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POST
/
sources
Create source (publishable)
curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.piriod.com/sources/ \
  --header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '
{
  "gateway": "<string>",
  "customer": "<string>",
  "usage": "single",
  "amount": 123,
  "description": "<string>",
  "return_url": "<string>",
  "client": {},
  "metadata": {}
}
'
{
  "gateway": "<string>",
  "id": 123,
  "customer": "<string>",
  "usage": "single",
  "amount": 123,
  "description": "<string>",
  "return_url": "<string>",
  "gateway_data": {},
  "client": {},
  "metadata": {},
  "card": {
    "brand": "<string>",
    "last4": "<string>",
    "exp_month": 123,
    "exp_year": 123
  },
  "test_mode": true,
  "created": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z",
  "updated": "2023-11-07T05:31:56Z"
}

Authorizations

​
Authorization
string
header
required

Use header Authorization: Token <api_token>. API tokens are obtained from the Piriod dashboard.

Body

application/json

A payment source: either a single-use intent (e.g. one-off bank transfer) or a reusable tokenization (e.g. saved card).

​
gateway
string
required

Gateway ID (e.g. transbank, stripe, ach_transfer).

​
customer
string | null

Customer ID. Required for reusable sources.

​
usage
enum<string>
default:single
Available options:
single,
reusable
​
amount
number | null
​
description
string | null
Maximum string length: 256
​
return_url
string<uri> | null

URL the payer is sent to after a redirect-flow tokenization.

​
client
object

Client metadata captured at creation time (IP, user agent, etc.).

​
metadata
object

Response

Source created.

A payment source: either a single-use intent (e.g. one-off bank transfer) or a reusable tokenization (e.g. saved card).

​
gateway
string
required

Gateway ID (e.g. transbank, stripe, ach_transfer).

​
id
integer
read-only
​
customer
string | null

Customer ID. Required for reusable sources.

​
usage
enum<string>
default:single
Available options:
single,
reusable
​
status
enum<string>
read-only
Available options:
failed,
pending,
requires_authorization,
waiting_authorization,
consumed,
chargeable,
finalized
​
amount
number | null
​
description
string | null
Maximum string length: 256
​
return_url
string<uri> | null

URL the payer is sent to after a redirect-flow tokenization.

​
gateway_data
object
read-only

Gateway-specific payload (e.g. redirect form fields, token).

​
client
object

Client metadata captured at creation time (IP, user agent, etc.).

​
metadata
object
​
card
object

Card details when the source represents a tokenized card.

​
test_mode
boolean
read-only
​
created
string<date-time>
read-only
​
updated
string<date-time>
read-only