POST /checkout/orders

Create an order

Detail	Value
Operation ID	payments.createOrder
Method	POST
Path	/checkout/orders
Connector	PayPal

Parameters

No parameters.

Request Body

Field	Type
intent	string
purchase_units	array

Using this endpoint in a workflow

1. Add an API Call node to your workflow.
2. Pick your PayPal connection from the Connection dropdown.
3. In the Operation dropdown, select payments.createOrder.
4. Fill in the parameter fields that appear. Use {{...}} to reference upstream values.

Required fields are marked — fill them or the call will fail at runtime.

What it returns

The API Call node writes the response to the workflow context:

{
  status: 200,
  success: true,
  data: { ...response body from the API... },
  latencyMs: 142
}

Reference response fields downstream as {{nodeId.data.path}}. The exact response shape is documented on the upstream PayPal API reference.