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Hi Vanya, here is the request where I change setup_future_usage: https://dashboard.stripe.com/test/logs/req_Gs5gLObpledzSR
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Hi! Let me help you with this.
I don't think I follow what you're trying to do. Do you want to charge the PaymentMethod automatically? Or send Invoices for the customer to pay each time on their own?
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Sure, it's definitely complicated so I will try to clarify... 😄
I am trying to send a subscription invoice to the customer to pay with sofort, then save their IBAN so I can charge them automatically on later invoices.
My process now is:
Create a subscription with 'sofort' as a payment_method_type and collection_method 'send_invoice'
Update the payment_intent to 'setup_future_usage' = 'off_session'
Try to pay the invoice with sofort
I expect that the IBAN would be saved as a sepa_debit payment method on the customer
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I would recommend not mixing those and create a separate SetupIntent or a Checkout Session with mode "setup" to collect the PaymentMethod for future usage
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Can I use the SetupIntent and 'send_invoice' collection_method?
My impression is that SetupIntents work when the customer is on_session
To begin
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SetupIntent is a one-time thing for collecting PaymentMethods for future usage.
I think there's some confusion about the terms here. You can read more about SetupIntent here: https://stripe.com/docs/payments/save-and-reuse
But maybe you could describe what user flow you imagine (without Stripe concepts), and I will try to suggest the best solution.
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I need to take care of something offline briefly.... 5 minutes max
Can we leave the chat open and I will be right back?
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Sure
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Okay, so I would like to be able to send a customer an invoice through stripe that offers three payment methods: card, paypal, and sofort. The goal is to collect their payment method preference and update a subscription to charge that payment method automatically in the future.
So the customer receives an invoice from stripe in their email, they choose to pay with card/paypal/sofort, we save that choice to their subscription so they can be charged automatically
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You will then be better off creating a Checkout Session with mode: "subscription".
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The Subscription will be charge_automatically by default, and, initially, the customer will get the payment page where you will add their preferred payment method.
You can follow this guide: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/build-subscriptions?ui=checkout
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Can this work for an existing subscription too? To update the payment method?
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Just one note: Checkout Session URLs expire. So if you want to send it in the email, I would recommend sending a URL to your own website, that will create a fresh Checkout Session on the fly and redirect the customer to it.
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Can this work for an existing subscription too? To update the payment method?
For existing, you can use a Checkout Session with mode: "setup", that will allow you to collect a Payment Method for future usage: https://stripe.com/docs/payments/save-and-reuse?platform=web&ui=checkout
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Then you can update the existing Subscription.default_payment_method with the newly created one: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/create#create_subscription-default_payment_method
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Thanks for the help
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Then you can update the existing `Subscription.default_payment_method` with the ...
And the collection_method, of course.
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Thanks for the help
Happy to help!
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You too!