# cart - storefront - QUERY
Version: 2024-10

## Description
Retrieve a cart by its ID. For more information, refer to
[Manage a cart with the Storefront API](https://shopify.dev/custom-storefronts/cart/manage).


### Access Scopes



## Arguments
* [id](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/scalars/ID): ID! - The ID of the cart.


## Returns
* [appliedGiftCards](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/AppliedGiftCard): AppliedGiftCard! The gift cards that have been applied to the cart.
* [attribute](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/Attribute): Attribute An attribute associated with the cart.
* [attributes](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/Attribute): Attribute! The attributes associated with the cart. Attributes are represented as key-value pairs.
* [buyerIdentity](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/CartBuyerIdentity): CartBuyerIdentity! Information about the buyer that's interacting with the cart.
* [checkoutUrl](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/scalars/URL): URL! The URL of the checkout for the cart.
* [cost](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/CartCost): CartCost! The estimated costs that the buyer will pay at checkout. The costs are subject to change and changes will be reflected at checkout. The `cost` field uses the `buyerIdentity` field to determine [international pricing](https://shopify.dev/custom-storefronts/internationalization/international-pricing).
* [createdAt](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/scalars/DateTime): DateTime! The date and time when the cart was created.
* [discountAllocations](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/interfaces/CartDiscountAllocation): CartDiscountAllocation! The discounts that have been applied to the entire cart.
* [discountCodes](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/CartDiscountCode): CartDiscountCode! The case-insensitive discount codes that the customer added at checkout.
* [estimatedCost](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/CartEstimatedCost): CartEstimatedCost! The estimated costs that the buyer will pay at checkout. The estimated costs are subject to change and changes will be reflected at checkout. The `estimatedCost` field uses the `buyerIdentity` field to determine [international pricing](https://shopify.dev/custom-storefronts/internationalization/international-pricing).
* [id](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/scalars/ID): ID! A globally-unique ID.
* [metafield](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/Metafield): Metafield A [custom field](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/custom-data), including its `namespace` and `key`, that's associated with a Shopify resource for the purposes of adding and storing additional information.
* [metafields](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/objects/Metafield): Metafield! A list of [custom fields](/docs/apps/build/custom-data) that a merchant associates with a Shopify resource.
* [note](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/scalars/String): String A note that's associated with the cart. For example, the note can be a personalized message to the buyer.
* [totalQuantity](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/scalars/Int): Int! The total number of items in the cart.
* [updatedAt](/docs/api/storefront/2024-10/scalars/DateTime): DateTime! The date and time when the cart was updated.


## Examples