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[fickle elk]

Hi, you do not need to write in the main channel. You can ask a quesiton on the same thread.

[hard solstice]

This is a separate question

[fickle elk]

That is fine.

If you passed custom fields when you created the Payment Link, you'd find this on the Payment Link object. You can look at the repsonse: https://stripe.com/docs/api/payment_links/payment_links/retrieve

[hard solstice]

I don't want to retrieve the payment link itself. I'm asking if when a user submits data to custom fields via payment links, if that data is stored in Stripe somewhere.

[fickle elk]

Yeap, can you share the specific payment link id so I can show you where it is?

[hard solstice]

I'm specifically trying to retrieve this information when a user canceled a subscription if that is helpful

[fickle elk]

Can you share the specific request id with me so I can show you? Here's how you can find a request ID: https://support.stripe.com/questions/finding-the-id-for-an-api-request

[hard solstice]

This is the subscription delete request:
req_FW7hPcsg6Fhufg

This is the payment checkout request:
req_tQ2t6zXnE1qm9D

[fickle elk]

I see you're trying to get this information from the Subscription deletion request. That is not possible as the customer_fiels parameter belong to the Payment Links object which relies on Checkout Sessions object under the hood.

[hard solstice]

So how can I obtain it then

Would it be better to associate the information with the customer somehow?

[fickle elk]

You'd retrieve the payment like like I suggested earlier. Alternatively, you can look at the response from the Payment Link creation request, and save that information as a metadat on the Subscirption object by updating the Subscription: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/update#update_subscription-metadata. Then, when you delete the Subsciption, you can look at the metadata.

[hard solstice]

Are subscriptions individual to each customer who buys?

Or at least, the information stored inside of them?

[fickle elk]

Yeap, that is correct. You can loearn more about how subscirptions work here: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/overview

[hard solstice]

Which of these two options would you recommend

[fickle elk]

This is what I would recommend and also clarifying myself.

1/ You'd create the Payment Link, and under the hood Stripe uses Checkout Session and stores that custom field on that object .
2/ Then, you'd want to listen to checkout.session.completed event: https://stripe.com/docs/api/events/types#event_types-checkout.session.completed and attain the custom fields that your customer provided.
3/ You then, you'd want to add this as a metedata on the Subscription object by updating the Subscription: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/update#update_subscription-metadata.

[hard solstice]

Okay sounds good. Another clarifying question. When a user fails to pay for the subscription, or cancels their subscription, I should be able to get that metadata from customer.subscription.deleted, correct?

[fickle elk]

Yes, that is correct.

[hard solstice]

Is there a case where a user would not pay for the subscription and the subscription wouldn't automatically be deleted?

Also, when someone buys my monthly subscription, will they be charged the monthly price immediately after buying and then again every month after that?

[fickle elk]

Are you able to clarify what you mean with this?

Also, when someone buys my monthly subscription, will they be charged the monthly price immediately after buying and then again every month after that?

Yes, that is correct.

[hard solstice]

I'm saying, if the user doesn't actually pay for the subscription, the subscription will be automatically deleted, correct?

[fickle elk]

Hmm, I recommend that you review this document, https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/overview to learn about how Subscription works. If the invoice has not been paid, the subscription status can change: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/object#subscription_object-status to past_due but you'd need explicitely cancel teh Subscription to delete.