Level 54
Looks like they've been having some issues, could be related.. https://twitter.com/stripestatus
Sep 3, 2015
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Level 4
Slow Stripe API response time
I am using Laravel 5.0 and Laravel cashier ~5.0. I am having incredibly long response times from the Stripe API. I am running on a AWS EC2 in US EAST datacenter currently with 1GB RAM. The server has been setup by Forge with no HHVM. There is currently no SSL installed but we will be getting one before we go public.
Trace from New Relic: http://i.imgur.com/TtMB8Ff.png Call to api.stripe.com taking 2980ms.
Store card method
public function storeCard(Request $request)
{
$group = Group::find(Auth::user()->group_id);
$group->subscription('customer_month')->create($request->input('stripeToken'));
}
I am just wondering if this is due to a poor implementation by myself, or normal? Its my first time using the Stripe API.
Level 4
Thanks for the response, I should have checked their status page sooner. However, I have been having similar response times since a set up stripe 2-3 weeks ago in my project. I just can't seem to understand what the issue is. What sort of response time would one expect from their API? In this case, that method is creating a customer and subscribing them to a plan. I was wondering if it was a case of there being a lot going on, however, even for just updating a card I am seeing similar response times. Surely the response time is no different for their test vs live modes?
Level 54
That was my next thought is maybe there's a bunch more latency in test mode.. Obviously it isn't as mission critical as production mode is.
Also check this out: https://laracasts.com/discuss/channels/laravel/slow-loading-with-stripe
Level 4
It's good to see I am not alone with the stripe issue! I switched to live mode and gave it a quick test with a card. I am still seeing around 3s response times in New Relic from api.stripe.com. I was also having the same issue with loading invoices so I will use the method suggested in that post for those. I have emailed stripe to see what they say and if a solution is found I will post it here.
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