#bokehdan_save-paymentmethod
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desert ivy
Hi 👋
How are you collecting the payment method information?
You said you don't want to send an Invoice, are you using Stripe Billing in some fashion?
Also the guide you linked in flagged as deprecated. We recommend you use Payment Intents instead.
https://docs.stripe.com/payments/place-a-hold-on-a-payment-method
iron geyser
Hi!
So we're thinking of showing the stripe payment form for the user, but wanted to know if we need to create an invoice prior (which is $0) or can we simply use the form and it will create a new user (if their email address does not exist in our Stripe customers list)
desert ivy
Oka first, why are you creating an "Invoice" at all, especially for $0?
iron geyser
We assumed that was the approach needed 😇
desert ivy
Based on what?
Are you using Stripe Billing? https://docs.stripe.com/billing
That is totally different from plain Payments
desert ivy
No I am not
What are you actually trying to do?
Are you trying to save a Payment Method for later use? Or authorize a set charge for a Customer before capturing it?
iron geyser
correct, save a Payment Method for later use
desert ivy
Okay that is also very different from pre-authorizing
It helps if you can be very explicit because it's easy to go down the wrong path (there are a lot of options 😅 )
iron geyser
ok my bad, I automatically say pre-auth card but understand it can mean a different thing
desert ivy
So, for saving a Payment Method, we have a canonical integration guide that covers both the Web and iOS
desert ivy
Sure thing! Happy to shed what 💡 I can 🙂