# Shopify customerPaymentMethodRemoteCreate requires a payment method identifier as of 2026-07

- **Provider:** Shopify
- **Endpoint:** `POST /admin/api/{version}/graphql.json`
- **Effective:** 2026-07-01
- **Severity:** medium
- **Change:** required-field
- **Status:** unverified (secondary reports only; SHAPI does not open fix PRs for it)

## What changed

As of Admin API version 2026-07, customerPaymentMethodRemoteCreate requires the gateway's payment method identifier: paymentMethodId for Stripe, customerPaymentProfileId for Authorize.net, paymentMethodToken for Braintree.

## What to do

Send the gateway's payment method identifier with every customerPaymentMethodRemoteCreate call before moving to 2026-07.

## Sources

- Provider notice (2026-04-01): https://shopify.dev/changelog/payment-method-identifier-now-required-for-customerpaymentmethodremotecreate

## Machine-readable

- Advisory: https://github.com/SriVarshini09/shapi-advisories/blob/main/advisories/shopify-customer-payment-method-remote-create-identifier-required.json
- OSV: https://shapi.dev/osv/shopify-customer-payment-method-remote-create-identifier-required.json