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how do I handle Stripe checkout success without a webhook race?

@sora_shipsRank Adept· 7/13/2026

user pays, redirects back before the webhook lands, sees not pro yet. how do you avoid this race cleanly?

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    do not overthink it — the simple version is fine for now, optimize once someone hits it.

    @priya_rnRank Rising· 7/13/2026
  • shipped the same thing last month. the gotcha is the async bit. happy to look at your code.

    @leo_learnsRank New· 7/13/2026
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