paymentMethods() return always empty object result

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Cashier Version: ^10.5
Laravel Version: ^6.0
PHP Version: 7.3.5
Database Driver & Version:

Description:

paymentMethods() retrieve always array with empty object.

public function userAllPaymentMethods(Request $request)
    {
        $user = User::find(5);
        $paymentMethod = $user->paymentMethods();
        return response($paymentMethod);
    }

Result : https://www.screencast.com/t/aqenaud77A

Also using Stripe PaymentMethod lib it's works.

public function userAllPaymentMethods(Request $request)
    {
        $user = User::find(5);
        \Stripe\Stripe::setApiKey('{{KEY}}');
        $paymentMethod = \Stripe\PaymentMethod::all([
            'customer' =>  $user->stripe_id,
            'type' => 'card',
        ]);
        
        return response($paymentMethod);
    }

Result : https://www.screencast.com/t/X14ane7WyqS

stackoverflow : Here Cashier Version: ^10.5 Laravel Version: ^6.0 PHP Version: 7.3.5 Database Driver & Version: Description: paymentMethods() retrieve always array with empty object.

public function userAllPaymentMethods(Request $request) { $user = User::find(5); $paymentMethod = $user->paymentMethods(); return response($paymentMethod); } Result : https://www.screencast.com/t/aqenaud77A

Also using Stripe PaymentMethod lib it’s works.

public function userAllPaymentMethods(Request $request) { $user = User::find(5); \Stripe\Stripe::setApiKey('{{KEY}}'); $paymentMethod = \Stripe\PaymentMethod::all([ 'customer' => $user->stripe_id, 'type' => 'card', ]);

    return response($paymentMethod);
}

Result : https://www.screencast.com/t/X14ane7WyqS

fylzero

6 years ago

Level 67

Try doing dd($paymentMethod);before the return, what does that output?

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hiren_albiorix

6 years ago

Level 1

Yes did this.

Return 3 lengths empty array.

PomoPunk

6 years ago

Level 3

@hiren_albiorix Did you ever find the solution for this? I'm having the same problem.

vincenzoraco

6 years ago

Level 23

Hi guys, I have the same problem and I found out why it is happening. Well, it is because the paymentMethods() method loop over each payment received from Stripe and it will return it as a class PaymentMethod which then gets converted to an empty object as all the properties are protected.

I don't understand WHY they decided for this behaviour ... It seems to be an 'issue' from a long time.

Unless Jeffrey has a different solution, first of all, for me is not to use this library .. but if you really want to use it, then you need to loop over again like so:

$payment_methods = [];

foreach ($user->paymentMethods() as $paymentMethod) {
    $payment_methods[] = $paymentMethod->asStripePaymentMethod();
}

return response()->json($payment_methods);

Good luck.

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