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wise vector
Hi, what is the 'some action' in this case?
Once this 'action' is made, you'd want to trigger a payment for the Payment Method you got from the Setup Intent, is that correct?
novel garnet
re: #1 We're providing a new service to our users through a third party that entails a long intake process. We don't want to charge users until they've completed the intake process, but we don't have an opportunity to collect their payment details between when intake is complete and the service is rendered.
and re: #2, yup, that's correct
wise vector
I see, you can listen to the this event, setup_intent.succeeded https://stripe.com/docs/api/events/types#event_types-setup_intent.succeeded and likely want to store the customer id.
novel garnet
cool, thanks! I assume there is also an option to just get the customer by their email or something at the time we need to create the payment intent?
(as an alternative way to retrieve the customer id)
wise vector
Yes, you can use out Search Customers API here, https://stripe.com/docs/api/customers/search
novel garnet
excellent - is one way or the other recommended, or is it just up to our preference?
wise vector
It is up to your preferences mostly but it's easier to listen to the above webhook event and store the customer id.
novel garnet
cool, thanks for your help!