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[warm otter]

Hello 👋
Are you using Stripe Checkout OR are you creating subscriptions by calling the API?

[upper imp]

hi, im creating subscription by calling the api

[warm otter]

Gotcha. In that case you can either listen for customer.subscription.created webhook event OR call the API to retrieve subscription object.

https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/object#subscription_object-status

[upper imp]

i just dont get the process.

const {error} = await stripe.confirmPayment({
elements,
clientSecret,
confirmParams: {
return_url: 'https://example.com/order/123/complete',
},
});

how can i proceed with that if by creating subscription with trial period wont produce clientsecret

[warm otter]

The status should reflect the state subscription is in.

Oh are you trying to collect payment method details at the same time?

[upper imp]

ahhh i see. what im doing is collecting payment details first before creating subscription

im following this. "Collect payment details before creating an Intent"4

would the card details be validated by the payment element form?

[warm otter]

Yup, the guide has a section for subscriptions too
https://stripe.com/docs/payments/accept-a-payment-deferred?type=subscription

https://stripe.com/docs/payments/accept-a-payment-deferred?type=subscription#create-intent:~:text=The amount passed to the Payment Element should reflect what a customer will be charged immediately. This could either be the first installment of the subscription or 0 if the subscription has a trial period.

[upper imp]

im following that guide, i think i was just confused with that process

correct me if im wrong

so basically, when a subscription is created with trial period. i dont need to confirm the payment right?

i just need to listen to the hook, that when the trial ends, if the payment is successful ill just continue his subscription, and if the payment is not successful, i need to stop his subsciption

[warm otter]

So, a subscription with trial would still need an attached payment method that we can charge after the trial ends

[upper imp]

with this code.
how can i save the payment details?

[warm otter]

So when you have a subscription with trial, there's no associated PaymentIntent but there is a pending_setup_intent property that allows you to capture the PaymentMethod information

https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/object#subscription_object-pending_setup_intent

So you'd change the confirmPayment function to confirmSetup instead

[upper imp]

ok currently checking

stripe.confirmSetup({the setup intent});

is this correct?

[devout orbit]

👋 stepping in

No you pass the pending_setup_intent.client_secret to confirmSetup

Or, if you are rendering Payment Element you pass your elements object

See: https://stripe.com/docs/js/setup_intents/confirm_setup

[upper imp]

i think i should create setupintent after creating the subscription??

[devout orbit]

No a Subscription that has a trial automatically creates a SetupIntent and it is returned in the pending_setup_intent property

[upper imp]

then how can i use this in confirmsetup? i tried putting that, but it said i need to put clientsecret

[devout orbit]

Yep so when you create the Sub you want to expand the pending_setup_intent

Are you familiar with expansion?

If not, you should take a quick read through https://stripe.com/docs/expand

[upper imp]

thank you very much mate

[devout orbit]

Sure

[upper imp]

can i also ask some few questions?

[devout orbit]

Yep

[upper imp]

so after 30days, stripe will automatically charge the card right?

then i can listen to webhook if the payment is successful or not, so i can pause or continue the subcsription of an user?

[devout orbit]

If the Subscription is on a monthly Price then yes

I'd recommend using test clocks (https://stripe.com/docs/billing/testing/test-clocks) to test this stuff out end-to-end

[upper imp]

i set the subscription to yearly

[devout orbit]

Oh well then it will renew yearly

[upper imp]

sorry for the confusion, i mean after 30days trial, stripe will automatically charge the card right?

then i can listen to webhook if the payment is successful or not, so i can pause or continue the subcsription of an user?

[devout orbit]

Oh yes that's correct.

[upper imp]

Okay thanks. Also for the test-clocks