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mystic spruceBOT Apr 28, 2023, 3:20 AM

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static violet Apr 28, 2023, 3:21 AM

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Hi there, so you want your customer to pay the outstanding invoices, is this the correct understanding?

tall warren Apr 28, 2023, 3:22 AM

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If a plan isn't currently active, I want the client to pay his subscription, and then receive a subscrition number, so I can store it for further ado.

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*for future use... (Sorry, english isn't my first language, I misused "further ado"...)

static violet Apr 28, 2023, 3:39 AM

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No worries. You can get subscription's latest invoice, and send your customer to the hosted_invoice_url (https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoices/object?lang=python#invoice_object-hosted_invoice_url) where they can make a payment.

Stripe API reference – The Invoice object – Python

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mystic spruceBOT Apr 28, 2023, 4:00 AM

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tall warren Apr 28, 2023, 4:35 AM

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Okay, let me get this straight.
I can bill using Invoice.create. It will give me, in the response, the subscription number in "subscription", which I can in turn put in my database. If it's not paid, which it probably won't, it will give me hosted_invoice_url, so I can redirect the person to this webpage. Am I right, so far?

main sphinx Apr 28, 2023, 4:39 AM

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hosted_invoice_url will always be present regardless whether it's paid. In order to check whether the invoice is paid, you'd need to check invoice status (https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoices/object#invoice_object-status) or listen to invoice.paid event in your Webhook (https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/webhooks#active-subscriptions)

tall warren Apr 28, 2023, 4:53 AM

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Or I can just check if the subscription is active with the number it’ll give in invoice create? With retrieve subscription?

main sphinx Apr 28, 2023, 4:57 AM

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The subscription doesn't set to canceled or unpaid immediately if the invoice is not paid. The subscription status depends on your Manage failed payments setting in the Dashboard: https://dashboard.stripe.com/settings/billing/automatic

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In general, we'd recommend to check the status of latest_invoice to check whether it's paid. The subscription will only change based on your subscription settings in the Dashboard

tall warren Apr 28, 2023, 4:59 AM

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I see. Food for my dreams… Time to go to sleep… thanks for your help, it’s very appreciated. I’ll open a new thread, if I need anymore help in that matter, after testing tomorrow… thanks again… ☺️

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