_cho

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• _cho, 34 minutes ago, 8 messages

[pale crane]

Hello

Sounds like you are using your own form to collect this data here?

Instead of using Stripe Elements?

[tranquil delta]

Yes, we already have styled elements which collect and validate the data. in the front-end

It does not validate payment information, it just validates that the data is provided in the right format

I think I am confused regarding the lifecycle of the setup Intent.

When my component mounts I create:
const stripe = useStripe()

in order to prepare to make the setupIntent and I read that I should use
stripe.confirmSetup(options)
to create the setup intent, but I am unsure where the API call should be made that is mentioned here: https://stripe.com/docs/api/setup_intents

[pale crane]

Yeah you can't do that

You can only use Stripe.JS with Stripe Elements

Not when collecting raw card data yourself.

You really shouldn't be handling this in your own components as then you are outside of the PCI Compliance that Stripe provides you

And you will have a heavy PCI burden

The only way to submit that card data that you collected in your own components is to do it server-side and you have to get approval through our Support team to do that as well.

Really you should just use Stripe Elements

[tranquil delta]

Okay, I'm in alignment to use the stripe elements liek so

[pale crane]

Oh

You are already using Stripe Elements

Okay

Then you use confirmCardSetup() here, not confirmSetup() since you are using Split Elements and not Payment Element

You want https://stripe.com/docs/js/setup_intents/confirm_card_setup

[tranquil delta]

Perfect, this leads to my bigger question, which is the client secret. I've tried reading up in the docs about the client secret

It told me that I have to make a Payment Intent and then extract the client secret from it

But I am trying to make a setup intent instead

[pale crane]

Yep that's fine

A SetupIntent generates a client_secret as well

[tranquil delta]

okay, so I think my confusion is:
stripe.confirmCardSetup(clientSecret,data?,options?)

this method you linked to me creates a setupintent

then what do I put for the clientSecret parameter?

[pale crane]

No that method confirms a SetupIntent

You create the SetupIntent in your backend

https://stripe.com/docs/api/setup_intents/create

[tranquil delta]

Ahh I see

That makes more sense to me now

[pale crane]

👍

[tranquil delta]

Thank you so much