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ruby skiffBOT Sep 14, 2023, 1:03 PM

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plucky pulsar Sep 14, 2023, 1:03 PM

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Hello

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Generally you would use metadata for this

chilly mural Sep 14, 2023, 1:10 PM

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Are metadata sub-keys queryable?

plucky pulsar Sep 14, 2023, 1:12 PM

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With the Search API yes. But mostly the recommended route is to set metadata with your own UUID and then ingest the Stripe data into your database based on that UUID that comes through your Webhook handler

chilly mural Sep 14, 2023, 1:18 PM

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This would require to store the Stripe ID within our Apps. Unfortunately this is not possible in some cases.

plucky pulsar Sep 14, 2023, 1:20 PM

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Not sure what you mean by that

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Why do you have to store the object ID anywhere?

chilly mural Sep 14, 2023, 1:22 PM

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When I create an invoice via API, I need to assign it to a customer. Therefor I need the Customer ID. But inside the app I only have the apps user-id. Now i need to find the right Stripe Customer for my App User.

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( to look up via email is not a good choice, as this might change over time )

plucky pulsar Sep 14, 2023, 1:24 PM

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Right so you set the user-id as metadata on the Customer

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Then, if you aren't going to store this in your own database (which isn't recommended but up to you) you can use the Search API (https://stripe.com/docs/api/customers/search) to Search the Customer based on that metadata

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Important to note though that the Search API is not meant for read-after-write flows

chilly mural Sep 14, 2023, 1:28 PM

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ah 💡 something like: query="metadata['app-xy-uuid']:'e422559e-6287-411e-84a4-5b750990af7c'"

plucky pulsar Sep 14, 2023, 1:28 PM

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Yes

chilly mural Sep 14, 2023, 1:28 PM

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should do the trick ... thanks

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