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[fresh radish]

You can either set the default at the Customer level using: https://stripe.com/docs/api/customers/update#update_customer-invoice_settings-default_payment_method

Or the subscription level using: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/update#update_subscription-default_payment_method

[edgy vapor]

ok, in my case I'm doing this:

    const setupIntent = await this.stripe.setupIntents.create(
      {
        payment_method_types: ['card', 'sepa_debit'],
        customer: customerId,
      },
      {
        stripeAccount: stripeAccountId,
      },
    );

first creating a setup intent, returning the client secret to the UI

My doubt is, I can't simply call the customer API and set the payment method as default

because is the frontend that is completing that with the client secret no?

[fresh radish]

I don't understand the question. You can make an Update Customer API call at any point after the creation of the Payment Method

[edgy vapor]

I try to explain better, the integration i've made is the following:

1. User attempt to attach a new payment method
2. Frontend call endpoint to create a setup intent (using the code I showed you)
3. Backend reply with client_secret
4. Frontend confirm the setup intent and set the payment method

now the payment method is set, but is not the default

My options now are:

1. Listen for payment_method.attached event in the webhook and setup the payment method as default on the customer
2. As soon as the frontend confirms the setup_intent I perform another call to the Backend to setup that payment method as the default one

There is a better 3rd option here? If not, of the 2 I mentioned, which one is the best?

[fresh radish]

There are a lot of reasons to choose either, so it's largely up to you to decided based on your integration, but I don't know of another 3rd option