#bilala1122
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unkempt dirge
Hi, let me help you with this.
Yes, that's a known limitation. Could you please share an example Balance Transaction ID?
strange parcel
Ids are visible in screenshot
unkempt dirge
Could you please just copy and paste it here? Sometimes if we use text recognition it makes mistakes.
strange parcel
unkempt dirge
You can copy the description/metadata after a PaymentIntent is succeeded on your Platform to the corresponding Transfer objects.
strange parcel
Can you elaborate?
unkempt dirge
Basically, when you create payments on your Platform, you can take the description from the original PaymentIntent, and copy it to your Transfers to the Connected account. This way you will see the description when listing transactions on your Connected account.
strange parcel
Can you see this screenshot. It is already there.
BTW I am using listing balanceTransactions as you can see in the code snippet.
unkempt dirge
But when you expand the source the description is not there? I also don't see it being expanded correctly.
strange parcel
I had undone the expand. Previously the code looked like this:
const transactionsDetail = await stripe.balanceTransactions.list(
{
expand: ["data.source"],
},
{
stripeAccount: driver.stripeAccount,
}
);
Yeah the description is null in source when expanded
merry kernelBOT
lusty coyote
I'm gonna guess you're using manual payouts?
strange parcel
I am using manuls payouts. Also, I am using separate charges and transfers.
lusty coyote
Yeah with manual payouts balance transition history isn't tracked: https://stripe.com/docs/expand/use-cases#:~:text=You can only retrieve balance transaction history on automatic payouts. If you have manual payouts enabled%2C you must track transaction history on your own.
That's likely why there's no description set
strange parcel
Let me tell you one thing
Description appears only for payouts and no other type of transaction, infact.
lusty coyote
Yup, expected as I just described
strange parcel
What's the solution?
lusty coyote
You need to implement your own solution to track balance activity in relation to payouts
strange parcel
But the description is present as we can see in the dashboard. The API is not returning it .
lusty coyote
That's a downside of using manual payouts. The balance transactions, which are what are included in a payout, aren't tracked against their associated payments. As such they've no data from them
strange parcel
But expanding the source should provide info. But it is not even.
lusty coyote
On which txn_xxx specifically do you epxect to see description field?
strange parcel
on second and third object
{
"id": "txn_1OInOSGbqdcJN4nBt3kGpQJH",
"object": "balance_transaction",
"amount": -65,
"available_on": 1701501220,
"created": 1701501220,
"currency": "usd",
"description": null,
"exchange_rate": null,
"fee": 0,
"fee_details": [],
"net": -65,
"reporting_category": "transfer",
"source": {
"id": "tr_1OInOSGbqdcJN4nBFUYj8c2L",
"object": "transfer",
"amount": 65,
"amount_reversed": 0,
"balance_transaction": "txn_1OInOSGbqdcJN4nBt3kGpQJH",
"created": 1701501220,
"currency": "usd",
"description": null,
"destination": "acct_1LXTkDKBAC0irgqG",
"destination_payment": "py_1OInOSKBAC0irgqGHpEHVyRR",
"livemode": false,
"metadata": {},
"reversals": {
"object": "list",
"data": [],
"has_more": false,
"total_count": 0,
"url": "/v1/transfers/tr_1OInOSGbqdcJN4nBFUYj8c2L/reversals"
},
"reversed": false,
"source_transaction": null,
"source_type": "card",
"transfer_group": null
},
"status": "available",
"type": "transfer"
}
lusty coyote
Paste the txn_xxx IDs please, I don't need the full hash
strange parcel
as you can see in stripe dashboard, the second one has this description:
"txn_1OInOSGbqdcJN4nBt3kGpQJH"
lusty coyote
Yep, but, as I've stated a few times now, if you use manual payouts then the activity tracking/history is not available via the API
As such, those description fields aren't included
strange parcel
tbh, I don't get your logic. Everything is listed there, price, created on, available on etc.