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Kenzo
Kenzo

Reputation: 366

Stripe: How to charge user after subscription already created, when no payment method initially collected

I am confused as to whether I should create an entirely new subscription (and lose some of that data in the following subscription) or whether I can use the existing subscription whose status has changed from trial to active. Do I use payment intents, add a payment method or use some specific subscription method provided? The docs are a meandering novel (that I'm reading) and throwing the question out now as I continue on. Any help appreciated

Upvotes: 1

Views: 640

Answers (1)

yuting
yuting

Reputation: 1694

When the customer subscribes to a subscription with trial, a Setup Intent will be generated for payment method collection. You may find it under pending_setup_intent parameter in Subscription object.

You can follow from Step 5 this guide to complete the payment method collection: https://stripe.com/docs/payments/save-and-reuse?platform=web#web-collect-payment-details

Customer will be automatically charged to the saved payment method in the future.

If the subscription doesn't have a trial, a Payment Intent will be generated instead. You can then follow this guide for such case: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/build-subscriptions?ui=elements

Upvotes: 2

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