curious-authorization-questions | Stripe Developers | Page 1

sharp wadiBOT Oct 24, 2022, 11:14 PM

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coarse comet Oct 24, 2022, 11:14 PM

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curious-authorization-questions

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yes
This is really discouraged/forbidden by card networks. You shouldn't be just authorize $1 to see if the card is valid.
Not really no. Use the PaymentMethod and PaymentIntent API, see https://stripe.com/docs/payments/place-a-hold-on-a-payment-method

coarse comet Oct 24, 2022, 11:51 PM

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@azure sluice did you have more questions before I archive?

azure sluice Oct 25, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Yep a few more but wont get to them till later tonight. Could you leave this conversation open?

coarse comet Oct 25, 2022, 12:01 AM

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No sorry. We help in real time in Discord, we can't really keep threads open as there are hundreds of developers asking questions each week

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I'd highly recommend working with our support team directly instead in that case: https://support.stripe.com/contact

azure sluice Oct 25, 2022, 12:06 AM

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Oh last question then

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If authorizing $1 is not recommended. What is the recommended flow?

coarse comet Oct 25, 2022, 12:06 AM

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There's no reason to authorize the card at all here. Either you take a real payment, or you use a SetupIntent to collect and save card details

azure sluice Oct 25, 2022, 12:09 AM

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The reasoning is that we want to check if the card can be charged

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We already save the card details eventually

coarse comet Oct 25, 2022, 12:11 AM

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yeah that's the thing that is basically forbidden by card networks

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