Gregg-sub-anchor | Stripe Developers | Page 1

quasi ocean Aug 30, 2022, 8:00 PM

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hello, you can change the billing_cycle_anchor field on a Subscription https://site-admin.stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/billing-cycle#changing

thorn stump Aug 30, 2022, 8:02 PM

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hey @quasi ocean I see that but isn't it only for "now"? For example, I have a billing cycle that ends on August 19th, 2023 but I want it to be August 1st, 2023. How can I change that date so it invoices on August 1st, 2023 instead of August 19th, 2023?

quasi ocean Aug 30, 2022, 8:06 PM

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ah yeah it only works with changing the billing cycle anchor to "now" correct

checking one sec

quasi ocean Aug 30, 2022, 8:47 PM

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yeah so one way to do this is to update your Subscription and specify a trial_end , so you give a "trial" until Aug 1st 2023, and then charges immediately after that ends

thorn stump Aug 30, 2022, 9:25 PM

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@quasi ocean thank you. The only problem with putting in the trial is that it counts as churn. So we'd have to remember to enter the trial very close to that trial end date.

junior cape Aug 30, 2022, 9:26 PM

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👋 stepping in as hmunoz had to step away

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Is the Subscription going to cancel after that billing cycle change?

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Or just looking to change when it cycles going forward?

thorn stump Aug 30, 2022, 9:29 PM

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Hi! In this case it would be continuing, not canceling. So we'd just need to shift the dates.

junior cape Aug 30, 2022, 9:31 PM

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Gotcha, in that case you want to use the Subscription Schedule API: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules

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You can easily set an end_date this way for your phase to change the billing cycle

thorn stump Aug 30, 2022, 9:34 PM

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Ok great, this looks like what I need. Thank you!

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