{"id":141572,"date":"2023-01-26T17:56:09","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T08:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.questetra.com\/?p=141572"},"modified":"2026-06-24T12:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T03:08:30","slug":"stripe-invoicing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.questetra.com\/en\/developer-blog\/stripe-invoicing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sending Invoices with Stripe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Stripe is a payment platform service provided by Stripe Inc. Stripe processes various payment methods on your behalf and deposits them into your account. In addition, various operations can be performed using APIs, and the Questetra automatic Step introduced in this article also uses those APIs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this article, I will explain the automated of creating an invoice on Stripe and sending it to the customer by email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Questetra\u2019s Auto-Steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As automated Steps linked with Stripe, there are many built-in automated Steps<\/a> that can be used as standard in Advanced Edition and above, and Add-on automated Steps<\/a> that can be installed in Professional. In this article, we will focus on three of them: [Create Draft Invoice<\/a>], [Finalize Draft Invoice<\/a>] and [Send Invoice<\/a>].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Create Draft Invoice<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\nThis item creates a draft invoice on Stripe. Sends the value entered in the billing details of the Table-type Data Item to Stripe. You can also specify the currency. Draft invoices must be finalized separately before you can invoice or charge the customer.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Finalize Draft Invoice<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>This item finalizes a draft invoice on Stripe, which allows you to send the invoice or charge the customer.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Send Invoice<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>This item sends a finalized invoice on Stripe to the customer by email. The customer can pay the invoice via the payment link included in the email.<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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2. Stripe and Questetra Integration Settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Configure authentication settings for integration with Stripe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Get the secret key from [Developer] > [API Keys<\/a>] on the Stripe dashboard beforehand. (When performing operation verification in Stripe’s test environment, make sure that [Test mode] is enabled.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click [Set up Settings] on the Auto-Step setting screen placed in Questetra’s Workflow App to open the HTTP Authorization Setting screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then [Add] a new setting and select [Token Fixed Value] from the drop-down list. Enter an appropriate name in [Name] and the API secret key obtained from the Stripe dashboard earlier in [Token], then click [Save].<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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3. Sample App<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In the Enter Invoice info step, enter the necessary information such as the customer and billing details. The Create Draft Invoice step creates a draft invoice on Stripe, and the Finalize Draft Invoice step finalizes the draft. In the final automated step, Stripe emails the customer a finalized invoice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n