How to accept recurring payments in Stripe

1const stripe = require('stripe')(process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY);
2
3// Create a product
4const product = await stripe.products.create({
5  name: 'Pro Plan',
6  description: 'Full access to all features',
7});
8
9// Create a monthly recurring price
10const monthlyPrice = await stripe.prices.create({
11  product: product.id,
12  unit_amount: 2900, // $29.00/month
13  currency: 'usd',
14  recurring: {
15    interval: 'month',
16  },
17});
18
19// Create a yearly recurring price (with discount)
20const yearlyPrice = await stripe.prices.create({
21  product: product.id,
22  unit_amount: 29000, // $290.00/year (2 months free)
23  currency: 'usd',
24  recurring: {
25    interval: 'year',
26  },
27});
28
29console.log('Monthly Price ID:', monthlyPrice.id);
30console.log('Yearly Price ID:', yearlyPrice.id);

1app.post('/create-subscription-session', async (req, res) => {
2  const { priceId, customerId } = req.body;
3
4  const session = await stripe.checkout.sessions.create({
5    mode: 'subscription',
6    customer: customerId || undefined,
7    line_items: [
8      {
9        price: priceId, // e.g., 'price_xxx'
10        quantity: 1,
11      },
12    ],
13    success_url: 'https://yoursite.com/subscription-success?session_id={CHECKOUT_SESSION_ID}',
14    cancel_url: 'https://yoursite.com/pricing',
15  });
16
17  res.json({ url: session.url });
18});

1// Create a portal session to redirect the customer
2app.post('/create-portal-session', async (req, res) => {
3  const { customerId } = req.body;
4
5  const portalSession = await stripe.billingPortal.sessions.create({
6    customer: customerId,
7    return_url: 'https://yoursite.com/account',
8  });
9
10  res.json({ url: portalSession.url });
11});

1app.post('/webhook', express.raw({ type: 'application/json' }), (req, res) => {
2  const sig = req.headers['stripe-signature'];
3  let event;
4
5  try {
6    event = stripe.webhooks.constructEvent(
7      req.body, sig, process.env.STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET
8    );
9  } catch (err) {
10    return res.status(400).send(`Webhook Error: ${err.message}`);
11  }
12
13  switch (event.type) {
14    case 'checkout.session.completed':
15      // New subscription started — grant access
16      break;
17    case 'invoice.paid':
18      // Recurring payment succeeded — continue access
19      break;
20    case 'invoice.payment_failed':
21      // Payment failed — notify customer, consider grace period
22      break;
23    case 'customer.subscription.deleted':
24      // Subscription cancelled — revoke access
25      break;
26  }
27
28  res.json({ received: true });
29});

1// Successful payment: 4242 4242 4242 4242
2// Payment requires auth: 4000 0025 0000 3155
3// Payment will fail: 4000 0000 0000 0341
4
5// To test renewal: Stripe Dashboard → Developers → Clocks
6// Test clocks let you advance time to trigger renewal billing