# Format the amount value

When you specify an `amount` in an API request, format the value based on the specified `currency` to ensure Checkout.com processes the correct amount.
For example, when you [request a payment](https://api-reference.checkout.com/tag/Payments/#operation/requestAPaymentOrPayout) or [request an authentication session](https://api-reference.checkout.com/tag/Standalone/#operation/createSession).

Depending on the currency, you may need to provide:

- [The full amount](#The_full_amount)
- [The amount divided by 1000](#The_amount_divided_by_1000)
- [The amount divided by 100](#The_amount_divided_by_100)

Additionally, the `amount` value must:

- Be greater than zero
- Not contain decimals
- Not contain more than nine digits

---

## The full amount

For the following currencies, the `amount` you specify is the final amount, without any additional calculations.
For example, the following payment request with `amount` set to `100` is for 100 Japanese Yen:

### Request example

```json
{
  "source": {
    "type": "card",
    "number": "4242424242424242",
    "expiry_month": 12,
    "expiry_year": 2030
  },
  "amount": 100,
  "currency": "JPY"
}
```

- `BIF` Burundian Franc
- `DJF` Djiboutian Franc
- `GNF` Guinean Franc
- `ISK` Icelandic Krona
- `JPY` Japanese Yen
- `KMF` Comoran Franc
- `KRW` South Korean Won
- `PYG` Paraguayan Guarani
- `RWF` Rwandan Franc
- `UGX` Ugandan Shilling
- `VUV` Vanuatu Vatu
- `VND` Vietnamese Dong
- `XAF` Central African Franc
- `XOF` West African CFA franc
- `XPF` Comptoirs Français du Pacifique

---

## The amount divided by 1000

For the following currencies, the `amount` you specify is divided by 1000 to determine the final amount. For example, the following payment request with `amount` set to `100000` is for 100 Bahraini Dinar.

> **Information**
>
> The last digit must always be a `0`. For example, an `amount` value of `1001` is invalid.

### Request example

```json
{
  "source": {
    "type": "card",
    "number": "4242424242424242",
    "expiry_month": 12,
    "expiry_year": 2030
  },
  "amount": 100000,
  "currency": "BHD"
}
```

- `BHD` Bahraini Dinar
- `IQD` Iraqi Dinar
- `JOD` Jordanian Dinar
- `KWD` Kuwaiti Dinar
- `LYD` Libyan Dinar
- `OMR` Omani Rial
- `TND` Tunisian Dinar

---

## The amount divided by 100

For all other currencies, the `amount` you specify is divided by 100 to determine the final amount.
For example, the following payment request with `amount` set to `10000` is for 100 US Dollars.

### Request example

```json
{
  "source": {
    "type": "card",
    "number": "4242424242424242",
    "expiry_month": 12,
    "expiry_year": 2030
  },
  "amount": 10000,
  "currency": "USD"
}
```

> **Note**
>
> For payment requests in which the `currency` is `CLP` (Chilean Peso), the last two digits of the `amount` must be `00`. For example, an `amount` value of `100010` is invalid.<br>
>
> This does not apply to authentication requests sent using the [Standalone API](https://api-reference.checkout.com/#tag/Standalone).