Integrate stripe for my shopify app

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Hi,

I am developing a shopify app that adds a few new functionalities to a merchant’s store using theme extensions, etc. I want to know how i can integrate stripe into the shopify app to manage my app users subscription. The reason for this is that, i would have other platforms also offered in the same subscription, so need to manage the payments in a central way.

  1. Is it possible to integrate stripe with shopify app subscriptions?
  2. Is there any guide, or steps required to be able to do this?

I havent been able to find if we can use external payment providers for shopify app subscriptions.

Thanks.

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Hi @qasim11202

Shopify requires public apps listed on the Shopify App Store to use Shopify’s Billing API for app subscriptions. However, since you want to manage payments centrally with Stripe you can try the following:

  1. Can You Use Stripe for Shopify App Subscriptions
  2. Use Stripe with Shopify Apps
  3. Integrate Stripe for External Subscriptions
  4. Using Shopify’s App Subscription API

Let me know if you need assistance with Stripe Webhooks or Shopify Billing API.

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Hi @Dotsquares ,
Thank you so much for taking the time to help me.

I was confused as shopify documentation for the Billing API mentions on the first line that Billing api is mandatory for shopify apps. I have a few questions:

  1. You mention that we can use Stripe using stripe webhooks, and shopify app subscriptions. If you can please guide me through what would be the customer flow for this integration?
  2. If we are managing the subscription through stripe, do we need to add the subscription tiers in the shopify billing?
  3. Is there a tutorial/guide/github repo, that would allow me to get a deeper understanding on how to implement this on our platform. Any guidance would be helpful.

Thank you for the help.