Node.js Stripe: Create a Customer

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Creates a new customer object.

Documentation: https://stripe.com/docs/api/curl#create_customer

CURL Command

curl -X POST https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers \
   -u STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: \
   -d description="Customer for isabella.williams@example.com" \
   -d source=tok_amex

Node.js Example

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
    var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_win32'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'x86') {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux32');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_linux64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
    var chilkat = require('chilkat_node6_macosx');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    var rest = new chilkat.Rest();
    var success;

    //  URL: https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers
    var bTls = true;
    var port = 443;
    var bAutoReconnect = true;
    success = rest.Connect("api.stripe.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log("ConnectFailReason: " + rest.ConnectFailReason);
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    rest.SetAuthBasic("STRIPE_SECRET_KEY","");

    rest.AddQueryParam("description","Customer for isabella.williams@example.com");
    rest.AddQueryParam("source","tok_amex");

    var strResponseBody = rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/v1/customers");
    if (rest.LastMethodSuccess !== true) {
        console.log(rest.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var jsonResponse = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    jsonResponse.Load(strResponseBody);

    var id;
    var object;
    var account_balance;
    var created;
    var currency;
    var default_source;
    var delinquent;
    var description;
    var discount;
    var email;
    var livemode;
    var shipping;
    var sourcesObject;
    var sourcesHas_more;
    var sourcesTotal_count;
    var sourcesUrl;
    var subscriptionsObject;
    var subscriptionsHas_more;
    var subscriptionsTotal_count;
    var subscriptionsUrl;
    var i;
    var count_i;

    id = jsonResponse.StringOf("id");
    object = jsonResponse.StringOf("object");
    account_balance = jsonResponse.IntOf("account_balance");
    created = jsonResponse.IntOf("created");
    currency = jsonResponse.StringOf("currency");
    default_source = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("default_source");
    delinquent = jsonResponse.BoolOf("delinquent");
    description = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("description");
    discount = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("discount");
    email = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("email");
    livemode = jsonResponse.BoolOf("livemode");
    shipping = jsonResponse.IsNullOf("shipping");
    sourcesObject = jsonResponse.StringOf("sources.object");
    sourcesHas_more = jsonResponse.BoolOf("sources.has_more");
    sourcesTotal_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("sources.total_count");
    sourcesUrl = jsonResponse.StringOf("sources.url");
    subscriptionsObject = jsonResponse.StringOf("subscriptions.object");
    subscriptionsHas_more = jsonResponse.BoolOf("subscriptions.has_more");
    subscriptionsTotal_count = jsonResponse.IntOf("subscriptions.total_count");
    subscriptionsUrl = jsonResponse.StringOf("subscriptions.url");
    i = 0;
    count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("sources.data");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("subscriptions.data");
    while (i < count_i) {
        jsonResponse.I = i;
        i = i+1;
    }


}

chilkatExample();

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "id": "cus_CBbgVLJqv487Oq",
  "object": "customer",
  "account_balance": 0,
  "created": 1516662781,
  "currency": "usd",
  "default_source": null,
  "delinquent": false,
  "description": null,
  "discount": null,
  "email": null,
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "shipping": null,
  "sources": {
    "object": "list",
    "data": [
    ],
    "has_more": false,
    "total_count": 0,
    "url": "/v1/customers/cus_CBbgVLJqv487Oq/sources"
  },
  "subscriptions": {
    "object": "list",
    "data": [
    ],
    "has_more": false,
    "total_count": 0,
    "url": "/v1/customers/cus_CBbgVLJqv487Oq/subscriptions"
  }
}