Payment Method Object

A payment method is a card a shopper stored during a checkout created with setup_future_usage: "off_session". You charge it later with Charge a Payment Method. Gale never returns the card number.

The Payment Method Object

{
  "id": "pm_fc61f9c445dd477287c47052087dc91c",
  "type": "card",
  "brand": "visa",
  "last4": "1111",
  "exp_month": "03",
  "exp_year": "2030",
  "usage": "off_session",
  "status": "active",
  "checkout_id": "cs_abc123",
  "customer_email": "jane@example.com",
  "last_used_at": null,
  "created_at": "2026-11-10T21:04:11Z"
}

Attributes

Attribute	Type	Description
`id`	string	Payment method identifier (`pm_...`). Use it in the charge, read and remove calls
`type`	string	Always `card`
`brand`	string	Card brand, for example `visa` or `mc`
`last4`	string	Last four digits of the card
`exp_month`	string	Expiry month, two digits
`exp_year`	string	Expiry year, four digits
`usage`	enum	`off_session` when the shopper agreed to charges you start later
`status`	enum	`active` or `disabled`. A disabled payment method cannot be charged
`checkout_id`	string	The checkout session that stored the card
`customer_email`	string	Email of the customer on that checkout
`last_used_at`	timestamp	Time of the last successful charge, or `null`
`created_at`	timestamp	When the card was stored

Where it appears

GET /api/v2/checkout/{checkout_id} for a checkout that asked for storage
The payment_method.saved webhook
The order.completed webhook for the order that stored the card, and for every order charged to it
Every response from the payment method endpoints

Test and live

A payment method stored with a glm_test_ key exists only in test mode, and one stored with a glm_live_ key exists only in live mode. A key from the other mode gets 404.

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Payment Method Object

Payment Method Object

The Payment Method Object

Attributes

Where it appears

Test and live

​Payment Method Object

​The Payment Method Object

​Attributes

​Where it appears

​Test and live

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Payment Method Object

The Payment Method Object

Attributes

Where it appears

Test and live

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