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title: Create Setup Intent
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# Create Setup Intent

accounts.client\_secret.create(ClientSecretCreateParams\*\*kwargs)  \-> [ClientSecretCreateResponse](https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/accounts#%28resource%29%20accounts.client%5Fsecret%20%3E%20%28model%29%20client%5Fsecret%5Fcreate%5Fresponse%20%3E%20%28schema%29)

POST/accounts/{account\_id}/client-secret

Creates a Stripe setup intent for adding a payment method to an account. Returns a client secret for frontend payment method collection.

##### Security

API Token

The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. [Create a token](https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/).

**Example:**`Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY`

API Email + API Key

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Email: user@example.com`

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**`X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse 

account\_id: str

Identifier

maxLength32

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse 

class ClientSecretCreateResponse: …

client\_secret: Optional\[str\]

The Stripe client secret for frontend payment confirmation.

### Create Setup Intent

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```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
client_secret = client.accounts.client_secret.create(
    account_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
)
print(client_secret.client_secret)
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "client_secret": "client_secret"
  },
  "success": true
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "client_secret": "client_secret"
  },
  "success": true
}
```