#stripe

no

the basic thing that a subscription models is a recurring billing cycle

it generates an invoice once every billing period, and rolls in any invoice items that are created for that subscription (or are created without a subscription)

to have multiple billing cycles, you need multiple subscriptions

what does period do on an invoiceitem then?

it's just the time at which it was created

Hello I've been working on Stripe connect and I have a couple questions

First is that when I click my button on my site, to go to oauth and log in to a already existing stripe account, once I log in, it doesn't take me back to my site, it takes me to the registration landing for stripe with the full form.

prgmmr: at the top of that form does it say "skip this form" ?

Yes

so I'm going to guess that your Stripe account isn't activated yet?

(Well the account you're attempting to connect to)

Yeah it's not activated

Is that why when I do log in and connect the sk_test and pk_test keys don't match up?

The sk_test and pk_test will never match because stripe needs them to be unique to the connect application

You can only connect activated accounts in live mode which is why they added the skip this form button

I'm talking about in development mode. I click sign in and I log in and it redirects me to the registration

yeah thats because your account isn't activated

if you don't want to activate your account (like you'd be required to in production), you can click "Skip this Form"

Got you. So everything is working then. Because those were my concerns. That the keys are different and also the login thing. But you say it's normal

the keys are different, if they were the same then stripe has no way to know if the connected account is making the requests or your application is making the requests

with stripe, why is username on the credit card but not a required field?

because i checked custom form on stripe, they are only required cc number, month, year, cvc

timDat, can you explain that a different way?

you do not need to include a username variable when sending a payment to stripe

for the payment to be accepted

why is that?

You mean a first and last name, along with the card number?

So the keys saved for a "seller" has to be different even from their own keys?

prgmmr: yeah - the keys you get for that account are specific to your application

so that they are independently trackable & revokable separate of the keys that the account owner has

timDat: the bank doesn't need a username in order to process the payment. the credit card number itself uniquely identifies the cardholder.

usually, the business (ie: you) wants to associate somebody to a username, not stripe or the bank

but some businesses don't have the concept of persistent users - they just collect payment info for each purchase

could I please get an admin to look at my account?

As an app developer using Stripe, how does the pricing work for taking money from one user and giving it to another user?

Does "Stripe Connect" work with mobile apps? I'm confused on what to put for Website URL in the Settings menu.

nodebase: connect does work with mobile apps

What should I put in the Website URL textfield?

however, connect isn't a money transfer service, so it may not work for what you're doing

essentially, connect will work if you're accepting payments on behalf of a seller, paying them out, and taking a cut

you can't use connect to just pay people money arbitrarily

Yes, exactly what I'm looking for. Stripe uses the example of Lyft. I assume Lyft uses the same model as Uber. I have an app with that same model: Take payment from a user, take my cut, then pass the rest to the other user.

ok, sounds good

So connect is what I am looking for.

But what about the Website URL textfield?

you'd need to set up some kind of small web presence to get that to work

probably run the oauth connection inside of a webview in your app

In order to user connect on mobile I need a web site?

Oh, ok. I thought Stripe had native UIView's for handling that. That's not the case then?

the way that flow works is that you have a link to a stripe, the user goes there and authorizes you to do stuff with their account, then they're redirected back

you'd need to do something along those lines, unless you're using managed accounts

Does Lyft use managed accounts?

if you're using managed accounts, you control the entire onboarding flow, so you can do whatever you want

I'm honestly not familiar with what lyft uses

they may actually be on recipients, because they were very early adopters

(recipients is now being deprecated)

Since I'm beginning with Stripe now, which route should I take?

well, don't use recipients, obviously

the choice is really managed vs standalone accounts

I would say Lyft uses a managed Stripe account since its not really apparent that you're creating a Stripe account. It's seemless between the user and Lyft. Just enter your credit card number.

to use lyft, you don't need a stripe account

you only need a stripe account if you're a lyft driver

Correct.

managed or otherwise

praboud: is it possible to pass hidden fields through a stripe checkout ?

(also, as I said before, they may actually be using recipients, which is essentially a precursor to managed accounts)

hi all

nomad: checkout essentially inlines a couple of fields into the form you put the script tag in. you can put hidden fields in that form.

koriner: hello!

Hi!

is it expected behaviour that once you've set the address on the legal_entity of a managed account that it won't let you change it again?

@koriner hi