Checkout Session create returns 400 for payment_method_types on API version 2026-09-30.endive

Symptom

400 invalid_request_error naming the payment_method_types parameter on checkout.sessions.createCode that worked on 2026-08-26.dahlia breaks right after upgrading to stripe-node 23 or another SDK pinned to endiveTypeScript: payment_method_types does not exist in type Checkout.SessionCreateParams

Cause

The endive major release removed payment_method_types as a request parameter on Checkout Sessions, and on Payment Intents and Setup Intents too. SDK majors that pin endive, such as stripe-node 23, also drop it from their param types.

Fix

Remove payment_method_types. Either let dynamic payment methods from the Dashboard decide, or pass allowed_payment_method_types, which quietly filters out methods that do not fit the currency or amount instead of failing.

ApplyCopy

const session = await stripe.checkout.sessions.create({ mode: 'payment', line_items: [{ price: priceId, quantity: 1 }], allowed_payment_method_types: ['card'], // replaces payment_method_types success_url: 'https://example.com/success', });

Affected

Stripe API 2026-09-30.endive and later; stripe-node 23.0.0 and other SDK majors pinned to endive, released 2026-09-30

Sources

• https://docs.stripe.com/changelog/endive/2026-09-30/remove-payment-method-types-checkout-sessions.md
• https://docs.stripe.com/changelog
• https://github.com/stripe/stripe-node/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md

Last verified 2026-10-15 · Confirmed by 0 builders