arvindkgs | Stripe Developers | Page 1

shadow zodiacBOT Apr 10, 2023, 4:39 AM

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midnight seal Apr 10, 2023, 4:45 AM

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👋 Looking into this now

stray notch Apr 10, 2023, 4:45 AM

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Invoking GET /invoices. api for above invoice shows

"amount_due": 250000,
  "amount_paid": 248000,
  "amount_remaining": 2000,

amount_paid should have been 250000

midnight seal Apr 10, 2023, 5:03 AM

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Upon checking, $20 credited due to bank fee was the note added by your coworker: https://dashboard.stripe.com/invoices/in_1MA6kiBD6kZ350ZVHEF6tCkL

In https://dashboard.stripe.com/logs/req_zATouf7k2113TI, your coworker set forgive [0] parameter to true that any insufficient amount (in this case $20) will be treated as charge full amount.

[0] https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoices/pay#pay_invoice-forgive

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This bank fee is not charged by Stripe, but a note that added by your coworker

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You won't be able to find such bank fee in balance transactions

stray notch Apr 10, 2023, 5:08 AM

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Understood thanks for the information. Now I display the billing info on my website and I listen to invoice.updated that says amount_remaining = $20 . But actually I want to say amount_remaining = $0. How do I reconcile amount remaining by considering this bank fee. Which api/event gives this info?

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The last invoice.updated received - evt_1MK8gQBD6kZ350ZVs7lZywOy had

  "amount_paid": 248000,
  "amount_remaining": 2000,```
So I have no way to ascertain if bank fee was credited.

midnight seal Apr 10, 2023, 5:18 AM

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Since remaining amount is considered as bank fee on your side, Stripe won't be able to know that this is a bank fee. $20 credited due to bank fee is simply a note added on the invoice and Stripe doesn't have an API to retrieve invoice notes.

One way I can think of is to check the status of the invoice. If the invoice is paid and the amount_remaining is non-zero, it's likely a bank fee defined on your side unless you have other forgiven use cases

stray notch Apr 10, 2023, 5:20 AM

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So are you telling me there are no scenarios where amount_remaining is non-zero, due to customer consciously paying lesser amount

midnight seal Apr 10, 2023, 5:24 AM

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If the customer pay lesser amount, then the status won't be paid and will still be left as open unless the invoice is fully paid

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Only when the request is set to forgive, then the invoice will then be considered as paid

stray notch Apr 10, 2023, 5:25 AM

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when can a invoice payment be flagged forgiven , after payment is made?

midnight seal Apr 10, 2023, 5:26 AM

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The invoice can be flagged as forgiven during /pay (when paying an invoice): https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoices/pay#pay_invoice-forgive

Stripe API reference – Pay an invoice – curl

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stray notch Apr 10, 2023, 5:27 AM

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But the source for the setting forgiven - https://dashboard.stripe.com/logs/req_zATouf7k2113TI is from dashboard not api

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And I assume /pay is invoked when client is paying, not something my me or my coworker can control

midnight seal Apr 10, 2023, 5:32 AM

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In https://dashboard.stripe.com/logs/req_zATouf7k2113TI, this request was made by your coworker. You can see Source section with the Dashboard user (xxx@xxx.com) that invoked this request.

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In the same page, Origin section also indicated that the request was made via Dashboard (not API)

stray notch Apr 10, 2023, 5:34 AM

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Okay, so flow is -

Invoice sent to customer
Customer attempts payment from link in invoice
Payment intent reported in Stripe dashboard
I can go and set forgive for specific payment intent.
Invoice set as paid

Correct?

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@midnight seal

midnight seal Apr 10, 2023, 5:38 AM

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Just a minor correction at Step 4. The forgiven fund is on Invoice, not Payment Intent

stray notch Apr 10, 2023, 5:38 AM

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okay thank you

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I wish forgiven flag was also captured on invoice

midnight seal Apr 10, 2023, 5:41 AM

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No problem! Happy to help 😄 Unfortunately forgiven flag is not reflected in Invoice object

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