A PaymentIntent guides you through the process of collecting a payment from your customer. We recommend that you create exactly one PaymentIntent for each order or customer session in your system. You can reference the PaymentIntent later to see the history of payment attempts for a particular session.

A PaymentIntent transitions through multiple statuses throughout its lifetime as it interfaces with Stripe.js to perform authentication flows and ultimately creates at most one successful charge.

Related guide: Payment Intents API

Attributes

  • idstringretrievable with publishable key

    Unique identifier for the object.

  • amountintegerretrievable with publishable key

    Amount intended to be collected by this PaymentIntent. 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).

  • automatic_payment_methodsnullable Mapretrievable with publishable key

    Settings to configure compatible payment methods from the Stripe Dashboard

  • client_secretnullable stringretrievable with publishable key

    The client secret of this PaymentIntent. Used for client-side retrieval using a publishable key.

    The client secret can be used to complete a payment from your frontend. It should not be stored, logged, or exposed to anyone other than the customer. Make sure that you have TLS enabled on any page that includes the client secret.

    Refer to our docs to accept a payment and learn about how client_secret should be handled.

  • currencyenumretrievable with publishable key

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

  • customernullable stringExpandable

    ID of the Customer this PaymentIntent belongs to, if one exists.

    Payment methods attached to other Customers cannot be used with this PaymentIntent.

    If setup_future_usage is set and this PaymentIntent’s payment method is not card_present, then the payment method attaches to the Customer after the PaymentIntent has been confirmed and any required actions from the user are complete. If the payment method is card_present and isn’t a digital wallet, then a generated_card payment method representing the card is created and attached to the Customer instead.

  • descriptionnullable stringretrievable with publishable key

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

  • last_payment_errornullable Mapretrievable with publishable key

    The payment error encountered in the previous PaymentIntent confirmation. It will be cleared if the PaymentIntent is later updated for any reason.

  • latest_chargenullable stringExpandable

    ID of the latest Charge object created by this PaymentIntent. This property is null until PaymentIntent confirmation is attempted.

  • metadataMap

    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. Learn more about storing information in metadata.

  • next_actionnullable Mapretrievable with publishable key

    If present, this property tells you what actions you need to take in order for your customer to fulfill a payment using the provided source.

  • payment_methodnullable stringExpandableretrievable with publishable key

    ID of the payment method used in this PaymentIntent.

  • receipt_emailnullable stringretrievable with publishable key

    Email address that the receipt for the resulting payment will be sent to. If receipt_email is specified for a payment in live mode, a receipt will be sent regardless of your email settings.

  • setup_future_usagenullable enumretrievable with publishable key

    Indicates that you intend to make future payments with this PaymentIntent’s payment method.

    If you provide a Customer with the PaymentIntent, you can use this parameter to attach the payment method to the Customer after the PaymentIntent is confirmed and the customer completes any required actions. If you don’t provide a Customer, you can still attach the payment method to a Customer after the transaction completes.

    If the payment method is card_present and isn’t a digital wallet, Stripe creates and attaches a generated_card payment method representing the card to the Customer instead.

    When processing card payments, Stripe uses setup_future_usage to help you comply with regional legislation and network rules, such as SCA.

    Possible enum values
    off_session

    Use off_session if your customer may or may not be present in your checkout flow.

    on_session

    Use on_session if you intend to only reuse the payment method when your customer is present in your checkout flow.

  • shippingnullable Mapretrievable with publishable key

    Shipping information for this PaymentIntent.

  • statement_descriptornullable string

    Text that appears on the customer’s statement as the statement descriptor for a non-card charge. This value overrides the account’s default statement descriptor. For information about requirements, including the 22-character limit, see the Statement Descriptor docs.

    Setting this value for a card charge returns an error. For card charges, set the statement_descriptor_suffix instead.

  • 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.

  • statusenumretrievable with publishable key

    Status of this PaymentIntent, one of requires_payment_method, requires_confirmation, requires_action, processing, requires_capture, canceled, or succeeded. Read more about each PaymentIntent status.

    Possible enum values
    canceled
    processing
    requires_action
    requires_capture
    requires_confirmation
    requires_payment_method
    succeeded

More attributes

  • objectstringretrievable with publishable key

  • amount_capturableinteger

  • amount_detailsnullable Map

  • amount_receivedinteger

  • applicationnullable stringExpandableConnect only

  • application_fee_amountnullable integerConnect only

  • canceled_atnullable timestampretrievable with publishable key

  • cancellation_reasonnullable enumretrievable with publishable key

  • capture_methodenumretrievable with publishable key

  • confirmation_methodenumretrievable with publishable key

  • createdtimestampretrievable with publishable key

  • invoicenullable stringExpandable

  • livemodebooleanretrievable with publishable key

  • on_behalf_ofnullable stringExpandableConnect only

  • payment_method_configuration_detailsnullable Map

  • payment_method_optionsnullable Map

  • payment_method_typesarray of stringsretrievable with publishable key

  • processingnullable Mapretrievable with publishable key

  • reviewnullable stringExpandable

  • transfer_datanullable MapConnect only

  • transfer_groupnullable stringConnect only

The PaymentIntent object
{
"id": "pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa",
"object": "payment_intent",
"amount": 2000,
"amount_capturable": 0,
"amount_details": {
"tip": {}
},
"amount_received": 0,
"application": null,
"application_fee_amount": null,
"automatic_payment_methods": {
"enabled": true
},
"canceled_at": null,
"cancellation_reason": null,
"capture_method": "automatic",
"client_secret": "pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa_secret_YrKJUKribcBjcG8HVhfZluoGH",
"confirmation_method": "automatic",
"created": 1680800504,
"currency": "usd",
"customer": null,
"description": null,
"invoice": null,
"last_payment_error": null,
"latest_charge": null,
"livemode": false,
"metadata": {},
"next_action": null,
"on_behalf_of": null,
"payment_method": null,
"payment_method_options": {
"card": {
"installments": null,
"mandate_options": null,
"network": null,
"request_three_d_secure": "automatic"
},
"link": {
"persistent_token": null
}
},
"payment_method_types": [
"card",
"link"
],
"processing": null,
"receipt_email": null,
"review": null,
"setup_future_usage": null,
"shipping": null,
"source": null,
"statement_descriptor": null,
"statement_descriptor_suffix": null,
"status": "requires_payment_method",
"transfer_data": null,
"transfer_group": null
}

Creates a PaymentIntent object.

After the PaymentIntent is created, attach a payment method and confirm to continue the payment. Learn more about the available payment flows with the Payment Intents API.

When you use confirm=true during creation, it’s equivalent to creating and confirming the PaymentIntent in the same call. You can use any parameters available in the confirm API when you supply confirm=true.

Parameters

  • amountintegerRequired

    Amount intended to be collected by this PaymentIntent. 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.

  • automatic_payment_methodsMap

    When you enable this parameter, this PaymentIntent accepts payment methods that you enable in the Dashboard and that are compatible with this PaymentIntent’s other parameters.

  • confirmboolean

    Set to true to attempt to confirm this PaymentIntent immediately. This parameter defaults to false. When creating and confirming a PaymentIntent at the same time, you can also provide the parameters available in the Confirm API.

  • customerstring

    ID of the Customer this PaymentIntent belongs to, if one exists.

    Payment methods attached to other Customers cannot be used with this PaymentIntent.

    If setup_future_usage is set and this PaymentIntent’s payment method is not card_present, then the payment method attaches to the Customer after the PaymentIntent has been confirmed and any required actions from the user are complete. If the payment method is card_present and isn’t a digital wallet, then a generated_card payment method representing the card is created and attached to the Customer instead.

  • descriptionstring

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

  • metadataMap

    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.

  • off_sessionboolean | stringonly when confirm=true

    Set to true to indicate that the customer isn’t in your checkout flow during this payment attempt and can’t authenticate. Use this parameter in scenarios where you collect card details and charge them later. This parameter can only be used with confirm=true.

  • payment_methodstring

    ID of the payment method (a PaymentMethod, Card, or compatible Source object) to attach to this PaymentIntent.

    If you omit this parameter with confirm=true, customer.default_source attaches as this PaymentIntent’s payment instrument to improve migration for users of the Charges API. We recommend that you explicitly provide the payment_method moving forward.

  • receipt_emailstring

    Email address to send the receipt to. If you specify receipt_email for a payment in live mode, you send a receipt regardless of your email settings.

  • setup_future_usageenum

    Indicates that you intend to make future payments with this PaymentIntent’s payment method.

    If you provide a Customer with the PaymentIntent, you can use this parameter to attach the payment method to the Customer after the PaymentIntent is confirmed and the customer completes any required actions. If you don’t provide a Customer, you can still attach the payment method to a Customer after the transaction completes.

    If the payment method is card_present and isn’t a digital wallet, Stripe creates and attaches a generated_card payment method representing the card to the Customer instead.

    When processing card payments, Stripe uses setup_future_usage to help you comply with regional legislation and network rules, such as SCA.

    Possible enum values
    off_session

    Use off_session if your customer may or may not be present in your checkout flow.

    on_session

    Use on_session if you intend to only reuse the payment method when your customer is present in your checkout flow.

  • shippingMap

    Shipping information for this PaymentIntent.

  • statement_descriptorstring

    Text that appears on the customer’s statement as the statement descriptor for a non-card charge. This value overrides the account’s default statement descriptor. For information about requirements, including the 22-character limit, see the Statement Descriptor docs.

    Setting this value for a card charge returns an error. For card charges, set the statement_descriptor_suffix instead.

  • 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.

More parameters

  • application_fee_amountintegerConnect only

  • capture_methodenum

  • confirmation_methodenum

  • confirmation_tokenstringonly when confirm=true

  • error_on_requires_actionbooleanonly when confirm=true

  • mandatestringonly when confirm=true

  • mandate_dataMaponly when confirm=true

  • on_behalf_ofstringConnect only

  • payment_method_configurationstring

  • payment_method_dataMap

  • payment_method_optionsMap

  • payment_method_typesarray of strings

  • radar_optionsMap

  • return_urlstringonly when confirm=true

  • transfer_dataMapConnect only

  • transfer_groupstringConnect only

  • use_stripe_sdkboolean

Returns

Returns a PaymentIntent object.

POST /v1/payment_intents
Stripe.apiKey = "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc";
PaymentIntentCreateParams params =
PaymentIntentCreateParams.builder()
.setAmount(2000L)
.setCurrency("usd")
.setAutomaticPaymentMethods(
PaymentIntentCreateParams.AutomaticPaymentMethods.builder()
.setEnabled(true)
.build()
)
.build();
PaymentIntent paymentIntent = PaymentIntent.create(params);
Response
{
"id": "pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa",
"object": "payment_intent",
"amount": 2000,
"amount_capturable": 0,
"amount_details": {
"tip": {}
},
"amount_received": 0,
"application": null,
"application_fee_amount": null,
"automatic_payment_methods": {
"enabled": true
},
"canceled_at": null,
"cancellation_reason": null,
"capture_method": "automatic",
"client_secret": "pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa_secret_YrKJUKribcBjcG8HVhfZluoGH",
"confirmation_method": "automatic",
"created": 1680800504,
"currency": "usd",
"customer": null,
"description": null,
"invoice": null,
"last_payment_error": null,
"latest_charge": null,
"livemode": false,
"metadata": {},
"next_action": null,
"on_behalf_of": null,
"payment_method": null,
"payment_method_options": {
"card": {
"installments": null,
"mandate_options": null,
"network": null,
"request_three_d_secure": "automatic"
},
"link": {
"persistent_token": null
}
},
"payment_method_types": [
"card",
"link"
],
"processing": null,
"receipt_email": null,
"review": null,
"setup_future_usage": null,
"shipping": null,
"source": null,
"statement_descriptor": null,
"statement_descriptor_suffix": null,
"status": "requires_payment_method",
"transfer_data": null,
"transfer_group": null
}

Updates properties on a PaymentIntent object without confirming.

Depending on which properties you update, you might need to confirm the PaymentIntent again. For example, updating the payment_method always requires you to confirm the PaymentIntent again. If you prefer to update and confirm at the same time, we recommend updating properties through the confirm API instead.

Parameters

  • amountinteger

    Amount intended to be collected by this PaymentIntent. 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).

  • currencyenum

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

  • customerstring

    ID of the Customer this PaymentIntent belongs to, if one exists.

    Payment methods attached to other Customers cannot be used with this PaymentIntent.

    If setup_future_usage is set and this PaymentIntent’s payment method is not card_present, then the payment method attaches to the Customer after the PaymentIntent has been confirmed and any required actions from the user are complete. If the payment method is card_present and isn’t a digital wallet, then a generated_card payment method representing the card is created and attached to the Customer instead.

  • descriptionstring

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

  • metadataMap

    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.

  • payment_methodstring

    ID of the payment method (a PaymentMethod, Card, or compatible Source object) to attach to this PaymentIntent. To unset this field to null, pass in an empty string.

  • receipt_emailstring

    Email address that the receipt for the resulting payment will be sent to. If receipt_email is specified for a payment in live mode, a receipt will be sent regardless of your email settings.

  • setup_future_usageenum

    Indicates that you intend to make future payments with this PaymentIntent’s payment method.

    If you provide a Customer with the PaymentIntent, you can use this parameter to attach the payment method to the Customer after the PaymentIntent is confirmed and the customer completes any required actions. If you don’t provide a Customer, you can still attach the payment method to a Customer after the transaction completes.

    If the payment method is card_present and isn’t a digital wallet, Stripe creates and attaches a generated_card payment method representing the card to the Customer instead.

    When processing card payments, Stripe uses setup_future_usage to help you comply with regional legislation and network rules, such as SCA.

    If you’ve already set setup_future_usage and you’re performing a request using a publishable key, you can only update the value from on_session to off_session.

    Possible enum values
    off_session

    Use off_session if your customer may or may not be present in your checkout flow.

    on_session

    Use on_session if you intend to only reuse the payment method when your customer is present in your checkout flow.

  • shippingMap

    Shipping information for this PaymentIntent.

  • statement_descriptorstring

    Text that appears on the customer’s statement as the statement descriptor for a non-card charge. This value overrides the account’s default statement descriptor. For information about requirements, including the 22-character limit, see the Statement Descriptor docs.

    Setting this value for a card charge returns an error. For card charges, set the statement_descriptor_suffix instead.

  • 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.

More parameters

  • application_fee_amountintegerConnect only

  • capture_methodenumsecret key only

  • payment_method_configurationstring

  • payment_method_dataMap

  • payment_method_optionsMap

  • payment_method_typesarray of strings

  • transfer_dataMapConnect only

  • transfer_groupstringConnect only

Returns

Returns a PaymentIntent object.

POST /v1/payment_intents/:id
Stripe.apiKey = "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc";
PaymentIntent resource = PaymentIntent.retrieve("pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa");
PaymentIntentUpdateParams params =
PaymentIntentUpdateParams.builder().putMetadata("order_id", "6735").build();
PaymentIntent paymentIntent = resource.update(params);
Response
{
"id": "pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa",
"object": "payment_intent",
"amount": 2000,
"amount_capturable": 0,
"amount_details": {
"tip": {}
},
"amount_received": 0,
"application": null,
"application_fee_amount": null,
"automatic_payment_methods": {
"enabled": true
},
"canceled_at": null,
"cancellation_reason": null,
"capture_method": "automatic",
"client_secret": "pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa_secret_YrKJUKribcBjcG8HVhfZluoGH",
"confirmation_method": "automatic",
"created": 1680800504,
"currency": "usd",
"customer": null,
"description": null,
"invoice": null,
"last_payment_error": null,
"latest_charge": null,
"livemode": false,
"metadata": {
"order_id": "6735"
},
"next_action": null,
"on_behalf_of": null,
"payment_method": null,
"payment_method_options": {
"card": {
"installments": null,
"mandate_options": null,
"network": null,
"request_three_d_secure": "automatic"
},
"link": {
"persistent_token": null
}
},
"payment_method_types": [
"card",
"link"
],
"processing": null,
"receipt_email": null,
"review": null,
"setup_future_usage": null,
"shipping": null,
"source": null,
"statement_descriptor": null,
"statement_descriptor_suffix": null,
"status": "requires_payment_method",
"transfer_data": null,
"transfer_group": null
}

Retrieves the details of a PaymentIntent that has previously been created.

You can retrieve a PaymentIntent client-side using a publishable key when the client_secret is in the query string.

If you retrieve a PaymentIntent with a publishable key, it only returns a subset of properties. Refer to the payment intent object reference for more details.

Parameters

  • client_secretstringRequired if you use a publishable key.

    The client secret of the PaymentIntent. We require it if you use a publishable key to retrieve the source.

Returns

Returns a PaymentIntent if a valid identifier was provided.

GET /v1/payment_intents/:id
Stripe.apiKey = "sk_test_4eC39Hq...arjtT1zdp7dcsk_test_4eC39HqLyjWDarjtT1zdp7dc";
PaymentIntent paymentIntent = PaymentIntent.retrieve("pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa");
Response
{
"id": "pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa",
"object": "payment_intent",
"amount": 2000,
"amount_capturable": 0,
"amount_details": {
"tip": {}
},
"amount_received": 0,
"application": null,
"application_fee_amount": null,
"automatic_payment_methods": {
"enabled": true
},
"canceled_at": null,
"cancellation_reason": null,
"capture_method": "automatic",
"client_secret": "pi_3MtwBwLkdIwHu7ix28a3tqPa_secret_YrKJUKribcBjcG8HVhfZluoGH",
"confirmation_method": "automatic",
"created": 1680800504,
"currency": "usd",
"customer": null,
"description": null,
"invoice": null,
"last_payment_error": null,
"latest_charge": null,
"livemode": false,
"metadata": {},
"next_action": null,
"on_behalf_of": null,
"payment_method": null,
"payment_method_options": {
"card": {
"installments": null,
"mandate_options": null,
"network": null,
"request_three_d_secure": "automatic"
},
"link": {
"persistent_token": null
}
},
"payment_method_types": [
"card",
"link"
],
"processing": null,
"receipt_email": null,
"review": null,
"setup_future_usage": null,
"shipping": null,
"source": null,
"statement_descriptor": null,
"statement_descriptor_suffix": null,
"status": "requires_payment_method",
"transfer_data": null,
"transfer_group": null
}