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tiny saffron Jun 2, 2022, 5:10 PM

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Hi there! CJ isn't available at the moment. But I'm happy to help if you have a question?

shy wharf Jun 2, 2022, 5:11 PM

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Hey Bismark.

So I asked a question which apparently CJ knew the answer despite asking this a few more times here.

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the scenario is the following.

I can't seem to be able to create an invoice for one time payments.

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from the checkout session.

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This is possible with recurring payments (subscriptions)

fair wind Jun 2, 2022, 5:20 PM

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Hi 👋 I'm stepping in for @tiny saffron . This currently isn't something you can do with Checkout. We are looking into it.

shy wharf Jun 2, 2022, 5:21 PM

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is there a deadline for this? This is such a shame. We really have to move our invoice system to a different software...:(

fair wind Jun 2, 2022, 5:22 PM

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We do not have an ETA for this feature presently, sorry

shy wharf Jun 2, 2022, 5:22 PM

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gotcha. Thank you 🙂

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any workarounds?

fair wind Jun 2, 2022, 5:30 PM

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In Stripe we create Invoice objects first before we collect a payment. You can create an invoice for a set amount using our API and then we have a hosted Invoice page link you can provide to your customer.

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https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoices/create

shy wharf Jun 2, 2022, 5:30 PM

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and that is an invoice that does not require payment or anything

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?

fair wind Jun 2, 2022, 5:31 PM

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No, the Invoice creates a Payment Intent that requires being paid

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You create the Invoice first, that defines the payment you need to collect

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as well as what the user is paying for

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then you collect the funds from your customer

shy wharf Jun 2, 2022, 5:32 PM

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so, it goes goes like this.

user sees invoice.
Click's pay.
user Gets redirected to checkout.
user pays the invoice.
Users gets to see the invoice at any point

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is this correct ?

fair wind Jun 2, 2022, 5:42 PM

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Not checkout. This isn't a checkout session. The URL generated is in the Invoice object you create using the API.

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You can get an idea of how this works here: https://stripe.com/docs/invoicing/quickstart-guide

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Stripe handles invoices in an inverted approach to what most people think of so you might want to review this doc as well:
https://stripe.com/docs/invoicing/overview

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