# Payment request with POS Data

Simple request example to create new transaction with POS data.

POS data is key-value data that can be sent in the request body to store custom information about the transaction, for example - order id, consumer name.

This information will not be visible to the consumer and this data will be available to the POS on any transaction event - Socket.IO messages, callback, transaction status API.

URL: **/transactions/init**

Request Body:

```json
{
  "timeOut": 600,
  "amount": 200,
  "isCent": true,
  "currency": "USD",
  "deviceId": "2ooeww5ufzg3nkuf8a10gu5n695yolixlbgb042o03to9bxfkr7t815i5epu8o58jv1rznif3o1tr6xsb1rm",
  "posData": {
    "customerName": "John",
    "hello": [
      "world"
    ]
  },
}
```

## Creating a new transaction object (Payment Request)

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `/transactions/init`

This API creates new payment request based on the fields below.

#### Request Body

| Name                                       | Type    | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| amount<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark>   | number  | <p>The required amount for this transaction (Cents). </p><p>If products are a part of the transaction - they are all summed up & calculated via the following formula: </p><p>(amount + vat - discount) \* quantity e.g. (10 + 1.7 - 1) \* 2.</p> |
| isCent                                     | boolean | Determines if Amount represents in cents or not                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| timeOut                                    | number  | Time until the transaction will be timed out (seconds)                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| currency<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | string  | \[ USD, CAD, ILS, EUR, RUB ]                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| deviceId                                   | string  | Terminal unique device ID provided by SensePass (For Device based Transactions) - Required if apiKey is empty                                                                                                                                     |
| posData                                    | object  | Any data (object/array/string/number etc...) to be received in the callback url or transaction's responses                                                                                                                                        |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK OK" %}
**See Transactions entity schema:** [Transaction Model](/sensepay/transaction-api/models/transaction-model.md#transaction-entity)

```javascript
{
  "TransactionNumber": "14a4334a32c852aeb0cfae52cbff1314649da7f175a8e140b35c147c",
  "date": "2019-12-19T09:47:59.105Z",
  "amount": "1234.56",
  "currency": "USD",
  "status": 0,
  "statusName": "Transaction Approved",
  "pos": "POS 3, Branch Tel Aviv",
  "posReceiptsEndpoint": "http://pay.sensepass-api.com/api/invoicesReceipts/receipt/save/hofai3478o8o78o4s849j3920ckj",
  "posData": {
    "foo": "bar",
    "hello": [
      "world"
    ]
  },
  "businessName": "Coffee Bar",
  "businessId": 144,
  "timeoutDate": "2019-12-19T09:47:59.105Z",
  "paymentMethodData": {
    "PaymentType": "Bit",
    "directAppLinks": {
      "iOSLink": "paymentsBIT://www.bitpay.co.il/app/bitcom-info",
      "androidLink": "intent://www.bitpay.co.il/app/bitcom-info;scheme=bit;package=com.bnhp.payments.paymentsapp;end",
      "qrURL": "https://www.bitpay.co.il/app/bitcom-info"
    }
  },
  "SMS": "Sent",
  "paymentCommit": {
    "messsage": "Payment commit is enabled for this transaction",
    "isPaymentCommitted": false,
    "secondsToCommit": 60,
    "commitLink": "https://pay.sensepass-api.com/api/transactions/commitPayment/ec2dc489d161aa27a803f48bcf5ffcf"
  },
  "products": [
    {
      "name": "Coffee",
      "quantity": 2,
      "amount": 100,
      "discount": 0,
      "posIdentifier": "1234A"
    },
    {
      "name": "Beer",
      "quantity": 1,
      "amount": 600,
      "discount": 0,
      "posIdentifier": "1234B"
    }
  ],
  "productSumMismatch": true,
  "confirmations": [
    {
      "paymentType": "Regular",
      "confirmationNumber": "063-d9j09YsY1",
      "fullConfirmationCode": "063-d9j09YsY1",
      "dateApproval": "2019-12-19T09:47:59.105Z",
      "installments": 1,
      "paymentMethodName": "PayPal",
      "approvedBy": "PayPal",
      "providerId": "uGfNuwEGiP18SUnTUEo1/atTdesDnhDhZ/8i7G9NAEg=",
      "requestID": "a4dbf66e-d3f1-4a29-baf7-2591424a9a0c",
      "authNumber": "123213dsf13111",
      "referenceNumber": "1778298289",
      "acquirer": "Visa",
      "voucher": "yyyAbnlmlfm1323",
      "lastFourDigits": "8858",
      "sensePassReferenceId": "34e209ea8b24cc831cf"
    }
  ],
  "confirmation": {
    "paymentType": "Regular",
    "confirmationNumber": "063-d9j09YsY1",
    "fullConfirmationCode": "063-d9j09YsY1",
    "dateApproval": "2019-12-19T09:47:59.105Z",
    "installments": 1,
    "paymentMethodName": "PayPal",
    "approvedBy": "PayPal",
    "providerId": "uGfNuwEGiP18SUnTUEo1/atTdesDnhDhZ/8i7G9NAEg=",
    "requestID": "a4dbf66e-d3f1-4a29-baf7-2591424a9a0c",
    "authNumber": "123213dsf13111",
    "referenceNumber": "1778298289",
    "acquirer": "Visa",
    "voucher": "yyyAbnlmlfm1323",
    "lastFourDigits": "8858",
    "sensePassReferenceId": "34e209ea8b24cc831cf"
  },
  "transactionPage": {
    "iOSLink": "https://mbeta.sensepass-api.com/orderSummary/027e4e48d59fdbe83f5a78cab62a53c676b7f111fa9d0ee0a36d1872",
    "androidLink": "https://mbeta.sensepass-api.com/orderSummary/027e4e48d59fdbe83f5a78cab62a53c676b7f111fa9d0ee0a36d1872",
    "qrURL": "https://mbeta.sensepass-api.com/orderSummary/027e4e48d59fdbe83f5a78cab62a53c676b7f111fa9d0ee0a36d1872"
  },
  "balance": 0
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="400: Bad Request Invalid Input" %}

```javascript
{
    // Response
}
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="500: Internal Server Error Internal Error" %}

```javascript
{
    // Response
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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