Call to a member function stripe() on null when cancelling the subscription - vue.js

Question

I am using Laravel 8 and Laravel Cashier for my subscriptions
When I tried to cancel the subscription, it returns
Call to a member function stripe() on null
when cancelling the subscription
Even the Auth::check() returns true
Here is my cancelSubscription method
public function cancelSubscription(Request $request){
$user = $request->user();
try{
// if(Auth::check()){
$user->subscription('My-Subscription-Name')->cancel();
// }
if($request->ajax()) {
return response([
'success' => true,
'data' => "Successfully subscribed"
], 200);
}
}catch (\Throwable $ex) {
Log::critical($ex);
if($request->ajax()) {
return response([
'success' => false,
'data' => "Server Error"
], 422);
}
}
}
Here is the code in api.php for the cancel subscription method
Route::post('/cancel-sub',[SubscriptionController::class, 'cancelSubscription'])->middleware('auth:api');
I've also tried this
public function cancelSubscription(Request $request){
$user = UserSubscription::where('stripe_id', $request->subId)->first(); //returns subscription id
try{
// if(Auth::check()){
$user->subscription('My-Subscription-Name')->cancel();
// }
if($request->ajax()) {
return response([
'success' => true,
'data' => "Successfully subscribed"
], 200);
}
}catch (\Throwable $ex) {
Log::critical($ex);
if($request->ajax()) {
return response([
'success' => false,
'data' => "Server Error"
], 422);
}
}
}
I've also tried
$user = $request->user();
$subscriptions = $user->subscriptions()->active()->first();
$subscriptions->cancel();
but it still doesn't work. Any answers will be appreciated.
I also did dd(auth()->user()->subscription('My-Subscription-Name')) and it returns true and here is the result
Laravel\Cashier\Subscription {#1293
#guarded: []
#with: array:1 [
0 => "items"
]
#casts: array:1 [
"quantity" => "integer"
]
#dates: array:4 [
0 => "created_at"
1 => "ends_at"
2 => "trial_ends_at"
3 => "updated_at"
]
#billingCycleAnchor: null
#connection: "mysql"
#table: "subscriptions"
#primaryKey: "id"
#keyType: "int"
+incrementing: true
#withCount: []
+preventsLazyLoading: false
#perPage: 15
+exists: true
+wasRecentlyCreated: false
#escapeWhenCastingToString: false
#attributes: array:12 [
"id" => 32
"user_tbl_id" => 4697
"name" => "My-Subscription-Name"
"stripe_id" => "sub_xxx"
"stripe_status" => "active"
"stripe_price" => "price_xxx"
"quantity" => 1
"trial_ends_at" => null
"ends_at" => null
"expires_at" => "2022-10-13 20:38:54"
"created_at" => "2022-09-13 20:38:54"
"updated_at" => "2022-09-13 20:38:54"
]
#original: array:12 [
"id" => 32
"user_tbl_id" => 4697
"name" => "Choi-Nomi"
"stripe_id" => "sub_xxx"
"stripe_status" => "active"
"stripe_price" => "price_xxx"
"quantity" => 1
"trial_ends_at" => null
"ends_at" => null
"expires_at" => "2022-10-13 20:38:54"
"created_at" => "2022-09-13 20:38:54"
"updated_at" => "2022-09-13 20:38:54"
]
#changes: []
#classCastCache: []
#attributeCastCache: []
#dateFormat: null
#appends: []
#dispatchesEvents: []
#observables: []
#relations: array:1 [
"items" => Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection {#1303
#items: array:1 [
0 => Laravel\Cashier\SubscriptionItem {#1301
#guarded: []
#casts: array:1 [
"quantity" => "integer"
]
#connection: "mysql"
#table: "subscription_items"
#primaryKey: "id"
#keyType: "int"
+incrementing: true
#with: []
#withCount: []
+preventsLazyLoading: false
#perPage: 15
+exists: true
+wasRecentlyCreated: false
#escapeWhenCastingToString: false
#attributes: array:9 [
"id" => 33
"subscription_id" => 32
"stripe_id" => "si_xxx"
"stripe_product" => "prod_xxx"
"stripe_price" => "price_xxx"
"quantity" => 1
"user_subscription_id" => null
"created_at" => "2022-09-13 20:38:54"
"updated_at" => "2022-09-13 20:38:54"
]
#original: array:9 [
"id" => 33
"subscription_id" => 32
"stripe_id" => "si_xxx"
"stripe_product" => "prod_xxx"
"stripe_price" => "price_xxx"
"quantity" => 1
"user_subscription_id" => null
"created_at" => "2022-09-13 20:38:54"
"updated_at" => "2022-09-13 20:38:54"
]
#changes: []
#classCastCache: []
#attributeCastCache: []
#dates: []
#dateFormat: null
#appends: []
#dispatchesEvents: []
#observables: []
#relations: []
#touches: []
+timestamps: true
#hidden: []
#visible: []
#fillable: []
#paymentBehavior: "allow_incomplete"
#prorationBehavior: "create_prorations"
}
]
#escapeWhenCastingToString: false
}
]
#touches: []
+timestamps: true
#hidden: []
#visible: []
#fillable: []
#couponId: null
#promotionCodeId: null
#allowPromotionCodes: false
#paymentBehavior: "allow_incomplete"
#prorationBehavior: "create_prorations"
}

Answer 1

I did have a look at my old project and what I did was add another method on User Model, to also delete the subscription related entries on the database
public function cancelStripeSubscription( $name = 'My Subscription Name') {
$sub = $this->subscription($name);
if ( $sub ) {
DB::table('subscriptions')->where('id', $sub->id)->delete();
DB::table('subscription_items')->where('subscription_id', $sub->id)->delete();
if ( $sub->stripe_status != 'canceled' )
$sub->cancelNow();
}
}
so you can simply call auth()->user()->cancelStripeSubscription();
In you code however, you should first check if they have active subscription or subscribe to specific product by checking subscription status
something like this;
public function cancelSubscription(Request $request){
try{
if ( auth()->user()->subscribed('default') )
/*
or if ( $user->subscribedToProduct('prod_premium', 'default'))
or if ( $user->subscribedToPrice('price_basic_monthly', 'default'))
or
$sub = auth()->user()->subscription('My-Subscription-Name')
if ( $sub && $sub->stripe_status == 'canceled' )
*/
{
auth()->user()->subscription('My-Subscription-Name')->cancel();
} else {
return response([ 'error' => true, 'message' => 'You have no active subscription' ], 404);
}
.
.
}
.
.
}
Furthermore, verify if that subscripton your trying to cancel really is a subscription object and check if user is even have a subscription
public function cancelSubscription(Request $request){
return [
'request' => $request->all(),
'user' => auth()->user(),
'subscription' => auth()->user()->subscription('My-Subscription-Name'),
'subscriptions' => auth()->user()->subscriptions()
]
.
.
}