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# start

```ts TS theme={"dark"}
start(): void
```

Start the Headless Checkout instance. Once the instance is started, the callback `onAvailablePaymentMethodsLoad` is called with the list of payment methods.

After calling this method, you can use the payment method managers returned by
[createPaymentMethodManager](https://primer.io/docs/sdk/web/v2.x.x/primer-headless-checkout/methods/createPaymentMethodManager.md) to create and manage payments.

Also see the documentation on how to
[initialize a Headless Checkout](https://primer.io/docs/checkout/headless.md#step-2%3A-initialize-primer’s-headless-universal-checkout).


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