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 thedescription
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_
is specified for a charge in live mode, a receipt will be sent regardless of your email settings.email - 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_
, in which case this value is used as the suffix.descriptor_ 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.
{ "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}
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.
{ "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}
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.
{ "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}
Returns a list of charges you’ve previously created. The charges are returned in sorted order, with the most recent charges appearing first.
Parameters
- customerstring
Only return charges for the customer specified by this customer ID.
More parameters
- createdobject
- ending_
beforestring - limitinteger
- payment_
intentstring - starting_
afterstring - transfer_
groupstringConnect only
Returns
A dictionary with a data
property that contains an array of up to limit
charges, starting after charge starting_
. Each entry in the array is a separate charge object. If no more charges are available, the resulting array will be empty. If you provide a non-existent customer ID, this call raises an error.
{ "object": "list", "url": "/v1/charges", "has_more": false, "data": [ { "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 } {...} {...} ],}
Capture the payment of an existing, uncaptured charge that was created with the capture
option set to false.
Uncaptured payments expire a set number of days after they are created (7 by default), after which they are marked as refunded and capture attempts will fail.
Don’t use this method to capture a PaymentIntent-initiated charge. Use Capture a PaymentIntent.
Parameters
- amountinteger
The amount to capture, which must be less than or equal to the original amount. Any additional amount will be automatically refunded.
- receipt_
emailstring The email address to send this charge’s receipt to. This will override the previously-specified email address for this charge, if one was set. Receipts will not be sent in test mode.
- 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_
, in which case this value is used as the suffix.descriptor_ 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 - transfer_
dataobjectConnect only - transfer_
groupstringConnect only
Returns
Returns the charge object, with an updated captured property (set to true). Capturing a charge will always succeed, unless the charge is already refunded, expired, captured, or an invalid capture amount is specified, in which case this method will raise an error.
{ "id": "ch_3MrVHGLkdIwHu7ix1mN3zEiP", "object": "charge", "amount": 1099, "amount_captured": 1099, "amount_refunded": 0, "application": null, "application_fee": null, "application_fee_amount": null, "balance_transaction": "txn_3MrVHGLkdIwHu7ix1Yb1LdXJ", "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": 1680220390, "currency": "usd", "customer": null, "description": null, "destination": null, "dispute": null, "disputed": false, "failure_balance_transaction": null, "failure_code": null, "failure_message": null, "fraud_details": {}, "invoice": null, "livemode": false, "metadata": {}, "on_behalf_of": null, "order": null, "outcome": { "network_status": "approved_by_network", "reason": null, "risk_level": "normal", "risk_score": 0, "seller_message": "Payment complete.", "type": "authorized" }, "paid": true, "payment_intent": null, "payment_method": "card_1MrVHGLkdIwHu7ix7H1PgERt", "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/CAcaFwoVYWNjdF8xTTJKVGtMa2RJd0h1N2l4KOfBmKEGMgarecoy8cU6LBYTBSk6QLeqixDK3Wp7agsQfREj3vSXJTrg8SjoxhuNjSJzxMcN6QHTlEDG", "refunded": false, "review": null, "shipping": null, "source": { "id": "card_1MrVHGLkdIwHu7ix7H1PgERt", "object": "card", "address_city": null, "address_country": null, "address_line1": null, "address_line1_check": null, "address_line2": null, "address_state": null, "address_zip": null, "address_zip_check": null, "brand": "Visa", "country": "US", "customer": null, "cvc_check": null, "dynamic_last4": null, "exp_month": 3, "exp_year": 2024, "fingerprint": "mToisGZ01V71BCos", "funding": "credit", "last4": "4242", "metadata": {}, "name": null, "tokenization_method": null }, "source_transfer": null, "statement_descriptor": null, "statement_descriptor_suffix": null, "status": "succeeded", "transfer_data": null, "transfer_group": null}