Pete100 | Stripe Developers | Page 1

devout roverBOT Jan 10, 2023, 5:32 AM

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safe totem Jan 10, 2023, 5:33 AM

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Hi there, you've found the answer already, you can use the invoice preview API to achieve it.

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The preview API doesn't modify the subscription, so you don't need to revert anything.

stark mural Jan 10, 2023, 5:46 AM

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Okay so my understanding is to do the following:

call PUT subscriptions with modified items. Set pause_collection[behaviour]=keep_as_draft
GET upcoming invoices
show invoice items on front end
4a. DELETE invoice...(in case of customer cancellation)
4b. PUT subscription resume payment collection...(in case of customer confirmation)

How do I perform 4a, when getting upcoming invoices doesn't return invoice Ids (i.e. starting with in_...?

calm thorn Jan 10, 2023, 5:50 AM

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what invoice are you trying to delete in 4a? you mean any existing invoice (if already created prior to the change you want to make)?

stark mural Jan 10, 2023, 5:59 AM

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I mean upcoming invoice...how do i cancel it?

calm thorn Jan 10, 2023, 6:03 AM

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you can't cancel an upcoming invoice. An upcoming invoice is a preview. Nothing is actually created yet

stark mural Jan 10, 2023, 6:05 AM

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I see, so when i update a subscription, what's the flow for upcoming invoices -> actual invoice. I don't quite understand

safe totem Jan 10, 2023, 6:09 AM

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Hi @stark mural the preview step is optional. You can call the subscription update API to upgrade or downgrade a subscription https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/upgrade-downgrade

Upgrade and downgrade subscriptions

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stark mural Jan 10, 2023, 6:16 AM

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Thanks @safe totem I had a read. So I need to use a different API https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/prorations#preview-proration to create the preview. Are the subscription_items the same as what I would put in a subscription update (https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/update#update_subscription-items) ?

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safe totem Jan 10, 2023, 6:19 AM

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Yes you are right. You can consider the preview like a dry-run before committing the change to the subscription.

stark mural Jan 10, 2023, 6:21 AM

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Okay, I'll play around with it and see how I go. Thank you for your help

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