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Subscription flow 1.1 (Generating checkout sessions)
Subscription flow 1.1 (Generating checkout sessions)
We are now going to improve the user flow inside the pricing page so that a checkout session is created after the user clicks on the “Subscribe” This will be required as the event “subscription.created” will only be generated once the user has performed a successful payment inside the checkout session
Payments
Learning Highlights
- 0:45
How to implement Stripe checkout sessions by creating an API endpoint that redirects users to a payment page when they click subscribe.
- 5:45
Understanding why client_reference_id maps to account_id rather than user_id, providing greater flexibility in managing account objects and subscriptions.
- 8:22
Learn to structure external API integrations by creating dedicated files for Stripe logic, then wrapping them in internal API endpoints for cleaner architecture.
- 14:02
Mastering the debugging process: authentication middleware errors often stem from how access tokens fetch user_id, which then retrieves the correct account_id.
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Interactive diagram used in the video
Subscription flow 1.1 (Generating checkout sessions)
Trigger a Stripe Checkout Session from your pricing page to handle user subscriptions properly
