--- title: Taking a Monthly Cut: Rails, Stripe Connect, and... description: A step-by-step guide to implementing recurring subscription payments with Stripe Connect in a Rails app, covering the key differences from one-time payments.... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/taking-a-monthly-cut-rails-stripe-connect-and-recurring-billing-o1khpc8yn twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Taking a Monthly Cut: Rails, Stripe Connect, and Recurring Billing | daily.dev og:description: A step-by-step guide to implementing recurring subscription payments with Stripe Connect in a Rails app, covering the key differences from one-time payments.... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/taking-a-monthly-cut-rails-stripe-connect-and-recurring-billing-o1khpc8yn og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/o1khpC8Yn.png og:image:alt: Taking a Monthly Cut: Rails, Stripe Connect, and Recurring Billing og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Taking a Monthly Cut: Rails, Stripe Connect, and Recurring Billing **[Ruby Flow](https://daily.dev/sources/rubyflow)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A step-by-step guide to implementing recurring subscription payments with Stripe Connect in a Rails app, covering the key differences from one-time payments. Uses `subscription_data` with `application_fee_percent` and `transfer_data` in a Stripe Checkout session to automatically split monthly charges between a platform and sellers. Also covers webhook handling for background payment events and subscription cancellation via the Stripe API. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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