#Dusty_b-prebuy-usage
hybrid mesa
cold cipher
So it sounds like a good use-case for Usage-based Billing with Subscriptions. Let me get you some docs so you can see if it fits your situation
Usage based billing: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/usage-based
Example use-case for usage-based Billing: https://stripe.com/docs/products-prices/pricing-models#usage-based-pricing
weary whale
Thanks 😄 Ill take a look
Ok so I don't think this is what I'm looking for as we already have usage-based billing set up.
So the way we have it set up now is that the user is invoiced for their usage at the end of each month and their credit/debit card is charged directly.
What I want is to set it up so the user can buy say $500 of credit at the beginning of the year. They are then free to use the service on usage based billing until such time as their $500 is used up, however long that takes.
What I need to know is what can I use for that credit service? Does that make sense.
bold owl
Hi there 👋 jumping in as my teammate needed to step away. Currently we do not have prebuilt functionality that would support a customer prepaying for a set amount of resources and being able to roll that balance over indefinitely until it is depleted. If this is behavior that you would like to have for your process, then you will need to custom build it.
weary whale
Hmmm, ok
bold owl
Dusty_b-prebuy-usage
weary whale
So I would have to sell them like $500 on Stripe and then track that amount somewhere
bold owl
Correct
weary whale
Can I then use Stripe to invoice them each month without charging them?
Ok I think I will need to think on this bit and then come back with more questions later
bold owl
Can I then use Stripe to invoice them each month without charging them?
I believe you could still generate Invoice objects for them, but if you aren't charging them then they will be zero-dollar Invoices and won't process payments.
weary whale
Ok