deputycheese

[grand root]

Hi there!

You have a few options.
For example you could replace the default payment method of the subscription by a test card that will fail, and then use Test clocks to move time forward

https://stripe.com/docs/testing
https://stripe.com/docs/billing/testing/test-clocks

[misty flax]

I tried using test clocks but how can I "run" them? I created one, but nothing happens

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I would like all webhooks to get called that would run until september 30th

[grand root]

Did you read the doc on Test Clocks I shared above? https://stripe.com/docs/billing/testing/test-clocks

It's a multi step process:

1. Create the test clock
2. Attach it to a customer
3. Then move the time forward

[misty flax]

It's not possible to use this in combination with a customer that I created via our system (cus_OXse7Dl0XgNNMf)?

Basically I only want those webhooks for his subscription to run to be able to test it

If I create a new one via stripe dashboard we cannot test anything because we havent got the data in our system (subscription etc.)

[grand root]

It's not possible to use this in combination with a customer that I created via our system (cus_OXse7Dl0XgNNMf)?
You can only attach a test clock to a customer while you are creating the customer.

However note that there's another option to test a failed renewal, without Test Clocks:

Create a subsciption with a very short trial period, like a couple seconds. As soon as the trial ends, the subscription will try to charge the customer; But if the customer has no default payment method or the payment method is one that will fail, then the payment will fail.

[misty flax]

Ah cool

How can I do that?

I thought "day" was the least I could define there

I am using price_data >recurring > interval

[grand root]

How are you creating the Subscription? With the Subscription endpoint directly?

If so, it's here: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/create?lang=node#create_subscription-trial_end

[misty flax]

Yes

[grand root]

So set the trial directly on the Subscriptoin itself with the trial_end parameter

[misty flax]

Ah so I cant use https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/create#create_subscription-items-price_data-recurring-interval

Thats how we currently create our subscriptions and Id rather have it as close to the live implementation as possible

[grand root]

I don't understand. You can use both price_data and trial_end.

[misty flax]

trial_end will override the interval I specify in price_data?

[grand root]

There are two completely different things.

• interval is how frenquently you charge the user (daily, weekly, etc.)
• free trial is how long the subscription will be free

[misty flax]

Ah ok so he wont be charged at first and then only with what i defined at trial_end, right?

[grand root]

Yes. For example if you set the trial_end 2 seconds in the future, then the first 2 seconds of the subscription will be free, and then after 2 seconds Stripe will try to charge the customer, which will fail (assuming they don't have a default payment method or you set one that will fail).

[misty flax]

Perfect, thanks

[grand root]

Happy to help 🙂

[misty flax]

Thanks

I could also just cancel via stripe dashboard, that will call the same event right?

[grand root]

Yes you can cancel a subscription from the API or the Stripe dashboard, it's the same.