#primalfreeze_best-practices
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unreal jackal
hello! So if i understand what you're trying to do, you are creating an Invoice with collection_method: "send_invoice"?
abstract jetty
Well that's pretty much what I want to figure out, I want to know the 'best practice' method of creating some form of 'payable' that an end user can then pay against
unreal jackal
one-off invoices sound like what you're looking for. Are you looking to code an implementation, or ideally a no or low code solution?
abstract jetty
Happy to code as much as needed. We already have in place functionality to create a PaymentLink and a CheckoutSession
But I don't think either of those work well with the flexible line item costs
I believe I originally had the CheckoutSession, but it didn't have line items, so moved to PaymentLink
fiery wigeon
hello @abstract jetty , I'm alex's teammate. Could you help us understand what you meant by "flexible line item cost"?
Do you mean you'd just like to create line items?
fiery wigeon
I see, gotcha. In that case, you can consider creating an Invoice Item [0] first, this should give you a invoice line item object. Then you can update [1] the invoice line item object with the prices you want to set under price_data — this parameter lets you set your own prices for a line item without using a price id.
[0] https://docs.stripe.com/api/invoiceitems/create
[1] https://docs.stripe.com/api/invoice-line-item/update
Once your invoice is created and ready to be paid, you can send the invoice link to the customer for payment using the Hosted Invoice Page: https://docs.stripe.com/invoicing/hosted-invoice-page
abstract jetty
In the initial create [0], am I referencing an item?
As in a product list item or w/e
What would the users be seeing now via the PaymentLink scenario? It won't be quite like that will it
fiery wigeon
For [0], you will be creating an invoice item which that be done passing only a customer id, amount and currency
abstract jetty
Do I create a header and then individual line items, or all in a single call?
Like via a sub collection or something
fiery wigeon
you would need to make two calls at least. One to create the invoice, and then another to create the invoice item
abstract jetty
Ok that's cool.
fiery wigeon
I also want to clarify that you wouldn't have to use update invoice line item to pass a price. When creating the Invoice Item [0], you would just need customer id, amount and currency.