POST /payment_sources/create_using_permanent_token
This API provides an alternative way to create a payment source using a permanent token, instead of having to add the full payment method details via API or the Chargebee UI. Permanent tokens are provided by payment gateways such as Stripe.
Storing card after successful 3DS completion is not supported in this API. Use create using Payment Intent API under Payment source to store the card after successful 3DS flow completion.
Servers
- {protocol}://{site}.{environment}:{port}/api/v2
- {protocol}://{site}-test.{environment}:{port}/api/v2
Request headers
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
chargebee-request-origin-device |
String | No |
The device from which the customer has made the request |
Content-Type |
String | Yes |
The media type of the request body.
Default value: "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" |
chargebee-event-webhook |
String | No |
skip only webhooks Valid values:
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chargebee-business-entity-id |
String | No |
If the site has multiple business entities, you can use this custom HTTP header to specify the business entity for which Chargebee should perform the operation. |
chargebee-event-actions |
String | No |
skip all actions to be done on the events Valid values:
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chargebee-request-origin-user |
String | No |
The email address of your customer/user. Use this when the email address has only ASCII characters. |
chargebee-request-origin-ip |
String | No |
The IP address of the customer where the request originated |
chargebee-request-origin-user-encoded |
String | No |
The Base64-encoded email address of your customer/user. Use this if the email address has UTF-8 characters. When this header is provided, the header chargebee-request-origin-user is ignored. |
chargebee-event-email |
String | No |
skip only emails Valid values:
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Request body fields
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
payment_method_token |
String | No |
An identifier provided by the gateway or card vault for the specific payment method resource. Note:
|
customer_profile_token |
String | No |
A unique identifier associated with a customer`s profile within a payment gateway. Note:
|
card |
Object | No |
Parameters of tokenized card details |
card.iin |
String | No |
The Issuer Identification Number, i.e. the first six digits of the card number |
card.funding_type |
String | No |
Card Funding type * not_known - An unknown card. * prepaid - A prepaid card. * debit - A debit card. * credit - A credit card. * not_applicable - Used for ACH. Not applicable for cards Valid values:
|
card.brand |
String | No |
Card brand * jcb - A JCB card. * cabal - A Cabal card. * hipercard - An Hipercard. * other - Card belonging to types other than those listed above. * cartes_bancaires - A Cartes Bancaires card. * american_express - An American Express card. * visa - A Visa card. * cencosud - A Cencosud card. * bancontact - A Bancontact card. * cmr_falabella - A CMR Falabella card. * not_applicable - Used for offline entries in transactions. Not applicable for cards * rupay - A Rupay card. * maestro - A Maestro card. * carnet - A Carnet card. * nativa - A Nativa card. * discover - A Discover card. * argencard - An Argencard. * dankort - A Dankort card. * tarjeta_naranja - A Tarjeta Naranja card. * elo - A Elo card. * diners_club - A Diner's Club card. * mastercard - A MasterCard. Valid values:
|
card.expiry_year |
Integer | No |
Card expiry year. |
card.last4 |
String | No |
Last four digits of the card number |
card.expiry_month |
Integer | No |
Card expiry month. |
additional_information |
Object | No |
|
replace_primary_payment_source |
Boolean | No |
Indicates whether the primary payment source should be replaced with this payment source. In case of Create Subscription for Customer endpoint, the default value is True. Otherwise, the default value is False. Default value: false |
reference_id |
String | No |
The reference id. In the case of Amazon and PayPal, this will be the billing agreement ID. For GoCardless direct debit this will be Note:
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customer_id |
String | Yes |
Identifier of the customer with whom this payment source is associated. |
gateway_account_id |
String | No |
The gateway account to which the payment source is associated. |
type |
String | Yes |
The type of payment method. For more details refer Update payment method for a customer API under Customer resource. * direct_debit - Represents bank account for which the direct debit or ACH agreement/mandate is created. * unionpay - Payments made via UnionPay. * faster_payments - Payments made via Faster Payments * google_pay - Payments made via Google Pay. * sepa_instant_transfer - Payments made via Sepa Instant Transfer * dotpay - Payments made via Dotpay. * pay_to - Payments made via PayTo * generic - Payments made via Generic Payment Method. * giropay - Payments made via giropay. * klarna_pay_now - Payments made via Klarna Pay Now * automated_bank_transfer - Represents virtual bank account using which the payment will be done. * paypal_express_checkout - Payments made via PayPal Express Checkout. * alipay - Payments made via Alipay. Valid values:
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issuing_country |
String | No |
2-letter (alpha2) ISO country code. Indicates your customer's payment method country of issuance. Applicable for PayPal via Braintree. |
mandate_id |
String | No |
An identifier of mandates which is an authorization given by the payer (usually a customer or account holder) to allow a third party such as a merchant or service provider to initiate payments from their account. Note:
|
skip_retrieval |
Boolean | No |
By default, the value is Enter the value as Note: Currently, the Default value: false |
network_transaction_id |
String | No |
An identifier of the payment or authorization transaction at the gateway initiated using this payment method. Note:
|
billing_address |
Object | No |
Parameters for billing_address |
billing_address.line2 |
String | No |
Address line 2 |
billing_address.line1 |
String | No |
Address line 1 |
billing_address.email |
String | No |
The email address. |
billing_address.last_name |
String | No |
The last name of the billing contact. |
billing_address.line3 |
String | No |
Address line 3 |
billing_address.state_code |
String | No |
The ISO 3166-2 state/province code without the country prefix. Currently supported for USA, Canada and India. For instance, for Arizona (USA), set |
billing_address.zip |
String | No |
Zip or postal code. The number of characters is validated according to the rules specified here. |
billing_address.first_name |
String | No |
The first name of the billing contact. |
billing_address.state |
String | No |
The state/province name. Is set by Chargebee automatically for US, Canada and India If |
billing_address.country |
String | No |
The billing address country of the customer. Must be one of ISO 3166 alpha-2 country code. Brexit
If you have enabled EU VAT in 2021 or later, or have manually enable the Brexit configuration, then |
billing_address.city |
String | No |
The name of the city. |
How to start integrating
- Add HTTP Task to your workflow definition.
- Search for the API you want to integrate with and click on the name.
- This loads the API reference documentation and prepares the Http request settings.
- Click Test request to test run your request to the API and see the API's response.