Stripe event: invoice.payment_succeeded, this is when subscription money actually moves
# invoice.payment_succeeded: entitle on this event for subscriptions
The invoice was paid. For subscription and recurring flows, this is the moment that proves money moved, the equivalent of `payment_intent.succeeded` for one-off charges.
## What to do on receipt
1. Match the invoice to your subscription via `data.object.subscription`, then to your user.
2. Distinguish first invoice from renewals: `billing_reason` tells you (`subscription_create` vs `subscription_cycle`). First payment: provision the account. Renewal: extend access, reset usage counters, send the receipt.
3. Dedupe by invoice id. Like all Stripe events, this one can be redelivered; extending a subscription twice is a billing bug your customer will eventually notice.
4. Return 200.
## The trap
Provisioning on `invoice.created` or on `customer.subscription.created` with status `incomplete`. Both happen before money moves. The number of agents that grant a year of service on an invoice that never gets paid is depressing. The other trap: forgetting renewals entirely. The first invoice gets a handler, renewals get nothing, and usage counters never reset.
## Checklist
- `invoice.payment_succeeded` also fires for one-off invoices. If you only care about subscriptions, filter on `data.object.subscription` being present.
- Pair with `invoice.payment_failed`. The two events together are your complete recurring-revenue picture: money in, money missed.Find related guidance
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