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median cipherBOT Apr 17, 2024, 3:15 PM

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stoic radishBOT Apr 17, 2024, 3:16 PM

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lost patrol Apr 17, 2024, 3:21 PM

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Good question, I am not sure if this is possible with our invoices API at the moment. Is the issue basically that even if you set a numerical prefix we still insert a dash between that and the invoice's specific number?

ruby cradle Apr 17, 2024, 3:27 PM

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the number has to be exactly 10 numbers, and the number part from the stripe invoice numbering schema adds one more position every 10^n + 1 number, so it will either be under 10 symbols or over 10 symbols. The dash I think is not a problem.

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Can I do something with the custom fields ? Or by the time the number is generated by Stripe it's too late ?

lost patrol Apr 17, 2024, 3:39 PM

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Gotcha, unfortunately I don't think the length of our invoice numbers can be changed. So yes that may make more sense to set as your own custom field. I'm not sure how that would work out regulation-wise but that would work API-wise

ruby cradle Apr 17, 2024, 3:42 PM

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but we have to generate the number ourselves, we can't rely on stripe to give me the next number in the sequence ?

stoic radishBOT Apr 17, 2024, 3:46 PM

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barren sundial Apr 17, 2024, 3:51 PM

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👋 hopping in here - yes, you'd be responsible for generating the number yourself

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Also want to note that we do offer the ability to pass in the number when you create the Invoice (https://docs.stripe.com/api/invoices/create#create_invoice-number)

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median cipherBOT Apr 17, 2024, 3:52 PM

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peterm_invoice-numbers

ruby cradle Apr 17, 2024, 3:53 PM

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Well since the invoices are generated for subscriptions, I assume I can just used the invoice being in draft state, ( forgot the actual event name ) and set number then ?

barren sundial Apr 17, 2024, 3:55 PM

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Yeah if the Invoice is still a draft then you should be able to update the Invoice and set the number

ruby cradle Apr 17, 2024, 3:57 PM

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ok. and the invoice.finalized event will not override if it was already set, correct?

barren sundial Apr 17, 2024, 3:58 PM

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correct

ruby cradle Apr 17, 2024, 4:01 PM

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ok , got it thanks. Are there any plans for future improvements regarding invoice numbering schemas ? Making it a bit more flexible ? Zero padding and numbers should be quite common I would assume.

barren sundial Apr 17, 2024, 4:06 PM

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As far as I know there isn't anything specific planned, but you're welcome to write into support (https://support.stripe.com/contact) to check in - I believe the ability to specify your own number during Invoice creation was what we chose to offer so that users could customeize the numbering scheme as much as they needed to

ruby cradle Apr 17, 2024, 4:11 PM

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I understand, thanks I will drop a message to support

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