Billing Fresh

Stripe Billing lets you create and manage subscriptions, send invoices, and handle recurring revenue. Use the Billing API to build any recurring payment model.

In this section

Page	Description
Billing APIs	How Billing API objects work together
Quickstart	Prebuilt subscription page with Checkout
Subscription Design	Choose pricing models, checkout interfaces, and billing timing
Pricing Models	Flat rate, per-seat, tiered, and usage-based pricing
Coupons & Promotions	Discounts and promotion codes for subscriptions
Modify Subscriptions	Change, pause, cancel, and update active subscriptions
Cancel Subscriptions	Cancel immediately, at period end, or on a schedule
Billing Cycle	Set and change billing renewal dates
Usage-Based Billing	Meter events and pay-as-you-go pricing
Revenue Recovery	Smart Retries, dunning emails, and automatic card updates
Pricing Table	Embeddable pricing table component
SaaS Integration	Full SaaS integration guide

Core billing flow

When you create a subscription, Stripe automatically:

1. Creates an Invoice at each billing cycle
2. Attaches a PaymentIntent to the Invoice
3. Charges the customer's saved payment method
4. Sends receipt and manages the billing lifecycle

Key Billing API objects

Object	Purpose
Product	What you sell
Price	How much and how often to charge
Customer	Who you charge
Subscription	Scheduled recurring purchase
Invoice	Statement of amounts owed
PaymentIntent	Tracks payment collection

Subscription webhook events

Event	When it fires
customer.subscription.created	Subscription created
customer.subscription.updated	Subscription changed (price, quantity, status)
customer.subscription.deleted	Subscription canceled
customer.subscription.trial_will_end	3 days before trial ends
invoice.payment_succeeded	Invoice paid
invoice.payment_failed	Invoice payment failed
entitlements.active_entitlement_summary.updated	Feature access changed