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Create a top-up

POST /v1/topups

Top up the balance of an account

Parameters

  • amountintegerRequired

    A positive integer representing how much to transfer.

  • currencystringRequired

    Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Must be a supported currency.

  • descriptionstring

    An arbitrary string attached to the object. Often useful for displaying to users.

  • metadatamap

    Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.

More parameters

  • payment_methodstringPreview feature

  • payment_method_optionsobjectPreview feature

  • sourcestring

  • statement_descriptorstring

  • transfer_groupstring

Returns

Returns the top-up object.

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/topups \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:" \
  -d amount=2000 \
  -d currency=usd \
  -d "description=Top-up for Jenny Rosen" \
  -d statement_descriptor=Top-up
Response
{
  "id": "",
  "object": "topup",
  "amount": 2000,
  "balance_transaction": null,
  "created": 123456789,
  "currency": "usd",
  "description": "Top-up for Jenny Rosen",
  "expected_availability_date": 123456789,
  "failure_code": null,
  "failure_message": null,
  "livemode": false,
  "source": null,
  "statement_descriptor": "Top-up",
  "status": "pending",
  "transfer_group": null
}

Update a top-up

POST /v1/topups/:id

Updates the metadata of a top-up. Other top-up details are not editable by design.

Parameters

  • descriptionstring

    An arbitrary string attached to the object. Often useful for displaying to users.

  • metadatamap

    Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.

Returns

The newly updated top-up object if the call succeeded. Otherwise, this call raises an error.

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/topups/ \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:" \
  -d "metadata[order_id]=6735"
Response
{
  "id": "",
  "object": "topup",
  "amount": 2000,
  "balance_transaction": null,
  "created": 123456789,
  "currency": "usd",
  "description": "Top-up for Jenny Rosen",
  "expected_availability_date": 123456789,
  "failure_code": null,
  "failure_message": null,
  "livemode": false,
  "source": null,
  "statement_descriptor": "Top-up",
  "status": "pending",
  "transfer_group": null,
  "metadata": {
    "order_id": "6735"
  }
}

Retrieve a top-up

GET /v1/topups/:id

Retrieves the details of a top-up that has previously been created. Supply the unique top-up ID that was returned from your previous request, and Stripe will return the corresponding top-up information.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns a top-up if a valid identifier was provided, and raises an error otherwise.

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/topups/ \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:"
Response
{
  "id": "",
  "object": "topup",
  "amount": 2000,
  "balance_transaction": null,
  "created": 123456789,
  "currency": "usd",
  "description": "Top-up for Jenny Rosen",
  "expected_availability_date": 123456789,
  "failure_code": null,
  "failure_message": null,
  "livemode": false,
  "source": null,
  "statement_descriptor": "Top-up",
  "status": "pending",
  "transfer_group": null
}