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# Wait for checkout approval

> Read a preparation until the user is ready for a fresh card request.

Poll the preparation after delivering its approval link. Start the merchant's Pay action only after `status` becomes `ready` and before `ready_expires_at`. The user must keep the approval page open.

**id** `string` *required*

The preparation identifier returned by the create request.

```bash theme={null}
curl https://api.agentcard.sh/api/v2/checkout/preparations/cprep_2e357e4b01c88063fd805764 \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $ORG_TOKEN"
```

The response below comes from the same local API test as [Create a checkout preparation](/api-reference/vault/preparations-create). The sample approval has not sent a processor request.

```json theme={null}
{
  "id": "cprep_2e357e4b01c88063fd805764",
  "object": "checkout_preparation",
  "status": "ready",
  "user": "usr_4b5c6d7e8f9a0b1c2d3e4f5a",
  "merchant": "Merchant example",
  "merchant_origin": "https://merchant.example",
  "amount": 100,
  "currency": "usd",
  "amount_display": "$1.00",
  "amount_authority": "agent",
  "psp": "worldpay",
  "mode": "token",
  "environment": "sandbox",
  "sandbox": true,
  "testMode": true,
  "vaultOrigin": "https://vault.agentcard.sh",
  "url": "https://try.access.worldpay.com/sessions/card",
  "card_id": "vc_7f3a9c2e1b4d6f8a0c2e4b6d",
  "cardId": "vc_7f3a9c2e1b4d6f8a0c2e4b6d",
  "checkout_key": "ed8f8370-2e7a-4255-b1eb-116f1220d687",
  "binding_hash": "239d8ce07b3c4a23a60f9bffe718aea63a3940dd62f2454041440d35401ce3e2",
  "expiresAt": "2026-09-10T00:28:24.470Z",
  "ready_expires_at": "2026-09-10T00:13:54.494Z",
  "createdAt": "2026-09-10T00:13:24.471Z",
  "authorization_id": null,
  "payment_status": "not_started",
  "approvalUrl": "https://vault.agentcard.sh/authorize?id=cprep_2e357e4b01c88063fd805764"
}
```

After `status` becomes `bound`, read the linked authorization with [Get a checkout authorization](/api-reference/vault/authorizations-get). The preparation then reports `payment_status: "authorization_pending"`; the merchant's receipt or payment record determines whether the purchase completed.


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