rlineweaver

[silver viper]

We have this about default_source in our docs:

If you are using payment methods created via the PaymentMethods API, see the invoice_settings.default_payment_method field instead.

What payment methods are you using?

https://stripe.com/docs/api/customers/object#customer_object-default_source

[timber idol]

hi @silver viper , I don't see our code interacting with /v1/payment_methods* APIs anywhere, though in the Stripe Dashboard I can see that the customer in question has a value in customer.invoice_settings.default_payment_method. Could that have gotten there via some other method (outside of our API interactions)? (like the Stripe Dashboard or the customer portal?)

[silver viper]

If a Payment Method was created either through the Dashboard or Customer Portal it would save to the invoice_settings property rather than default_source

[timber idol]

aha, yes, I have found an event log that indicates that it was set via the Customer portal. so does this mean that our code should be changed to set invoice_settings.default_payment_method in addition to / instead of default_source ?

(in our situation a customer can input a new credit card on our web site and we intend to set this as their default payment source for future payments, which I now believe is not working if the customer has ever entered a card via the Customer portal)

[silver viper]

It's something you can update. Stripe will prefer the invoice_settings PM over the default_source if both are present. But it will fall back to default_source if no other is set.

[timber idol]

thank you @silver viper , I think that answers my question!