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brazen hearth
silk kettle
yep, thanks.
opal heart
the reason why I asked this, is because it's really hard to simulate usage records daily in Stripe and have a monthly billing cycle
what you can do is basically track the usage on your end and once the customer gets past the allowed daily quota you then create a usage record
you can always use the flat fee feature in the metered price so you don't have to create 2 prices
silk kettle
I see. But doesn't using the metered price mean I have to charge in arrears at the end of the month? I want to charge in advance for the under quota part and in arrears for the over quota part.
opal heart
the flat fee will be charged at the begining of the cycle and the usage at the end
silk kettle
Oh wow, that's perfect then. Thanks.
So on the first day in the month that the customer goes over quota we send a usage record. Do we then update that usage record on the second day they go over quota, or send a new one?
opal heart
yes on each day they go over quota you send a usage record
instead of action set you can use increment
it's also explained here https://stripe.com/docs/products-prices/pricing-models#reporting-usage
