402 Payment Required (Stripe Error)

A common HTTP error indicating that payment is required to proceed.

What does the 402 Payment Required error mean?

The '402 Payment Required' error occurs when an attempted transaction fails due to insufficient funds or payment issues.

The 402 error is commonly encountered in subscription billing.

Causes of a 402 Payment Required error include:

  • Insufficient funds in the user's payment method
  • Expired or invalid credit card details
  • Payment gateway restrictions or fraud detection

    • Businesses using Stripe or similar platforms can implement retry logic and dunning strategies to recover failed payments.

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