lizzie VS stripe-node

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Lizzie

// File: src/pages/api/stripe/webhook.ts import Stripe from 'stripe'; import { getXataClient } from '@/xata'; import type { APIContext } from 'astro'; // Process rawBody from the request Object async function getRawBody(request: Request) { let chunks = []; let done = false; const reader = request.body.getReader(); while (!done) { const { value, done: isDone } = await reader.read(); if (value) { chunks.push(value); } done = isDone; } const bodyData = new Uint8Array(chunks.reduce((acc, chunk) => acc + chunk.length, 0)); let offset = 0; for (const chunk of chunks) { bodyData.set(chunk, offset); offset += chunk.length; } return Buffer.from(bodyData); } // Stripe API Reference // https://stripe.com/docs/webhooks#webhook-endpoint-def export async function POST({ request }: APIContext) { try { const STRIPE_SECRET_KEY = import.meta.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY; const STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SIG = import.meta.env.STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SIG; if (!STRIPE_SECRET_KEY || !STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SIG) return new Response(null, { status: 500 }); const stripe = new Stripe(STRIPE_SECRET_KEY, { apiVersion: '2023-10-16' }); const rawBody = await getRawBody(request); let event = JSON.parse(rawBody.toString()); const sig = request.headers.get('stripe-signature'); try { event = stripe.webhooks.constructEvent(rawBody, sig, STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SIG); } catch (err) { console.log(err.message); return new Response(`Webhook Error: ${err.message}`, { status: 400 }); } if (event.type === 'checkout.session.completed' || event.type === 'payment_intent.succeeded') { const email = event.data.object?.customer_details?.email; if (email) { const xata = getXataClient(); const existingRecord = await xata.db.user.filter({ email }).getFirst(); if (existingRecord) { await xata.db.user.update(existingRecord.id, { paid: true }); } else { await xata.db.user.create({ email, paid: true }); } return new Response('marked the user as paid', { status: 200 }); } return new Response('no email of the user is found', { status: 200 }); } return new Response(JSON.stringify(event), { status: 404 }); } catch (e) { return new Response(e.message || e.toString(), { status: 500 }); } }

Before you can start accepting payments with Stripe Checkout, you need to create a Stripe account. Visit the Stripe website and sign up for an account. Once you have created an account, you will receive an API key that you will use to authenticate your requests to the Stripe API.

Next, we will enable checkout and payment processing through Stripe. First, install the Stripe clients with the following command:

Head to Stripe and register if you haven't already. We can use the Stripe API in Test Mode to build the e-commerce app. You can add a bank account and get verified later when you're ready to start collecting real payments.

Stripe published its 2023 annual letter last week. Much like the previous edition it was filled with a lot of interesting nuggets. Stripe has a strong history of being fairly transparent with its practices. These range from engineering challenges through its blogs as well as thought leadership in the financial and entrepreneurship space. I personally like the writing style of this letter as it doesn’t seem corporate or stuffy. Instead it is filled with humorous anecdotes, quirky observations and intelligent historical narratives which make it a compelling read. You can read the letter here → Stripe Annual Letter: 2023

Stripe – payments

Imagine you want to create an API endpoint that allows users to register in your backend, while simultaneously making a payment towards Stripe. This could be for something that's a subscription-based service, where you charge people for access to something.

Our app – Upollo – connects with your app event data (like Segment) and payment data (like Stripe) to analyze your users and instantly figure out if someone is an important player in your industry. We also help you convert more users, reduce churn, and expand single seats to teams within a company. We're SOC 2 certified and we take data security very seriously.