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The ForwardingRequest object ​

Attributes ​

  • id (string) Unique identifier for the object.

  • object (string) String representing the object’s type. Objects of the same type share the same value.

  • created (timestamp) Time at which the object was created. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.

  • livemode (boolean) If the object exists in live mode, the value is true. If the object exists in test mode, the value is false.

  • metadata (object, nullable) 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.

  • payment_method (string) The PaymentMethod to insert into the forwarded request. Forwarding previously consumed PaymentMethods is allowed.

  • replacements (array of enums) The field kinds to be replaced in the forwarded request. Possible enum values:

    • card_cvc Replace the card cvc field

    • card_expiry Replace the card expiry fields like month and year

    • card_number Replace the card number field

    • cardholder_name Replace the cardholder name field

    • request_signature Calculate and replace the request signature field

  • request_context (object, nullable) Context about the request from Stripe’s servers to the destination endpoint.

    • request_context.destination_duration (integer) The time it took in milliseconds for the destination endpoint to respond.

    • request_context.destination_ip_address (string) The IP address of the destination.

  • request_details (object, nullable) The request that was sent to the destination endpoint. We redact any sensitive fields.

    • request_details.body (string) The body payload to send to the destination endpoint.

    • request_details.headers (array of objects) The headers to include in the forwarded request. Can be omitted if no additional headers (excluding Stripe-generated ones such as the Content-Type header) should be included.

      • request_details.headers.name (string) The header name.

      • request_details.headers.value (string) The header value.

    • request_details.http_method (enum) The HTTP method used to call the destination endpoint. Possible enum values:

      • POST The HTTP POST method
  • response_details (object, nullable) The response that the destination endpoint returned to us. We redact any sensitive fields.

    • response_details.body (string) The response body from the destination endpoint to Stripe.

    • response_details.headers (array of objects) HTTP headers that the destination endpoint returned.

      • response_details.headers.name (string) The header name.

      • response_details.headers.value (string) The header value.

    • response_details.status (integer) The HTTP status code that the destination endpoint returned.

  • url (string, nullable) The destination URL for the forwarded request. Must be supported by the config.

The ForwardingRequest object ​

json
{
  "id": "fwdreq_123",
  "object": "forwarding.request",
  "created": 1234567890,
  "livemode": false,
  "payment_method": "pm_456",
  "request_details": {
    "body": "{\"amount\":{\"value\":1000,\"currency\":\"usd\"},\"paymentMethod\":{\"number\":\"424242******4242\",\"expiryMonth\":\"03\",\"expiryYear\":\"2030\",\"cvc\":\"***\",\"holderName\":\"First Last\"},\"reference\":\"{{REFERENCE_ID}}\"}",
    "headers": [
      {
        "name": "Destination-API-Key",
        "value": "{{DESTINATION_API_KEY}}"
      },
      {
        "name": "Destination-Idempotency-Key",
        "value": "{{DESTINATION_IDEMPOTENCY_KEY}}"
      },
      {
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json"
      }
    ],
    "http_method": "POST"
  },
  "request_context": {
    "destination_ip_address": "35.190.113.80",
    "destination_duration": 234
  },
  "response_details": {
    "body": "{\"transactionId\":\"example1234\"}",
    "headers": [
      {
        "name": "Content-Type",
        "value": "application/json;charset=UTF-8"
      }
    ],
    "status": 200
  },
  "url": "https://endpoint-url/v1/payments",
  "replacements": [
    "card_number",
    "card_expiry",
    "card_cvc",
    "cardholder_name"
  ]
}

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