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# Pay Bad Debt

accounts.pay\_bad\_debt.create(PayBadDebtCreateParams\*\*kwargs) -> [PayBadDebtCreateResponse](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/accounts#(resource)%20accounts.pay_bad_debt%20%3E%20(model)%20pay_bad_debt_create_response%20%3E%20(schema)>)

POST/accounts/{account\_id}/pay-bad-debt

Pays outstanding bad debt for an account. Discovers all debt automatically and handles invoice deduplication.

##### Security

<details>

<summary>API Token</summary>



The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/">Create a token</a>.

**Example:**<code>Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY</code>

</details>

<details>

<summary>API Email + API Key</summary>



The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Email: user@example.com</code>

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194</code>

</details>

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

account\_id: str

Identifier

maxLength32

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts.pay_bad_debt%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

payment\_method\_id: Optional\[str]

The payment method to use. If omitted, the default payment method is used.

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts.pay_bad_debt%20%3E%20(method)%20create%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20payment_method_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

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<details>

<summary>

class PayBadDebtCreateResponse: …

</summary>

client\_secret: Optional\[str]

The Stripe client secret for frontend payment confirmation.

<a href="#(resource)%20accounts.pay_bad_debt%20%3E%20(model)%20pay_bad_debt_create_response%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20client_secret">Link to this property</a>

</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20accounts.pay_bad_debt%20%3E%20(model)%20pay_bad_debt_create_response%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Pay Bad Debt

Python

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
pay_bad_debt = client.accounts.pay_bad_debt.create(
    account_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
)
print(pay_bad_debt.client_secret)
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "client_secret": "client_secret"
  },
  "success": true
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "result": {
    "client_secret": "client_secret"
  },
  "success": true
}
```