# Start the Checkout Process

When you are ready to redirect the customer to checkout, there are two ways of beginning the checkout experience:

## 1. Embedded - via Tebex.js

If you'd like the customer to remain on your website to complete their purchase, you're able to integrate **Tebex.js**, which is our embeddable checkout experience. 

Head over to the [Tebex.js documentation](https://docs.tebex.io/developers/tebex.js) to get started.

## 2. External - via Redirect

You may also redirect the customer to an external checkout window using the following URL: 

`https://pay.tebex.io/{ident}` 

This is the same as the `links.checkout` value in a Basket API response. Where `{ident}` is the ident value returned when creating the basket.

{% hint style="warning" %}
When a customer starts their payment (is redirected to PayPal, provides their card details etc), a copy of the basket at that point in time is converted to a pending payment.

Any changes made to the basket after this point **will not be reflected** unless the checkout process is re-started.
{% endhint %}


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