## Customer Management with Stripe

This section of the documentation covers how to manage customer interactions and self-service options within Stripe, focusing on the Customer Portal and related functionalities.

### Customer Portal

The Stripe Customer Portal provides a customizable, co-branded dashboard where your customers can manage their subscriptions, billing information, and payment methods without requiring you to build these features from scratch.

*   **Overview:** Understand the benefits and capabilities of the Customer Portal.
*   **No-Code Setup:** Learn how to activate and configure the Customer Portal directly from the Stripe Dashboard without writing any code.
*   **API Integration:** Discover how to integrate the Customer Portal into your application using the Stripe API for more advanced customization and control.
*   **Configuration:** Configure the portal's features, UI, and user experience to match your business needs.
*   **Deep Links and Flows:** Create streamlined customer journeys by linking directly to specific actions within the portal.
*   **Cancellation Page:** Allow customers to cancel their subscriptions directly within the portal and optionally collect cancellation reasons.

### Customer Management

Beyond the portal, Stripe offers robust tools for managing customer data and billing relationships.

*   **Customers:** Learn how to create and manage customer profiles, which are central to billing and subscription management.
*   **Customer Invoice Balance:** Understand how to manage customer invoice balances, including issuing credit and debit adjustments.
*   **Customer Emails:** Automate customer communications for critical events like payment failures and subscription updates.

### Billing and Invoicing

This documentation also touches upon core billing and invoicing functionalities that are integral to customer management:

*   **Billing Overview:** Get a general understanding of Stripe's billing capabilities.
*   **Subscriptions:** Learn about managing subscriptions, including creation, modification, and cancellation.
*   **Invoicing:** Understand how to create, customize, and manage invoices for one-time payments.
*   **Collection Methods:** Configure how Stripe collects payments for invoices and subscriptions.
*   **Revenue Recovery:** Explore features designed to minimize revenue loss due to failed payments and churn.

By leveraging these tools, you can provide a seamless and efficient experience for your customers while streamlining your billing operations.