Venmo Payment Method Error

[ValiVKhan]

Ok, so I am receiving an error when I try to do a send_money

This is the error:
There is not enough balance on the default payment method to complete the transaction.
hint: Use other payment methods like
send_money(amount, tr_note, target_user_id, funding_source_id=other_payment_id_here)
or transfer money to your default payment method.

Could please give me an example of how to fill out "(amount, tr_note, target_user_id, funding_source_id=other_payment_id_here)" or tell me how to add balance to my default payment method?

Thank you

[mmohades]

Your default payment method is usually Venmo balance. You can send money like the following using your default payment method. I'd recommend adding money to your Venmo balance and send money like:

venmo.payment.send_money(5.0, "thanks for the 🍔", USER_ID)

If you want to use your alternative payment methods, like your bank account, then print all the payment methods like the following and choose the right funding id

p_methods = client.payment.get_payment_methods()
for p_method in p_methods:
    print(p_method)

Use one of the funding ids above, like your bank account, when sending money

venmo.payment.send_money(5.0, "thanks for the 🍔", USER_ID, FUNDING_ID)

[mmohades]

If no funding id is provided, it's coming from your default payment method. Run this to find out which one is your default payment method.

p_methods = client.payment.get_payment_methods()
for p_method in p_methods:
    print(p_method)

[ValiVKhan]

Yes so I have run that and I put in my BankAccount id as the funding payment when I send money. Does this mean the money is coming straight out of my bank account?

[mmohades]

Yes. Use the id for your venmo balance if if you want to use your venmo balacne.

[ValiVKhan]

Ok, thank you.

When I try to use the Venmo balance id from running the p_methods program the program gives me an error that "There is not enough balance on the default payment method to complete the transaction". Do you know why this could be happening?

[mmohades]

You shouldn't get that error when you have enough money on your venmo balance. So the problem might be something else. 🤔
Try sending money manually like this:

from venmo_api import ApiClient

api_client = ApiClient(access_token=token)
body = {
            "user_id": '222',
            "audience": 'private',
            "amount": 1,
            "note": "test"
        }

result = api_client.call_api(resource_path="/payments", method='POST', body=body)
print(result)

Replace user id with your target user-id. Also, please monitor your Venmo app to make sure the payments are going through as you expect it.
What do you get on running it manually?