Integrating Stripe Payments with Next.js

Stripe + Next.js Setup

Creating Checkout Sessions

Server-side API route creates a checkout session with stripe.checkout.sessions.create().

Client-Side Redirect

Fetch the session URL and redirect the user to Stripe's hosted checkout.

Webhook Handling

Verify webhook signatures and handle events like checkout.session.completed and customer.subscription.deleted.

Best Practices

• Always verify webhooks
• Use idempotency keys
• Store Stripe customer IDs
• Test with Stripe CLI
• Handle subscription lifecycle

Originally published on IceCat Studio Blog.