> ## Documentation Index
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# Create Setup Intent

> Create a checkout session for collecting payment methods for the organization



## OpenAPI

````yaml api-reference/openapi.json post /payment-method/setup-intent
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Satsuma API
  description: API specification for Satsuma AI commerce platform
  contact:
    name: Satsuma Support
    url: https://satsuma.ai
    email: support@satsuma.ai
  version: 1.0.0
servers:
  - url: https://api.satsuma.ai
    description: Production
security:
  - apiKeyAuth: []
paths:
  /payment-method/setup-intent:
    post:
      tags:
        - Payment Method
      summary: Create Setup Intent
      description: >-
        Create a checkout session for collecting payment methods for the
        organization
      operationId: createSetupIntent
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateSetupIntentRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Created
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ResponseCheckoutSessionResponse'
components:
  schemas:
    CreateSetupIntentRequest:
      required:
        - merchant_id
      properties:
        merchant_id:
          type: string
          description: Merchant identifier
      description: Request to create a setup intent checkout session
    ResponseCheckoutSessionResponse:
      properties:
        data:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/CheckoutSessionResponse'
        messages:
          uniqueItems: true
          type: array
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Message'
    CheckoutSessionResponse:
      properties:
        url:
          type: string
          description: Stripe checkout session URL
      description: Checkout session response data
    Message:
      properties:
        context:
          type: string
        level:
          type: string
          enum:
            - Information
            - Warning
            - Error
        text:
          type: string
        data:
          type: object
          additionalProperties: true
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyAuth:
      type: apiKey
      description: API Key authentication
      name: Authorization
      in: header

````