Features

• Retry a payment using smart retries: Configure a retry strategy using AI inference to choose the best times to retry failed payments that increase the chance of a successful payment.
• Process payments on multiple processors: Route payments to any of the Stripe-supported processors, or automatically route payments created through the Off-Session Payments API and other supported payments APIs.

How it works

With a single API request, you can initiate a payment and let Stripe handle retries for you.

curl -X POST https://api.stripe.com/v2/payments/off_session_payments \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer 
sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2
" \
  -H "Stripe-Version: 2025-11-17.preview" \
  --json '{
    "amount": {
        "value": 1000,
        "currency": "usd"
    },
    "customer": 
"{{CUSTOMER_ID}}",
    "payment_method": 
"{{PAYMENT_METHOD_ID}}",
    "cadence": "recurring",
    "metadata": {},
    "retry_details": {
        "retry_strategy": "best_available"
    }
  }'

Compatible APIs

Stripe offers three core payments APIs compatible with Off-Session Payments that allow you to accept various types of payments from your customers. You can integrate these APIs into the Stripe prebuilt payment interfaces. The APIs serve different use cases, depending on how you structure your checkout flow and how much control you require.

• Use the Checkout Sessions API to handle collection and setup of payment information with a prebuilt payment form that presents the customer’s complete checkout flow. With the Checkout Sessions API, you can save a payment for future use with a payment or without an initial payment, depending on your payment flow. Build a checkout page with the Checkout Sessions API.

• Use the Payment Intents API to implement the payment step only, but with more control. Unlike the Checkout Sessions API, which requires line item details, you only pass in the final amount you want to charge. Use this for advanced payment flows where you want to manually compute the final amount. Build an advanced integration with the Payment Intents API.

• Use the Setup Intents API to save a customer’s payment details without an initial payment. Use this when you want to onboard customers now, set them up for payments, and charge them in the future. Use this integration to set up recurring payments, or to create one-time payments with a final amount determined later, often after the customer receives your service. Build an advanced integration with the Setup Intents API.