Create Payment Access Token
Use this endpoint to create a payment access token. A payment access token is required to process payments with the BigCommerce API.
**Required Fields**
* order_id
Authentication
X-Auth-Tokenstring
### OAuth scopes
| UI Name | Permission | Parameter |
|:--------|:-----------|:----------|
| Create Payments | create | `store_payments_access_token_create` |
| Get Payment Methods | read-only | `store_payments_methods_read` |
### Authentication header
| Header | Argument | Description |
|:-------|:---------|:------------|
| `X-Auth-Token` | `access_token` | For more about API accounts that generate `access_token`s, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#api-accounts). |
### Further reading
For example requests and more information about authenticating BigCommerce APIs, see [Authentication and Example Requests](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#x-auth-token-header-example-requests).
For more about BigCommerce OAuth scopes, see our [Guide to API Accounts](/developer/docs/overview/api-fundamentals/api-accounts#oauth-scopes).
For a list of API status codes, see [API Status Codes](/developer/api-reference/rest/overview#rest-http-status-codes).
Request
This endpoint expects an object.
order
Response
Payment access token has been successfully created.
data
meta
Response metadata.
Errors
400
Bad Request Error
401
Unauthorized Error
404
Not Found Error
409
Conflict Error
422
Unprocessable Entity Error