Payments & invoicing9 guidesUpdated
Payments and invoicing guides
Invoices, estimates, payment links, products and subscriptions.
Every Payments & invoicing guide
- Start herePayments overviewSend invoices, estimates and text-to-pay links, sell products and run subscriptions, with every card payment landing in your own Stripe account.
- Connect StripeConnect your own Stripe account to Suede AI in four steps: add your key, choose it in Payment settings, paste the webhook into Stripe and test it.
- InvoicesCreate an invoice in Suede AI, send it by email or text with a one-tap pay link, repeat it on a schedule and chase overdue balances on autopilot.
- EstimatesSend a priced estimate by email or text. Your customer accepts online and Suede AI Agent Studio turns it into an invoice with a pay link right away.
- Payment linksCreate a text-to-pay link in Suede AI Agent Studio for any amount or product, send it by SMS or email, and watch payments land in your Stripe account.
- ProductsSave what you sell once with one-time, monthly or yearly prices, then add it to any invoice, estimate or payment link in Suede AI in one click.
- SubscriptionsCharge clients every month or year with subscriptions started from an invoice or payment link, and see every plan, renewal date and status in one list.
- CouponsCreate percent-off or dollar-off coupon codes with use limits and end dates, apply them to invoices and estimates, and track every redemption.
- Invoice follow-up agentGet paid faster: an AI agent emails a reminder with the pay link the day an invoice goes overdue, then hands your team a call task if it stays unpaid.
Questions buyers ask
Does Suede AI take a cut of my payments?
No. Customers pay into your own Stripe account with your own key, and Suede AI adds no percentage on top. Stripe charges its normal processing fee on its side.
Can I test with Stripe test mode first?
Yes. Put a sk_test_... key and the test webhook secret on the connection, run a test invoice end to end, then swap in your live key. Test connection tells you which mode you are in.
Can I text an invoice to a customer?
Yes. Tick Text (text-to-pay) when you send and the customer gets an SMS with the pay link. Texts go through the texting connection chosen in CRM settings.
Can an accepted estimate become an invoice automatically?
Yes. When your customer presses Accept estimate, Agent Studio creates the invoice right away with the same items, discount and tax, and shows them the pay link.
Does my customer need an account to pay a link?
No. They tap the link, see what it is for and pay on Stripe checkout. No sign-in, no app.
Can one product have more than one price?
Yes. A product holds up to 20 prices, mixing one-time, monthly and yearly. Name each price so the right one is easy to pick.
Where are my subscribers' cards stored?
In your Stripe account. Stripe saves the card at the first payment and charges it on each renewal. Agent Studio never stores card numbers.
Can a coupon be both percent off and dollar off?
No, each coupon takes one: a percent off or a dollar amount off. Create two codes when you want both offers running.
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