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shrewd cedar
I am trying to fix the flow issue that as was mentioned in the previous thread, creating the subscription which will have the setup intent.. but got the error above ..
high dust
Hi, let me help you with this.
Could you please share the Request ID req_xxx? https://support.stripe.com/questions/finding-the-id-for-an-api-request
And what would you like to achieve on the high level?
shrewd cedar
In my previous thread i was asking what would be the ideal way to handle payment method changes from a customer
I wrote a quick summary of our flow which is aas follows:
I add the user to stripe if they're not listed there already,
I create a setup intent for user to add their payment method
create the subscription and charge it using the payment method ID provided from stripe.
basically:
await stripe.subscriptions.create({
customer: customerId,
items,
coupon: promoCode,
default_payment_method: paymentId,
})
Your colleague mentioned this is a bad flow and to create the subscription first and use the setup intent from that to add the payment method.
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high dust
Ok, you need to either set the default_payment_method when creating the Subscription or set invoice_settings.default_payment_method on the Customer
shrewd cedar
ok but how would i get the default payment method if the customer hasn't set it up yet? I usually do a setupIntent
checkout.sessions.create({
mode: 'setup',
success_url: successUrl,
cancel_url: cancelUrl,
customer: stripeId,
payment_method_types: ['card'],
});
which after the payment method is added, i use the webhooks to record the default payment method id and use it, then stripe redirects to my processing payment page which will run the create subscription
just trying to resolve the "bad flow" issue basically
high dust
ok but how would i get the default payment method if the customer hasn't set it ...
Where is the problem here exactly?
shrewd cedar
Can you refer to my other thread please? https://discord.com/channels/841573134531821608/1180083246256627712
I was asking a question regarding changing payment methods on subscriptions, i was told that the flow we currently have is bad as Soma said:
Note that this is a pretty bad flow, since it can result in two 3DS in a row. So we don't recommend doing this.
I'm just trying to find a way to resolve this according to what they recommended
high dust
If you set up the Payment Method correctly, it shouldn't require another 3DS when you perform off-session payments
Is it working if you specify the default_payment_method?
shrewd cedar
yes, but that gets me to my other issue, which is when the user changes their default payment method. do i have to do it for the subscription? or is there a way to have it done on addition of the method??
high dust
You have to update the Subscription.default_payment_method or Customer.invoice_sessions.default_payment_method. The former takes precedence.
shrewd cedar
and if i use invoice_settings.default_payment_method to set the default payment method on the customer and not include the Subscription.default_payment_method in the subscription when creating it, the subscription will then use the customer's default payment? and updates it accordingly when i update the customer?
high dust
Yes
shrewd cedar
ok thanks vanya.
high dust
Happy to help.