#phillip_webhooks
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formal gull
hi! well when you call the API to create the subscription you can pass metadata with your own information, for instance.
you can't set the id field of the object itself, we generate that and it's unique
unique bobcat
Thanks @formal gull ! for some reason the metadata object is empty even though I added a key value pair in the dashboard. Will the metadata only be added when a new subscription has been created? (I've tested it with an already existing subscription and used a test clock)
formal gull
I'm not sure what specific part of the Dashboard you're referring to. Generally metadata is something you supply in the API request that your code makes to create the Subscription in your payments integration. or in an Update Subscription API call. I'm sure the Dashboard has ways to update an existing subscription too(but maybe you're updating a different object like the Customer or an Invoice). We mainly answer API/dev questions here.
unique bobcat
I think I know why. I added it to the product metadata. Then, I listen to the invoice.created webhook which returns an invoice object that also contains a product ID but not the product metadata. Is there a way I can expand that field or will I need to do a separate API call to retrieve the product with it's metadata?
formal gull
you can call the Product Retrieve endpoint or you can call Invoice Retrieve and pass expand:["lines.data.price.product"] and look at it through that path
or change your approach so you put your metadata somewhere more accessible, like on subscription.metadata and then it's accessible via https://docs.stripe.com/api/invoices/object#invoice_object-subscription_details-metadata on the Invoice. There are lots of possible solutions here
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