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true timber
Hi there! I'm not sure I follow. It's possible to add metadata to an invoice item: https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoiceitems/create#create_invoiceitem-metadata
Let me know if I'm misunderstanding where you're blocked!
twin spade
It is possible through the API, however, it does not seem possible through the draft invoice editing UI!
Additionally, we would prefer to add a price that has preset metadata, rather than add the metadata manually. Does that make sense?
I could build a retool dashboard that does this, but I was hoping it could be done in the UI
true timber
Got it, I see.
Just making sure I understand the gap. The invoice editor in the Dashboard allows you to add a one-time item to a draft invoice. This one-time item can be added using an existing price. Is the issue that the price metadata isn't visible in the editor? I ask because metadata can be added to the existing price prior to adding it to the invoice draft
twin spade
@true timber the issue is that the price cannot be added with a configurable dollar value when creating a new invoice item on a draft invoice -- or, at least, I have not seen a way to do that
My ideal flow is:
Edit invoice -> Add item -> Select price that has preset metadata -> Input bespoke dollar amount for the price
I believe I might be able to hack around this by having a usage-based price with $1 per unit, and then changing the quantity... but that will look weird on the invoice yaknow?
urban badger
Hey there just stepping in for roadrunner - give me a minute to read up
What you describe isn't possible, no -- "overriding" the amount for a preconfigured Price isn't supported in any context, you'd need to create a new price for that (or define one ad-hoc)
This is by design as a Price is an immutable representation of how much & how often to charge for a given product
twin spade
That makes sense to me. Is there any other way to choose "preset metadata" to attach to an invoice item?
urban badger
Not that I can think of, i think your use case would require you to set up your own flow to set this dynamically (possibly "importing" metadata from an existing price, at your discretion)
twin spade
Got it. Thanks for the help!