Matches Stripe key mode to payment intent mode. Use for No such payment_intent on confirm. Not for genuinely missing intents.
TL;DR
Stripe says no such payment_intent because the code used a test-mode ID against live keys (or vice versa). Match the key mode to the ID's mode: test IDs only work with test keys.
Error
No such payment_intent: pi_123
Steps
Check which key the code is using (pktest/live, sktest/live) Expected: you know the mode.
Check where the payment intent ID came from Expected: you know its mode.
Use test keys with test IDs and live keys with live IDs Expected: the lookup succeeds.
Separate test and live config so they cannot mix Expected: it cannot regress.
When to use
No such payment_intent on confirm
Test/live keys are mixed
When not to use
The intent genuinely does not exist (then check creation succeeded)
Wrong Stripe account entirely (then check the account)
Tool compatibility
Stripe test vs live mode
Payment integrations
Variant phrasings
no such payment_intent
Test/live mismatch. Match the key mode to the ID's mode.
pi_123 not found stripe
Same: test IDs only work with test keys.
Why it happens
Test IDs look real, and config copy-paste mixes modes silently. Stripe scopes every object to its mode.
Edge cases
Webhooks also carry mode; verify webhook signatures against the matching endpoint secret
Never use live keys in development
Provenance
Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_KhpCWhogLy5jqyJgHUThHw
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