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[slow hamlet]

Hi there, if you don't want to use webhook, you can also retrieve the checkout session https://stripe.com/docs/api/checkout/sessions/retrieve#retrieve_checkout_session and check its status.

[zenith cipher]

okay thanks

and how would i make sure they pay the next payment?

[slow hamlet]

Next payment? do you mean the upcoming invoice of the subscription?

[zenith cipher]

uhh

im confused

i thought we are talking about checkouts not invoices?

[slow hamlet]

Can you tell me more about the scenario of the next payment?

[zenith cipher]

like

its a monthly subscription

so i need to make sure they pay for the next month

im handling cancelling subs

but if their card is declined or smth i need to remove them

[slow hamlet]

OK, so it's about invoices of the subscription, am I correct?

[zenith cipher]

wait

So the initial subscription is a checkout session?

And future payments are thru invoices?

[slow hamlet]

Let me walk you through:

• When you customer complete a subscription mode checkout session, Stripe will create a subscription behind the scene.
• The subscription generate invoices periodically based on the billing schedule (i.e., weekly, monthly, annually)
• Once an invoice is created, depends on the collection_method, Stripe will either send an invoice to the customer, or charge them automatically.

[zenith cipher]

oh okay

so the collection method is automatic by default?

oh wait

can I make a subscription that doesn’t charge automatically?

bc that would probably be better than my one time payments

[slow hamlet]

For one time payment you should just use payment mode checkout session instead of subscription mode.

[zenith cipher]

oh okay

is that better than just making invoices?

or no different

idk what I should do

[slow hamlet]

Can you tell me what you want to achieve?

[zenith cipher]

Ye

[slow hamlet]

It is an one-time payment or recurring payments (i.e., subscription)

[zenith cipher]

I offer both

Whichever the user prefers

[slow hamlet]

Then you should just use Checkout, either subscription mode and/or payment mode.

[zenith cipher]

okay

and do u mind saying about the other question

how do i make sure they pay

like card didnt get closed or smth

declined *

when they have auto payments

[slow hamlet]

Card declines are very common and there's no way to prevent them from happening. This is the guide (https://stripe.com/docs/declines) that I'd suggest to read through so that you know how to handle declines in your integration.

[zenith cipher]

nah im cool with decliens

i just need to terminate their service

if they dont pay for whatever reason

how would i check that? what am i checking?

[slow hamlet]

By termination I assume you mean subscription cancelation? https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/cancel

[zenith cipher]

nah like

if the card gets declined

how would i check for that

not on the first payment

lets say for the first 2 months they pay

but the third month their card is declined

how would i check that and terminate them

[slow hamlet]

https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/webhooks#payment-failures you can listen to the webhook event and cancel the subscription if you wish to.

[zenith cipher]

im trying to avoid doing event listening

in case of bot downtime

my idea is run a task every 12-24 hours

to check all payments and subscriptions

[slow hamlet]

I'd strongly suggest using webhook, it's more efficient than polling.