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fallow vaultBOT Sep 25, 2024, 3:05 PM

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elder kiln Sep 25, 2024, 3:12 PM

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You cna use either here. Creating a refund does not create a new charge, it updates amount_refunded on the existing charge https://docs.stripe.com/api/charges/object#charge_object-amount_refunded

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Actually I am not seeing a way to see a refund on the invoice itself. You should be able to use either the PaymentIntent or Charge here

novel nimbus Sep 25, 2024, 3:14 PM

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So I have to keep fetching to recalculate all the records just in case a refund happens?

elder kiln Sep 25, 2024, 3:15 PM

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If you are doing this by listing existing charges yes. The main alternative would be to keep a running tally on your side by listening to webhook events for successful charges and refunds

novel nimbus Sep 25, 2024, 3:17 PM

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Which approach would you recommend?

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What is the period after a payment where a refund on a charge can happen? Is there one?

elder kiln Sep 25, 2024, 3:25 PM

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That depends on payment method, I am having trouble finding info on that from our docs but if you reach out to our support team about the PMs you use they should be able to find more info. https://support.stripe.com/?contact=true

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I think you are right that using charges is the way to go here. amount_captured - amount_refunded should give you the overall amount that the customer paid to you https://docs.stripe.com/api/charges/list#list_charges-customer

novel nimbus Sep 25, 2024, 3:31 PM

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Okay perfect. Thank you. So I'll ask support if there is a limit.to when a charge can be updated. I don't want to keep fetching all charges, we have over 400k

elder kiln Sep 25, 2024, 3:34 PM

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If you are just looking for the number, we do have reports that you can run in your dashboard and I have a feeling at least one of them should be able to get this number for you. Unfortunately I am less familiar with our reports as well but support should know about those too

novel nimbus Sep 25, 2024, 3:41 PM

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Are they available via api?

elder kiln Sep 25, 2024, 3:45 PM

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You can start report runs via the API though I am not sure what report type would be helpful to you here https://docs.stripe.com/api/reporting/report_run?lang=curl

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