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The Test Clock object Test helper

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the object.

  • objectstring

    String representing the object’s type. Objects of the same type share the same value.

  • createdtimestamp

    Time at which the object was created. Measured in seconds since the Unix epoch.

  • deletes_aftertimestamp

    Time at which this clock is scheduled to auto delete.

  • frozen_timetimestamp

    Time at which all objects belonging to this clock are frozen.

  • livemodeboolean

    Has the value true if the object exists in live mode or the value false if the object exists in test mode.

  • namenullable string

    The custom name supplied at creation.

  • statusenum

    The status of the Test Clock.

    Possible enum values
    advancing

    In the process of advancing time for the test clock objects.

    internal_failure

    Failed to advance time. Future requests to advance time will fail.

    ready

    All test clock objects have advanced to the frozen_time.

  • status_detailsobject

    Details on the current state of the Test Clock.

The Test Clock object
{
  "id": "clock_1Mr3I22eZvKYlo2Ck0rgMqd7",
  "object": "test_helpers.test_clock",
  "created": 1680112806,
  "deletes_after": 1680717606,
  "frozen_time": 1577836800,
  "livemode": false,
  "name": null,
  "status": "ready"
}

Create a test clock Test helper

Creates a new test clock that can be attached to new customers and quotes.

Parameters

  • frozen_timetimestampRequired

    The initial frozen time for this test clock.

  • namestring

    The name for this test clock.

Returns

The newly created TestClock object is returned upon success. Otherwise, this call raises an error.

POST /v1/test_helpers/test_clocks
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/test_helpers/test_clocks \
  -u "sk_test_09l3shT...CzzZZsiLl2vAsk_test_09l3shTSTKHYCzzZZsiLl2vA:" \
  -d frozen_time=1577836800
Response
{
  "id": "clock_1Mr3I22eZvKYlo2Ck0rgMqd7",
  "object": "test_helpers.test_clock",
  "created": 1680112806,
  "deletes_after": 1680717606,
  "frozen_time": 1577836800,
  "livemode": false,
  "name": null,
  "status": "ready"
}

Retrieve a test clock Test helper

Retrieves a test clock.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns the TestClock object. Otherwise, this call raises an error.

GET /v1/test_helpers/test_clocks/:id
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/test_helpers/test_clocks/clock_1Mr3I22eZvKYlo2Ck0rgMqd7 \
  -u "sk_test_09l3shT...CzzZZsiLl2vAsk_test_09l3shTSTKHYCzzZZsiLl2vA:"
Response
{
  "id": "clock_1Mr3I22eZvKYlo2Ck0rgMqd7",
  "object": "test_helpers.test_clock",
  "created": 1680112806,
  "deletes_after": 1680717606,
  "frozen_time": 1577836800,
  "livemode": false,
  "name": null,
  "status": "ready"
}

List all test clocks Test helper

Returns a list of your test clocks.

Parameters

No parameters.

More parameters

  • ending_beforestring

  • limitinteger

  • starting_afterstring

Returns

A dictionary with a data property that contains an array of up to limit test clocks, starting after starting_after. Each entry in the array is a separate test clock object. If no more test clocks are available, the resulting array will be empty.

GET /v1/test_helpers/test_clocks
curl -G https://api.stripe.com/v1/test_helpers/test_clocks \
  -u "sk_test_09l3shT...CzzZZsiLl2vAsk_test_09l3shTSTKHYCzzZZsiLl2vA:" \
  -d limit=3
Response
{
  "object": "list",
  "url": "/v1/test_helpers/test_clocks",
  "has_more": false,
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "clock_1Mr3I22eZvKYlo2Ck0rgMqd7",
      "object": "test_helpers.test_clock",
      "created": 1680112806,
      "deletes_after": 1680717606,
      "frozen_time": 1577836800,
      "livemode": false,
      "name": null,
      "status": "ready"
    }
  ]
}

Delete a test clock Test helper

Deletes a test clock.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

The deleted TestClock object is returned upon success. Otherwise, this call raises an error.

DELETE /v1/test_helpers/test_clocks/:id
curl -X DELETE https://api.stripe.com/v1/test_helpers/test_clocks/clock_1Mr3I22eZvKYlo2Ck0rgMqd7 \
  -u "sk_test_09l3shT...CzzZZsiLl2vAsk_test_09l3shTSTKHYCzzZZsiLl2vA:"
Response
{
  "id": "clock_1Mr3I22eZvKYlo2Ck0rgMqd7",
  "object": "test_helpers.test_clock",
  "deleted": true
}