Payments & Billing

The Starter Kit integrates with Dev Kit for AI’s payment system to provide subscription billing for your end users. This guide covers implementing billing UI, managing subscriptions, and providing self-service payment management.

Overview

End users of your Starter Kit application can:

Subscribe to paid plans through Stripe Checkout
View their current subscription status
Access payment history and download invoices
Manage billing through the customer portal
Upgrade, downgrade, or cancel subscriptions

Prerequisites

Before implementing billing in your app:

Configure Stripe in Cloud Admin

Complete the Payment Setup & Configuration guide to add your Stripe credentials.

Create Stripe Products

Set up your subscription products and prices in the Stripe Dashboard. Note the Price IDs.

Verify Webhooks

Ensure webhook endpoints are configured and receiving events correctly.

Displaying Subscription Status

Fetch and display the user’s current subscription in your dashboard:

Server Action

Create a server action to fetch subscription status:

// app/billing/actions.ts
"use server";

import { cookies } from "next/headers";

interface Subscription {
  id: string;
  status: "active" | "trialing" | "past_due" | "cancelled" | "incomplete";
  current_period_start: string;
  current_period_end: string;
  cancel_at_period_end: boolean;
  price_id: string;
  plan_name?: string;
}

interface SubscriptionResponse {
  subscription: Subscription | null;
}

export async function getMySubscription(): Promise<Subscription | null> {
  const token = cookies().get("devkit4ai-token")?.value;
  
  if (!token) {
    return null;
  }

  const response = await fetch(
    `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/api/v1/payments/stripe/my-subscription`,
    {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
        "X-Project-ID": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_ID!,
        "X-API-Key": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_KEY!,
      },
      cache: "no-store",
    }
  );

  if (!response.ok) {
    return null;
  }

  const data: SubscriptionResponse = await response.json();
  return data.subscription;
}

Subscription Status Component

Display subscription status with appropriate messaging:

// components/billing/subscription-status.tsx
import { getMySubscription } from "@/app/billing/actions";
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
import { Card, CardContent, CardHeader, CardTitle } from "@/components/ui/card";

const statusColors: Record<string, string> = {
  active: "bg-green-500",
  trialing: "bg-blue-500",
  past_due: "bg-yellow-500",
  cancelled: "bg-gray-500",
  incomplete: "bg-red-500",
};

export async function SubscriptionStatus() {
  const subscription = await getMySubscription();

  if (!subscription) {
    return (
      <Card>
        <CardHeader>
          <CardTitle>Subscription</CardTitle>
        </CardHeader>
        <CardContent>
          <p className="text-muted-foreground">No active subscription</p>
          <a href="/pricing" className="text-primary hover:underline">
            View plans →
          </a>
        </CardContent>
      </Card>
    );
  }

  return (
    <Card>
      <CardHeader>
        <CardTitle className="flex items-center justify-between">
          Subscription
          <Badge className={statusColors[subscription.status]}>
            {subscription.status}
          </Badge>
        </CardTitle>
      </CardHeader>
      <CardContent>
        <dl className="space-y-2">
          <div>
            <dt className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Plan</dt>
            <dd className="font-medium">{subscription.plan_name || "Premium"}</dd>
          </div>
          <div>
            <dt className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">Renews</dt>
            <dd className="font-medium">
              {new Date(subscription.current_period_end).toLocaleDateString()}
            </dd>
          </div>
          {subscription.cancel_at_period_end && (
            <div className="text-yellow-600 dark:text-yellow-400">
              ⚠️ Cancels at end of billing period
            </div>
          )}
        </dl>
      </CardContent>
    </Card>
  );
}

Creating Checkout Sessions

Redirect users to Stripe Checkout to subscribe:

Server Action

// app/billing/actions.ts
"use server";

import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
import { cookies } from "next/headers";

interface CheckoutInput {
  priceId: string;
  successUrl?: string;
  cancelUrl?: string;
}

export async function createCheckoutSession(input: CheckoutInput) {
  const token = cookies().get("devkit4ai-token")?.value;
  
  if (!token) {
    redirect("/login?returnUrl=/pricing");
  }

  const response = await fetch(
    `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/api/v1/payments/stripe/checkout-session`,
    {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
        "X-Project-ID": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_ID!,
        "X-API-Key": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_KEY!,
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        price_id: input.priceId,
        success_url: input.successUrl || `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL}/billing/success`,
        cancel_url: input.cancelUrl || `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL}/pricing`,
      }),
    }
  );

  if (!response.ok) {
    const error = await response.json();
    throw new Error(error.detail || "Failed to create checkout session");
  }

  const data = await response.json();
  redirect(data.checkout_url);
}

// components/billing/subscribe-button.tsx
"use client";

import { useState } from "react";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import { createCheckoutSession } from "@/app/billing/actions";

interface SubscribeButtonProps {
  priceId: string;
  planName: string;
}

export function SubscribeButton({ priceId, planName }: SubscribeButtonProps) {
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);

  async function handleSubscribe() {
    setLoading(true);
    try {
      await createCheckoutSession({ priceId });
    } catch (error) {
      console.error("Checkout error:", error);
      setLoading(false);
    }
  }

  return (
    <Button onClick={handleSubscribe} disabled={loading}>
      {loading ? "Redirecting..." : `Subscribe to ${planName}`}
    </Button>
  );
}

Payment History

Display the user’s payment history:

Server Action

// app/billing/actions.ts
"use server";

interface Payment {
  id: string;
  amount: number;
  currency: string;
  status: string;
  created_at: string;
  invoice_url?: string;
}

export async function getMyPayments(): Promise<Payment[]> {
  const token = cookies().get("devkit4ai-token")?.value;
  
  if (!token) {
    return [];
  }

  const response = await fetch(
    `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/api/v1/payments/stripe/my-payments`,
    {
      headers: {
        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
        "X-Project-ID": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_ID!,
        "X-API-Key": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_KEY!,
      },
      cache: "no-store",
    }
  );

  if (!response.ok) {
    return [];
  }

  const data = await response.json();
  return data.payments || [];
}

Payment History Component

// components/billing/payment-history.tsx
import { getMyPayments } from "@/app/billing/actions";
import {
  Table,
  TableBody,
  TableCell,
  TableHead,
  TableHeader,
  TableRow,
} from "@/components/ui/table";
import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";

function formatCurrency(amount: number, currency: string): string {
  return new Intl.NumberFormat("en-US", {
    style: "currency",
    currency: currency.toUpperCase(),
  }).format(amount / 100);
}

export async function PaymentHistory() {
  const payments = await getMyPayments();

  if (payments.length === 0) {
    return (
      <p className="text-muted-foreground">No payment history available.</p>
    );
  }

  return (
    <Table>
      <TableHeader>
        <TableRow>
          <TableHead>Date</TableHead>
          <TableHead>Amount</TableHead>
          <TableHead>Status</TableHead>
          <TableHead>Invoice</TableHead>
        </TableRow>
      </TableHeader>
      <TableBody>
        {payments.map((payment) => (
          <TableRow key={payment.id}>
            <TableCell>
              {new Date(payment.created_at).toLocaleDateString()}
            </TableCell>
            <TableCell>
              {formatCurrency(payment.amount, payment.currency)}
            </TableCell>
            <TableCell>
              <Badge variant={payment.status === "succeeded" ? "default" : "secondary"}>
                {payment.status}
              </Badge>
            </TableCell>
            <TableCell>
              {payment.invoice_url && (
                <a
                  href={payment.invoice_url}
                  target="_blank"
                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
                  className="text-primary hover:underline"
                >
                  Download
                </a>
              )}
            </TableCell>
          </TableRow>
        ))}
      </TableBody>
    </Table>
  );
}

Customer Portal Access

Let users manage their billing through Stripe’s hosted customer portal:

Server Action

// app/billing/actions.ts
"use server";

import { redirect } from "next/navigation";
import { cookies } from "next/headers";

export async function openCustomerPortal() {
  const token = cookies().get("devkit4ai-token")?.value;
  
  if (!token) {
    redirect("/login");
  }

  const response = await fetch(
    `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/api/v1/payments/stripe/customer-portal`,
    {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
        "X-Project-ID": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_ID!,
        "X-API-Key": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_KEY!,
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        return_url: `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL}/dashboard`,
      }),
    }
  );

  if (!response.ok) {
    throw new Error("Failed to create portal session");
  }

  const data = await response.json();
  redirect(data.portal_url);
}

Manage Billing Button

// components/billing/manage-billing-button.tsx
"use client";

import { useState } from "react";
import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
import { openCustomerPortal } from "@/app/billing/actions";

export function ManageBillingButton() {
  const [loading, setLoading] = useState(false);

  async function handleClick() {
    setLoading(true);
    try {
      await openCustomerPortal();
    } catch (error) {
      console.error("Portal error:", error);
      setLoading(false);
    }
  }

  return (
    <Button variant="outline" onClick={handleClick} disabled={loading}>
      {loading ? "Opening..." : "Manage Billing"}
    </Button>
  );
}

The customer portal provides users with:

Update payment method
View and download invoices
Cancel subscription
Update billing address

(((REPLACE_THIS_WITH_IMAGE: stripe-customer-portal-example.png: Stripe customer portal showing payment methods, invoices, and subscription management options)))

Subscription Management

Cancel Subscription

Allow users to cancel their subscription:

// app/billing/actions.ts
"use server";

interface CancelInput {
  immediate?: boolean;
}

export async function cancelSubscription(input: CancelInput = {}) {
  const token = cookies().get("devkit4ai-token")?.value;
  
  if (!token) {
    throw new Error("Not authenticated");
  }

  const response = await fetch(
    `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/api/v1/payments/stripe/cancel-subscription`,
    {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
        "X-Project-ID": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_ID!,
        "X-API-Key": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_KEY!,
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        immediate: input.immediate || false,
      }),
    }
  );

  if (!response.ok) {
    const error = await response.json();
    throw new Error(error.detail || "Failed to cancel subscription");
  }

  return { success: true };
}

Update Subscription (Plan Change)

Allow users to upgrade or downgrade their plan:

// app/billing/actions.ts
"use server";

interface UpdateInput {
  newPriceId: string;
}

export async function updateSubscription(input: UpdateInput) {
  const token = cookies().get("devkit4ai-token")?.value;
  
  if (!token) {
    throw new Error("Not authenticated");
  }

  const response = await fetch(
    `${process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL}/api/v1/payments/stripe/update-subscription`,
    {
      method: "POST",
      headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
        "X-Project-ID": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_ID!,
        "X-API-Key": process.env.DEVKIT4AI_PROJECT_KEY!,
      },
      body: JSON.stringify({
        new_price_id: input.newPriceId,
      }),
    }
  );

  if (!response.ok) {
    const error = await response.json();
    throw new Error(error.detail || "Failed to update subscription");
  }

  return { success: true };
}

Gating Premium Features

Check subscription status to gate premium features:

// lib/subscription.ts
import { getMySubscription } from "@/app/billing/actions";

export async function hasActiveSubscription(): Promise<boolean> {
  const subscription = await getMySubscription();
  return subscription?.status === "active" || subscription?.status === "trialing";
}

export async function requireSubscription() {
  const hasSubscription = await hasActiveSubscription();
  if (!hasSubscription) {
    redirect("/pricing");
  }
}

Use in pages:

// app/premium-feature/page.tsx
import { requireSubscription } from "@/lib/subscription";

export default async function PremiumFeaturePage() {
  await requireSubscription();
  
  return (
    <div>
      <h1>Premium Feature</h1>
      {/* Premium content */}
    </div>
  );
}

Billing Page Example

Complete billing management page:

// app/billing/page.tsx
import { requireAuth } from "@/lib/auth-server";
import { SubscriptionStatus } from "@/components/billing/subscription-status";
import { PaymentHistory } from "@/components/billing/payment-history";
import { ManageBillingButton } from "@/components/billing/manage-billing-button";

export default async function BillingPage() {
  await requireAuth();

  return (
    <div className="container mx-auto py-8 space-y-8">
      <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">Billing</h1>
        <ManageBillingButton />
      </div>

      <div className="grid gap-6 md:grid-cols-2">
        <SubscriptionStatus />
      </div>

      <div>
        <h2 className="text-2xl font-bold mb-4">Payment History</h2>
        <PaymentHistory />
      </div>
    </div>
  );
}

(((REPLACE_THIS_WITH_IMAGE: starter-kit-billing-page.png: Starter Kit billing page showing subscription status card, manage billing button, and payment history table)))

Next Steps

Payment Setup

Configure Stripe credentials in Cloud Admin

Monitor Payments

View subscriptions and transactions in the console

Subscription Lifecycle

Understand the complete subscription workflow

Payment API Reference

Complete endpoint documentation

Getting Started

Authentication & Users

Features & Capabilities

Customization

Deployment

Advanced Topics

Overview

Prerequisites

Displaying Subscription Status

Server Action

Subscription Status Component

Creating Checkout Sessions

Server Action

Payment History

Server Action

Payment History Component

Customer Portal Access

Server Action

Manage Billing Button

Subscription Management

Cancel Subscription

Update Subscription (Plan Change)

Gating Premium Features

Billing Page Example

Next Steps

Payment Setup

Monitor Payments

Subscription Lifecycle

Payment API Reference

Getting Started

Authentication & Users

Features & Capabilities

Customization

Deployment

Advanced Topics

​Overview

​Prerequisites

​Displaying Subscription Status

​Server Action

​Subscription Status Component

​Creating Checkout Sessions

​Server Action

​Subscribe Button

​Payment History

​Server Action

​Payment History Component

​Customer Portal Access

​Server Action

​Manage Billing Button

​Subscription Management

​Cancel Subscription

​Update Subscription (Plan Change)

​Gating Premium Features

​Billing Page Example

​Next Steps

Payment Setup

Monitor Payments

Subscription Lifecycle

Payment API Reference

Overview

Prerequisites

Displaying Subscription Status

Server Action

Subscription Status Component

Creating Checkout Sessions

Server Action

Subscribe Button

Payment History

Server Action

Payment History Component

Customer Portal Access

Server Action

Manage Billing Button

Subscription Management

Cancel Subscription

Update Subscription (Plan Change)

Gating Premium Features

Billing Page Example

Next Steps