Stripe webhook access fulfilment
Grant access from verified payment events without duplicating fulfilment.
The server verifies a Stripe event and safely applies the matching access once.
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- Webhook verification, then how the rest of the feature fits together.
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This code viewer shows one portable teaching version of the feature. The files focus on the important responsibilities: trusted server pricing, hosted checkout creation, verified payment-event handling, and one idempotent access grant that survives retries.
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- app/pricing/page.tsx
- components/CheckoutStartButton.tsx
- app/api/checkout/session/route.ts
- app/api/billing/webhook/route.ts
- lib/billing/catalog.ts
- lib/billing/createCheckoutSession.ts
- lib/billing/fulfilStripeEvent.ts
- lib/billing/accessGrants.ts
- prisma/billing-example.prisma
- README-stripe-webhook-fulfilment.md
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Pattern context
Why this pattern matters
Map the people, data, decisions, and states needed for stripe webhook access fulfilment.
This pattern involves payment or account access, so the public page keeps the focus on the safe shape of the workflow.
Where this appears
- Course checkout and access fulfilment: Verified payment to durable learning access
- Operator subscription billing: Subscription checkout and billing portal
- Event payment QR and status polling: Payment link with operational status polling
Real-world variations
How this pattern appears in real apps
These examples show how the same feature shape can appear in different products. The aim is to understand the pattern, not copy a production system directly.
Course checkout and access fulfilment
Verified payment to durable learning access
Operator subscription billing
Subscription checkout and billing portal
Event payment QR and status polling
Payment link with operational status polling
What to build before this
Useful foundations
What this can grow into
Sensible next steps
- Add refund, dispute and subscription-change handling after the first access unlock is reliable.
- Add an admin review view that links payment events to the resulting access changes.
- Add monitoring, replay tools and support notes so unusual payment states can be resolved calmly.
Use this pattern with...
Features rarely exist alone
Follow the checkout pattern through to webhook fulfilment before adding subscriptions, deposits or invoices.
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