badateverything-invoice-fees

[red meadow]

Can you clarify what you man by "using the API for data"?

If you're aren't creating an Invoice in Stripe at all there shouldn't be any Invoicing fees, but if you're still using Stripe for payments in general you'd still have some fees (that are taken with every payment)

[fluid jewel]

One of our developers noted that we use the Invoice API for "data objects and analytics". That's the extent of what I know about that. What we are trying to do is simply create our own invoices that send to the customer via email. We are wondering if we need to completely eliminate dependency on the API to be rid of invoice fees (not charge related fees like network costs, no card present, etc). Is it solely the fact that the API is creating a physical invoice that makes us repsonsible for the invoice fees?

[red meadow]

I believe Invoice fees are calculated based on the number of Invoices that have been paid through Stripe (you can read more here https://support.stripe.com/questions/stripe-invoicing-pricing). So if you created a bunch of Invoices through Stripe and didn't pay them then you wouldn't have the Invoice fees either

[fluid jewel]

Invoice fees are calculated as a percentage of the dollar amount charged, I believe 0.4%. Is that charge tied to the sole use of the Invoice API?

[red meadow]

No, it's tied to the use of the Invoice API where the invoice has ALSO been paid for

[fluid jewel]

Got it, so as long as the invoice is paid and as long as the api is being used, the percentage fee exists

[red meadow]

Yes

[fluid jewel]

got it, all set!

[red meadow]

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