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balmy egret
Hi! Can you share the request ID (req_xxx)? Here's how you can find it: https://support.stripe.com/questions/finding-the-id-for-an-api-request
Also why do you want to manually create invoices for a subscription ? Stripe will automatically create invoices for subscriptions.
tawdry hearth
Also why do you want to manually create invoices for a subscription ? Stripe wil...
basically I'm implementing the invoicing for payments in my system. So i need to create to the invoice and send it to the email so that user can pay from there. else wise i need to create the checkout to pay for the subscription.
second thing is that Im calculating automatic tax for VAT on invoice . so how can i handle it on subscitption alone?
balmy egret
So you want to to create one-off invoices by yourself instead of using subscriptions?
tawdry hearth
yes . i want to create invoice for recuring payment that calculate automatic_tax
this is my ultimate goal.
balmy egret
Hmm, why don't you just use subscriptions for recurring payments?
tawdry hearth
ok im willing to use. but than how i will be able to calulate the automatic_tax ?
tawdry hearth
secondly i need the following flow :
1- user click on invoice button
2- email send to their email address
3- they click on subscribe button
4- they will get the invoice for their payment and for the recurring payment too in the future.
is it possible through subscitption alone
?
balmy egret
Why your user start with invoice button instead of subscribe button?
tawdry hearth
this what basically im doing. but it is not allowing me to pass the reccuring priceID here. it say it accpet one time payment price id.
balmy egret
Let's take a step back, what's your business requirement and exactly what problem you are trying to resolve with Stripe API?
tawdry hearth
Why your user start with invoice button instead of subscribe button?
1- he wont be able to preview the billing information, tax etc before paying
2- how he could get the invoing information on his billing address?
click on subscribe mean the subscription has started
balmy egret
OK. so you want to preview the 1st invoice of the subscription before even creating it?
tawdry hearth
OK. so you want to preview the 1st invoice of the subscription before even creat...
yes exactly. I want to preview the total amount, automatic_tax amount that the stripe calculate on payment page . i
i want to see these things before the user can subscribe
balmy egret
That's not possible I'm afraid, you can only call the upcoming invoice API on a existing subscription.
I'd suggest you to start from this doc https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/overview to have a better understanding on how subscription works
tawdry hearth
can you please help for the last time.
so now im implementing the same way you explain to me. i created the subsctiption and from there get the invoice.
now my only question is that how can i preview the pricing before creatting the subscritpion
balmy egret
You mean view the invoice that the subscription generated?
tawdry hearth
yes. i want to preview the subscritption detail before actually subscribing
balmy egret
As I explained earlier, that's not possible.
What's your concern of creating a subscription? are you afraid that the your customer will be charged immediately?
tawdry hearth
i got the solution .
var options = new SubscriptionCreateOptions()
{
Customer = model.StripeCustomerId,
Items = new List<SubscriptionItemOptions>
{
new SubscriptionItemOptions
{
Price = model.PriceId,
Metadata = model.GetMetadata(),
Quantity = 1,
}
},
Metadata = model.GetMetadata(),
DaysUntilDue = 30,
CollectionMethod = "send_invoice"
};
when i set the collection Method to send_invoice
it does not charge then , isntead it just active the subscitiption and email the me the invoice to paid for it
balmy egret
Do you have the subscription ID?
balmy egret
OK. Btw, have you consider using Checkout to let your customer to subscribe?
tawdry hearth
yes my existing system is based on checkout.
balmy egret
On the checkout page you customer can see how much they'll be charged for the subscription.
tawdry hearth
yes exactly. it was much simpler than that . but what can i do. it was my client requirement to that do in such a pethetic way
balmy egret
OK, the subscription's status is active because the collection_method is set to send_invoice