def _api_create(cls, api_key=None, **kwargs):
        """
        Call the stripe API's create operation for this model.

        :param api_key: The api key to use for this request. \
            Defaults to djstripe_settings.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY.
        :type api_key: string
        """
        livemode = kwargs.pop("livemode", djstripe_settings.STRIPE_LIVE_MODE)
        api_key = api_key or djstripe_settings.get_default_api_key(livemode=livemode)

        return cls.stripe_class.create(
            api_key=api_key,
            stripe_version=djstripe_settings.STRIPE_API_VERSION,
            **kwargs,
        )

        Call the stripe API's create operation for this model.

        :param api_key: The api key to use for this request.             Defaults to djstripe_settings.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY.
        :type api_key: string
        
djstripe/models/base.py