Where can users make subscription payments? And how do we prompt them?

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Wyatt Arent

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Apr 18, 2018, 7:47:35 PM4/18/18

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TL;DR If this question doesn't make sense, please check the following video explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9o2KhiBf1lY

I created a Chrome extension and followed the directions here: https://developer.chrome.com/webstore/one_time_payments

In the drop-down, I changed it to a subscription system with a free trial.

And my Chrome extension successfully uses the License API to check the payment status.

But now I'm wondering:

Where do my users go to pay for the full version?
How long is the free trial configured for?

You might be thinking that I have to use the Payments API, but the documentation says:

If the trial is expired, you can direct the user to the web store listing to purchase the item.

Why does it say to direct the user to web store? If I go there, it just says to install the chrome extension, there's no option to pay for it.

Meanwhile, the Payments API makes it clear that it's for in-app purchases with SKUs. If this is the only way to accept payment, what's the purpose of that pricing configuration that I set up above?

Thank you for your help.

Stéphane Hamel

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Apr 19, 2018, 10:59:42 AM4/19/18

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I remember looking into this and had the same issues.

I think people end up relying on other integration process for payment. For example, the Window Resizer extension (https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/window-resizer/kkelicaakdanhinjdeammmilcgefonfh) uses https://paddle.com/ to integrate payment.