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radiant horizonBOT Mar 17, 2023, 10:37 AM

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upbeat marlin Mar 17, 2023, 10:37 AM

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Hi there!

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I would recommend to try this in test mode to see how it works.

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You can use Test Clocks for this: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/testing/test-clocks

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But based on this, it looks like previous invoice will stay in Draft by default: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/pause#collect-payment-later

When you’re ready to collect payment for these invoices, set auto_advance back to true.

hasty shoal Mar 17, 2023, 10:43 AM

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thanks

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@upbeat marlin Is it possible for a subscription to created on a customer without any payment method attached?

upbeat marlin Mar 17, 2023, 10:52 AM

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Yes. That makes sense if the subscription has a free trial or a 100% off coupon.

hasty shoal Mar 17, 2023, 10:53 AM

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I expected the payment_behavior=allow_incomplete to allow this. Ah, so only with trial or coupon?

upbeat marlin Mar 17, 2023, 10:53 AM

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What exactly is your end goal? You want to create a paid subscription without a payment method? So how will the user pay?

hasty shoal Mar 17, 2023, 10:55 AM

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We essentially want the subscription to start now, and the customer will be aware of this on signup, but we don't want collection of the payment for a month or two. When we have other automated invoicing creation setup.

upbeat marlin Mar 17, 2023, 10:55 AM

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Then it looks like a free trial to me?

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So create a Subscription with a 2 month free trial.

hasty shoal Mar 17, 2023, 10:56 AM

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At that point we would invite them to add billing details, where they would pay for the previous 2 months too.

upbeat marlin Mar 17, 2023, 10:56 AM

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This way you don't need a PaymentMethod.

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Yes:

So create a Subscription with a 2 month free trial.
Then later ask them for a payment method, using the pending_setup_intent on the subscription object
Then add to the first non-zero invoice of the subscription the fee for the first two months

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So the user would pay:

first month: 0 (free trial)
second month: 0 (free trial)
third month (assuming they added a payment method): one-time payment for the first two month + the regular price of the subscription

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