# Overview

An  Order is the primary mechanism used to complete any payment through Optty. Direct integrations with the Orders API is the most flexible integration of Optty and will fulfil unique use cases.

This is where the primary advantage Optty provides is made clear. This integration flow and all API calls and responses are standardised by Optty across all payment methods that can be supported by Optty.

The below flow is a basic example, extra feature such as manual capture, partial captures, refunds and webhooks are excluded to keep this a high level flow.

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