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[jagged atlas]

doc link: https://docs.stripe.com/api/checkout/sessions/create#create_checkout_session-payment_intent_data-setup_future_usage

[undone terrace]

👋 happy to help

[jagged atlas]

hey, appreciate it!

[undone terrace]

if you pass a customer ID and you set this parameter then it will be attached to the customer you've passed

[jagged atlas]

I just tested this out, the method wasnt attached, was it because of setting it as off_session?

[undone terrace]

would you mind sharing the Checkout Session ID?

[jagged atlas]

I only found the intent id pi_3Q7bShDaD6OoIhpK1K3Ve1Q7 and while its logged here that the payment method is saved, if I try to create an invoice from the dashboad, no saved card pops up

[undone terrace]

attaching a payment method to a customer and making the default for invoicing is 2 different things

[jagged atlas]

no, I was trying to see if autocharge via api would work

but if in the dash itself, the payment method is not working,

[undone terrace]

just hold on a second

[jagged atlas]

then auto pay would not work right?

[undone terrace]

the Checkout Session you shared doesn't have any customer

[jagged atlas]

hey, my bad, I just checked, while the session succeeded, the customer wasnt saved

I think it was because of temp mail in the session, I didnt create a cust id for that email

[undone terrace]

you need to create the customer first then pass its ID to the Checkout Session

[jagged atlas]

for an onboarded customer this worked perfectly, thanks

[jagged atlas]

yeah, this was the issue. appreciate the help

[drifting totem]

hi! I'm taking over this thread.

let me know if you have other questions.

[jagged atlas]

just one last thing, when trying to create an invoice, how do I link a product id with it? according to docs (https://docs.stripe.com/api/invoices/create), there's no option to pass in a product id?

there's just subscription id only

[drifting totem]

I recommend checking this guide that explains how this works: https://docs.stripe.com/invoicing/integration/quickstart

[jagged atlas]

ah, my bad, thanks!

[jagged atlas]

hey, please let me know if you would prefer for me to create a new thread, but do I need to store the payment method id on my end if we set setup_future_usage to true when creating a checkout session?

[drifting totem]

you can ask your question here.

[jagged atlas]

because I tried to pay an invoice automatically

invoice_item = stripe.InvoiceItem.create(
        customer=stripe_customer.customer_id, price=stripe_product.default_price.id
    )

    inv = stripe.Invoice.create(
        auto_advance=True,
        collection_method="charge_automatically",
        customer=stripe_customer.customer_id,
        pending_invoice_items_behavior="include",
    )
    resp = stripe.Invoice.finalize_invoice(invoice=inv.id, auto_advance=True)

    resp_2 = stripe.Invoice.pay(invoice=inv.id)

[drifting totem]

but do I need to store the payment method id on my end if we set setup_future_usage to true when creating a checkout session?
it depends what you are trying to do exactly.

[jagged atlas]

and this failed because no default payment method

[jagged atlas]

I want stripe to auto pay invoice

with a stored payment method

from setup_future_usage

[drifting totem]

yuo probabbly want to set the PaymentMethod as the default one for the customer, this way it will be automatically used to pay for Invoices

[jagged atlas]

can we do that in the checkout session itself?

[drifting totem]

https://docs.stripe.com/api/customers/update?lang=curl#update_customer-invoice_settings-default_payment_method

no it would be an extra API call

[jagged atlas]

or would you recommend for us to store the payment method id on our end?

ah, so when the checkout session complete event handler is sent

we get the payment id

and store it?

[drifting totem]

yes, or you set it as the default payment method for the customer (as explained above) so it will be used automatically

[jagged atlas]

but the flow will be same right?

get checkout session event, get pm id

and then an extra api call to actually store it as default?

[jagged atlas]

also this flow is how its supposed to be right? if we want immediate payment on inv creation

[drifting totem]

yes looks correct to me

I recommend testing all of this is testmode first to make sure it works as expected

[jagged atlas]

will do, thanks, really appreciate the help!