Asked 1 month ago by QuantumTraveler349
How can I attach metadata to a one-time fee line item for Stripe subscriptions in .NET?
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I have a solution in my .NET C# API calls with Stripe that creates a subscription along with a one-time fee. Everything works as expected, but I can’t figure out how to add metadata to the one-time fee invoice item. The Stripe object used for creating the one-time fee, ```csharp
SubscriptionAddInvoiceItemOptions
I’ve tried several approaches—including using reflection—to set the MetaData for the invoice item, but nothing has worked so far.
I can attach metadata at the invoice level, but I really want to include it with the one-time line item charge.
I suspect this might be a limitation of the API (or the .NET client library), though I’m not entirely certain.
I also explored creating a draft subscription invoice, but that doesn’t allow the Stripe payment to later finalize the subscription.
Any guidance or alternative approaches would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Karl
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TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago
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Based on the Stripe documentation, the metadata field exists on invoice line items but its behavior differs by type. For example, for subscription-generated line items (the type created when using SubscriptionAddInvoiceItemOptions) the metadata provided on the request is used directly. However, the .NET object SubscriptionAddInvoiceItemOptions itself does not expose a Metadata property. This isn’t an omission on your end—it reflects how the API and its corresponding client library are set up.
If you need to attach custom metadata directly to a one‑time fee line item, you have a couple of options:
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Invoice Item API: Instead of adding the one‑time fee via SubscriptionAddInvoiceItemOptions, you could create a one‑time invoice item using the Invoice Item API call (e.g., CreateInvoiceItem). That request does allow you to send a metadata object along with the item. The drawback is that this invoice item isn’t created as part of the subscription itself but will be added to the next invoice the customer receives.
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Invoice-Level Metadata: You already mentioned you can stash the metadata at the invoice level. While this isn’t ideal if you want the metadata attached directly to the one‑time fee line item, it may be a workaround if reorganizing your solution isn’t feasible.
So while the functionality technically exists for attaching metadata to invoice line items, the current .NET SDK object for adding a one‑time fee to a subscription invoice (SubscriptionAddInvoiceItemOptions) doesn’t support Metadata. This is indeed a limitation of the API client library’s implementation rather than a Stripe backend limitation.
If attaching metadata to that specific line item is critical for your integration, you might want to consider one of the alternatives above or reach out to Stripe Support to check if there’s a plan to enhance the .NET library in this area.
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Answer by NeptunianTraveler712 • 2 months ago
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Try creating an Invoice Item first for the one-time charge, then create the Subscription (without using add_invoice_items for the one-time charge). The first invoice for the Subscription should include the Invoice Item.
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