expiration_date_to

expiration_date_to invalid.

invalid_date

invalid date of expiration.

invalid_expiration_date_from

expiration_date_from invalid.

invalid_items

unit_price invalid.

invalid_back_urls

back_urls invalid. Wrong format

invalid_payment_methods

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

invalid_marketplace_fee

marketplace_fee must not be greater than total amount.

invalid_id

preference_id not found.

invalid_access_token

access denied

invalid_shipments

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

invalid_binary_mode

binary_mode must be boolean.

curl -X POST \
      'https://api.mercadopago.com/checkout/preferences'\
       -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
       -H 'Authorization: Bearer TEST-8971*********918-01191*********5874530a4*********4799fdf-1*********' \
       -d '{
  "back_urls": {},
  "differential_pricing": {
    "id": null
  },
  "expires": false,
  "items": [
    {
      "title": "Dummy Title",
      "description": "Dummy description",
      "picture_url": "http://www.myapp.com/myimage.jpg",
      "category_id": "car_electronics",
      "quantity": 1,
      "currency_id": "U$",
      "unit_price": 10
    }
  ],
  "marketplace_fee": null,
  "metadata": {},
  "payer": {
    "phone": {
      "number": null
    },
    "identification": {},
    "address": {
      "street_number": null
    }
  },
  "payment_methods": {
    "excluded_payment_methods": [
      {}
    ],
    "excluded_payment_types": [
      {}
    ],
    "installments": null,
    "default_installments": null
  },
  "shipments": {
    "local_pickup": false,
    "default_shipping_method": null,
    "free_methods": [
      {
        "id": null
      }
    ],
    "cost": null,
    "free_shipping": false,
    "receiver_address": {
      "street_number": null
    }
  },
  "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",
  "metadata": {}
}