> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://developer.paddle.com/llms.txt).

# Saved payment methods

Saved payment method entities hold information about a payment method a customer saved for use in the future. They're related to customer entities.

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Customers can check a box to [save their payment method](https://developer.paddle.com/build/checkout/saved-payment-methods.md) when making a purchase using [Paddle Checkout](https://developer.paddle.com/concepts/sell/self-serve-checkout.md).

Saved payment method entities hold information about a saved payment method. They include information like:

- The kind of payment method saved.
- The address that a payment method uses.
- Information about the payment method, like the card details or email address for PayPal.
- How and when a payment method was saved.

Saved payment methods can be retrieved and deleted using the Paddle API, but can't be created using the API. Use [Paddle.js](https://developer.paddle.com/paddlejs/overview.md) to handle securely saving payment methods and presenting them to customers.