---
title: "Article Tip Checkout Session"
method: POST
path: "/v1/articles/{slug}/tip/checkout-session"
---

# Article Tip Checkout Session

`POST /v1/articles/{slug}/tip/checkout-session`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://api.storyflo.com` (the document declares no server; this is the origin it was published from)
- URL: `https://api.storyflo.com/v1/articles/{slug}/tip/checkout-session`
- Auth: none declared

Fiat tip path via Stripe Checkout (mode=payment).

DEPRECATED 2026-05-16: superseded by the Payment Element rail at
POST /v1/articles/{slug}/tip/payment-intent. Handler retained for
24h grace window to catch any cached frontend bundles still calling
it; removal in a follow-up commit after another quiet 24h.

## Path parameters

- `slug` string, required

## Request body

- TipCheckoutRequest
  - `listener_token` string, nullable
  - `amount_usd` number, required
  - `note` string, nullable
  - `return_url` string, nullable
  - `ui_mode` string, nullable

## Response `200`

Successful Response

- object

## Other responses

- `422`: Validation Error

---

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