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# Get checkout session status

> Lightweight status poll for merchants and checkout UIs. No merchant API key required.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/merchant.json get /checkout-sessions/{id}/status
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: WakaPay Merchant API
  description: >-
    Crypto checkout API for WakaPay merchants. Create sessions with a signed
    organisation API key, then track payment through status, asset selection,
    and on-chain binding.
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.wakapay.cash
    description: Production
  - url: http://localhost:8080
    description: Local
security: []
tags:
  - name: Checkout
    description: Crypto checkout sessions for merchants and payers.
paths:
  /checkout-sessions/{id}/status:
    get:
      tags:
        - Checkout
      summary: Get checkout session status
      description: >-
        Lightweight status poll for merchants and checkout UIs. No merchant API
        key required.
      operationId: getCheckoutSessionStatus
      parameters:
        - name: id
          in: path
          required: true
          description: Checkout session UUID.
          schema:
            type: string
            format: uuid
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Current session status.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CheckoutStatusResponse'
        '404':
          description: Checkout session not found.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
      security: []
components:
  schemas:
    CheckoutStatusResponse:
      type: object
      required:
        - session_id
        - status
        - expires_at
      properties:
        session_id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
        status:
          type: string
          example: waiting_payment
        expires_at:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        bound_tx_hash:
          type:
            - string
            - 'null'
    ErrorResponse:
      type: object
      properties:
        statusCode:
          type: integer
          example: 401
        message:
          oneOf:
            - type: string
            - type: array
              items:
                type: string
          example: Missing X-Wakapay-Key, X-Wakapay-Timestamp, or X-Wakapay-Signature
        error:
          type: string
          example: Unauthorized

````