Create Setup Intent
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"setup_intent": {
"partner_id": "facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"checkout_session": "fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA"
}
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents"
payload = { "setup_intent": {
"partner_id": "facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"checkout_session": "fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA"
} }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
setup_intent: {
partner_id: 'facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA',
checkout_session: 'fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA'
}
})
};
fetch('https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'setup_intent' => [
'partner_id' => 'facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA',
'checkout_session' => 'fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"setup_intent\": {\n \"partner_id\": \"facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\",\n \"checkout_session\": \"fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\"\n }\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"setup_intent\": {\n \"partner_id\": \"facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\",\n \"checkout_session\": \"fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\"\n }\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"setup_intent\": {\n \"partner_id\": \"facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\",\n \"checkout_session\": \"fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\"\n }\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"setup_intent": {
"setup_intent_id": "fseti_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"description": "Premium SPF 50 mineral sunscreen",
"payment_method": "fpm_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"partner_id": "facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"metadata": {
"order_id": "8842",
"channel": "shopify"
},
"created_at": "2026-06-15T14:30:00Z",
"test_mode": false,
"status": "requires_payment_method",
"usage": "off_session",
"subscription_id": "fsub_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA"
}
}{
"code": "string",
"detail": "string"
}{
"code": "string",
"detail": "string"
}{
"code": "string",
"detail": "string"
}{
"code": "string",
"detail": "string"
}{
"detail": [
{
"loc": [
"string"
],
"msg": "string",
"type": "string"
}
]
}{
"code": "string",
"detail": "string"
}Create Setup Intent
Creates a SetupIntent to collect a customer’s payment method details for future off-session use.
A new SetupIntent is created on each call and starts in the requires_payment_method status; it
is not an upsert. The response includes a client_secret that you use to confirm the SetupIntent
and attach a payment method from your frontend.
POST
/
v1
/
setup_intents
Create Setup Intent
curl --request POST \
--url https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data '
{
"setup_intent": {
"partner_id": "facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"checkout_session": "fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA"
}
}
'import requests
url = "https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents"
payload = { "setup_intent": {
"partner_id": "facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"checkout_session": "fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA"
} }
headers = {
"Authorization": "Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.post(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text)const options = {
method: 'POST',
headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
setup_intent: {
partner_id: 'facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA',
checkout_session: 'fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA'
}
})
};
fetch('https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "POST",
CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
'setup_intent' => [
'partner_id' => 'facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA',
'checkout_session' => 'fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA'
]
]),
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"Authorization: Bearer <token>",
"Content-Type: application/json"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}package main
import (
"fmt"
"strings"
"net/http"
"io"
)
func main() {
url := "https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents"
payload := strings.NewReader("{\n \"setup_intent\": {\n \"partner_id\": \"facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\",\n \"checkout_session\": \"fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\"\n }\n}")
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", url, payload)
req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
req.Header.Add("Content-Type", "application/json")
res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
defer res.Body.Close()
body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
fmt.Println(string(body))
}HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.post("https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents")
.header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.body("{\n \"setup_intent\": {\n \"partner_id\": \"facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\",\n \"checkout_session\": \"fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\"\n }\n}")
.asString();require 'uri'
require 'net/http'
url = URI("https://api.withflex.com/v1/setup_intents")
http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true
request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'
request["Content-Type"] = 'application/json'
request.body = "{\n \"setup_intent\": {\n \"partner_id\": \"facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\",\n \"checkout_session\": \"fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA\"\n }\n}"
response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body{
"setup_intent": {
"setup_intent_id": "fseti_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"description": "Premium SPF 50 mineral sunscreen",
"payment_method": "fpm_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"partner_id": "facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"metadata": {
"order_id": "8842",
"channel": "shopify"
},
"created_at": "2026-06-15T14:30:00Z",
"test_mode": false,
"status": "requires_payment_method",
"usage": "off_session",
"subscription_id": "fsub_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA"
}
}{
"code": "string",
"detail": "string"
}{
"code": "string",
"detail": "string"
}{
"code": "string",
"detail": "string"
}{
"code": "string",
"detail": "string"
}{
"detail": [
{
"loc": [
"string"
],
"msg": "string",
"type": "string"
}
]
}{
"code": "string",
"detail": "string"
}Authorizations
Use a Bearer token to access this API.
Body
application/json
An envelope wrapping a single setup intent object.
An envelope wrapping a single setup intent object.
The SetupIntent.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Example:
{
"partner_id": "facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"checkout_session": "fcs_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA"
}
Response
Success
An envelope wrapping a single setup intent object.
The SetupIntent.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Example:
{
"setup_intent_id": "fseti_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"customer": "fcus_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"description": "Premium SPF 50 mineral sunscreen",
"payment_method": "fpm_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"partner_id": "facct_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA",
"metadata": { "order_id": "8842", "channel": "shopify" },
"created_at": "2026-06-15T14:30:00Z",
"test_mode": false,
"status": "requires_payment_method",
"usage": "off_session",
"subscription_id": "fsub_01J9XR8M3K7VZ8N2YB4WJ6T0RA"
}
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