How can I set up Klarna for subscription payments in an E-commerce platform?

Technical Q&A
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Topic summary

A Swedish developer seeks to implement Klarna payments for subscription-based products on their headless Gatsby/Shopify e-commerce site. The desired workflow involves customers selecting subscription products, completing payment through an external checkout (Shopify or Klarna), and receiving monthly invoices until cancellation.

Key Technical Details:

  • Klarna Payments/Checkout can support subscriptions in Sweden via customer token signup
  • No existing Shopify subscription apps currently integrate with Klarna
  • Custom integration code would need to be written

Discussion Outcome:

  • Original poster attempted solutions for two days, considered building a custom Shopify plugin, but ultimately abandoned the effort due to time constraints
  • Another user reported the same issue with no resolution

Potential Solutions Mentioned:

  • Klarna recurring payments entered private preview on Stripe (third-party integration: “Stripe Shopify Checkout”)
  • “Easy Pie Checkout” app suggested as now supporting this functionality

The discussion remains largely unresolved for the original participants, though newer payment solutions may have emerged since their attempts.

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Hi community! Hoping to get some technical help here.

Background:

I am a software developer and business owner trying to set up an E-commerce which relies heavily on subscriptions. (95% of products will be subscription only). Being based in Sweden paying with Klarna is an absolute must. However when I read up on subscription methods and apps all I see is that klarna is not an accepted way of paying for a recurring subscription in any of the apps available.

Additional info:

Being a software developer I am comfortable in making my own solutions if necessary, also the website itself will be a gatsby website working headless/JAM stack. So no Liquid solutions please :slightly_smiling_face:

Ideal use case:

My ideal user flow would be:

  • User picks product for subscription and adds to cart

  • User gets redirected somewhere for payment handled by not me (shopify checkout, klarna checkout w/e)

  • User gets an invoice per month until canceling (somehow)

Question:
How do I do this? Is there a store app i need to install? Do I have to build my own? Should I just just a different platform than shopify? (please no :-()

Cheers and <3,
Alexander

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Hi @sledomaltes / Alexander,

Whatever code accepts your store’s subscriptions would need to initiate & integrate & accept the payment method. Klarna Payments (or Klarna Checkout) can support subscriptions for some regions (like Sweden), more details: https://developers.klarna.com/documentation/klarna-payments/use-cases/customer-token-signup/ but currently that integration code would need to be written, as I’m not aware of any Shopify subscription apps that currently support Klarna.

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Hi.

Have you found a solution for Klarna payment on subscription plans? I have the same issue and can’t find a good way to solve it :disappointed_face:

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Hi!

I’m afraid not :disappointed_face: I gave it two more days of trying then gave up. If I
recall correctly the idea I had was to write my own shopify plug in to
handle it but I decided it wasn’t worth the time and effort. Good luck and
I hope you solve it! (please update this thread if you do :heart_eyes: )

// Alexander

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Latest news: Klarna recurring payments(subscriptions) are in Private preview on Stripe. This means that this feature is coming to Stripe. So check out the third party solution “Stripe Shopify Checkout”, it supports payments and subscriptions via Stripe.

@sledomaltes @jasonbillies

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It is now available, try Easy⥍Pie Checkout

http://youtube.com/post/Ugkxdca2HAaDFGZzehziVCdVOiocMS8uYZwk

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