What webhook event do you listen to for one time payments in stripe?

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I've been using just checkout.session.completed, but I read that the checkout could be completed and then payment could take a bit to go through. Or a fraud check can mark the checkout as completed but later fail, etc.

Is there an event you all use for one-time payments that is a sure fire guarantee that the payment has actually gone through?

Is there an event you all use for one-time payments that is a sure fire guarantee that the payment has actually gone through?

Ben Katz · Accepted Answer

Agreed, weird event naming all things considered. Probably best to contact stripe support to double check and in parallel try implementing to see what happens.

Ben Katz · Answer

Following. Stripe's documentation is extensive but is lacking in the webhooks department.

Will migrate to them at some point and I'll have the same question

brian lowery · Answer

related to this - https://x.com/levelsio/status/1853529236600176863 - but his usecase is for subscriptions

brian lowery · Answer

after looking more i think you are correct - https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64809805/stripe-webhooks-invoice-paid-vs-checkout-session-completed

But tbh it still seems confusing

Ben Katz · Answer

Does invoice.paid not work for everything (one-time and subscriptions)? It sounds like that might be the best solution from the comments in that thread

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What webhook event do you listen to for one time payments in stripe?

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