# Make a sale with a saved payment method
> Learn how to make a sale transaction via the API with a customer's saved payment method
You can make a sale transaction with a customer's [saved payment method](/guides/platform-tokenization-overview), sometimes referred to as card-on-file or a payment token.
Pass the saved method's token in as `storedMethodId` when authorizing or making a sale transaction.
## Related resources
See these related resources to help you get the most out of Payabli.
* **[Pay In schemas](/guides/pay-in-schemas-overview)** - Learn about Pay In (money in) transaction schemas
* **[Pay In statuses](/guides/pay-in-status-reference)** - Learn about Pay In (money in) statuses
* **[Authorize and capture transactions](/guides/pay-in-developer-transactions-auth-capture)** - Learn how to authorize and capture payments for settlement using the API
* **[Tokenization and saved payment methods overview](/guides/platform-tokenization-overview)** - Use tokenization to store and reuse payment methods securely