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lucid gazelleBOT Feb 21, 2025, 9:27 AM

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twin plume Feb 21, 2025, 9:30 AM

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What is best practice? Should I implement the top-up flow separately from the subscription integration, using a basic checkout session for example?

Or should I use the invoice API and lock the invoices to the existing subscription? If so can I make it autopay using the subscription payment method?
You can use Checkout or invoices but for one time payment only

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You can't link it to a Subscription

devout hill Feb 21, 2025, 9:39 AM

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I'm linking it to a subscription using

invoice = Stripe::Invoice.create(
  customer: Current.user.stripe_customer_id,
  auto_advance: true,
  collection_method: "charge_automatically",
  automatic_tax: { enabled: true },
  subscription: subscription.id,
)

twin plume Feb 21, 2025, 9:50 AM

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That created invoice will include only pending items of the Subscription

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https://docs.stripe.com/api/invoices/create#create_invoice-subscription

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If that answers your need, then yes that could help.

lucid gazelleBOT Feb 21, 2025, 9:53 AM

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devout hill Feb 21, 2025, 9:53 AM

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Ah ok. I guess I'll go with regular Checkout Session with one-off payments, unconnected to the subscription then 🙂

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