#mel_webhooks
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candid crown
Ok, so an active entitlement means that the subcription it is associated with must be active?
candid ruin
Yes
https://docs.stripe.com/billing/entitlements?dashboard-or-api=api&lang=node#entitlements
As long as a customer maintains an active subscription for a feature, they retain an active entitlement. Make sure you provision access in your system for any users entitled to this feature.
candid crown
Gotcha!
So it sounds like I should be covered without needing to check the Subscription Status directly - I can just use the active_entitlements endpoint & webhook, plus checking that invoices are being paid to extend general customer access for that subscription.
candid ruin
Yeah I mean really you shouldn't even need to check invoice.paid unless they don't have an associated entitlement (maybe that is what you mean).
But yes, entitlements are meant to simplify the provisioning with Subscriptions.
candid crown
Yeah, I was originally planning to just base all user access on active entitlements, but then I quite liked the example given in the docs for an approach that uses (and updates) access expiry date for access to our app as a whole, for monthly recurring subscriptions. It sounded a little more robust / intuitive?
candid ruin
Yep that makes sense -- if you want that then invoice.paid or customer.subscription.updated work as Events to listen to.
They accomplish the same thing really in that sense.
candid crown
OK. If I did decide to only use Entitlements, when would the entitlements for an unpaid / cancelled subscription disappear / become inactive? We're using cancel_at_period_end, rather than instant cancel.
candid ruin
Yes it should.
To be 100% sure you should test this all out using Test Clocks: https://docs.stripe.com/billing/testing/test-clocks
candid crown
Okay - thanks so much for your help ☺️
candid ruin
Sure thing!