# Create Cart

*Note: For more details on this endpoint please refer to the the* [*API Reference*](/api-reference/orders-and-checkout/carts/create-cart.md)

Cart creation begins the checkout process. Products can be added to the cart at creation with a JSON Body listing 1 or more sku\_id & quantity pairs.

{% hint style="info" %}
It is not required that you add a SKU to create a cart, since it is possible for your customers cart to be empty, however, in this example, we will purchase a product with the SKU 10064 (which we noted down from the previous section)
{% endhint %}

{% openapi src="/files/xeg85F9AlTzgSqkjy7EW" path="/checkout/cart" method="post" expanded="true" %}
[order-service.yaml](https://2435497985-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FZrOgj5n6PuU2r0Ya8Tzl%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-0cd1c131c27d43ec049d10413be325b864ea6e13%2Forder-service.yaml?alt=media)
{% endopenapi %}


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