RON WAFFLE | Stripe Developers | Page 1

robust knollBOT Apr 19, 2023, 2:25 AM

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brave tusk Apr 19, 2023, 2:28 AM

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is it billing_cycle_anchor?

idle swift Apr 19, 2023, 2:29 AM

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One way I can think of is to provide free trial until 120th days. For the one time charge of $10, you may add one time invoice item with add_invoice_items parameter for extra charge in subscription's first invoice

brave tusk Apr 19, 2023, 2:30 AM

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I just want to charge immediately like normal behaviour

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but the 2nd payment would be 1 month after a date I set

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sorry If I'm being confusing, I basically want to set when the 2nd payment will be taken and the billing cycle to continue

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so if it's a monthly plan. Subscribe + charge immediately for first cycle, then set the date which all subsequent payments will start after that

idle swift Apr 19, 2023, 2:35 AM

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Ah I see! If you wish to set the billing cycle date (such as 1st of the month), then billing_cycle_anchor is the right parameter to be used. You may refer to the guide here: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/billing-cycle

brave tusk Apr 19, 2023, 2:36 AM

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but wouldn't that be for the first invoice? i.e would it charge immediately then set the billing cycle anchor

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or does it not charge until it reaches that date

idle swift Apr 19, 2023, 2:43 AM

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with billing_cycle_anchor , the first invoice will be charged immediately, then set the billing_cycle_anchor for the next invoice

brave tusk Apr 19, 2023, 2:44 AM

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perfect thanks for the help

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Wait I'm getting an error

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"billing_cycle_anchor cannot be later than next natural billing date (1684464549) for plan"

idle swift Apr 19, 2023, 2:52 AM

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Can you share the request ID (req_xxx) where you faced the error? Here’s how you can find it: https://support.stripe.com/questions/finding-the-id-for-an-api-request

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