hardHallucinated APIsStripe API

The fake endpoint

A developer asked an AI assistant to refund half of a Stripe charge programmatically. The suggested code calls a method that looks like it belongs to the Stripe Node SDK, but throws the instant it's invoked in a live billing job.

refunds.js

const stripe = require('stripe')(process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY);

async function partialRefund(chargeId, amountCents) {
  return stripe.charges.partialRefund(chargeId, {
    amount: amountCents,
  });
}

What's wrong with this Stripe integration?

stripe.charges.partialRefund does not exist — partial refunds use the general refunds.create method with an amount field.

amountCents should be passed as a string, not a number, per the Stripe API.

chargeId must be prefixed with 'pi_' instead of 'ch_'.

process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY is undefined at import time.