spooky-prices-backend | Stripe Developers | Page 1

light forge Mar 28, 2022, 4:00 PM

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hello! appreciate the context, how familiar are you with backend development?

Stripe integrations are client-server driven so you need to integrate a backend with your own endpoints where you perform secret API key operations, like creating Prices, creating CheckoutSessions, etc

formal saffron Mar 28, 2022, 4:09 PM

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I'm not very familiar with back-end development, that's sorta the issue I guess.. that's why I mentioned I was mostly a designer and front-end dev. I've seen a few videos of people building out a basic checkout stripe integration but they never seem to cover how to include product options like size/color before adding to the cart. I thought maybe someone on your team could point me in the right direction or give me advice on things that might be important to consider. I'm still very new to this stuff though and working with APIs aren't something I have a lot of experience with obviously.

light forge Mar 28, 2022, 4:14 PM

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gotcha, so the simple non-backend approach would be to use PaymentLinks, preconfigured from your Dashboard but they are more limited.

the real answer would be to use a regular CheckoutSession integration (client and server) and pair with a backend developer who can help you build the integration so it is highly flexible and customized (aka creating Prices/CheckoutSessions adhoc via the API from your backend)

formal saffron Mar 28, 2022, 4:24 PM

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Wouldn't payment links only allow users to buy one product? I can't hire a back-end developer for this either, I need to accomplish this myself.

light forge Mar 28, 2022, 4:29 PM

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I meant you could set up multiple PaymentLinks, each for a diff Product

but really the right answer here is to use CheckoutSessions with a backend integration

formal saffron Mar 28, 2022, 4:33 PM

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Do you have any links that might be helpful for accomplishing this, for documentation or videos?

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