Mallain23-invoices | Stripe Developers | Page 1

silver vale Jun 13, 2022, 9:51 PM

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Hello! Give me a couple minutes and I can help

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Typically, when previewing Invoices we generally recommend using the Upcoming Invoices API, but as you mentioned already - you'll need to finalize the Invoice to be able to get a PI to use with the Payment Element.

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For the customer credit being auto-applied, if you're on a later API version (after https://stripe.com/docs/upgrades#2019-12-03) then once you void the invoice the customer balance should be returned to the customer.

silver vale Jun 13, 2022, 10:12 PM

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@serene pasture Does that help?

serene pasture Jun 13, 2022, 10:14 PM

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I think so, thanks

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Is there a reason the stripe element can't finalize the invoice?

silver vale Jun 13, 2022, 10:18 PM

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Well, we need the Invoice to be finalized ahead of time to even be able to mount/use the Payment Element. Other elements (like the Card Element) don't need the payment intent client secret until you confirm, so you could delay finalization - but then you don't get the benefit of having a single element that can handle a lot of different payment method types

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