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waxen harnessBOT Apr 25, 2023, 4:34 PM

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undone raft Apr 25, 2023, 4:36 PM

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Hello! Pausing or unpausing does not change the billing cycle anchor; a paused Subscription still generates Invoices.

naive tiger Apr 25, 2023, 4:37 PM

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I have pause_collection.behavior=void turned on when I paused -- example: req_7HJWcPZmkIADis

undone raft Apr 25, 2023, 4:37 PM

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Changing the billing cycle anchor to now will always invoice the Customer immediately.

naive tiger Apr 25, 2023, 4:40 PM

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So let's say I have a paused subscription with the next monthly invoice on April 30th, and I unpause the subscription on April 29th. What's the best way to make sure that I don't generate an invoice on April 30th and instead only on May 29th (or 30th)

undone raft Apr 25, 2023, 4:45 PM

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You can set a trial period on the Subscription that lasts until the desired invoice/payment date.

naive tiger Apr 25, 2023, 4:50 PM

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I see - what's the advantage of that over setting only billing_cycle_anchor (and no trial) to the future date? Similar to https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/trials#combine-trial-anchor (I noticed the API ref says billing_cycle_anchor can only be now|unchanged but then here it seems I can set a timestamp?)

undone raft Apr 25, 2023, 4:51 PM

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That's for creating a new Subscription, not updating an existing one.

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Compare the creation request documentation for billing_cycle_anchor: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/create#create_subscription-billing_cycle_anchor

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With the update version: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/update#update_subscription-billing_cycle_anchor

naive tiger Apr 25, 2023, 4:52 PM

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Ah got it - sorry missed that!

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Will give this a shot, thank you!

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