# 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](/prism/checkout-guides/carts-and-bags/customers.md#blocked-addresses) list.
{% endhint %}

{% openapi src="/files/6wHrOR6auqy1RgLt3CZI" 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-b77a2b241ffb937bc7e7164b2dd2c53cb538ac3c%2Forder-service.yaml?alt=media)
{% endopenapi %}


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