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exotic coyoteBOT Mar 21, 2023, 5:13 PM

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smoky bolt Mar 21, 2023, 5:14 PM

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k3davis-paymentmethod-attach

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@kindred spindle I'm going to side-step the question and mostly say: don't, just use SetupIntent and that will attach the PaymentMethod for you and do the right thing
It's highly discourage to create say a card PaymentMethod and then attach it without having done a SetupIntent (or a PaymentIntent)

kindred spindle Mar 21, 2023, 5:16 PM

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OK, that was my reason for asking, it seems like a "risky" option to provide a payment method id for a new customer unless it's doing the intent for you somehow.

smoky bolt Mar 21, 2023, 5:16 PM

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it's not really "risky" and more that you have a problem with your integration/logic

kindred spindle Mar 21, 2023, 5:18 PM

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I think I get your overall point, but can you do a setupintent for example without having a customer first? So this field looks like a shortcut, but it isn't.

smoky bolt Mar 21, 2023, 5:18 PM

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Yes there are exceptions which are rare. And yes in that case you attach yourself after the fact (which is allowed because you did the SetupIntent already so in that case it is mostly just a database "linking" step)

kindred spindle Mar 21, 2023, 5:19 PM

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OK. I think the api docs could be improved on this point, but thanks for the extra insight.

smoky bolt Mar 21, 2023, 5:22 PM

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Yeah SetupIntent shipped after PaymentMethod Attach and setup_future_usage with the "automatic attachment" came after that

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so there are a "lot of ways" to integrate

kindred spindle Mar 21, 2023, 5:23 PM

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i see. well i'm doing a new integration so i'll skip some of those ways, thanks to you, lol.

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