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Create a PII token v1

POST /v1/tokens

Creates a single-use token that represents the details of personally identifiable information (PII). You can use this token in place of an id_number or id_number_secondary in Account or Person Update API methods. You can only use a PII token once.

Parameters

  • piiobjectRequired

    The PII this token represents.

Returns

Returns the created PII token if it’s successful. Otherwise, this call raises an error.

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:" \
  -d "pii[id_number]=000000000"
Response
{
  "id": "pii_18PwbX2eZvKYlo2CzRXgwN3J",
  "object": "token",
  "client_ip": "124.123.76.134",
  "created": 1466783547,
  "livemode": false,
  "redaction": null,
  "type": "pii",
  "used": false
}

Create an account token v1

POST /v1/tokens

Creates a single-use token that wraps a user’s legal entity information. Use this when creating or updating a Connect account. Learn more about account tokens.

In live mode, you can only create account tokens with your application’s publishable key. In a sandbox, you can create account tokens with your secret or publishable key.

Parameters

  • accountobjectRequired

    Information for the account this token represents.

Returns

Returns the created account token if it’s successful. Otherwise, this call raises an error.

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:" \
  -d "account[business_type]=individual" \
  -d "account[individual][first_name]=Jane" \
  -d "account[individual][last_name]=Doe" \
  -d "account[tos_shown_and_accepted]=true"
Response
{
  "id": "ct_1BZ6xr2eZvKYlo2CsSOhuTfi",
  "object": "token",
  "client_ip": "104.198.25.169",
  "created": 1513297331,
  "livemode": false,
  "redaction": null,
  "type": "account",
  "used": false
}

Retrieve a token v1

GET /v1/tokens/:id

Retrieves the token with the given ID.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns a token if you provide a valid ID. Raises an error otherwise.

curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/tokens/ \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:"
Response
{
  "id": "",
  "object": "token",
  "card": {
    "id": "",
    "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": "unchecked",
    "dynamic_last4": null,
    "exp_month": 5,
    "exp_year": 2026,
    "fingerprint": "mToisGZ01V71BCos",
    "funding": "credit",
    "last4": "4242",
    "metadata": {},
    "name": null,
    "tokenization_method": null,
    "wallet": null
  },
  "client_ip": "52.35.78.6",
  "created": 1683071568,
  "livemode": false,
  "type": "card",
  "used": false
}