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worldly rootBOT Jun 2, 2023, 10:52 AM

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signal coyote Jun 2, 2023, 10:53 AM

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Hi
Invoice PDF is generated only if it's finalized:
https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoices/object#invoice_object-invoice_pdf
You can create an integration (frontend) that displays the preview of a Draft Invoice, but this can't be achieved natively using Stripe APIs.

hexed bronze Jun 2, 2023, 10:57 AM

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integration (frontend) that displays the preview of a Draft Invoice

should i display a frame with some kind of link?

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Can I somehow display this iframe here?

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at least in the PDF part?

signal coyote Jun 2, 2023, 11:04 AM

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That's Dashboard specific and it's not available via the public API

hexed bronze Jun 2, 2023, 11:07 AM

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it turns out the only way to display the isvois is to put it in the "open" state.
and from the status "open" to "draft" the invoice can no longer be transferred. as a result, it is necessary to produce a lot of unnecessary copies of the invoice.

signal coyote Jun 2, 2023, 11:10 AM

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I'm not sure I understand your last message, what is the issue exactly ? what you mean by to produce a lot of unnecessary copies of the invoice. ?

hexed bronze Jun 2, 2023, 11:18 AM

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I can show pdf only for "open" invoice. To do this, I need to finalize the invoice. but if I need to change the invoice, then I can't change the "open" invoice. I need to take a "draft" - edit it - and finalize it, I'll get the second invoice.

actions to remove the first invoice.

signal coyote Jun 2, 2023, 11:24 AM

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To avoid this, you can implement a frontend page that displays the preview (Draft invoice) for your customer, I think it's better than implementing the logic above. Once it's finalized you can display the pdf instead.

hexed bronze Jun 2, 2023, 11:35 AM

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frontend page that displays the preview (Draft invoice) for your customer

Now I don't understand a bit.
Do you have a page that I can integrate (<iframe src="https://invoice.stripe.com/i/ ...........>") on my site to display the invoice in the "draft" status?

signal coyote Jun 2, 2023, 11:37 AM

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Nope.

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You need to implement that page from scratch using the Invoice/ InvoiceItem APIs, and display the content of a draft invoice in your website.

hexed bronze Jun 2, 2023, 11:52 AM

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I don't need API for this. It's clear.
Then the question is how can I generate such a link. it is generated on the platform, but is not accessible from the API in any way.

https://invoice.stripe.com/i/acct_1NDTSxBDvR8dVyXs/test_YWNjdF8xTkRUU3hCRHZSOGRWeVhzLF9PMFczZnpCNE5NWUFFdDZqbkRzZHZMQktYRmdGbTdwLDc2MjQ0NDE10200wTpG0vOc

this functionality suits me perfectly for visualization and downloading pdf. partially I understand how to generate it, but not completely. 🙂

drowsy lark Jun 2, 2023, 11:55 AM

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Hi! I'm taking over from my colleague. Please, give me a moment to catch up.

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Is there a particular bit that's not clear?

hexed bronze Jun 2, 2023, 12:23 PM

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I don't understand the last two parameters that make up the decoded base64 string

YWNjdF8xTkRUU3hCRHZSOGRWeVhzLF9PMFczZnpCNE5NWUFFdDZqbkRzZHZMQktYRmdGbTdwLDc2MjQ0NDE10200wTpG0vOc

drowsy lark Jun 2, 2023, 12:24 PM

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Did you take this from the Dashboard?

hexed bronze Jun 2, 2023, 12:24 PM

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yes/

drowsy lark Jun 2, 2023, 12:26 PM

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You can't generate these PDFs yourself, unfortunately.

hexed bronze Jun 2, 2023, 12:31 PM

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very bad - exactly your PDF format is required. there is no point in sitting and drawing it.

all the complexity is due to the impossibility of returning the "open" invoice to the "draft"
Thank you. thread can be closed.

drowsy lark Jun 2, 2023, 12:31 PM

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I understand. Please, let me know if you have any other questions.

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