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# PaymentTypeEnum

## Enumeration Members

### Authorization

```ts
Authorization: "AUTHORIZATION";
```

Payment used to update a customers payment method.

***

### DirectPayment

```ts
DirectPayment: "DIRECT_PAYMENT";
```

An on-session payment performed by a customer to pay for an invoice manually.

***

### DirectPaymentWithAuthorization

```ts
DirectPaymentWithAuthorization: "DIRECT_PAYMENT_WITH_AUTHORIZATION";
```

An on-session payment performed by a customer to pay for an invoice manually that stores the payment method for all future subscription payments.

***

### Initial

```ts
Initial: "INITIAL";
```

Initial payment made directly during checkout.

***

### ~~Monthly~~

```ts
Monthly: "MONTHLY";
```

Externally created recurring payment.

#### Deprecated

Recurring payments are not created externally anymore.

***

### Recurring

```ts
Recurring: "RECURRING";
```

Recurring charge made by our billing cycle.

***

### Retry

```ts
Retry: "RETRY";
```

An (automated) retry of a failed payment.

***

### SingleCharge

```ts
SingleCharge: "SINGLE_CHARGE";
```

A non-recurring, portal or API-triggered payment.


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