Payment Method .: Get

API Reference / v15

Get a User’s Payment Method

This endpoint allows you to get the user’s payment method. This is the payment method that will be used to bill the user. Though a user may add multiple payment methods, only one payment method will be prioritized (usually the most recently added payment method).

To request the user’s payment method, you must have a token with the manage_user_payment_methods permission.

Request Endpoint

GET /v15/payment_method

Authorization Required – User Token in Header

Authorization: token user="123897-99SCvr3kSe3TqqQid3DyPXfo2Kq98MyhF6CaNPqoDeMhJ18Uopq19uddcznu6R"

cURL Example

curl https://sandbox.thelevelup.com/v15/payment_method \
  -H Accept:application/json \
  -H Content-Type:application/json \
  -H 'Authorization:token user="123897-99SCvr3kSe3TqqQid3DyPXfo2Kq98MyhF6CaNPqoDeMhJ18Uopq19uddcznu6R"'

Response Parameters

Key Type Description
description String A human-readable description of the payment method.
metadata Dictionary A dictionary of type-specific information about this payment method (see below).
monthly_billing_day Integer or null The day of the month on which this payment method will be billed. Null if monthly billing is not enabled.
monthly_transaction_limit Integer (Money) or null The maximum amount of pending charges before this payment method will be billed. Null if monthly billing is not enabled.
type String The type of payment method. One of: apple_pay_card, carrier, credit_card or debit_card.

Apple Pay Card

If the payment method’s type is apple_pay_card, then metadata will contain the following:

Key Type Description
issuer String The card’s issuer, such as “Visa” or “MasterCard”.

Example:

{
  "payment_method": {
    "description": "Apple Pay",
    "metadata": {
      "issuer": "Visa"
    },
    "monthly_billing_day": 15,
    "monthly_transaction_limit_amount": 15000,
    "type": "apple_pay_card"
  }
}

Credit or Debit Card

If the payment method’s type is credit_card or debit_card, then metadata will contain the following:

Key Type Description
expiration_month Integer The month in which the card expires.
expiration_year Integer The year in which the card expires.
issuer String The card’s issuer, such as “Visa” or “MasterCard”.
last_4 String The last 4 digits of the card’s number.

Example:

{
  "payment_method": {
    "description": "Visa *1111",
    "metadata": {
      "expiration_month": 10,
      "expiration_year": 2020,
      "last_4": "1111",
      "issuer": "Visa"
    },
    "monthly_billing_day": 15,
    "monthly_transaction_limit_amount": 15000,
    "type": "credit_card"
  }
}