Get Cart Store API always returns the same Cart-Token in response

Hi @pujithamutyala

You may be seeing the same Cart-Token because the API doesn’t recognize any changes due to the absence of cookies. The Cart Token is designed to identify each cart uniquely, but without cookies, the API may not be able to generate a new token for each request.

However, to avoid this type of issue, you might try using the Store API, which uses nonce token. More info:

• https://developer.woocommerce.com/2023/09/20/tutorial-placing-an-order-using-the-store-api/
• https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce-blocks/blob/trunk/src/StoreApi/README.md

If you are still having problems, we recommend asking development questions on the #developers channel of the WooCommerce Community Slack. Many of our developers hang out there and will be able to offer insights into your question.

I hope this provides some clarity. Please let us know if you have any other questions!

When the cookies are not sent, this means that it is a new session/user. Therefore new cart token must be generated. Is this not the correct behaviour?

Also in what scenario is a new cart token created? Can you point out the source code in WooCommerce which generates the cart token?

• This reply was modified 6 months ago by pujithamutyala.

Hi @pujithamutyala

When the cookies are not sent, this means that it is a new session/user. Therefore new cart token must be generated. Is this not the correct behaviour?

Your understanding is correct. Typically, a new cart token should be generated for a new session or user when no cookies are sent. However, without cookies, the API might not be able to identify it as a new session and hence, may not generate a new token.

Also in what scenario is a new cart token created? Can you point out the source code in WooCommerce which generates the cart token?

A new cart token is usually created when a new cart is initiated, or an existing cart undergoes significant changes like adding or removing items.

The code can be can be found in the WC_Session_Handler class in the class-wc-session-handler.php file. The get_cart_cookie function is responsible for generating the cart token.

• https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/blob/bbeaac4892e73866af9f60da05fe1a5838cc4bfb/plugins/woocommerce/src/StoreApi/Utilities/CartController.php
• https://github.com/woocommerce/woocommerce/blob/bbeaac4892e73866af9f60da05fe1a5838cc4bfb/plugins/woocommerce/includes/class-wc-session-handler.php#L20

If you still need further insights, we recommend asking development questions on the #developers channel of the WooCommerce Community Slack. Many of our developers hang out there and will be able to offer insights into your question.

I wish I could help more, but hopefully, this gets you going in the right direction to get some further insight/information.

Hi @pujithamutyala

I’m marking this topic as “resolved” due to recent inactivity. If more assistance is needed, feel free to post back here or open a new topic.

Thanks!