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Stripe 2026-09-30.endive: payment_method_types on Checkout Sessions returns 400 — use dynamic payment methods

stripe-api@2026-09-30.endivestripe@23#stripe#checkout#payment-methods#api-version
Fix
 stripe.checkout.sessions.create({
   mode: "payment",
-  payment_method_types: ["card"],
   line_items, success_url, cancel_url,
 })

With that line removed, payment methods come from Dashboard settings (dynamic payment methods). To restrict methods, use the new filter param. It silently drops incompatible types instead of erroring:

allowed_payment_method_types: ["card", "link"]
// or exclude: excluded_payment_method_types: ["klarna"]

payment_method_types is still returned on the response and shows the computed set.

Symptom

The common snippet stripe.checkout.sessions.create({ payment_method_types: ["card"], ... }) fails with HTTP 400 after upgrading to stripe v23 or setting API version 2026-09-30.endive.

Cause

The Endive release (2026-09-30) removed the payment_method_types parameter from Checkout Session create. Stripe's changelog: "Passing payment_method_types as a parameter when you create a Checkout Session now returns a 400 error." stripe-node 23.0.0 (2026-09-30) pins 2026-09-30.endive.

Verify

Create a session in test mode with the endive API version. It should succeed, and session.payment_method_types should list the methods that ended up enabled.

Sources

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