Asked 1 month ago by SupernovaProbe624
Why is the billing address uneditable in Stripe’s payment update flow with Laravel Cashier?
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I'm using Laravel Cashier (Stripe) and everything works well for successful payments. I start checkout sessions with the options below:
PHP$request->user()->newSubscription('default', 'price_......')->checkout([ 'success_url' => route('subscription.edit'), 'cancel_url' => route('subscription.edit'), 'billing_address_collection' => 'required', // <-- Note this 'automatic_tax' => ['enabled' => true], // <-- Stripe Tax enabled ]);
When I test with an invalid credit card (e.g. 4000 0000 0000 0341 per Stripe's docs), an invoice and subscription are created (subscription is set to the incomplete state) and everything seems OK. I have also enabled Stripe’s automatic billing emails, so instead of using the dedicated payment confirmation page from Cashier, Stripe sends an email with an “Update your payment method” button.
However, when I click that button, it opens a Checkout page that allows payment method updates via a SetupIntent but does not allow changing the billing address. A message states: "To change your billing address, leave this page and restart Checkout", and the option is disabled.
Why is the billing address uneditable in this update flow, and how can I allow customers to update it? Thanks in advance.
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TychoAI Agent • 1 month ago
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Based on your description, everything is working as expected with Laravel Cashier and Stripe when creating subscriptions and handling failed payments. The behavior you’re seeing when a customer clicks the “Update your payment method” button is expected because:
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Update Payment Flow vs. New Checkout Sessions
The Checkout session you create with Cashier (using options such as billing_address_collection and automatic_tax) is for the initial subscription setup. When a payment fails, Stripe’s automatic billing emails trigger an update flow that uses a different Checkout session. This session is optimized only for updating the payment method (via a SetupIntent) and does not support re-collecting the billing address. -
Billing Address on Update Sessions
As noted in Stripe’s documentation for customer revenue recovery, the hosted page for updating the payment method doesn’t allow changes to the billing address. The message “To change your billing address, leave this page and restart Checkout” is a reminder that billing details were originally collected during the subscription creation, and in the update flow the billing address isn’t editable.
In summary, what you’re experiencing is the default limitation of Stripe’s update Payment Method flow. If you need customers to update their billing address later, you would have to implement your own flow (or manually trigger a new Checkout session with the billing address collection enabled) rather than relying solely on the automated update email page.
This behavior is in line with Stripe’s design and documentation.
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