How to enable test mode in Stripe

1// test-payment.js
2// Quick script to verify your test mode setup
3
4const Stripe = require('stripe');
5
6// Use your TEST secret key — starts with sk_test_
7const stripe = Stripe(process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY);
8
9async function testPayment() {
10  try {
11    // Create a test PaymentIntent
12    const intent = await stripe.paymentIntents.create({
13      amount: 2000,        // $20.00 in cents
14      currency: 'usd',
15      payment_method: 'pm_card_visa',  // built-in test payment method
16      confirm: true,
17      automatic_payment_methods: {
18        enabled: true,
19        allow_redirects: 'never'
20      }
21    });
22
23    console.log('Payment succeeded!');
24    console.log('PaymentIntent ID:', intent.id);
25    console.log('Status:', intent.status);
26    console.log('Amount:', intent.amount / 100, intent.currency.toUpperCase());
27
28    // Verify it appears in test mode
29    const retrieved = await stripe.paymentIntents.retrieve(intent.id);
30    console.log('Retrieved status:', retrieved.status);
31
32    return intent;
33  } catch (err) {
34    console.error('Test failed:', err.message);
35    if (err.type === 'StripeAuthenticationError') {
36      console.error('Check that STRIPE_SECRET_KEY starts with sk_test_');
37    }
38  }
39}
40
41testPayment();