Python Stripe: Update a Customer

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Updates the specified customer by setting the values of the parameters passed. Any parameters not provided will be left unchanged.

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

CURL Command

curl -X POST https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers/cus_CBbgVLJqv487Oq \
   -u STRIPE_SECRET_KEY: \
   -d description="Customer for isabella.williams@example.com"

Python Example

import sys
import chilkat

rest = chilkat.CkRest()

#  URL: https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers/cus_CBbgVLJqv487Oq
bTls = True
port = 443
bAutoReconnect = True
success = rest.Connect("api.stripe.com",port,bTls,bAutoReconnect)
if (success != True):
    print("ConnectFailReason: " + str(rest.get_ConnectFailReason()))
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

rest.SetAuthBasic("STRIPE_SECRET_KEY","")

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

strResponseBody = rest.fullRequestFormUrlEncoded("POST","/v1/customers/cus_CBbgVLJqv487Oq")
if (rest.get_LastMethodSuccess() != True):
    print(rest.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

jsonResponse = chilkat.CkJsonObject()
jsonResponse.Load(strResponseBody)

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.stringOf("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.put_I(i)
    i = i + 1

i = 0
count_i = jsonResponse.SizeOfArray("subscriptions.data")
while i < count_i :
    jsonResponse.put_I(i)
    i = i + 1

Sample JSON Response Body

{
  "id": "cus_CBbgVLJqv487Oq",
  "object": "customer",
  "account_balance": 0,
  "created": 1516662781,
  "currency": "usd",
  "default_source": null,
  "delinquent": false,
  "description": "Customer for isabella.williams@example.com",
  "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"
  }
}