Lua Invalid HTTP request - Stripe API - ssl

Question

I'm trying to write a module to communicate with Stripe's payment API. Already, i've come across trouble. I keep getting a response: ""Your client sent an invalid HTTP request." I've tried every possible thing I could think of..even b64..however, nothing seems to work. Any ideas?
Here is my code:
description = "test"
email = "test#email.com"
api_key = "pk_test_4PRPYs3eM4HQx0ZMBOubGjoy"-- Don't worry, this is a public test key ;)
cardNumber = "4242 4242 4242 4242"
fullName = "Test Name"
expMonth = "07"
expYear = "2016"
cvc = "432"
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firstCard = {["number"] = cardNumber, ["exp_month"] = expMonth, ["exp_year"] = expYear, ["cvc"] = cvc, ["name"] = fullName}
StripeNewRegister = function ()
local json = require "json"
print ("test")
newCustomer = {["email"] = email, ["description"] = description} --["card"] = firstCard}
print(newCustomer)
local function networkListener( event )
if ( event.isError ) then
print( "Network error!" )
else
print( "RESPONSE: "..event.response )
local data1 = event.response
local resp1 = json.decode(data1)
print(resp1)
local error = resp1.error
if error ~= nil then
for i = 1, #resp1.error do
print(resp1.error[i].type)
print(resp1.error[i].message)
end
end
if error == nil then
-- Print Functions
end
end
end
local key = {["Bearer"] = api_key}
local headers = {
["Authorization Bearer"] = api_key
}
local params = {}
params.headers = headers
params.body = json.encode( newCustomer )
print( "params.body: "..params.body )
network.request( "https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers", "POST", networkListener, params)
end
StripeNewRegister()