"Free for X Months" type discount with Stripe

Hello,

I'm trying to create a "Free for X Months" type discount in Stripe but anytime I try to plug in the discount code into my Spark app an error occurs behind the scenes. If I look at the logs in my Stripe account, I can see the following error:

{
  "error": {
    "type": "invalid_request_error",
    "message": "Coupon expired: TESTCODE123",
    "param": "coupon"
  }
}

Notice how the error says that the discount is expired when in fact the discount's expiration date (the Redeem By field in Stripe) is set to a date in the future. I created multiple discount codes that are 100% off for X months, and all of these codes have the exact same issue. But if I create a code that has less than 100% off (ie. 90% off) everything works just fine.

I'm using an older version of Spark and Laravel 5.2 but I have a feeling that the issue is Stripe related and not Spark.

Can somebody here try to create a multi-month 100% off coupon in their own Spark install and see if you get the same results?

Thanks,

Tommy

ejdelmonico

8 years ago

Level 53

I am using a few right now (for about 18 months) with no issues except that the user had to already be registered for some reason. I made the coupons valid for 10 days and anywhere from 6 to 12 months active. Once accepted in the users profile, it works as expected. I have not upgraded to the latest version of Spark though.

tptompkins

8 years ago

Level 7

Hmm..that’s interesting. If it works for you, it makes me wonder if the issue is with my older version of Spark / Cashier

ejdelmonico

8 years ago

Level 53

That, I am not sure of. I would say more to do with Cashier than Spark overlay. Have you looked at the returned Stripe data in the vue tools extension? If I remember correctly, you can see all of the values.

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