# Stripe: “Received unknown parameter: source”
> Stripe says Received unknown parameter (parameter_unknown). The field isn’t valid for that endpoint or API version, or belongs in a header. How to find it.
Canonical: https://app369.com/fix/stripe-received-unknown-parameter/
Last updated: 2026-11-08
A Stripe request fails with parameter_unknown: Received unknown parameter, followed by a field name such as source, receipt_email or stripe_account. Stripe rejects the whole request when it sees a field that endpoint doesn’t accept, in the API version the request uses.
**Short answer**
Read the parameter name in the error and look it up in the API reference for that exact endpoint. It is usually a field from another object (source on a PaymentIntent), a field in the wrong place (stripe_account in the body instead of the Stripe-Account header), or a field your API version doesn’t have. Remove it, move it, or set the API version your code was written for.
## **Why Stripe doesn’t know the parameter, and the fix**
1. 01 ### **A field from a different endpoint**
> “The request contains one or more unexpected parameters. Remove these and try again.” [**Stripe, Error codes (parameter_unknown)**](https://docs.stripe.com/error-codes) Fields from the Charges API, such as source, don’t exist on a PaymentIntent, and some fields live on a nested object instead. Check the parameter list of the endpoint you call and the error’s param value.
2. 02 ### **stripe_account sent as a body field**
> “Include the connected account ID in the `Stripe-Account` header on each request” [**Stripe, Make API calls for connected accounts (server-side)**](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/authentication) The connected account isn’t a request parameter. Pass it as the Stripe-Account header, which the Node library sets from the stripeAccount request option.```
await stripe.paymentIntents.create(
{ amount, currency: 'usd' },
{ stripeAccount: 'acct_…' }, // options, not params
);
```
3. 03 ### **Code written for another API version**
> “If you don’t set an API version, recent versions of stripe-node will use the API version that was latest at the time your version of stripe-node was released.” [**Stripe, Set a Stripe API version**](https://docs.stripe.com/sdks/set-version) An example written for an older or newer API version can use fields your request version doesn’t accept. Server-side libraries send the version that was current when that library release came out, so upgrading or downgrading the library changes which fields exist.
4. 04 ### **Custom data in the wrong place** Your own fields, such as an order ID, go inside metadata. Sending them at the top level of the request is an unknown parameter.```
await stripe.checkout.sessions.create({
// ...
metadata: { orderId: order.id }, // not orderId at the top level
});
```
Checked against the vendor’s docs on November 8, 2026: [Stripe docs: Error codes](https://docs.stripe.com/error-codes); [Stripe docs: Errors](https://docs.stripe.com/api/errors); [Stripe docs: Set a Stripe API version](https://docs.stripe.com/sdks/set-version); [Stripe docs: Make API calls for connected accounts](https://docs.stripe.com/connect/authentication).
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Questions
## **More on this error**
**How do I see the exact request Stripe received? **+
Open Workbench in the Dashboard and find the failed request in the logs. It shows the request details and the API version used, which usually points straight at the extra field.
**Does a typo cause this too? **+
Yes. A misspelled field, or camelCase such as successUrl where Stripe expects success_url, is an unknown parameter.
**Can you fix it for me? **+
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