PowerShell Stripe: Create a Card Token

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Creates a single use token that wraps the details of a credit card. This token can be used in place of a credit card dictionary with any API method.

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

CURL Command

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens \
   -u STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: \
   -d card[number]=4242424242424242 \
   -d card[exp_month]=12 \
   -d card[exp_year]=2019 \
   -d card[cvc]=123
   -X POST

PowerShell Example

[Reflection.Assembly]::LoadFile("C:\myAssemblies\ChilkatDotNet2.dll")

$rest = New-Object Chilkat.Rest

#  URL: https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens
$bTls = $true
$port = 443
$bAutoReconnect = $true
$success = $rest.Connect("api.stripe.com",$port,$bTls,$bAutoReconnect)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $("ConnectFailReason: " + $rest.ConnectFailReason)
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

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

$rest.AddQueryParam("card[number]","4242424242424242")
$rest.AddQueryParam("card[exp_month]","12")
$rest.AddQueryParam("card[exp_year]","2019")
$rest.AddQueryParam("card[cvc]","123")

$strResponseBody = $rest.FullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/v1/tokens")
if ($rest.LastMethodSuccess -ne $true) {
    $($rest.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$jsonResponse = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$jsonResponse.Load($strResponseBody)

$id = $jsonResponse.StringOf("id")
$object = $jsonResponse.StringOf("object")
$cardId = $jsonResponse.StringOf("card.id")
$cardObject = $jsonResponse.StringOf("card.object")
$cardAddress_city = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.address_city")
$cardAddress_country = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.address_country")
$cardAddress_line1 = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.address_line1")
$cardAddress_line1_check = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.address_line1_check")
$cardAddress_line2 = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.address_line2")
$cardAddress_state = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.address_state")
$cardAddress_zip = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.address_zip")
$cardAddress_zip_check = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.address_zip_check")
$cardBrand = $jsonResponse.StringOf("card.brand")
$cardCountry = $jsonResponse.StringOf("card.country")
$cardCvc_check = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.cvc_check")
$cardDynamic_last4 = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.dynamic_last4")
$cardExp_month = $jsonResponse.IntOf("card.exp_month")
$cardExp_year = $jsonResponse.IntOf("card.exp_year")
$cardFingerprint = $jsonResponse.StringOf("card.fingerprint")
$cardFunding = $jsonResponse.StringOf("card.funding")
$cardLast4 = $jsonResponse.StringOf("card.last4")
$cardName = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.name")
$cardTokenization_method = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("card.tokenization_method")
$client_ip = $jsonResponse.IsNullOf("client_ip")
$created = $jsonResponse.IntOf("created")
$livemode = $jsonResponse.BoolOf("livemode")
$type = $jsonResponse.StringOf("type")
$used = $jsonResponse.BoolOf("used")

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "id": "tok_1BnETKGswQrCoh0XIvDUT3mu",
  "object": "token",
  "card": {
    "id": "card_1BnETKGswQrCoh0XGXCaLCT2",
    "object": "card",
    "address_city": null,
    "address_country": null,
    "address_line1": null,
    "address_line1_check": null,
    "address_line2": null,
    "address_state": null,
    "address_zip": null,
    "address_zip_check": null,
    "brand": "Visa",
    "country": "US",
    "cvc_check": null,
    "dynamic_last4": null,
    "exp_month": 8,
    "exp_year": 2019,
    "fingerprint": "F9mANtIt1TaukpRJ",
    "funding": "credit",
    "last4": "4242",
    "metadata": {},
    "name": null,
    "tokenization_method": null
  },
  "client_ip": null,
  "created": 1516662782,
  "livemode": false,
  "type": "card",
  "used": false
}