zoboomafoo0721 | Stripe Developers | Page 1

hollow sunBOT Oct 13, 2023, 5:14 PM

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dusky barn Oct 13, 2023, 5:15 PM

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HI 👋

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That depends on the question but we can try

remote slate Oct 13, 2023, 5:15 PM

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Hey thanks for the quick response

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So I want to charge my users a $30/month subscription

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I have created the product but I don't know what's next

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My tech stack is Python on the backend and React for the frontend

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I want to build a POC so I can just use flask and vanilla html to start

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Do I need webhooks?

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I don't know the flow or where to get started

glacial schooner Oct 13, 2023, 5:17 PM

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👋 Hopping in here as well - is this something you want to use Stripe's hosted UI (Checkout) for or d you want to build your own UI?

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Easiest thing would be to use Checkout if you want to build somethign quick

remote slate Oct 13, 2023, 5:17 PM

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Stripe UI is fine

glacial schooner Oct 13, 2023, 5:18 PM

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👍 then I'd recommend starting with this guide: https://stripe.com/docs/payments/accept-a-payment?platform=web&ui=checkout

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actually there's a better one since you're doing subscriptions - one minute

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Aha! Yup this is what you'll want: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/build-subscriptions?ui=checkout

remote slate Oct 13, 2023, 5:21 PM

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How do we pass the customer to it ?

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How do we link it to a customer on our system?

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Are you able to jump on a quick call with me? I usually know how to work with APIs pretty easily but I'm feeling pretty stupid right now

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#sadge

glacial schooner Oct 13, 2023, 5:23 PM

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We don't offer calls here (you can try https://support.stripe.com/contact since they have a callback option) but I'm also happy to keep chatting here

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You can create a Customer through our API (https://stripe.com/docs/api/customers/create) using the information you have in your own systems, and once you've created that Customer you can pass that ID through when you create the Checkout Session (https://stripe.com/docs/api/checkout/sessions/create#create_checkout_session-customer)

remote slate Oct 13, 2023, 5:24 PM

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What are the step by step way

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for example

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Step 1: Create a customer id

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step 2: create a checkout session with a customer id

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step 3: have a webhook to listen for a successful checkout

glacial schooner Oct 13, 2023, 5:27 PM

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Yup that would be the general idea

remote slate Oct 13, 2023, 5:28 PM

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then its a different flow for the customer portal

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for that you send the customer id with that session

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do I need a webhook for that?

glacial schooner Oct 13, 2023, 5:32 PM

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Well I'd focus on getting just Checkout to work first before moving on to customer portal (you don't have to use customer portal if you don't need it)

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and you may need a webhook for that if you want to listen for subscription updates other changes that they can make through the portal

remote slate Oct 13, 2023, 5:33 PM

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I'd prefer a way for them to manage the cards and history of invoices

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