@budgetbee/billing - Budget Bee

Overview

The @budgetbee/billing package provides integration with Polar for subscription management, payment processing, and billing operations.

Installation

pnpm add @budgetbee/billing --filter your-package

Or in your package.json:

{
  "dependencies": {
    "@budgetbee/billing": "workspace:*"
  }
}

Package Information

{
  "name": "@budgetbee/billing",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "Billing utilities + polar client.",
  "main": "index.ts"
}

Exports

import { polar } from "@budgetbee/billing";
import { 
  isPro,
  isTeams,
  isProOrTeams,
  isProOrHigher,
  isTeamsOrHigher 
} from "@budgetbee/billing";

Polar Client

The package exports a pre-configured Polar SDK client:

import { polar } from "@budgetbee/billing";

// Client is automatically configured with access token
const products = await polar.products.list();
const subscriptions = await polar.subscriptions.list();

Configuration

The Polar client is initialized with your access token from environment variables:

export const polar = new Polar({
  accessToken: process.env.POLAR_ACCESS_TOKEN,
});

Set your Polar access token in .env file:

POLAR_ACCESS_TOKEN=your_polar_access_token

Subscription Tiers

BudgetBee offers two subscription tiers:

Pro

Individual users with advanced features

Teams

Organizations with collaboration features

Environment Variables

Configure your product IDs in .env:

# Pro tier (monthly)
POLAR_PRODUCT_PRO=prod_xxxxxxxxxxxx

# Pro tier (yearly)
POLAR_PRODUCT_PRO_YEARLY=prod_yyyyyyyyyyyy

# Teams tier (monthly)
POLAR_PRODUCT_TEAMS=prod_zzzzzzzzzzzz

# Teams tier (yearly)
POLAR_PRODUCT_TEAMS_YEARLY=prod_wwwwwwwwwwww

Tier Checking Functions

The package provides helper functions to check subscription tiers:

isPro()

Check if a price ID is for the Pro tier:

import { isPro } from "@budgetbee/billing";

const userPriceId = user.subscription?.priceId;

if (isPro(userPriceId)) {
  // User has Pro subscription
  console.log('Pro features enabled');
}

isTeams()

Check if a price ID is for the Teams tier:

import { isTeams } from "@budgetbee/billing";

if (isTeams(userPriceId)) {
  // User has Teams subscription
  console.log('Teams features enabled');
}

isProOrTeams()

Check if a price ID is for either Pro or Teams:

import { isProOrTeams } from "@budgetbee/billing";

if (isProOrTeams(userPriceId)) {
  // User has any paid subscription
  console.log('Premium features enabled');
}

isProOrHigher()

Check if a price ID is Pro tier or higher:

import { isProOrHigher } from "@budgetbee/billing";

if (isProOrHigher(userPriceId)) {
  // User has Pro or Teams subscription
  console.log('Advanced features available');
}

isTeamsOrHigher()

Check if a price ID is Teams tier or higher:

import { isTeamsOrHigher } from "@budgetbee/billing";

if (isTeamsOrHigher(userPriceId)) {
  // User has Teams subscription (highest tier)
  console.log('Organization features enabled');
}

Usage Examples

Feature Gating

import { isProOrHigher } from "@budgetbee/billing";
import { auth } from "@budgetbee/core/auth";

export async function GET(request: Request) {
  const session = await auth.api.getSession({
    headers: request.headers
  });

  if (!session?.user) {
    return new Response('Unauthorized', { status: 401 });
  }

  // Check if user has access to premium features
  const priceId = session.user.subscription?.priceId;
  
  if (!isProOrHigher(priceId)) {
    return new Response(
      JSON.stringify({ error: 'Upgrade to Pro to access this feature' }),
      { status: 403 }
    );
  }

  // User has access, proceed with request
  return new Response(
    JSON.stringify({ data: 'Premium data' })
  );
}

Conditional UI Rendering

import { isTeamsOrHigher } from "@budgetbee/billing";
import { Button } from "@budgetbee/ui/core/button";
import { Badge } from "@budgetbee/ui/core/badge";

function FeatureCard({ user }) {
  const hasTeams = isTeamsOrHigher(user.subscription?.priceId);

  return (
    <div className="border rounded-lg p-4">
      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
        <h3>Organization Management</h3>
        {!hasTeams && <Badge>Teams Only</Badge>}
      </div>
      
      {hasTeams ? (
        <Button>Manage Organization</Button>
      ) : (
        <Button variant="outline">Upgrade to Teams</Button>
      )}
    </div>
  );
}

Subscription Status Check

import { polar, isProOrHigher } from "@budgetbee/billing";

async function checkSubscriptionStatus(userId: string) {
  // Get user's subscriptions from Polar
  const subscriptions = await polar.subscriptions.list({
    customerId: userId
  });

  const activeSubscription = subscriptions.items.find(
    sub => sub.status === 'active'
  );

  if (!activeSubscription) {
    return { hasAccess: false, tier: 'free' };
  }

  const priceId = activeSubscription.priceId;
  
  return {
    hasAccess: isProOrHigher(priceId),
    tier: isTeamsOrHigher(priceId) ? 'teams' : 'pro'
  };
}

Integration with Better Auth

BudgetBee uses Polar’s Better Auth plugin for seamless integration:

import { polar as polarPlugin } from "@polar-sh/better-auth";
import { betterAuth } from "better-auth";
import { polar } from "@budgetbee/billing";

export const auth = betterAuth({
  plugins: [
    polarPlugin({
      client: polar,
      // Polar plugin configuration
    })
  ]
});

Available Better Auth Plugins

The core package uses these Polar Better Auth plugins:

import { checkout } from "@polar-sh/better-auth";

// Handles checkout flow
// Creates checkout sessions
// Redirects users to payment page

API Operations

List Products

import { polar } from "@budgetbee/billing";

const products = await polar.products.list();

products.items.forEach(product => {
  console.log(product.name, product.prices);
});

Get Subscription

const subscription = await polar.subscriptions.get(subscriptionId);

console.log(subscription.status);
console.log(subscription.currentPeriodEnd);

List Customer Subscriptions

const subscriptions = await polar.subscriptions.list({
  customerId: userId,
  status: 'active'
});

Create Checkout Session

const checkout = await polar.checkouts.create({
  priceId: process.env.POLAR_PRODUCT_PRO,
  customerId: userId,
  successUrl: 'https://app.budgetbee.com/success',
  cancelUrl: 'https://app.budgetbee.com/pricing'
});

// Redirect user to checkout.url

Webhook Handling

Handle Polar webhooks to sync subscription status:

import { polar } from "@budgetbee/billing";

export async function POST(request: Request) {
  const signature = request.headers.get('polar-signature');
  const body = await request.text();

  // Verify webhook signature
  const event = polar.webhooks.constructEvent(
    body,
    signature!,
    process.env.POLAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET!
  );

  switch (event.type) {
    case 'subscription.created':
      // Handle new subscription
      await handleSubscriptionCreated(event.data);
      break;
      
    case 'subscription.updated':
      // Handle subscription update
      await handleSubscriptionUpdated(event.data);
      break;
      
    case 'subscription.canceled':
      // Handle cancellation
      await handleSubscriptionCanceled(event.data);
      break;
  }

  return new Response('OK');
}

Dependencies

The package depends on:

{
  "dependencies": {
    "@polar-sh/sdk": "0.42.2"
  }
}

Environment Variables

Required environment variables:

# Polar API
POLAR_ACCESS_TOKEN=polar_xxxxxxxxxxxx

# Product IDs
POLAR_PRODUCT_PRO=prod_xxxxxxxxxxxx
POLAR_PRODUCT_PRO_YEARLY=prod_yyyyyyyyyyyy
POLAR_PRODUCT_TEAMS=prod_zzzzzzzzzzzz
POLAR_PRODUCT_TEAMS_YEARLY=prod_wwwwwwwwwwww

# Webhooks
POLAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_xxxxxxxxxxxx

Best Practices

Always check nulls

Subscription price IDs can be null or undefined - all helper functions handle this safely

Use tier helpers

Use isProOrHigher() instead of checking individual tiers for better maintainability

Cache subscription data

Cache subscription status to avoid repeated API calls

Handle webhooks

Always implement webhook handlers to keep subscription status in sync

Common Patterns

Middleware for Route Protection

import { isProOrHigher } from "@budgetbee/billing";
import { auth } from "@budgetbee/core/auth";
import { NextResponse } from "next/server";

export async function middleware(request: Request) {
  const session = await auth.api.getSession({
    headers: request.headers
  });

  if (!session?.user) {
    return NextResponse.redirect('/login');
  }

  const priceId = session.user.subscription?.priceId;
  
  if (!isProOrHigher(priceId)) {
    return NextResponse.redirect('/upgrade');
  }

  return NextResponse.next();
}

export const config = {
  matcher: '/dashboard/premium/:path*'
};

Server Actions

'use server';

import { isTeamsOrHigher } from "@budgetbee/billing";
import { auth } from "@budgetbee/core/auth";

export async function createOrganization(data: FormData) {
  const session = await auth.api.getSession();
  
  if (!session?.user) {
    throw new Error('Unauthorized');
  }

  const priceId = session.user.subscription?.priceId;
  
  if (!isTeamsOrHigher(priceId)) {
    throw new Error('Teams subscription required');
  }

  // Create organization...
}

Troubleshooting

Subscription not detected

Check that:

POLAR_ACCESS_TOKEN is set correctly
Product IDs match your Polar dashboard
User’s subscription is active in Polar

Webhook not receiving events

Verify:

Webhook URL is publicly accessible
POLAR_WEBHOOK_SECRET matches Polar dashboard
Webhook is enabled in Polar settings

Price ID comparison failing

Ensure you’re using the helper functions which handle:

Both monthly and yearly variants
Null and undefined values
Case sensitivity

Next Steps

Core Package

Learn about auth integration with Polar

Project Structure

Understand how billing fits in the monorepo

Contributing

Packages

​Overview

​Installation

​Package Information

​Exports

​Polar Client

​Configuration

​Subscription Tiers

Pro

Teams

​Environment Variables

​Tier Checking Functions

​isPro()

​isTeams()

​isProOrTeams()

​isProOrHigher()

​isTeamsOrHigher()

​Usage Examples

​Feature Gating

​Conditional UI Rendering

​Subscription Status Check

​Integration with Better Auth

​Available Better Auth Plugins

​API Operations

​List Products

​Get Subscription

​List Customer Subscriptions

​Create Checkout Session

​Webhook Handling

​Dependencies

​Environment Variables

​Best Practices

Always check nulls

Use tier helpers

Cache subscription data

Handle webhooks

​Common Patterns

​Middleware for Route Protection

​Server Actions

​Troubleshooting

​Subscription not detected

​Webhook not receiving events

​Price ID comparison failing

​Next Steps

Core Package

Project Structure

Build docs developers (and LLMs) love

Overview

Installation

Package Information

Exports

Polar Client

Configuration

Subscription Tiers

Environment Variables

Tier Checking Functions

isPro()

isTeams()

isProOrTeams()

isProOrHigher()

isTeamsOrHigher()

Usage Examples

Feature Gating

Conditional UI Rendering

Subscription Status Check

Integration with Better Auth

Available Better Auth Plugins

API Operations

List Products

Get Subscription

List Customer Subscriptions

Create Checkout Session

Webhook Handling

Dependencies

Environment Variables

Best Practices

Common Patterns

Middleware for Route Protection

Server Actions

Troubleshooting

Subscription not detected

Webhook not receiving events

Price ID comparison failing

Next Steps