BrainerceGet cart by session
Returns a guest cart by its session token. A cart the idle sweeps marked ABANDONED is handed back as ACTIVE for 30 days. The session token is the credential of a guest cart: keep it out of logs and URLs shared with others.
For /api/vc/{connectionId}/* routes the connectionId (vc_*) is in the URL path — not a header. Live-mode requests must also send a matching Origin header.
In: header
Path Parameters
Sales channel ID (vc_*), the canonical salesChannelId. connectionId is the deprecated name of the same value and is still the literal path segment.
Guest cart sessionToken, returned when the cart was created.
Query Parameters
Language code, for example he. Used only when no Accept-Language header is sent. A language the store does not support, or the store's default language, returns the default text.
Header Parameters
Origin of the storefront page making the call, for example https://shop.example.com. Required: a request with no Origin header is refused with 403. On a LIVE channel its host must equal the channel's registered domain (or one of its subdomains) or match an allowed origin. A TEST channel with no domain accepts any origin; once a domain is set it is matched as on LIVE.
Preferred language, for example he. Its first tag is used when it is one of the store's supported languages other than the default; translated fields are then returned in that language. Falls back to the locale query parameter.
Version of the calling SDK (the Brainerce SDK sends it automatically). Informational: it is recorded on the channel and never changes the response.
curl -X GET "https://api.brainerce.com/api/vc/string/cart/session/string?locale=string" \ -H "origin: string" \ -H "accept-language: string" \ -H "X-SDK-Version: string"{
"id": "clcrt_abc123",
"sessionToken": "string",
"customerId": "clcustomer_abc123",
"status": "ACTIVE",
"currency": "USD",
"notes": "string",
"analyticsClientId": "clanalyticsclient_abc123",
"analyticsSessionId": "clanalyticssession_abc123",
"subtotal": "39.80",
"discountAmount": "5.00",
"ruleDiscountAmount": "0",
"promoDiscountTotal": "0",
"couponCode": "WELCOME10",
"appliedDiscounts": [
{
"ruleId": "cldr_abc123",
"ruleName": "string",
"type": "PRODUCT_DISCOUNT",
"discountAmount": "5.00",
"description": "string"
}
],
"nudges": [
{
"ruleId": "cldr_abc123",
"text": "string",
"type": "AMOUNT_NEEDED",
"amountNeeded": "12.00",
"quantityNeeded": 1
}
],
"items": [
{
"id": "clx1234567890",
"productId": "clprd_abc123",
"variantId": "clvariant_abc123",
"quantity": 2,
"unitPrice": "19.90",
"currentUnitPrice": "21.90",
"priceChanged": true,
"priceDelta": "2.00",
"priceDirection": "increased",
"isAvailable": true,
"unavailableReason": null,
"discountAmount": "0",
"promoDiscountAmount": "0",
"promoSource": "BUNDLE",
"promoSourceId": "clpromosource_abc123",
"notes": "string",
"metadata": {},
"customizations": {},
"product": {
"id": "clprd_abc123",
"name": "string",
"sku": "MUG-BLU",
"images": [
{
"url": "https://cdn.brainerce.com/products/abc123.jpg",
"alt": "Blue mug"
}
]
},
"variant": {
"id": "clvar_abc123",
"name": "string",
"sku": "MUG-BLU-L",
"image": {
"url": "https://cdn.brainerce.com/products/abc123.jpg",
"alt": "Blue mug"
}
},
"modifiers": [
{
"modifierId": "clmod_abc123",
"modifierGroupId": "clmgr_abc123",
"name": "string",
"priceDelta": "1.50",
"freeApplied": false,
"effectivePrice": "1.50",
"positionInGroup": 0
}
],
"modifiersTotal": "1.50",
"parentCartItemId": "clparentcartitem_abc123",
"createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z"
}
],
"itemCount": 3,
"hasPriceChanges": false,
"hasUnavailableItems": false,
"unavailableItemIds": [],
"expiresAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"createdAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"updatedAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"reservation": {
"hasReservation": true,
"expiresAt": "2026-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
"remainingSeconds": 540,
"strategy": "ON_CART",
"countdownMessage": "string"
},
"recommendations": {
"recommendations": [
{
"id": "clprd_abc123",
"name": "string",
"slug": "blue-mug",
"basePrice": "24.00",
"salePrice": "19.99",
"images": [
{
"url": "https://cdn.brainerce.com/products/abc123.jpg",
"alt": "Blue mug"
}
],
"type": "SIMPLE",
"inventory": {
"total": 42,
"available": 39,
"trackingMode": "TRACKED",
"inStock": true,
"canPurchase": true
},
"targetVariantId": null,
"requiresVariantSelection": false,
"pinnedVariant": {
"id": "clvar_abc123",
"name": "string",
"attributes": {}
},
"variants": [
{
"id": "clvar_abc123",
"name": "string",
"attributes": {},
"image": {
"url": "https://cdn.brainerce.com/products/abc123.jpg",
"alt": "Blue mug"
},
"price": "24.00",
"salePrice": null
}
],
"relationType": "CROSS_SELL"
}
]
},
"upgrades": {
"upgrades": {}
},
"bundles": {
"bundles": [
{
"id": "clx1234567890",
"name": "string",
"description": "string",
"triggerProductId": "cltriggerproduct_abc123",
"productIds": [
"string"
],
"offeredProducts": [
{
"id": "clprd_abc123",
"name": "string",
"slug": "blue-mug",
"basePrice": "30.00",
"salePrice": "19.99",
"images": [
{
"url": "https://cdn.brainerce.com/products/abc123.jpg",
"alt": "Blue mug"
}
],
"type": "SIMPLE",
"variantId": "clvariant_abc123",
"requiresVariantSelection": false,
"pinnedVariant": {
"id": "clvar_abc123",
"name": "string",
"attributes": {}
},
"variants": [
{
"id": "clvar_abc123",
"name": "string",
"attributes": {},
"image": {
"url": "https://cdn.brainerce.com/products/abc123.jpg",
"alt": "Blue mug"
},
"price": "24.00",
"salePrice": null
}
],
"originalPrice": "30.00",
"discountedPrice": "24.00"
}
],
"discountType": "PERCENTAGE",
"discountValue": "20",
"totalOriginalPrice": "30.00",
"totalDiscountedPrice": "24.00"
}
]
}
}{
"statusCode": 403,
"code": "INSUFFICIENT_SCOPE",
"message": "API key does not have the required scope: products:write",
"timestamp": "2026-08-23T10:15:00.000Z",
"path": "/api/vc/{connectionId}/cart/session/{sessionToken}"
}{
"statusCode": 404,
"code": "RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND",
"message": "Resource not found",
"timestamp": "2026-08-23T10:15:00.000Z",
"path": "/api/vc/{connectionId}/cart/session/{sessionToken}"
}{
"statusCode": 429,
"code": "RATE_LIMITED",
"message": "Too many requests",
"details": {
"retryAfterSeconds": 12
},
"timestamp": "2026-08-23T10:15:00.000Z",
"path": "/api/vc/{connectionId}/cart/session/{sessionToken}"
}