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[frigid heath]

Hi
the error message of the request API call is quiet explicit:
Missing required param: customer.

You need to pass the customer attribute:
https://docs.stripe.com/api/payment_methods/attach

[winter haven]

I'm already passing the customer attribute

the problem here is

when the user is created we create a customer corresponding to that user

const customer = await this.paymentService.createCustomer(
email,
${firstName} ${lastName}
);

  await this.collections.teams.updateOne(
    { _id: teamId },
    { $set: { stripeCustomerId: customer.id } }
  );

however we don't have anything stored in mongo for stripeCustomerId which makes it an issue with the part here

not the actual call to purchase

/**

• Creates stripe customer
• @param email string : customer email
• @param name string : customer name
• @param testClockId string : test clock id
• @returns customer object
  */
  public async createCustomer(
  email: string,
  name: string,
  testClockId?: string
  ): Promise<Stripe.Customer> {
  return this.stripe.customers.create({
  email: email,
  name: name,
  ...(testClockId && { test_clock: testClockId }),
  });
  }

there should've been a request to create a customer for [e-mail] today

or yesterday depending on the timezone

but I don't see it in v1/customers

can you please confirm if it's the case, then it's a problem on our end

I just created a new user with [e-mail] but I don't see a log created for that either

[frigid heath]

I'm already passing the customer attribute
Sorry but no, you are not passing it. If you are passing it you'll see it in the request body paylaod:
https://dashboard.stripe.com/test/logs/req_9s7kSYwx7OqgFY

[winter haven]

ok I see it req_8VvRJwwnjU0RE0

[frigid heath]

this request is the creation request of the customer

[winter haven]

/**

• Purchase subscription
• @param customer customer id
• @param price stripe price id
• @param paymentMethodId id of the payment method (optional)
• @param quantity number of items (optional)
• @param trialDays trial days (optional)
• @returns subscription object
  */
  public async purchaseSubscriptionWithPaymentMethodPresent(
  customer: string,
  price: string,
  paymentMethodId: string,
  quantity?: number,
  trialDays?: number
  ): Promise<Stripe.Subscription> {
  return this.stripe.subscriptions.create({
  customer,
  items: [{ price, ...(quantity && { quantity }) }],
  default_payment_method: paymentMethodId,
  ...(trialDays && { trial_period_days: trialDays }),
  });
  }

this is the method that we use

[frigid heath]

The issue is that you are not passing the customer in the request payload of the request req_9s7kSYwx7OqgFY

[winter haven]

I'm trying to tell that the customer parameter is null/undefined

and that's why its failing

the problem here is not the request itself but

there wasn't a customer created for that user I mentioned earlier

[e-mail]

[frigid heath]

I'm trying to tell that the customer parameter is null/undefined
and that's why its
You need to double check your integration why it's not sending the correct customer id.

[winter haven]

the id is missing

[frigid heath]

Mayeb it is missing in your database/integration

but you need to make sure that you are sending it to Stripe APIs

[winter haven]

I'm just trying to clarify if there's a failed customer creation request for [e-mail]

it's probably something weird on our side but

just to make sure

because the user I created just now got a customer id from the exact same method

[frigid heath]

Yes you need to double check/debug your integration and make sure to send the customer Id and not undefined

[winter haven]

I understand but can you confirm if there isn't a request to create a stripe customer for [e-mail]

[frigid heath]

What you can do is to make a search API on that email and double check if there is a customer or not:
https://docs.stripe.com/api/customers/search
https://docs.stripe.com/search#query-fields-for-customers

[winter haven]

thanks

[frigid heath]

Happy to help!