# Apply Payment Method

Apply a payment method to a cart given its `cart_id`.

{% hint style="info" %}
You have the following options for payments:

1. Stripe.js V3 (recommended) - You can use this option by passing in the field `intent_based_payment : true` in the request body. Using this option will not automatically apply payment details. Please follow [this guide](/prism/checkout-guides/guides/violet-checkout-with-stripejs-v3.md) to enable Stripe v3 Payments.
2. Raw Credit Card information (deprecation path) - You can use this option by passing in `card_cvc`, `card_exp_month`, `card_exp_year`, `card_number` and `card_postal_code`.
3. Tokenized credit card information (deprecation path) - You can use this by passing in a Tokenized card in the `token` field.
   {% endhint %}

{% openapi src="/files/6wHrOR6auqy1RgLt3CZI" path="/checkout/cart/{cart\_id}/payment" 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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