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PocketBase LemonSqueezy Integration

This is a PocketBase plugin that provides integration with the LemonSqueezy API for handling subscriptions, checkouts, and product synchronization. This is a front end agnostic hook that you can use 100% with any SaaS application. If there are any issues please feel free to reach out to me on X - @meinbiz

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Features

• Webhook handling for LemonSqueezy events (subscriptions created, cancelled, payments)
• Customer portal integration
• Checkout session creation
• Automatic product/variant/subscription synchronization via cron job
• Manual synchronization endpoint
• Customer management and linking with PocketBase users

Prerequisites

Before using this code, ensure you have:

1. A LemonSqueezy account with API access
2. PocketBase installed and running
3. The following collections schema imported (create pb_schema.json):
   • customer
   • subscription
   • product
   • variant

Note: If you are using a version of PocketBase earlier than 23, you need to use the -legacy files for compatibility.

Setup

1. PocketBase Configuration

First, you'll need to set up PocketBase hooks. Follow these steps:

1. Create a new JavaScript file (e.g., pb_hooks/main.pb.js)
2. Copy the provided code into this file
3. Restart your PocketBase server to load the hooks

For more details on setting up PocketBase hooks, refer to the official PocketBase Hooks documentation.

2. LemonSqueezy Configuration

1. Replace the webhook signing secret:

   const secret = "your_lemonsqueezy_signing_secret_here";
   

2. Replace the API key in all relevant functions:

   const apiKey = "your_api_key_here";
   

3. Update your store ID in the /create-checkout-session endpoint:

   "id": "your_store_id" // Update this in the store relationship object
   

Available Endpoints

Webhooks

• POST /lemonsqueezy - Handles LemonSqueezy webhook events
  • Processes subscription events (created, cancelled, payment success)
  • Automatically updates local database records

Customer Management

• POST /create-checkout-session - Creates a new checkout session

  • Requires authenticated user
  • Automatically creates/links LemonSqueezy customer
  • Returns checkout URL

• POST /create-portal-link - Generates customer portal link

  • Requires authenticated user
  • Returns URL to LemonSqueezy customer portal

Synchronization

• GET /manual-lemonsqueezy-synchronization - Manually trigger sync
  • Syncs products, variants, and subscriptions
  • Updates local database records

Automatic Synchronization

The plugin includes a cron job that runs every 30 minutes to sync data: The cron job automatically:

• Fetches all subscriptions from LemonSqueezy
• Updates existing subscription records in PocketBase
• Creates new subscription records if they don't exist
• Syncs product and variant data
• Maintains data consistency between LemonSqueezy and PocketBase

Postman Collection

To facilitate testing and integration, a Postman collection is included in the project. You can find it at ./pocketbase-lemonsqueezy.postman_collection.json. This collection contains pre-configured requests for all available endpoints, allowing you to quickly test the API functionality and understand the request/response flow.

Video Documentation

If you are struggling - I have setup a video tutorial check it out