Stripe Integration

BetterCone includes deep Stripe integration through the Better Auth Stripe plugin, providing complete payment processing, subscription management, and billing automation.

Stripe is already integrated via Better Auth. This guide shows you how to configure products, webhooks, and advanced features.

What You'll Learn

This guide covers everything you need to integrate Stripe into your SaaS application:

Initial Setup

Get your Stripe keys and configure the integration

Products & Pricing

Create subscription plans and one-time products

Checkout Flow

Implement payment and subscription checkout

Webhooks

Handle Stripe events and keep data in sync

Billing & Invoices

Manage subscriptions, invoices, and customer portal

Features

Payment Processing: Accept credit cards, digital wallets, and local payment methods
Subscription Management: Recurring billing with plans, trials, and usage-based pricing
Customer Portal: Self-service subscription and billing management
Webhooks: Real-time event notifications
Invoicing: Automatic invoice generation and delivery
Tax Collection: Stripe Tax for automatic tax calculation
Failed Payment Recovery: Smart retry logic and dunning management

Architecture

┌─────────────────────────────────────┐
│         Client (Next.js)            │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│  authClient.stripe.createCheckout() │
│  authClient.stripe.createPortal()   │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────┘
               │
               │ HTTPS
               │
┌──────────────▼──────────────────────┐
│           Stripe API                │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│  • Checkout Sessions                │
│  • Subscriptions                    │
│  • Invoices                         │
│  • Customer Portal                  │
└──────────────┬──────────────────────┘
               │
               │ Webhooks
               │
┌──────────────▼──────────────────────┐
│      Your Application               │
├─────────────────────────────────────┤
│  /api/webhooks/stripe               │
│  Convex Database                    │
└─────────────────────────────────────┘

Quick Links

Next Steps

Start with Initial Setup to configure your Stripe integration.

Stripe Integration Overview