#wpg_test-expiredcard
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kindred needle
Our flow is that we use setup checkout to allow users to add a payment method. We then list the payment methods, which we retrieve from the payment methods API. However, the only way to test what happens when card is expired is to create a new valid card that expires this current month, and then wait until the end of the month. This isn't very convenient for testing.
fickle briar
@kindred needle that's unfortunately not something we support
wpg_test-expiredcard
We (Stripe) don't really handle expired cards any different way. You can still charge it, many banks still allow payments to go through, so you don't need to do anything specific to test this
kindred needle
But then the payment will fail, right?
fickle briar
no
kindred needle
How can an expired card be charged? I have had cards expire and I get emails from companies saying to update my card because they couldn't charge it
I've never heard of this
fickle briar
¯_(ツ)_/¯ not sure what to tell you.
It does work, many banks know "oh that merchant charged that card before it was updated, it's fine".
And also we have "automatic card updates" where we work with banks to automatically update those cards.
As a developer all you need to do is handle declines and if they happen get the customer back on session
kindred needle
We currently use the invoice API and subscription API, and we detect failed payments by invoice.payment_failed. Does that sound right?
fickle briar
yes!