#monobot-Subscription
urban scroll
Hi there, the easiest way to start Subscription is using Stripe Checkout.
You can pass in the customer param when creating the Checkout session and the Checkout will automatically use the customer's info and last used payment_method and prefill the Checkout page.
still light
Hey Jack this is what I got for the new customers.
But old customers when clicking there in stripe they got no subscription created and so they can not modify their payment modes or anything.
I would like to migrate current ones to use that subscription method.
So what is the procedure?
urban scroll
What's your old integration like? Are you using Checkout or Elements?
still light
Sorry for not remembering stripe lingo
I used the direct pay ... so a javascript pop up that manages everything and on success I create the needed things in our database
urban scroll
No worries at all. Is this Direct Pay from a different payment processor?
still light
no, everything is in stripe
urban scroll
Do you have a website so that I can take a look?
Also can you share with me your merchant ID? you can find it from the Stripe Dashboard -> Settings ->Account Details
still light
You will not see anyting unless you sign in
https://api.sanctions.io
acct_1HHbKtLRvTdp0n7H
urban scroll
Thanks. I can see that you are already using subscription with Checkout.
But old customers when clicking there in stripe they got no subscription created and so they can not modify their payment modes or anything. -> I don't quite understand this part, is there a customer ID that I can take a look?
still light
When an existing user clicks to the subscription link they arrive to stripe with info like this one
urban scroll
What kind of link is it? do you have a URL?
hm, I have a feeling that this is the customer billing portal.
urban scroll
Thanks. this is customer billing portal
Did you enable payment_method_update (https://stripe.com/docs/api/customer_portal/configurations/create?lang=curl#create_portal_configuration-features-payment_method_update) feature in the portal configuration?
still light
Other customers can modify their payment method yes.
The problem is that this customer has the old checkout system, so there is no subscription in stripe for them.
I was wondering if Is possible that I create the subscription and subscription item for those old customers, and link that to the new product, so its transparent for the user.
Maybe this is what I have to do
https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/migrate-subscriptions
urban scroll
I don't think you need to perform migration unless you are importing customer data from a different payment processor.
still light
Set your secret key. Remember to switch to your live secret key in production.
See your keys here: https://dashboard.stripe.com/apikeys
import stripe
stripe.api_key = "sk_test_51HHbKtLRvTdp -- REDACTED -- o0pSTf528OnNS00UJKOLg9m"
stripe.Subscription.create(
customer="{{CUSTOMER_ID}}",
items=[
{
"price_data": {
"currency": "USD",
"product": "{{PRODUCT_ID}}",
"recurring": {"interval": "month", "interval_count": 3},
"unit_amount": 1000,
},
"quantity": 1,
},
],
)
urban scroll
Please remove your API key in the message, thanks
urban scroll
It's still an API key and discord is a public place.
still light
done
urban scroll
BTW, I've checked your log of the recent customer billing portal session, the payment_method_update feature of the billing portal configuration is not enabled, and that's why the payment method management is not displayed in the billing portal
urban scroll
Nice, You can manage the payment methods now by opening the same customer billing portal link
still light
Yes, but this is not really the question.
I want to migrate old customers from simple (manual from my system) checkout to the new portal.
urban scroll
Are you asking about creating subscriptions for your customers with the existing payment methods so that these customers don't need to go through the checkout flow again?
If I understand you correctly, you can use the Subscription API to create the subscription. Pass the customer's payment_method to the default_payment_method param (https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/create#create_subscription-default_payment_method) and this payment_method will be used for the recurring payments of the subscription.
still light
Many thanks!
Let me digest everything, we can now close this.
urban scroll
No problem. feel free to come back if you have any questions!
still light
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