Charges

The Charge object represents a single attempt to move money into your Stripe account. PaymentIntent confirmation is the most common way to create Charges, but transferring money to a different Stripe account through Connect also creates Charges. Some legacy payment flows create Charges directly, which is not recommended for new integrations.

Endpoints

POST/v1/charges

POST/v1/charges/:id

GET/v1/charges/:id

GET/v1/charges

POST/v1/charges/:id/capture

GET/v1/charges/search

The Charge object

Attributes

idstring
Unique identifier for the object.

amountinteger
Amount intended to be collected by this payment. A positive integer representing how much to charge in the smallest currency unit (e.g., 100 cents to charge $1.00 or 100 to charge ¥100, a zero-decimal currency). The minimum amount is $0.50 US or equivalent in charge currency. The amount value supports up to eight digits (e.g., a value of 99999999 for a USD charge of $999,999.99).

balance_transactionnullable stringExpandable
ID of the balance transaction that describes the impact of this charge on your account balance (not including refunds or disputes).

billing_detailsobject
Billing information associated with the payment method at the time of the transaction.

currencyenum
Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Must be a supported currency.

customernullable stringExpandable
ID of the customer this charge is for if one exists.

descriptionnullable string
An arbitrary string attached to the object. Often useful for displaying to users.

disputedboolean
Whether the charge has been disputed.

invoicenullable stringExpandable
ID of the invoice this charge is for if one exists.

metadataobject
Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.

payment_intentnullable stringExpandable
ID of the PaymentIntent associated with this charge, if one exists.

payment_method_detailsnullable object
Details about the payment method at the time of the transaction.

receipt_emailnullable string
This is the email address that the receipt for this charge was sent to.

refundedboolean
Whether the charge has been fully refunded. If the charge is only partially refunded, this attribute will still be false.

shippingnullable object
Shipping information for the charge.

statement_descriptornullable string
For a non-card charge, text that appears on the customer’s statement as the statement descriptor. This value overrides the account’s default statement descriptor. For information about requirements, including the 22-character limit, see the Statement Descriptor docs.
For a card charge, this value is ignored unless you don’t specify a statement_descriptor_suffix, in which case this value is used as the suffix.

statement_descriptor_suffixnullable string
Provides information about a card charge. Concatenated to the account’s statement descriptor prefix to form the complete statement descriptor that appears on the customer’s statement. If the account has no prefix value, the suffix is concatenated to the account’s statement descriptor.

statusenum
The status of the payment is either succeeded, pending, or failed.

More attributes

objectstring

amount_capturedinteger

amount_refundedinteger

applicationnullable stringExpandableConnect only

application_feenullable stringExpandableConnect only

application_fee_amountnullable integerConnect only

calculated_statement_descriptornullable string

capturedboolean

createdtimestamp

failure_balance_transactionnullable stringExpandable

failure_codenullable string

failure_messagenullable string

fraud_detailsnullable object

livemodeboolean

on_behalf_ofnullable stringExpandableConnect only

outcomenullable object

paidboolean

payment_methodnullable string

radar_optionsnullable object

receipt_numbernullable string

receipt_urlnullable string

refundsnullable objectExpandable

reviewnullable stringExpandable

source_transfernullable stringExpandableConnect only

transfernullable stringExpandableConnect only

transfer_datanullable objectConnect only

transfer_groupnullable stringConnect only

The Charge object

{
  "id": "ch_3MmlLrLkdIwHu7ix0snN0B15",
  "object": "charge",
  "amount": 1099,
  "amount_captured": 1099,
  "amount_refunded": 0,
  "application": null,
  "application_fee": null,
  "application_fee_amount": null,
  "balance_transaction": "txn_3MmlLrLkdIwHu7ix0uke3Ezy",
  "billing_details": {
    "address": {
      "city": null,
      "country": null,
      "line1": null,
      "line2": null,
      "postal_code": null,
      "state": null
    },
    "email": null,
    "name": null,
    "phone": null
  },
  "calculated_statement_descriptor": "Stripe",
  "captured": true,
  "created": 1679090539,
  "currency": "usd",
  "customer": null,
  "description": null,
  "disputed": false,
  "failure_balance_transaction": null,
  "failure_code": null,
  "failure_message": null,
  "fraud_details": {},
  "invoice": null,
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "on_behalf_of": null,
  "outcome": {
    "network_status": "approved_by_network",
    "reason": null,
    "risk_level": "normal",
    "risk_score": 32,
    "seller_message": "Payment complete.",
    "type": "authorized"
  },
  "paid": true,
  "payment_intent": null,
  "payment_method": "card_1MmlLrLkdIwHu7ixIJwEWSNR",
  "payment_method_details": {
    "card": {
      "brand": "visa",
      "checks": {
        "address_line1_check": null,
        "address_postal_code_check": null,
        "cvc_check": null
      },
      "country": "US",
      "exp_month": 3,
      "exp_year": 2024,
      "fingerprint": "mToisGZ01V71BCos",
      "funding": "credit",
      "installments": null,
      "last4": "4242",
      "mandate": null,
      "network": "visa",
      "three_d_secure": null,
      "wallet": null
    },
    "type": "card"
  },
  "receipt_email": null,
  "receipt_number": null,
  "receipt_url": "https://pay.stripe.com/receipts/payment/CAcaFwoVYWNjdF8xTTJKVGtMa2RJd0h1N2l4KOvG06AGMgZfBXyr1aw6LBa9vaaSRWU96d8qBwz9z2J_CObiV_H2-e8RezSK_sw0KISesp4czsOUlVKY",
  "refunded": false,
  "review": null,
  "shipping": null,
  "source_transfer": null,
  "statement_descriptor": null,
  "statement_descriptor_suffix": null,
  "status": "succeeded",
  "transfer_data": null,
  "transfer_group": null
}

Create a charge Deprecated

This method is no longer recommended—use the Payment Intents API to initiate a new payment instead. Confirmation of the PaymentIntent creates the Charge object used to request payment.

Parameters

amountintegerRequired
Amount intended to be collected by this payment. A positive integer representing how much to charge in the smallest currency unit (e.g., 100 cents to charge $1.00 or 100 to charge ¥100, a zero-decimal currency). The minimum amount is $0.50 US or equivalent in charge currency. The amount value supports up to eight digits (e.g., a value of 99999999 for a USD charge of $999,999.99).

currencyenumRequired
Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Must be a supported currency.

customerstring
The ID of an existing customer that will be charged in this request.

descriptionstring
An arbitrary string which you can attach to a Charge object. It is displayed when in the web interface alongside the charge. Note that if you use Stripe to send automatic email receipts to your customers, your receipt emails will include the description of the charge(s) that they are describing.

metadataobject
Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.

receipt_emailstring
The email address to which this charge’s receipt will be sent. The receipt will not be sent until the charge is paid, and no receipts will be sent for test mode charges. If this charge is for a Customer, the email address specified here will override the customer’s email address. If receipt_email is specified for a charge in live mode, a receipt will be sent regardless of your email settings.

shippingobject
Shipping information for the charge. Helps prevent fraud on charges for physical goods.

sourcestring
A payment source to be charged. This can be the ID of a card (i.e., credit or debit card), a bank account, a source, a token, or a connected account. For certain sources—namely, cards, bank accounts, and attached sources—you must also pass the ID of the associated customer.

statement_descriptorstring
For a non-card charge, text that appears on the customer’s statement as the statement descriptor. This value overrides the account’s default statement descriptor. For information about requirements, including the 22-character limit, see the Statement Descriptor docs.
For a card charge, this value is ignored unless you don’t specify a statement_descriptor_suffix, in which case this value is used as the suffix.

statement_descriptor_suffixstring
Provides information about a card charge. Concatenated to the account’s statement descriptor prefix to form the complete statement descriptor that appears on the customer’s statement. If the account has no prefix value, the suffix is concatenated to the account’s statement descriptor.

More parameters

application_fee_amountintegerConnect only

captureboolean

on_behalf_ofstringConnect only

radar_optionsobject

transfer_dataobjectConnect only

transfer_groupstringConnect only

Returns

Returns the charge object if the charge succeeded. This call raises an error if something goes wrong. A common source of error is an invalid or expired card, or a valid card with insufficient available balance.

POST /v1/charges

Server-side language

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/charges \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:" \
  -d amount=1099 \
  -d currency=usd \
  -d source=tok_visa

Response

{
  "id": "ch_3MmlLrLkdIwHu7ix0snN0B15",
  "object": "charge",
  "amount": 1099,
  "amount_captured": 1099,
  "amount_refunded": 0,
  "application": null,
  "application_fee": null,
  "application_fee_amount": null,
  "balance_transaction": "txn_3MmlLrLkdIwHu7ix0uke3Ezy",
  "billing_details": {
    "address": {
      "city": null,
      "country": null,
      "line1": null,
      "line2": null,
      "postal_code": null,
      "state": null
    },
    "email": null,
    "name": null,
    "phone": null
  },
  "calculated_statement_descriptor": "Stripe",
  "captured": true,
  "created": 1679090539,
  "currency": "usd",
  "customer": null,
  "description": null,
  "disputed": false,
  "failure_balance_transaction": null,
  "failure_code": null,
  "failure_message": null,
  "fraud_details": {},
  "invoice": null,
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "on_behalf_of": null,
  "outcome": {
    "network_status": "approved_by_network",
    "reason": null,
    "risk_level": "normal",
    "risk_score": 32,
    "seller_message": "Payment complete.",
    "type": "authorized"
  },
  "paid": true,
  "payment_intent": null,
  "payment_method": "card_1MmlLrLkdIwHu7ixIJwEWSNR",
  "payment_method_details": {
    "card": {
      "brand": "visa",
      "checks": {
        "address_line1_check": null,
        "address_postal_code_check": null,
        "cvc_check": null
      },
      "country": "US",
      "exp_month": 3,
      "exp_year": 2024,
      "fingerprint": "mToisGZ01V71BCos",
      "funding": "credit",
      "installments": null,
      "last4": "4242",
      "mandate": null,
      "network": "visa",
      "three_d_secure": null,
      "wallet": null
    },
    "type": "card"
  },
  "receipt_email": null,
  "receipt_number": null,
  "receipt_url": "https://pay.stripe.com/receipts/payment/CAcaFwoVYWNjdF8xTTJKVGtMa2RJd0h1N2l4KOvG06AGMgZfBXyr1aw6LBa9vaaSRWU96d8qBwz9z2J_CObiV_H2-e8RezSK_sw0KISesp4czsOUlVKY",
  "refunded": false,
  "review": null,
  "shipping": null,
  "source_transfer": null,
  "statement_descriptor": null,
  "statement_descriptor_suffix": null,
  "status": "succeeded",
  "transfer_data": null,
  "transfer_group": null
}

Update a charge

Updates the specified charge by setting the values of the parameters passed. Any parameters not provided will be left unchanged.

Parameters

customerstring
The ID of an existing customer that will be associated with this request. This field may only be updated if there is no existing associated customer with this charge.

descriptionstring
An arbitrary string which you can attach to a charge object. It is displayed when in the web interface alongside the charge. Note that if you use Stripe to send automatic email receipts to your customers, your receipt emails will include the description of the charge(s) that they are describing.

metadataobject
Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.

receipt_emailstring
This is the email address that the receipt for this charge will be sent to. If this field is updated, then a new email receipt will be sent to the updated address.

shippingobject
Shipping information for the charge. Helps prevent fraud on charges for physical goods.

More parameters

fraud_detailsobject

transfer_groupstringConnect only

Returns

Returns the charge object if the update succeeded. This call will raise an error if update parameters are invalid.

POST /v1/charges/:id

Server-side language

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/charges/ch_3MmlLrLkdIwHu7ix0snN0B15 \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:" \
  -d "metadata[shipping]"=express

Response

{
  "id": "ch_3MmlLrLkdIwHu7ix0snN0B15",
  "object": "charge",
  "amount": 1099,
  "amount_captured": 1099,
  "amount_refunded": 0,
  "application": null,
  "application_fee": null,
  "application_fee_amount": null,
  "balance_transaction": "txn_3MmlLrLkdIwHu7ix0uke3Ezy",
  "billing_details": {
    "address": {
      "city": null,
      "country": null,
      "line1": null,
      "line2": null,
      "postal_code": null,
      "state": null
    },
    "email": null,
    "name": null,
    "phone": null
  },
  "calculated_statement_descriptor": "Stripe",
  "captured": true,
  "created": 1679090539,
  "currency": "usd",
  "customer": null,
  "description": null,
  "disputed": false,
  "failure_balance_transaction": null,
  "failure_code": null,
  "failure_message": null,
  "fraud_details": {},
  "invoice": null,
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {
    "shipping": "express"
  },
  "on_behalf_of": null,
  "outcome": {
    "network_status": "approved_by_network",
    "reason": null,
    "risk_level": "normal",
    "risk_score": 32,
    "seller_message": "Payment complete.",
    "type": "authorized"
  },
  "paid": true,
  "payment_intent": null,
  "payment_method": "card_1MmlLrLkdIwHu7ixIJwEWSNR",
  "payment_method_details": {
    "card": {
      "brand": "visa",
      "checks": {
        "address_line1_check": null,
        "address_postal_code_check": null,
        "cvc_check": null
      },
      "country": "US",
      "exp_month": 3,
      "exp_year": 2024,
      "fingerprint": "mToisGZ01V71BCos",
      "funding": "credit",
      "installments": null,
      "last4": "4242",
      "mandate": null,
      "network": "visa",
      "network_token": {
        "used": false
      },
      "three_d_secure": null,
      "wallet": null
    },
    "type": "card"
  },
  "receipt_email": null,
  "receipt_number": null,
  "receipt_url": "https://pay.stripe.com/receipts/payment/CAcaFwoVYWNjdF8xTTJKVGtMa2RJd0h1N2l4KPDLl6UGMgawkab5iK86LBYtkq0XrhiQf1RsA2ubesH4GHiixEU8_1-Wp7h4oQEdfSUGiZpJwtQHBErT",
  "refunded": false,
  "refunds": {
    "object": "list",
    "data": [],
    "has_more": false,
    "total_count": 0,
    "url": "/v1/charges/ch_3MmlLrLkdIwHu7ix0snN0B15/refunds"
  },
  "review": null,
  "shipping": null,
  "source_transfer": null,
  "statement_descriptor": null,
  "statement_descriptor_suffix": null,
  "status": "succeeded",
  "transfer_data": null,
  "transfer_group": null
}

Retrieve a charge

Retrieves the details of a charge that has previously been created. Supply the unique charge ID that was returned from your previous request, and Stripe will return the corresponding charge information. The same information is returned when creating or refunding the charge.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns a charge if a valid identifier was provided, and raises an error otherwise.

GET /v1/charges/:id

Server-side language

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/charges/ch_3MmlLrLkdIwHu7ix0snN0B15 \
  -u "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc:"

Response

{
  "id": "ch_3MmlLrLkdIwHu7ix0snN0B15",
  "object": "charge",
  "amount": 1099,
  "amount_captured": 1099,
  "amount_refunded": 0,
  "application": null,
  "application_fee": null,
  "application_fee_amount": null,
  "balance_transaction": "txn_3MmlLrLkdIwHu7ix0uke3Ezy",
  "billing_details": {
    "address": {
      "city": null,
      "country": null,
      "line1": null,
      "line2": null,
      "postal_code": null,
      "state": null
    },
    "email": null,
    "name": null,
    "phone": null
  },
  "calculated_statement_descriptor": "Stripe",
  "captured": true,
  "created": 1679090539,
  "currency": "usd",
  "customer": null,
  "description": null,
  "disputed": false,
  "failure_balance_transaction": null,
  "failure_code": null,
  "failure_message": null,
  "fraud_details": {},
  "invoice": null,
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "on_behalf_of": null,
  "outcome": {
    "network_status": "approved_by_network",
    "reason": null,
    "risk_level": "normal",
    "risk_score": 32,
    "seller_message": "Payment complete.",
    "type": "authorized"
  },
  "paid": true,
  "payment_intent": null,
  "payment_method": "card_1MmlLrLkdIwHu7ixIJwEWSNR",
  "payment_method_details": {
    "card": {
      "brand": "visa",
      "checks": {
        "address_line1_check": null,
        "address_postal_code_check": null,
        "cvc_check": null
      },
      "country": "US",
      "exp_month": 3,
      "exp_year": 2024,
      "fingerprint": "mToisGZ01V71BCos",
      "funding": "credit",
      "installments": null,
      "last4": "4242",
      "mandate": null,
      "network": "visa",
      "three_d_secure": null,
      "wallet": null
    },
    "type": "card"
  },
  "receipt_email": null,
  "receipt_number": null,
  "receipt_url": "https://pay.stripe.com/receipts/payment/CAcaFwoVYWNjdF8xTTJKVGtMa2RJd0h1N2l4KOvG06AGMgZfBXyr1aw6LBa9vaaSRWU96d8qBwz9z2J_CObiV_H2-e8RezSK_sw0KISesp4czsOUlVKY",
  "refunded": false,
  "review": null,
  "shipping": null,
  "source_transfer": null,
  "statement_descriptor": null,
  "statement_descriptor_suffix": null,
  "status": "succeeded",
  "transfer_data": null,
  "transfer_group": null
}

Charges

The Charge object

Attributes

idstring

amountinteger

balance_transactionnullable stringExpandable

billing_detailsobject

currencyenum

customernullable stringExpandable

descriptionnullable string

disputedboolean

invoicenullable stringExpandable

metadataobject

payment_intentnullable stringExpandable

payment_method_detailsnullable object

receipt_emailnullable string

refundedboolean

shippingnullable object

statement_descriptornullable string

statement_descriptor_suffixnullable string

statusenum

More attributesExpand all

objectstring

amount_capturedinteger

amount_refundedinteger

applicationnullable stringExpandableConnect only

application_feenullable stringExpandableConnect only

application_fee_amountnullable integerConnect only

calculated_statement_descriptornullable string

capturedboolean

createdtimestamp

failure_balance_transactionnullable stringExpandable

failure_codenullable string

failure_messagenullable string

fraud_detailsnullable object

livemodeboolean

on_behalf_ofnullable stringExpandableConnect only

outcomenullable object

paidboolean

payment_methodnullable string

radar_optionsnullable object

receipt_numbernullable string

receipt_urlnullable string

refundsnullable objectExpandable

reviewnullable stringExpandable

source_transfernullable stringExpandableConnect only

transfernullable stringExpandableConnect only

transfer_datanullable objectConnect only

transfer_groupnullable stringConnect only

Create a charge Deprecated

Parameters

amountintegerRequired

currencyenumRequired

customerstring

descriptionstring

metadataobject

receipt_emailstring

shippingobject

sourcestring

statement_descriptorstring

statement_descriptor_suffixstring

More parametersExpand all

application_fee_amountintegerConnect only

captureboolean

on_behalf_ofstringConnect only

radar_optionsobject

transfer_dataobjectConnect only

transfer_groupstringConnect only

Returns

Update a charge

Parameters

customerstring

descriptionstring

metadataobject

receipt_emailstring

shippingobject

More parametersExpand all

fraud_detailsobject

transfer_groupstringConnect only

Returns

More attributes

More parameters

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