{
  "slug": "payment-links-block-specified-card-brands-2c7d1c2654d1",
  "title": "Payment Links block specified card brands",
  "tools": [
    "stripe"
  ],
  "tags": [
    "agent"
  ],
  "introduced_at": "2026-05-27T00:00:00.000Z",
  "announced_at": "2026-05-27T00:00:00.000Z",
  "effective_at": null,
  "date_basis": "source-publication",
  "status": "unknown",
  "how": {
    "incantation": "When a Payment Link should reject selected card brands, set `payment_method_options[card][restrictions][brands_blocked]` to the brands to block. Customers using a blocked brand must choose another payment method to complete payment.",
    "examples": [
      "curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_links -u <SECRET_KEY>: -d \"line_items[0][price]\"=<PRICE_ID> -d \"line_items[0][quantity]\"=1 -d \"payment_method_options[card][restrictions][brands_blocked][0]\"=visa",
      "curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/payment_links/<PAYMENT_LINK_ID> -u <SECRET_KEY>: -d \"payment_method_options[card][restrictions][brands_blocked][0]\"=visa"
    ],
    "gotchas": [
      "payment_method_options[card][restrictions][brands_blocked]: Array of card brand strings to block. Supported values include `visa`, `mastercard`, `american_express`, and `discover_global_network`. You cannot block all supported card brands in one Payment Link.",
      "line_items (required): Items being sold; each item represents a product for sale.",
      "<PAYMENT_LINK_ID> (required): Payment Link identifier in the update endpoint path.",
      "You can't block all supported card brands in one Payment Link."
    ]
  },
  "why_it_matters": "When creating or updating a Payment Link that should reject selected card brands, configure its blocked brands.",
  "sources": [
    "https://docs.stripe.com/changelog/dahlia/2026-05-27/adds-card-brand-restrictions-to-payment-links",
    "https://docs.stripe.com/api/payment-link/create?api-version=2026-05-27.dahlia",
    "https://docs.stripe.com/api/payment-link/update?api-version=2026-05-27.dahlia"
  ],
  "rank": 0.92021,
  "judge": {
    "publish": true,
    "judge_model": "codex-cli/gpt-6-luna+typesafe/jev-1.13.0",
    "prompt_version": "extract-v7+enrich-v2+judge-v2x3+jev-publish-v1"
  },
  "review_state": "approved",
  "provenance": {
    "run_id": "wave1b-tools-20261017",
    "verdict_id": "wave1b-tools-20261017:wave1b-tools-20261017-ce979d7623b8d4ca-0:gate",
    "evidence_hash": "8766d2c844c6168152ddf1ed4870485a97c706d52179dc3be560fc650fbf198d"
  },
  "review": {
    "draft_hash": "91c451b2b4c8af6f5589c46c887be376ab0560e9f3f51a723f306b6a1640486a",
    "reviewer": "publication-gate",
    "reviewed_at": "2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z",
    "decision": "wave1b-tools-20261017:gate",
    "reason": "3 of 3 judge runs approved with p_yes >= 0.9 (mean 0.92 >= 0.9; 2 needed) and Jev gave 0.75 (>= 0.6 needed)."
  }
}