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fair ruin
hello again! the short version is that yes, using the customer portal is the way to go here
vocal rain
hello hello! sorry I keep bothering you guys haha
fair ruin
no worries, it's what we're here for 😛
vocal rain
so I'm assuming that checkout session isn't suited for the customers that already have a free subscription plan
but rather customer portal is the better option here?
fair ruin
yep. technically you could use checkout sessions to create a new subscription and then delete the free one, but then you need to build all that logic yourself. it's much easier to just use the customer portal which will let them update the existing subscription.
or you can build your own UI and just use the update a subscription API directly
https://docs.stripe.com/api/subscriptions/update
vocal rain
got you
ok thank you very much this is super helpful
we plan on using our own UI, meaning that a user will click on a UI that looks like this:
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vocal rain
and because these users already have the free subscription
and we want these buttons to lead to a upgrade subscription page (ignore the "start 14-day trial" button)
is there anyway a checkout session can handle that?
because these customers won't have any payment methods yet, we need to have them add their PMs
this means that we either need them to go to the customer portal page or a checkout session that helps them upgrade their sub
is it possible for us to redirect customers from our page directly to this subscription upgrade page
restive cape
Hi! Stepping in for my colleague. Give me a moment to catch up!.
restive cape
is there anyway a checkout session can handle that?
If you wish to update Subscription A from Price A to Price B, you will not be able to do this with the Checkout Session.
is it possible for us to redirect customers from our page directly to this subscription upgrade page
Can I check what do you mean by subscription upgrade page? Is it the customer portal? If so, yes you can redirect your customer to the customer portal.
https://docs.stripe.com/customer-management/integrate-customer-portal#redirect
vocal rain
yes I guess I mean can I redirect the customer directly to this page:
