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nocturne rampart
I'd recommend checking this guide about setting the billing cylce anchor alongside with updating the subscription item: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/billing-cycle
serene parcel
hmm looks like i'll have to update the subscription and its items separately. and stripe will create an invoice immediately after updating the subscription billing cycle
how do i revert this if the customer didnt proceed the payment?
ok i see paymentbehavior in subscription update params imma try setting that
nocturne rampart
hmm looks like i'll have to update the subscription and its items separately. and stripe will create an invoice immediately after updating the subscription billing cycle
You should be able to upgrade the subscription item and reset the billing cycle anchor in the same API request. Did you face any issue with it?
serene parcel
> hmm looks like i'll have to update the subscription and its items separately. ...
how?
isnt subscriptionitemupdate another api call?
nocturne rampart
It's possible to do at the Subscription level as well when updating the subscription item: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/upgrade-downgrade#changing
serene parcel
using additem?
isnt that actually "adding" item to existing subscription?
i want the old one to be replaced
oh ok i see the other example that says i can set them to deleted
i will try that
thanks
nocturne rampart
Have you checked the guide above? It's to update the existing subscription item.
The setId here refers to the existing subscription item to update
serene parcel
ah ok was confused. thanks
nocturne rampart
No problem!
how do i revert this if the customer didnt proceed the payment?
If you're looking to only update the subscription after the payment is made, I'd recommend usingpayment_behavior=pending_if_incomplete. For more details, please refer to the guide here: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/pending-updates
with the pending updates feature, you can make changes to subscriptions only if payment succeeds on the new invoice.
serene parcel
im getting When updating an existing subscription, billing_cycle_anchor must be either unset, 'now', or 'unchanged'; request-id: req_qeHvbUg9M7ExKG
if setting a date is not possible, how to i make sure that the payable amount that the customer sees in upcoming invoice tallies with the actual subscription update itself?
nocturne rampart
Upcoming invoice API only supports now and unchanged on existing subscription: https://stripe.com/docs/api/invoices/upcoming#upcoming_invoice-subscription_billing_cycle_anchor
I'm afraid you will only be able to get the final payable amount in the Update Subscription request directly.
serene parcel
now im getting When `payment_behavior` is set to `pending_if_incomplete`, you can only pass supported params. `coupon` is not supported.; request-id: req_Xwg3iN3uhgp70A
how do i implement coupon in this scenario?
nocturne rampart
Since the coupon field in the request was empty in req_Xwg3iN3uhgp70A, why did you set it?
serene parcel
it can be not empty
nocturne rampart
I see! Thanks for sharing the details. Here are the list of attributes supported for pending_if_complete: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/pending-updates-reference
Unfortunately, coupon isn't one of them. If you wish to have coupon as part of the update, pending_if_complete can't be used.
serene parcel
hmmm any suggestion on what should i do to implement coupon on top of the proration behavior and payment behavior we discussed earlier?
nocturne rampart
Instead of using pending_if_complete that Stripe helps to only update the subscription when payment is made, your system will have to handle this flow yourself by reverting the subscription if the customer doesn't make the payment.
So the steps will be:
- Keep track of the old subscription information
- Update subscription with new price with billing cycle anchor
- If the payment is not made successfully, revert to the old subscription setting in Step (1)
serene parcel
but if i do that stripe will generate a new invoice right? and it will affect the ongoing subscription? will the automatic collection still work on the next cycle etc?
nocturne rampart
Yes, Stripe will generate a new invoice and the subscription will be changed immediately. Automatic collection will still work on the next cycle depending on your subscription setting: https://dashboard.stripe.com/settings/billing/automatic
serene parcel
i mean if i update the subscription and then revert it back to how it was, so by right stripe will generate 2 invoices? one during the first update and second one during the revert update? and doesnt the customer need to pay for the second invoice again for the automatic collection to work?
nocturne rampart
i mean if i update the subscription and then revert it back to how it was, so by right stripe will generate 2 invoices? one during the first update and second one during the revert update?
Yes.
and doesnt the customer need to pay for the second invoice again for the automatic collection to work?
If reverting the subscription is confirmed, your system can:
- Void the first invoice that is created from updating the subscription
- Set the
proration_behaviortononeto create a $0 invoice (second) that customer won't be charged when reverting back to the old subscription settings: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/update#update_subscription-proration_behavior
serene parcel
ok i'll need to think about this. it seems abit too complicated to implement for what i have here. thanks.