How to enable email receipts in Stripe

1const express = require('express');
2const stripe = require('stripe')(process.env.STRIPE_SECRET_KEY);
3
4const app = express();
5app.use(express.json());
6
7// Create a payment with receipt email
8app.post('/api/charge', async (req, res) => {
9  try {
10    const { amount, email, description } = req.body;
11
12    const paymentIntent = await stripe.paymentIntents.create({
13      amount, // in cents
14      currency: 'usd',
15      receipt_email: email,
16      description: description || 'Payment',
17      automatic_payment_methods: { enabled: true },
18    });
19
20    res.json({
21      clientSecret: paymentIntent.client_secret,
22      id: paymentIntent.id,
23    });
24  } catch (err) {
25    console.error('Payment error:', err.message);
26    res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
27  }
28});
29
30// Resend a receipt for an existing charge
31app.post('/api/receipts/resend', async (req, res) => {
32  try {
33    const { chargeId, email } = req.body;
34
35    // Update the charge with a new receipt_email to trigger resend
36    const charge = await stripe.charges.update(chargeId, {
37      receipt_email: email,
38    });
39
40    res.json({
41      message: 'Receipt will be sent to ' + email,
42      receiptUrl: charge.receipt_url,
43    });
44  } catch (err) {
45    res.status(500).json({ error: err.message });
46  }
47});
48
49const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
50app.listen(PORT, () => console.log(`Server on port ${PORT}`));