#Timo - Payment Links
timber drum
Hello! We have the Payment Links API documented here, including Java code snippets: https://stripe.com/docs/api/payment_links/payment_links
novel depot
Alright, thank you very much.
I do have a question though, I don't fully understand how I can set the price etc.
timber drum
You would create a Product and Price in the Dashboard or via the API, then create a Payment Link for the Price you want to charge.
If you want to do this in code the Products API is here: https://stripe.com/docs/api/products
And the Prices API is here: https://stripe.com/docs/api/prices
novel depot
So something like this should work?
List<Object> lineItems = new ArrayList<>();
Map<String, Object> product = new HashMap<>();
product.put("price", "price_1Khgp6JxcER6HYwj81XXMDgN");
product.put("quantity", 1);
lineItems.add(product);
Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<>();
params.put("line_items", lineItems);
try {
PaymentLink paymentLink = PaymentLink.create(params);
Client.send(paymentLink.getUrl());
} catch (StripeException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}```My Java's pretty rusty, but I think that's the general idea, yep!
novel depot
and that will generate something like https://buy.stripe.com/uniqueidfortheclient?
And then I can retrieve that link and check if the client has paid, if so give him the product?
timber drum
It's a unique ID for the Payment Link, which is not unique to the specific client.
Payment Links are designed to be reused over and over again by many different customers.
novel depot
No but I mean, if I generate one for every client I can retrieve if he has paid?
timber drum
Can you describe what you're trying to build at a high level so I can make sure Payment Links are the best option for you?
By client do you mean your customer?
novel depot
Yea
I am trying to make a payment system in a minecraft plugin itself. So if a player/customer tries to buys something, he or she will receive a payment link where he or she can pay. And then every 5 minutes, its getting all the created links, check if it is paid, if so, give the player their ranks, if not, cancel/delete the link.
timber drum
It sounds like Checkout Sessions are a better fit for your use case: https://stripe.com/docs/api/checkout/sessions
novel depot
Does that generate links as well?
timber drum
Payment Links are intended to be create-once-use-many-times, which is not what you're describing. Checkout Sessions, on the other hand, are specific to a single customer and transaction, they expire on their own, and they generate a unique URL for each one.
novel depot
Alright, thanks for your help. I appreciate it.
timber drum
Have a look at the quickstart here: https://stripe.com/docs/checkout/quickstart
And for the fulfilment piece I strongly recommend you use webhooks instead of polling Stripe. See here for details: https://stripe.com/docs/payments/checkout/fulfill-orders
novel depot
And for the fulfilment piece I strongly recommend you use webhooks instead of po...
Whats the difference?
timber drum
I recommend reading through the guides I linked you to, which will explain how it all works, then come back here and ask us questions if you have any. 🙂
novel depot
👍