createVaultCardSetupToken mutation

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The createVaultCardSetupToken mutation creates a temporary setup_token associated to the given payment source.

Use this token to create a permanent token with the createVaultCardPaymentToken mutation. The permanent token represents a payment method that is saved to the customer's vault.

The setup token is generated with an empty card number in the payment_source object purposefully. The PayPal SDK, in conjunction with hosted fields or credit cards field components, securely update the setup token with payment details.

See Paypal SDK developer documentation for more information.

Syntax

mutation {
    createVaultCardSetupToken(
        input: CreateVaultCardSetupTokenInput!
    ) CreateVaultCardSetupTokenOutput
}

Reference

The createVaultCardSetupToken reference provides detailed information about the types and fields defined in this mutation.

Example usage

The following example runs the createVaultCardSetupToken mutation to create a setup token for the given payment details.

Request:

mutation {
      createVaultCardSetupToken(
          input: {
              setup_token: {
                payment_source: {
                    card: {
                        name: "John Doe",
                          billing_address: {
                            address_line_1: "123 Main Street",
                            address_line_2: "Apt 4B",
                            region: "California",
                            city: "San Jose",
                            postal_code: "90001",
                            country_code: "US"
                          }
                       }
                   }
            },
            three_ds_mode: SCA_ALWAYS
        }
      ) {
          setup_token
      }
}

Response:

{
    "data": {
        "createVaultCardSetupToken": {
            "setup_token": "11M29729J2618171X"
        }
    }
}

Input attributes

The CreateVaultCardSetupTokenInput object must contain the following attributes:

ThreeDSMode enum values

VaultSetupTokenInput attribute

The VaultSetupTokenInput object describes the variables needed to create a vault card setup token. Requires the following attribute:

PaymentSourceInput attribute

The PaymentSourceInput object describes the payment source information of the payment method.

CardPaymentSourceInput object

The CardPaymentSourceInput object describes the card payment source information.

BillingAddressPaymentSourceInput object

The BillingAddressPaymentSourceInput object includes the billing address information

Output attributes

The createVaultCardSetupTokenOutput object contains the following attribute: