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warped bobcat
Hello! You can use the test Payment Methods we have on https://docs.stripe.com/testing (make sure you switch to the PaymentMethods tab).
acoustic island
Hello! Thanks for that - just to be clear would that mean if I were to implement via the API,
stripe.paymentMethods.attach('pm_card_visa', 'cus_321');
Yep, you could do that, although we strongly recommend against directly attaching Payment Methods like that.
You should use a Setup Intent or a Payment Intent with setup_future_usage instead.
acoustic island
Ah and with that option, that would automatically attach the test payment method to the customer?
warped bobcat
Yep. If you're using Stripe Subscriptions the Subscription will create the Setup Intent or Payment Intent for you, depending on if a payment is due immediately or not.
Are you doing Subscriptions with trial periods or are you requiring payment immediately?
acoustic island
Both 😅 context is that I'm seeking to create some dev-tooling around setting up billing scenarios so both trialing and up-front-payments are what im looking to scaffold but i understand that choice implies whether looking at setup or payment intent on the subscription
warped bobcat
When you create a Subscription that doesn't require an immediate payment it will have a pending_setup_intent you can use to set up a Payment Method for future use: https://docs.stripe.com/api/subscriptions/object#subscription_object-pending_setup_intent
When you create a Subscription that does require immediate payment it will create an Invoice, and the Invoice will have a Payment Intent with setup_future_usage enabled: https://docs.stripe.com/api/invoices/object#invoice_object-payment_intent
acoustic island
I see, thanks for all the resorces! I think i have what i need to continue exploring this now 🙂