## Handle a card action

Use `stripe.handleCardAction` in the Payment Intents API [manual confirmation](/payments/payment-intents/web-manual.md) flow to handle a [PaymentIntent](/api/payment_intents.md) with the `requires_action` status.
It will throw an error if the `PaymentIntent` has a different status.

> Note that `stripe.handleCardAction` may take several seconds to complete.
> During that time, you should disable your form from being resubmitted and show a waiting indicator like a spinner.
> If you receive an error result, you should be sure to show that error to the customer, re-enable the form, and hide the waiting indicator.
> 
> Additionally, `stripe.handleCardAction` may trigger a [3D Secure](/payments/3d-secure.md) authentication challenge.
> The authentication challenge requires a context switch that can be hard to follow on a screen-reader.
> Ensure that your form is accessible by ensuring that success or error messages are clearly read out.

This method returns a `Promise` which resolves with a `result` object.
This object has either:

* `result.paymentIntent`: a [PaymentIntent](/api/payment_intents) with the `requires_confirmation` status to confirm server-side.
* `result.error`: an error.
  Refer to the [API reference](/api/errors) for all possible errors.

**Syntax:** `stripe.handleCardAction(...)`

- `clientSecret` (string) **required**
  The [client secret](/api/payment_intents/object.md#payment_intent_object-client_secret) of the `PaymentIntent` to handle.

### Handle a card action

```js
stripe
  .handleCardAction('{PAYMENT_INTENT_CLIENT_SECRET}')
  .then(function(result) {
    // Handle result.error or result.paymentIntent
  });
```

```es_next
const {paymentIntent, error} = await stripe.handleCardAction(
  '{{PAYMENT_INTENT_CLIENT_SECRET}}',
);

// Handle the paymentIntent or error
```