#rich-jones_best-practices
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- rich-jones_webhooks, 3 days ago, 83 messages
modest granite
Hi 👋
What are you trying to manage? Checkout can be used to collect the initial payment, and save payment methods.
Customer Portal can be used to update existing payment methods and view/pay invoices
They are fundamentally separate tools even though they look similar
frigid gate
I am using stripe.checkout.sessions to create a checkout, which can manage payment methods and download invoices, is that correct ?
modest granite
no
You cannot manage payment methods or download invoices from the Checkout Session
But you can collect payment and save payment methods
frigid gate
I am trying to send you a screen shot, is that possible ?
frigid gate
stripe.checkout.sessions.create
modest granite
- Checkout Session - collect payment methods, create Subscriptions
- Customer Portal - Manage existing Subscriptions, pay Invoices, manage payment methods
They do different things
potent umbraBOT
frigid gate
Can I limit the functionality of the portal, I do not want the quantitiy nor the contact email to be changeble in the portal as the app handles this ?
Btw from the current checkout I can access existing invoices
modest granite
You can use the portall configuration object to determine what features are available
Take a look at the features parameter
frigid gate
Sounds like portals are the way to go 😎
Thank you I’ll take a look at this as my next job 🤓
warm oyster
Hi there! I'll be taking over from my colleague. If any questions come up as you look into portals let me know.