#Moichi - billing
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edgy delta
Hi there!
Maybe you can check the billing_reason of the invoice? https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoices/object#invoice_object-billing_reason
lilac gull
That works if the invoice already exists, but upcoming do not create an invoice. In this case I have to check if for the current subscription already an invoice exists that would indicate recurring...
edgy delta
Hum... Can you use the start_date of the subscription to guess if it's the first invoice or not?
Or better, check if latest_invoice is null: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/object#subscription_object-latest_invoice
lilac gull
last thing sounds promising, I will try that , thank you
lilac gull
Approach fails, because a subscription always creates an invoice with 0,00€, so I will always have one... I guess then I have to make another API call to check invoice amount...
edgy delta
Well, it means that you are not looking for the first invoice, but the second invoice? Or the first non-zero invoice?
lilac gull
well I need to know if the charge of a customer is the first time or a follow up (second year). the subscription is charged once a year. So it seems I have to get the first invoice with amount > 0
edgy delta
That's an option. But you could also check the start_date of the subscription to know if it's a new subscription or an old one.
lilac gull
so you suggest to compare start_date.year against now.year ?
edgy delta
Yes
lilac gull
ok, i think this will work for my case. Will try this, thanks.
robust sorrel
Moichi - billing