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surreal troutBOT Feb 3, 2025, 7:25 AM

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deep pewter Feb 3, 2025, 7:27 AM

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I don't understand what you mean by "paying directly on the invoice page without saving any payment intent?". Can you explain?

random flicker Feb 3, 2025, 7:27 AM

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For example, when I handle the checkout process, I can call endpoints to pay directly with a payment method

async payCheckoutSession(id: string) {
      const session = await this.stripe.checkout.sessions.retrieve(id);
      
      // Not sure what this is used for, but I have seen the GET in another fixture.
      //https://github.com/stripe/stripe-cli/issues/516
      // Possibly something to trigger an internal process.
      void await supertest("https://api.stripe.com")
         .get("/v1/payment_pages/" + session.id)
         .auth(Config.stripe_secret, "")
         .expect(200);
      
      const paymentMethod = await this.getPaymentMethod();
      
      // Make the payment.
      await supertest("https://api.stripe.com")
         .post("/v1/payment_pages/" + session.id + "/confirm")
         .auth(Config.stripe_secret, "")
         .type("form")
         .send({
            payment_method: paymentMethod.id,
         })
         .expect(200);
   }

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and that payment method isn't saved

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i'm not sure if "intent" is the right word, but the invoice pay endpiont requires a payment method saved with the customer, which makes sense. but is there a way to simulate them paying through the web ui while not saving their payment method?

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like if they went here directly (test mode): https://invoice.stripe.com/i/acct_1Gb9HMEzdi6yG8Gs/test_YWNjdF8xR2I5SE1FemRpNnlHOEdzLF9SaGZoSVFNOE5pMmtMS0lFVHJDQ28wcnJpcXdDRXl5LDEyOTEwNzcxNQ0200gN4GQ4CQ?s=db - they wouldn't need a payment method saved, would they?

deep pewter Feb 3, 2025, 7:34 AM

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I still struggle to understand what you want to achieve

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https://docs.stripe.com/testing?testing-method=payment-methods#cards are you looking for some test payment method IDs?

Test card numbers

Use test cards to validate your Stripe integration without moving real money. Test a variety of international scenarios, including successful and declined payments, card errors, disputes, and bank authentication. You can also test non-card payment methods and redirects.

random flicker Feb 3, 2025, 7:38 AM

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let me reword--

The goal here is a test case:

Create customer
Send invoice
Pay invoice <-- I'm on this step

The Stripe API can pay the invoice if a paymentMethod is registered with the customer. I can do that, but I'm wondering if there is a way to simulate using the payment portal (i.e. the invoice.stripe.com link). That is, they visit the portal and pay directly, without saving a payment method on their account.

deep pewter Feb 3, 2025, 7:39 AM

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Is it about automation test?

random flicker Feb 3, 2025, 7:40 AM

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yeah, end to end testing

deep pewter Feb 3, 2025, 7:40 AM

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Front-end interfaces, such as Stripe Checkout or the Payment Element, have security measures in place that prevent automated testing
https://docs.stripe.com/automated-testing#client-side-testing

random flicker Feb 3, 2025, 7:44 AM

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Thanks, so it doesn't seem possible directly

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