Using Webhooks to Update User Status in Real-Time

General
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When you offer subscriptions in your Bubble app, things like payment failures, cancellations, or trial expirations happen on Stripe’s side — not directly in Bubble.

This is where webhooks come in.

What it means:

A webhook is Stripe’s way of notifying your Bubble app when an important event happens, like:

A user’s trial ends
A payment succeeds or fails
A user cancels their subscription
A subscription is renewed, paused, or expired

How to use it in Bubble:

  1. Create an API endpoint in your Bubble backend workflows (e.g.stripe-webhook)
  2. In Stripe, add this endpoint under Developers > Webhooks
  3. Listen for events like:
    (a)invoice.payment_failed
    (b)customer.subscription.updated
    (c)customer.subscription.deleted
  4. When Stripe hits your endpoint, update the user’s status in your Bubble database (e.g., set is_active = no if payment failed)

Why it’s powerful:

(1) Keeps your app in sync with Stripe
(2)No need to poll or manually check Stripe status
(3)Enables automation like locking premium content if payment fails

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