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solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 5:05 AM

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That's the decline response from issuer bank. It's a normal thing

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If you want to reproduce, we have some testing card for decline

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 5:09 AM

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Yes i want to generate same error with code and message on my machine so provide me decline card.

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Because from stripe i have get the message for this error
payment_method_not_available

solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 5:11 AM

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Here you go: https://docs.stripe.com/testing#declined-payments

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.

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 5:18 AM

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For this error code payment_method_not_available
which specific card use?

solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 5:19 AM

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Can you share the real PI with that error? pi_xxx

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 5:21 AM

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Sorry i don't have PI because this error are facing customers and this error inform by stripe so i'm still try to generate this but it is not generated from my end.

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Stripe message

solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 5:25 AM

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Um sorry I think we may don't have the exact decline card to provide you that error code. Please treat it as any possible incoming error message for testing. It should behave the same to the generic decline card on the Doc above

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 5:28 AM

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No this is not same.
According to error docs this error are different so i want to produce this error because multiple customer are faced.
https://docs.stripe.com/error-codes#payment-method-not-available

Error codes

Review the list of error codes Stripe might return in an API response so you can handle responding to them in your integration.

solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 5:38 AM

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Yes the error code is specifically payment_method_not_available, I understand. But it would be the same shape as any error on the that table. How are you handling errors btw?

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 5:42 AM

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We are handling error like using try-catch block and this stripe element errors verify from our logic it is from stripe or not and also add this error logs in track js.

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I mean you are also unable to generate this same error?

solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 5:45 AM

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Sorry I have trouble understanding you. Are you saying that you are catching error from frontend?

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 5:47 AM

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Yes absolutely this error getting on fronted side in payment element when customer made payments.

solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 5:49 AM

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Ok so if you use the pm_card_visa_chargeDeclined card, what error message do you receive?

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 5:51 AM

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{
    "message": "Your card has been declined.",
    "__error": {},
    "code": "paymentFailed",
    "paymentFailed": {
        "declineCode": "generic_decline"
    }
}

solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 5:52 AM

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And how does this response look like exactly when you had payment_method_not_available ?

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 5:53 AM

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{ "message": "An error occurred while processing your payment. Try again in a little bit or try a different payment method.",
  "__error": {},
  "code": "paymentFailed",
  "paymentFailed": {
    "declineCode": "payment_method_not_available"
  }

solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 6:01 AM

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Alright, so the declineCode would be different from payment_method_not_available to generic_decline. How would you handle them differently then?

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Checking declineCode then branching?

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 6:04 AM

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I don't handle specific error. My simple concern is how to generate this same error on my checkout or stripe payment element because if this issue simple error then it is okay other wise this is from my side so i want to handle this error.

solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 6:08 AM

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if this issue simple error then it is okay other wise this is from my side so i want to handle this error.
Sorry don't follow this part. Unfortunately no it's not possible to generate this exact error, but you should handle it as any other "decline" error as generic_decline above

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 6:09 AM

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So how to handle this error and what can i do for this error because this error getting from stripe payment element.

solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 6:19 AM

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The error says the Payment Method is not available, so you want to ask the Customer to provide a different card

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 6:20 AM

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That means customer entered payment method invalid? Right

solar stump Feb 13, 2026, 6:25 AM

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Yep

rigid jewel Feb 13, 2026, 6:27 AM

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Is there any way can we reproduce this same error?

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