Create a Guest Order using REST Api in Magento 2

Today’s tutorial discusses how to create a guest order using the REST API in Magento 2. Oftentimes, we have to integrate our store into mobile applications, and mobile application needs the data in the form of APIs.

Following are the steps to create a guest order using Rest API in Magento 2

Step 1: Create the Cart

POST https://[urltowebiste]/rest/[store_code>]/V1/guest-carts

There is no payload for this endpoint, and it creates a token for your cart Id. The next step would be adding products to this empty cart.

Step 2: Add items to the already created cart

POST https://[urltowebiste]/rest/[store_code>]/V1/guest-carts/[quote_token]/items

{
    "cart_item": {
        "quote_id": "uDDZtC3rSmqBY56myV5aYWwYDSnbTIuf",
        "sku": "Your Product SKU",
        "qty": 1
    }
}

Send the payload to this above URL, and your cart will be updated with the above SKU

Step 3: Check the available Shipping methods

POST https://[urltowebiste]/rest/[store_code]/V1/guest-carts/[quote_token]/estimate-shipping-methods

{
"address": 
   {
       "region": "NewYork",
       "country_id": "US",
       "street": [
	  "L-142, 5th Main Rd"
       ],
       "postcode": "123456",
       "city": "NewYork",
       "firstname": "First Name",
       "lastname": "Last",
       "customer_id": null,
       "email": "[email protected]",
       "telephone": "12345678",
       "same_as_billing": 1
   }
}

The above endpoint will provide the available shipping method details, for the selected country and region. Keep these records handy to proceed with the next steps.

Step 4: Get the available payment methods

POST https://[urltowebiste]/rest/[store_code]/V1/guest-carts/[quote_token]/shipping-information

{
  "addressInformation": {
    "shipping_address": {
      "region": "NewYork",
      "region_id": 0,
      "region_code": "",
      "country_id": "US",
      "street": [
        "123 Oak Ave"
      ],
      "postcode": "10577",
      "city": "Purchase",
      "firstname": "First Name",
      "lastname": "Last",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "telephone": "12345678"
    },
    "billing_address": {
      "region": "NewYork",
      "region_id": 0,
      "region_code": "",
      "country_id": "US",
      "street": [
        "123 Oak Ave"
      ],
      "postcode": "10577",
      "city": "Purchase",
      "firstname": "First Name",
      "lastname": "Last",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "telephone": "12345678"
    },
    "shipping_carrier_code": "freeshipping",
    "shipping_method_code": "freeshipping"
  }
}

Fill in the shipping details from the previous API, and fill in other necessary details, and it will output the available payment methods.

Step 5: Place the order

POST https://[urltowebiste]/rest/[store_code]/V1/guest-carts/[quote_token]/payment-information

{
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "paymentMethod": {
    "method": "cashondelivery"
  },
  "billing_address": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "region": "NewYork",
    "region_id": 0,
    "region_code": "",
    "country_id": "US",
    "street": [
      "123 Oak Ave"
    ],
    "postcode": "1234",
    "city": "NewYork",
    "telephone": "12345678",
    "firstname": "First Name",
    "lastname": "Last"
  }
}

The above endpoint will generate the order id as output.