# Create a payment option

To [create](https://docs.commercelayer.io/core/creating-resources) a new payment option, send a `POST` request to the `/api/payment_options` endpoint, passing the resource arguments in the request body.

## Request

**POST** <https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/payment\\_options>

### Arguments

| Body Parameter                       | Type     | Required |
| ------------------------------------ | -------- | -------- |
| **type**                             | `string` | Required |
| attributes.**name**                  | `string` | Optional |
| attributes.**payment\_source\_type** | `string` | Required |
| attributes.**data**                  | `object` | Required |
| attributes.**reference**             | `string` | Optional |
| attributes.**reference\_origin**     | `string` | Optional |
| attributes.**metadata**              | `object` | Optional |
| relationships.**order**              | `object` | Required |

### Example

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The following request creates a new payment option:

```shell
curl -g -X POST \
  'https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/payment_options' \
  -H 'Accept: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer your-access-token' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/vnd.api+json' \
  -d '{
  "data": {
    "type": "payment_options",
    "attributes": {
      "payment_source_type": "stripe_payments",
      "data": {
        "application_fee_amount": 1000,
        "on_behalf_of": "pm_xxx"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "order": {
        "data": {
          "type": "orders",
          "id": "ABCRtyUpBa"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}'
```

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On success, the API responds with a `201 Created` status code, returning the created resource object:

```json
{
  "data": {
    "id": "XAyRWNUzyN",
    "type": "payment_options",
    "links": {
      "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/payment_options/XAyRWNUzyN"
    },
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Stripe Payment Option",
      "payment_source_type": "stripe_payments",
      "data": {
        "application_fee_amount": 1000,
        "on_behalf_of": "pm_xxx"
      },
      "created_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "updated_at": "2018-01-01T12:00:00.000Z",
      "reference": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE",
      "reference_origin": "ANY-EXTERNAL-REFEFERNCE-ORIGIN",
      "metadata": {
        "foo": "bar"
      }
    },
    "relationships": {
      "order": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/payment_options/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/order",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/payment_options/XAyRWNUzyN/order"
        }
      },
      "attachments": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/payment_options/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/attachments",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/payment_options/XAyRWNUzyN/attachments"
        }
      },
      "event_stores": {
        "links": {
          "self": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/payment_options/XAyRWNUzyN/relationships/event_stores",
          "related": "https://yourdomain.commercelayer.io/api/payment_options/XAyRWNUzyN/event_stores"
        }
      }
    },
    "meta": {
      "mode": "test",
      "organization_id": "xRRkjDFafe",
      "trace_id": "69abaa3545913c78132e5578bd26208d44aa9043647d78698fd0021f3958cd74"
    }
  }
}
```

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