How to find a payment using customer email in Stripe?

Step 3: Find the Customer by Email

Before finding payments, you need to find the customer using their email address.

For Node.js:

async function findCustomerByEmail(email) {
  try {
    const customers = await stripe.customers.list({
      email: email,
      limit: 1
    });
    
    if (customers.data.length === 0) {
      console.log('No customer found with this email address');
      return null;
    }
    
    return customers.data[0];
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error finding customer:', error);
    return null;
  }
}

For Python:

def find_customer_by\_email(email):
    try:
        customers = stripe.Customer.list(email=email, limit=1)
        
        if not customers.data:
            print('No customer found with this email address')
            return None
            
        return customers.data[0]
    except Exception as e:
        print(f'Error finding customer: {str(e)}')
        return None

For PHP:

 $email,
            'limit' => 1
        ]);
        
        if (count($customers->data) === 0) {
            echo 'No customer found with this email address';
            return null;
        }
        
        return $customers->data[0];
    } catch (\Exception $e) {
        echo 'Error finding customer: ' . $e->getMessage();
        return null;
    }
}

Step 4: Retrieve Payments for the Customer

Once you have the customer object, you can retrieve all payments (charges) associated with that customer.

For Node.js:

async function getPaymentsForCustomer(customerId) {
  try {
    const charges = await stripe.charges.list({
      customer: customerId,
      limit: 100 // Adjust as needed
    });
    
    return charges.data;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Error retrieving payments:', error);
    return [];
  }
}

For Python:

def get_payments_for_customer(customer_id):
    try:
        charges = stripe.Charge.list(
            customer=customer\_id,
            limit=100  # Adjust as needed
        )
        
        return charges.data
    except Exception as e:
        print(f'Error retrieving payments: {str(e)}')
        return []

For PHP:

 $customerId,
            'limit' => 100 // Adjust as needed
        ]);
        
        return $charges->data;
    } catch (\Exception $e) {
        echo 'Error retrieving payments: ' . $e->getMessage();
        return [];
    }
}

Step 5: Find a Specific Payment (Optional)

If you want to find a specific payment with additional criteria (like amount or date), you can filter the results.

For Node.js:

function findSpecificPayment(payments, criteria = {}) {
  return payments.filter(payment => {
    let match = true;
    
    // Filter by amount (in cents)
    if (criteria.amount && payment.amount !== criteria.amount) {
      match = false;
    }
    
    // Filter by date range
    if (criteria.startDate && criteria.endDate) {
      const paymentDate = new Date(payment.created \* 1000);
      const startDate = new Date(criteria.startDate);
      const endDate = new Date(criteria.endDate);
      
      if (paymentDate < startDate || paymentDate > endDate) {
        match = false;
      }
    }
    
    // Filter by payment status
    if (criteria.status && payment.status !== criteria.status) {
      match = false;
    }
    
    return match;
  });
}

For Python:

def find_specific_payment(payments, criteria=None):
    if criteria is None:
        criteria = {}
        
    filtered\_payments = []
    
    for payment in payments:
        match = True
        
        # Filter by amount (in cents)
        if 'amount' in criteria and payment.amount != criteria['amount']:
            match = False
            
        # Filter by date range
        if 'start_date' in criteria and 'end_date' in criteria:
            payment\_date = datetime.fromtimestamp(payment.created)
            start_date = datetime.strptime(criteria['start_date'], '%Y-%m-%d')
            end_date = datetime.strptime(criteria['end_date'], '%Y-%m-%d')
            
            if payment_date < start_date or payment_date > end_date:
                match = False
                
        # Filter by payment status
        if 'status' in criteria and payment.status != criteria['status']:
            match = False
            
        if match:
            filtered\_payments.append(payment)
            
    return filtered\_payments

For PHP:

amount !== $criteria['amount']) {
            $match = false;
        }
        
        // Filter by date range
        if (isset($criteria['startDate']) && isset($criteria['endDate'])) {
            $paymentDate = new DateTime('@' . $payment->created);
            $startDate = new DateTime($criteria['startDate']);
            $endDate = new DateTime($criteria['endDate']);
            
            if ($paymentDate < $startDate || $paymentDate > $endDate) {
                $match = false;
            }
        }
        
        // Filter by payment status
        if (isset($criteria['status']) && $payment->status !== $criteria['status']) {
            $match = false;
        }
        
        if ($match) {
            $filteredPayments[] = $payment;
        }
    }
    
    return $filteredPayments;
}

Step 6: Put Everything Together

Now, let's combine all the functions to create a complete solution.

For Node.js:

async function findPaymentsByCustomerEmail(email, criteria = {}) {
  // Step 1: Find the customer by email
  const customer = await findCustomerByEmail(email);
  if (!customer) {
    return [];
  }
  
  // Step 2: Get all payments for the customer
  const payments = await getPaymentsForCustomer(customer.id);
  
  // Step 3 (Optional): Filter for specific payments
  if (Object.keys(criteria).length > 0) {
    return findSpecificPayment(payments, criteria);
  }
  
  return payments;
}

// Example usage
async function main() {
  const email = '[email protected]';
  
  // Find all payments for a customer
  const allPayments = await findPaymentsByCustomerEmail(email);
  console.log(`Found ${allPayments.length} payments for ${email}`);
  
  // Find payments with specific criteria
  const specificPayments = await findPaymentsByCustomerEmail(email, {
    amount: 2000, // $20.00
    status: 'succeeded',
    startDate: '2023-01-01',
    endDate: '2023-12-31'
  });
  
  console.log(`Found ${specificPayments.length} payments matching criteria`);
  
  // Display payment details
  specificPayments.forEach(payment => {
    console.log(\`
      Payment ID: ${payment.id}
      Amount: $${payment.amount / 100}
      Date: ${new Date(payment.created \* 1000).toLocaleString()}
      Status: ${payment.status}
      Description: ${payment.description || 'N/A'}
    \`);
  });
}

main().catch(console.error);

For Python:

from datetime import datetime

def find_payments_by_customer_email(email, criteria=None):
    # Step 1: Find the customer by email
    customer = find_customer_by\_email(email)
    if not customer:
        return []
    
    # Step 2: Get all payments for the customer
    payments = get_payments_for\_customer(customer.id)
    
    # Step 3 (Optional): Filter for specific payments
    if criteria:
        return find_specific_payment(payments, criteria)
    
    return payments

# Example usage
if **name** == "**main**":
    email = '[email protected]'
    
    # Find all payments for a customer
    all_payments = find_payments_by_customer\_email(email)
    print(f"Found {len(all\_payments)} payments for {email}")
    
    # Find payments with specific criteria
    specific_payments = find_payments_by_customer\_email(email, {
        'amount': 2000,  # $20.00
        'status': 'succeeded',
        'start\_date': '2023-01-01',
        'end\_date': '2023-12-31'
    })
    
    print(f"Found {len(specific\_payments)} payments matching criteria")
    
    # Display payment details
    for payment in specific\_payments:
        print(f"""
        Payment ID: {payment.id}
        Amount: ${payment.amount / 100}
        Date: {datetime.fromtimestamp(payment.created).strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')}
        Status: {payment.status}
        Description: {payment.description or 'N/A'}
        """)

For PHP:

id);
    
    // Step 3 (Optional): Filter for specific payments
    if (!empty($criteria)) {
        return findSpecificPayment($payments, $criteria);
    }
    
    return $payments;
}

// Example usage
$email = '[email protected]';

// Find all payments for a customer
$allPayments = findPaymentsByCustomerEmail($email);
echo "Found " . count($allPayments) . " payments for $email\n";

// Find payments with specific criteria
$specificPayments = findPaymentsByCustomerEmail($email, [
    'amount' => 2000, // $20.00
    'status' => 'succeeded',
    'startDate' => '2023-01-01',
    'endDate' => '2023-12-31'
]);

echo "Found " . count($specificPayments) . " payments matching criteria\n";

// Display payment details
foreach ($specificPayments as $payment) {
    echo "
    Payment ID: {$payment->id}
    Amount: ${$payment->amount / 100}
    Date: " . date('Y-m-d H:i:s', $payment->created) . "
    Status: {$payment->status}
    Description: " . ($payment->description ?: 'N/A') . "
    ";
}

Step 7: Using the Stripe Dashboard (Alternative Method)

If you prefer a non-code solution, you can also use the Stripe Dashboard:

1. Log in to your Stripe Dashboard at https://dashboard.stripe.com/
2. Navigate to "Customers" in the left sidebar
3. Use the search bar at the top to search for the customer's email
4. Click on the customer to view their details
5. Go to the "Payments" tab to see all charges associated with this customer

Step 8: Handling Pagination (For Large Customer Bases)

If you have many payments, you'll need to handle pagination to retrieve all results.

For Node.js:

async function getAllPaymentsForCustomer(customerId) {
  let allPayments = [];
  let hasMore = true;
  let startingAfter = null;
  
  while (hasMore) {
    const params = {
      customer: customerId,
      limit: 100
    };
    
    if (startingAfter) {
      params.starting\_after = startingAfter;
    }
    
    const charges = await stripe.charges.list(params);
    
    allPayments = [...allPayments, ...charges.data];
    hasMore = charges.has\_more;
    
    if (hasMore && charges.data.length > 0) {
      startingAfter = charges.data[charges.data.length - 1].id;
    }
  }
  
  return allPayments;
}

For Python:

def get_all_payments_for_customer(customer\_id):
    all\_payments = []
    has\_more = True
    starting\_after = None
    
    while has\_more:
        params = {
            'customer': customer\_id,
            'limit': 100
        }
        
        if starting\_after:
            params['starting_after'] = starting_after
            
        charges = stripe.Charge.list(\*\*params)
        
        all\_payments.extend(charges.data)
        has_more = charges.has_more
        
        if has\_more and charges.data:
            starting\_after = charges.data[-1].id
            
    return all\_payments

For PHP:

 $customerId,
            'limit' => 100
        ];
        
        if ($startingAfter) {
            $params['starting\_after'] = $startingAfter;
        }
        
        $charges = \Stripe\Charge::all($params);
        
        $allPayments = array\_merge($allPayments, $charges->data);
        $hasMore = $charges->has\_more;
        
        if ($hasMore && count($charges->data) > 0) {
            $startingAfter = end($charges->data)->id;
        }
    }
    
    return $allPayments;
}

Conclusion

You now know how to find payments in Stripe using a customer's email address. This approach works by first finding the customer associated with the email, then retrieving all payments for that customer, and optionally filtering to find specific payments.

Remember to use your test API keys during development and only switch to live keys in production. Also, consider implementing error handling and rate limiting to avoid hitting Stripe's API limits.