# Set Shipping Address

Apply a Shipping Address to a cart given its `cart_id`. The Shipping Address is of type `OrderAddress`.

{% hint style="info" %}
Some E-commerce platforms require Customer Phone numbers as a part of the Shipping Address to contact recipients. You can attach a phone number to the `OrderAddress`.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="info" %}
While rare, this request may fail if the provided address is included in the [Blocked Addresses](https://app.gitbook.com/s/ZrOgj5n6PuU2r0Ya8Tzl/prism/checkout-guides/carts-and-bags/customers#blocked-addresses) list.
{% endhint %}

{% openapi src="<https://3937396275-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F8lXIp71Ct5qCUhXjko2q%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8ab007712b2fb1063fba6d0d5fac84738eef8644%2Forder-service.yaml?alt=media>" path="/checkout/cart/{cart\_id}/shipping\_address" method="post" expanded="true" %}
[order-service.yaml](https://3937396275-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F8lXIp71Ct5qCUhXjko2q%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-8ab007712b2fb1063fba6d0d5fac84738eef8644%2Forder-service.yaml?alt=media)
{% endopenapi %}