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inner reef
Hey everyone! 👋 I’d like to get some clarity on whether our Stripe payment flow is set up correctly.
Here’s what i'm doing:
-I'm creating a PaymentIntent with an estimated amount. At that point, we also calculate the application fee and stripe fee and include it based on that initial amount.
The PaymentIntent stays in requires_confirmation state — sometimes for a while (could be even few days). Later, once we know the final amount (based on some external logic), we update both the amount and the application_fee_amount, and then confirm the PaymentIntent.
So far this seems to be working, but I want to be sure it’s a safe and recommended approach. Specifically:
Is it okay to update both amount and application_fee_amount as long as the intent hasn't been confirmed yet?
Are there any edge cases I should watch out for, like Stripe charging unexpected fees, or problems from updating a PaymentIntent after some time?
Would appreciate any insights or confirmation from others who've worked with delayed/manual capture flows like this 🙏
latent ermine
Hi! Looking into your questions!
inner reef
Thank you! 😁
latent ermine
It's okay to update the payment intent's amount and application fee on a later date before you confirm it. We don't have a fee for creating payment intents. It's typically charged after the payment has been confirmed.
Off hand I can't think of any specific edge cases however, you should test this out based on your specific business flow.
inner reef
I've already tested with the bussines flow, but during this testing, I noticed that sometimes Stripe adds additional fees that aren’t fully clear to me such as:
-Balance transfer (inbound/outbound)
-Network cost
-Stripe per-authorization fee
latent ermine
Can you give me example of each so I can look into it?
inner reef
Sure, just give me few minutes.
inner reef
So this was basically the ones i got charged for, but today i did some test again with the same flow and i got nothing related to this fees.
I readed about a bit and i found that is probably related to this transactions that were almost at the same time but canceled all of them manually.
latent ermine
The transaction network costs and Stripe per-authorization fees are charged as part of IC+ fees. It might not be the fees for just 1 payment. I am not sure about the 2 at the top. If you would like more information on the fees, I would suggest reaching out to our support team (https://support.stripe.com/contact).
inner reef
I understand.
Regarding the network costs and Stripe per-authorization fees
Is there any way I can calculate those fees before capturing the payment?
Is there a specific formula or logic I should follow?
Will this happen with every transaction I make? Because in the ones I did today, I didn’t see any of that.
latent ermine
If I recall correctly the fees are not calculated immediately so you may not see them for the payments you just created. However I am not too familiar with fees as this channel is more for API related queries.
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