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Overview
By default, related objects are returned as IDs. For example, a PaymentIntent’s customer_id field contains just the customer ID string. With the expand parameter, you can ask the API to replace these IDs with the full object in a single request, reducing the number of API calls you need to make.
Usage
Pass one or more expand[] query parameters on a GET request to expand nested objects.
curl "https://api.leanrails.com/v1/payment_intents/pi_1abc123def456?expand[]=customer" \
-u "sk_test_xxx:"
Without expand
{
"id": "pi_1abc123def456",
"object": "payment_intent",
"amount": 2000,
"currency": "usd",
"status": "succeeded",
"customer_id": "cus_abc123",
"metadata": {},
"livemode": false,
"created_at": "2026-03-09T10:00:00Z",
"updated_at": "2026-03-09T10:00:05Z"
}
With expand[]=customer
{
"id": "pi_1abc123def456",
"object": "payment_intent",
"amount": 2000,
"currency": "usd",
"status": "succeeded",
"customer_id": "cus_abc123",
"customer": {
"id": "cus_abc123",
"object": "customer",
"name": "Jane Doe",
"email": "jane@example.com",
"metadata": {},
"livemode": false,
"created_at": "2026-02-15T08:30:00Z",
"updated_at": "2026-03-01T12:00:00Z"
},
"metadata": {},
"livemode": false,
"created_at": "2026-03-09T10:00:00Z",
"updated_at": "2026-03-09T10:00:05Z"
}
Supported expansions
Expand is currently supported on the PaymentIntent detail endpoint (GET /v1/payment_intents/:id).
| Endpoint | Expandable fields |
|---|
GET /v1/payment_intents/:id | customer |
Support for additional expandable fields and endpoints will be added in future API versions.
Multiple expansions
You can expand multiple fields in a single request by passing multiple expand[] parameters:
curl "https://api.leanrails.com/v1/payment_intents/pi_1abc123def456?expand[]=customer&expand[]=payment_method" \
-u "sk_test_xxx:"
Error handling
If you request an expansion that is not supported, the API returns a 400 error:
{
"error": {
"type": "invalid_request_error",
"code": "parameter_invalid",
"message": "The field 'invoice' is not expandable on this endpoint.",
"param": "expand[]",
"doc_url": "https://docs.leanrails.com/errors/parameter_invalid"
}
}