# Purchase Insurance

## /insurance/purchase

<mark style="color:green;">`POST`</mark> `https://api.terminal.africa/v1/insurance/purchase`

This endpoint allows you to purchase insurance coverage for a shipment.

#### Headers

| Name                                            | Type   | Description                      |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ------ | -------------------------------- |
| Authorization<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | Set value to `Bearer SECRET_KEY` |
| Content-Type                                    | String | Set value to `application/json`  |

#### Request Body

| Name                                       | Type   | Description                                                                                  |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| shipment<mark style="color:red;">\*</mark> | String | Unique ***shipment\_id*** reference. Insurance can only be purchased for confirmed shipment. |

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="200: OK Insurance purchased successfully." %}

```javascript
{
    "status": true,
    "message": "Insurance purchased successfully.",
    "data": {
        "amount": 600,
        "claim": "",
        "currency": "NGN",
        "metadata": {
            "platform": "octamile",
            "reference": "tqjiz9ch2khd3jwi02zn4ffw79t8v8su"
        },
        "parcel": "PC-09857312356",
        "partner_charge": 500,
        "shipment": "SH-18651243607",
        "status": "pending",
        "user": "USER-27450202164",
        "value": 100000,
        "_id": "637c36f314560407e635a861",
        "insurance_id": "IN-96948763342",
        "created_at": "2022-11-22T02:41:55.584Z",
        "updated_at": "2022-11-22T02:41:55.584Z",
        "__v": 0,
        "id": "637c36f314560407e635a861"
    }
}
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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