# Use Checks

Place an order using catalog products, and collect the payment using Check.

## Workflow

1. Customer places the order using Check as payment option.
2. After order is confirmed, customer receives the payment instructions via e-mail, including the address to which the check should be sent.
3. Order is finalized as soon as the payment is confirmed into 2Checkout's bank account.

## Request parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="115.86669921875">Parameter</th><th>Type/Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>sessionID</code></td><td><strong>Required (string)</strong><br>Session identifier, the output of the <strong>Login</strong> method. Include <code>sessionID</code> into all your requests. 2Checkout throws an exception if the values are incorrect. The <code>sessionID</code> expires in <strong>10 minutes</strong>.</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/pages/ntYqWA3pWPLrpvzTn87M"><code>Order</code></a></td><td><strong>Required (object)</strong><br>Object designed to collect all data necessary for an order, including billing, product/subscription plan and payment details.</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Request sample

```php
<?php

require ('PATH_TO_AUTH');

$Order = new stdClass();
$Order->RefNo = NULL;
$Order->Currency = 'usd';
$Order->Country = 'US';
$Order->Language = 'en';
$Order->CustomerIP = '91.220.121.21';
$Order->ExternalReference = NULL;
$Order->Source = NULL;
$Order->Affiliate = new stdClass();
$Order->Affiliate->AffiliateCode = 'Partner123'
$Order->Affiliate->AffiliateSource = 'MobilePlatform'
$Order->CustomerReference = NULL;
$Order->Items = array();
$Order->Items[0] = new stdClass();
$Order->Items[0]->Code = 'my_subscription_1';
$Order->Items[0]->Quantity = 1;
$Order->Items[0]->PriceOptions = NULL;
$Order->Items[0]->SKU = NULL;
$Order->Items[0]->Price = NULL;
$Order->Items[0]->CrossSell = NULL;
$Order->Items[0]->Trial = false;
$Order->Items[0]->AdditionalFields = NULL;
$Order->Items[0]->SubscriptionStartDate = NULL; //If empty or null, subscriptions become active when purchase is made.
$Order->BillingDetails = new stdClass();
$Order->BillingDetails->FirstName = 'John';
$Order->BillingDetails->LastName = 'Doe';
$Order->BillingDetails->CountryCode = 'us';
$Order->BillingDetails->State = 'California';
$Order->BillingDetails->City = 'LA';
$Order->BillingDetails->Address1 = 'Address example';
$Order->BillingDetails->Address2 = NULL;
$Order->BillingDetails->Zip = '90210';
$Order->BillingDetails->Email = 'customer@2checkout.com';
$Order->BillingDetails->Phone = NULL;
$Order->BillingDetails->Company = 'ABC Company';
$Order->DeliveryDetails = NULL;

$Order->PaymentDetails = new stdClass ();
$Order->PaymentDetails->Type = 'CHECK';
$Order->PaymentDetails->Currency = 'USD';
$Order->PaymentDetails->PaymentMethod = new stdClass ();

$Order->AdditionalFields = NULL;
$Order->LocalTime = NULL;
$Order->GiftDetails = NULL;

try {
    $newOrder = $client->placeOrder($sessionID, $Order);
}
catch (SoapFault $e) {
    echo "newOrder: " . $e->getMessage();
    exit;
}

var_dump("newOrder", $newOrder);
```

## Response parameters

<table><thead><tr><th width="184.1334228515625">Parameter</th><th> Type</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="/pages/010708cd78f3efa4929d4374cb2abe08c3d2b686"><code>Order information</code></a></td><td><strong>Object</strong></td></tr></tbody></table>


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