#cCropster-subscription-memo
rich tinsel
Hello. Hmm, the Subscription object doesn't have a memo field. Do you mean on the Invoice object?
ionic minnow
No, I mean the subscription
I can set it in the UI, but not when using the API
The field will contain customer specific information that can change.
That's why we need to update the text.
rich tinsel
Ah, yes. That's one of a few Dashboard only 'fields'. It doesn't actually persist on the Subscription object, but carries over to the generated invoices (hence my confusion)
Regardless it's not available via the API
Would the metadata field not be suitable here? https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/object#subscription_object-metadata
ionic minnow
The text contains information about the usage of our customers.
It has to be visible on the invoice.
Meta information are not.
rich tinsel
Got it. Then you'd need to manage that manually via the Dashboard
ionic minnow
It's pretty cumbersome to update the text for all our customers.
rich tinsel
Wait, actually this field is available via the API! It's just got a different name 🤦
https://stripe.com/docs/invoicing/customize#memo-field
https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoices/object#invoice_object-description
Can be updated, too. Should be what you need!
ionic minnow
Is it possible to set the invoice template per customer?
rich tinsel
You'd need to implement that templating somewhere in your own system for the memo
ionic minnow
The template for the memo text?
That's what we do. And now we want to set the formatted text in the subscription.
rich tinsel
As I explained though, there's no memo field for a subscription. It's just the value that's used when generating the invoice
So if you wanted to update the invoice after creation, you'd need to do that via the API perhaps listening for an invoice.created event
ionic minnow
I'm a little bit disappointed about that. There are so much options in API that can't be done in the UI.
And now something that can't be done in the API. 😦
rich tinsel
Understand the frustration. I can relay the feedback. Out of interest, what is the use case for the memo field (so I can relay to product team)?
ionic minnow
We have a post payment model where a customer is charged based on the usage value.
The usage value is part of the text.
It's also possible that a customer gets a special discount. The information of the discount is part of the text too.
Last but not least the text contains information about the billing period.
rich tinsel
Is none of that information not already available on the invoice? Specifically, the billing period and any discounts (assuming you're using our coupons)
Are you using a metered (usage based) price?
ionic minnow
I know, all the information is already part of the invoice. But we want the information in a text form too.
And yes, we're using metered products.
rich tinsel
Ok, got it. Will relay the feedback!