FlyingZergling | Stripe Developers | Page 1

wooden dawnBOT Feb 8, 2023, 9:50 PM

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hard bay Feb 8, 2023, 9:52 PM

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What expiration date? On a card? On a Subscription? Please be more specific

weak locust Feb 8, 2023, 10:07 PM

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The subscription expiration timestamp

hard bay Feb 8, 2023, 10:09 PM

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I'm not sure I understand the problem. It sounds like a run of the mill race condition, so why not just change the order that you're doing things and update the expiration timestamp first, then correct if a payment fails?

weak locust Feb 8, 2023, 10:21 PM

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Let’s say, a customer has a subscription which expires on Feb 8, 2023, 17:00 utc. I think Stripe will handle renewal after that time. So when we get the webhook event, it is Feb 8,2023, 17:30 utc

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There is 30 mins, the subscription is expired, but not renewed yet

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The customer may loose access during this 30 mins

hard bay Feb 8, 2023, 10:26 PM

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So why not set a new expiration in your database when payment is coming due? You get webhook notifications ahead of when a Subscription renews: https://stripe.com/docs/api/events/types#event_types-invoice.upcoming

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weak locust Feb 8, 2023, 11:15 PM

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Okay, that’s something we can try. Normally, how long does it take to renew a subscription on Stripe if payment goes through smoothly?

hard bay Feb 8, 2023, 11:15 PM

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There's a 1 hour period where the Invoice can be updated, so aside from that, it should be instant (unless the customer is set up to pay via a delayed payment method like ACH or SEPA)

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