Stripe capture_method

Problem Statement

Stripe shows that Chargebee is sending payment requests with "capture_method": "manual" instead of automatic capture. You want to understand why.

Solution

Chargebee uses an Auth-Capture flow. The first step authorizes the payment and places a hold on the card. After authorization succeeds, Chargebee initiates a separate call to capture the funds. Because the capture is initiated by Chargebee (not Stripe automatically), Chargebee sets capture_method to "manual" in the Stripe request. This is expected behavior.