# Create Apple Pay session

`POST /accounts/{accountID}/apple-pay/sessions`

API version: `v2026.10.00`. Send `X-Moov-Version: v2026.10.00` to get the behavior described here.

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Create a session with Apple Pay to facilitate a payment. 

Read our [Apple Pay tutorial](https://docs.moov.io/guides/sources/cards/apple-pay/#register-your-domains) to learn more. 
A successful response from this endpoint should be passed through to Apple Pay unchanged. 

To access this endpoint using an [access token](https://docs.moov.io/api/authentication/access-tokens/) 
you'll need to specify the `/accounts/{accountID}/apple-pay.write` scope.

## Parameters

| Name | In | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `X-Moov-Version` | header | string |  | Set this header to v2026.10.00 to use the API described in this specification. When omitted, the server defaults to v2024.01.00, the earliest supported version, which may not match the behavior documented here. An unrecognized well-formed version uses the latest supported version that is not newer than the requested version, when one exists. For example, `v2026.08.00` uses `v2026.07.00`. A malformed value, such as `2022`, returns a `404` response. Values: `v2026.10.00`. |
| `accountID` | path | string | Yes | ID of the Moov account representing the merchant. |

## Request body

Content type: `application/json`

| Field | Type | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `domain` | string | Yes | A fully qualified top-level or sub-domain name where you will accept Apple Pay. Should not include "https". |
| `displayName` | string | Yes | A UTF-8 string to display in the Buy button. |

## Response 200

The request has succeeded.

Type: `string`

## Errors

| Status | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| 400 | The server could not understand the request due to invalid syntax. |
| 401 | The request contained missing or expired authentication. |
| 403 | The user is not authorized to make the request. |
| 404 | The requested resource was not found. |
| 409 | The request conflicted with the current state of the target resource. |
| 422 | The request was well-formed, but the contents failed validation. Check the request for missing or invalid fields. |
| 429 | Request was refused due to rate limiting. |
| 500 | The request failed due to an unexpected error. |
| 504 | The request failed because a downstream service failed to respond. |

## Examples

### cURL

```bash
curl -X POST "https://api.moov.io/accounts/{accountID}/apple-pay/sessions" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {token}" \
  -H "X-Moov-Version: v2026.10.00" \
  -d '{
  "domain": "checkout.classbooker.dev",
  "displayName": "string"
}'
```

### Typescript (SDK)

```typescript
import { Moov } from "@moovio/sdk";

const moov = new Moov({
  security: {
    username: "",
    password: "",
  },
});

async function run() {
  const result = await moov.applePay.createSession({
    accountID: "32ab62ca-7afd-4f49-89cb-0bb237258f23",
    createApplePaySession: {
      domain: "checkout.classbooker.dev",
      displayName: "Fay11",
    },
  });

  console.log(result);
}

run();
```

Full reference with SDK examples in every language: https://docs.moov.io/api/v2026.10.00/sources/apple-pay/session/