#mytras-formo_api
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sacred hinge
hi! sure, you can use https://docs.stripe.com/api/invoiceitems/create?lang=node#create_invoiceitem-price_data when creating the InvoiceItem if you don't already have a Price object created.
junior citrus
so in the API step by step I will:
- Create an empty invoice
- Create the items for the invoice
When I look at documentation link that you sent me, I can see this
price_data.product string Required
The ID of the product that this price will belong to.
I need to create a 1 use product i will not have an id for the product
sacred hinge
yes you need to have a Product object already created
alternatively you can use unit_amount on the InvoiceItem directly https://docs.stripe.com/api/invoiceitems/create?lang=node#create_invoiceitem-unit_amount but we don't generally recommend that but it's possible if you really want to
junior citrus
So I will need to have an existing product with no price and add the price when creating the line items for the invoice, correct?
tame tendon
OK, Hold on please
sacred hinge
yes, or use unit_amount directly if you don't want Products
junior citrus
that was confusing
tame tendon
ok
sacred hinge
tame tendon
hi! sure, you can use https://docs.stripe.com/api/invoiceitems/create?lang=node#...
there is the way to use stripe without 3ds right?
junior citrus
yes, or use unit_amount directly if you don't want Products
mate what is happening?
sacred hinge
sorry. Just someone posting who shouldn't be.
junior citrus
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ok
But if I use unit_amount directly no item will show up on the invoice for the customer, just the amount to pay?
sacred hinge
no, there's always line items when using an invoice
it's just that the line item will not be associated with a specific Price/Product
sacred hinge
looks good. how can I clarify/help?
tame tendon
more less
junior citrus
this is an example of the step after, create line items
tame tendon
I use an integration with a third party
junior citrus
so I will need to replace the parameter "price" with "unit_amount_decimal" so I will use a price instead of a price id, did I get you right?
sacred hinge
@junior citrus yep, I'd try that.
But why?
like you have a Price, why don't you just use that?
junior citrus
because we have multiple customer with the same product but prices tailored for them
so that brings us to have hudreds of the same product names with different prices
trust me I wish it was that simple to just use the price id, i tried that for the past year
sacred hinge
then yes you can use price_data to create the ad-hoc Prices(but they do appear in your accounts as objects yes), or you can use unit_amount directly , but then you have no link/reporting that the payments are for that Product(which is why we don't recommend using unit_amount and encourage using Prices/Products)
junior citrus
so to recap.
I create an empty invoice as i showed you above, (and that is all good)
than from the step to add line items, I will remove the parameter price and use the parameters
price_data.currency (with the nation currency)
price_data.product (with the id of the product without a price)
price_data.unit_amount_decimal (with the decimal prices that I need to charge that specific customer)
Correct?
sacred hinge
if your goal is to create ad-hoc Prices , yep
what you describe should work, you can try it out in test mode and see
junior citrus
thank you so much
should be careful to make sure that random people cant join conversation that was annoying
sacred hinge
it's impossible to avoid but yes it's something we're aware of
junior citrus
regardless you been of great help