# Introduces the statement_description field and logic for how charges, invoices, plans, and transfers render statement descriptors

## What’s new

Replaces the `statement_description` property on the `Charge`, `Invoice`, `Plan`, and `Transfer` objects with `statement_descriptor`. To determine what appears on a customer’s transaction, `statement_description` is appended to your Stripe account’s statement descriptor while `statement_descriptor` sets the full statement value. If not on this API version or newer, providing a `statement_descriptor` still triggers the `statement_description` behavior. Regardless of API version, the `statement_description` behavior doesn’t apply with PaymentIntents.

## Impact

Replacing the `statement_description` property with `statement_descriptor` on multiple objects offers more control over statement appearance.

## Changes

#### REST API

| Parameters | Change | Resources or endpoints |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `statement_descriptor` | Added | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20#charge_object-statement_descriptor), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20#invoice_object-statement_descriptor), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20#payout_object-statement_descriptor), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20#plan_object-statement_descriptor), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20#transfer_object-statement_descriptor) |
| `statement_description` | Removed | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20) |

#### Ruby

| Parameters | Change | Resources or methods |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `statement_descriptor` | Added | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20#charge_object-statement_descriptor), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20#invoice_object-statement_descriptor), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20#payout_object-statement_descriptor), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20#plan_object-statement_descriptor), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20#transfer_object-statement_descriptor) |
| `statement_description` | Removed | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20) |

#### Python

| Parameters | Change | Resources or methods |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `statement_descriptor` | Added | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20#charge_object-statement_descriptor), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20#invoice_object-statement_descriptor), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20#payout_object-statement_descriptor), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20#plan_object-statement_descriptor), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20#transfer_object-statement_descriptor) |
| `statement_description` | Removed | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20) |

#### PHP

| Parameters | Change | Resources or methods |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `statement_descriptor` | Added | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20#charge_object-statement_descriptor), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20#invoice_object-statement_descriptor), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20#payout_object-statement_descriptor), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20#plan_object-statement_descriptor), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20#transfer_object-statement_descriptor) |
| `statement_description` | Removed | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20) |

#### Java

| Parameters | Change | Resources or methods |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `statementDescriptor` | Added | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20#charge_object-statement_descriptor), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20#invoice_object-statement_descriptor), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20#payout_object-statement_descriptor), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20#plan_object-statement_descriptor), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20#transfer_object-statement_descriptor) |
| `statementDescription` | Removed | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20) |

#### Node.js

| Parameters | Change | Resources or methods |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `statement_descriptor` | Added | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20#charge_object-statement_descriptor), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20#invoice_object-statement_descriptor), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20#payout_object-statement_descriptor), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20#plan_object-statement_descriptor), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20#transfer_object-statement_descriptor) |
| `statement_description` | Removed | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20) |

#### Go

| Parameters | Change | Resources or methods |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `StatementDescriptor` | Added | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20#charge_object-statement_descriptor), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20#invoice_object-statement_descriptor), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20#payout_object-statement_descriptor), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20#plan_object-statement_descriptor), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20#transfer_object-statement_descriptor) |
| `StatementDescription` | Removed | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20) |

#### .NET

| Parameters | Change | Resources or methods |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `StatementDescriptor` | Added | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20#charge_object-statement_descriptor), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20#invoice_object-statement_descriptor), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20#payout_object-statement_descriptor), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20#plan_object-statement_descriptor), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20#transfer_object-statement_descriptor) |
| `StatementDescription` | Removed | [Charge](/api/charges/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Invoice](/api/invoices/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Payout](/api/payouts/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Plan](/api/plans/object?api-version=2024-06-20), [Transfer](/api/transfers/object?api-version=2024-06-20) |

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#### .NET

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4. [Test your integration](https://docs.stripe.com/testing.md) against the new version.
5. If you use Connect, [test your Connect integration](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/testing.md).
6. In Workbench, [perform the upgrade](https://docs.stripe.com/upgrades.md#perform-the-upgrade). You can [roll back the version](https://docs.stripe.com/upgrades.md#roll-back-your-api-version) for 72 hours.

Learn more about [Stripe API upgrades](https://docs.stripe.com/upgrades.md).