Which event indicates an invoice has been paid?

Which event indicates an invoice has been paid?

• A. invoice.paid
• B. invoice.created
• C. invoice.upcoming
• D. invoice.finalized

Answer: (A)

In Stripe, invoices move through a lifecycle of states, and events signal each step. An invoice.paid event is emitted when the invoice has been paid in full, indicating the payment process completed successfully. This is the signal you look for to confirm that the customer’s bill was settled. To put the others in context: invoice.created happens when a new invoice is generated. invoice.finalized means the invoice has been prepared with charges and is ready to be paid, but the payment may still be pending. invoice.upcoming is used to preview what the next invoice would look like for a customer, before it’s actually created and charged. The key distinction is that paid shows completion of payment, while the others reflect earlier stages in the invoice lifecycle.

In Stripe, invoices move through a lifecycle of states, and events signal each step. An invoice.paid event is emitted when the invoice has been paid in full, indicating the payment process completed successfully. This is the signal you look for to confirm that the customer’s bill was settled.

To put the others in context: invoice.created happens when a new invoice is generated. invoice.finalized means the invoice has been prepared with charges and is ready to be paid, but the payment may still be pending. invoice.upcoming is used to preview what the next invoice would look like for a customer, before it’s actually created and charged. The key distinction is that paid shows completion of payment, while the others reflect earlier stages in the invoice lifecycle.