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Hi, if the subscription is on a yearly cadence why would you expect invoices to be created on a monthly basis? It should only create a yearly invoice.
I was told by your stripe support that it still creates invoice.created on a monthly basis. So I need confirmation.
Hmm, I'm not sure about the context you shared with support team. You can test this in test mode and confirm as well, https://stripe.com/docs/billing/testing/test-clocks. You can simulate time and move it forward. You should not get a monthly invoice for a yearly subscription.
yes i tried that and didn't get it that's why I reached out
this is what they said:
(07:16:33 PM) Sean: Yes, invoices are still generated every month for yearly subscriptions. According to the document Subscription invoices, Stripe generates an invoice for every period in a subscription billing cycle period. So even if the subscription is yearly, invoices will still be generated every month to represent the amount the customer owes. However, it's important to note that the customer pays for a year's worth of service upfront, typically on the date that coincides with the beginning of their subscription period. This allows for revenue recognition over the entire year, as outlined in the document Revenue Recognition with subscriptions and invoicing. https://stripe.com/docs/billing/invoices/subscriptionRevenue Recognition with subscriptions and invoicing.
that page is in fact 404
Is your support using bots?
I'm sorry you were misinformed. You should not get monthly invoices as the subscription is on a yearly basis.
ok now the issue is my subscription has a credits that gets replenished every month and any extra usage beyond those credits is charged separately as an invoiceItem. So now for monthly as invoice.created events are sent monthly I can just listen to those events and reset the credits
But in yearly, how do I handle it?
What do you mean by 'reset the credits'?
every month users get a certain amount of credits depending on their plan
ex 2000 credits. I am resetting the credits usage to 0 whenever I receive invoice.created events.
so it makes sense that at the end of their subscription cycle for that month when I receive the event I can reset it but now in yearly how can I handle if I won't be receiving the invoice.created event
You will receive the invoice.created event on a yearly basis and not on a monthly basis.
so how is this type of model handled typically?
I think you should listen to https://stripe.com/docs/api/events/types#event_types-invoice.upcoming event. This is sent a few days in advance depending on your settings. However, I'm unsure what you're trying to do here. Would you want that credit to be applied to their next invoice and lower their next billed amount?
no the credits are part of their base subscription. Meaning they get 2000 credits for that particular month as part of their sub and I want to reset the credit usage on a monthly basis. How can I do it if they're on a yearly plan?
Can you clarify what you mean by 'credit usage'? Is this our credit notes, https://stripe.com/docs/invoicing/dashboard/credit-notes? Or, are you referring to something else?
I have a usage-based billing where users get credits every month so that they can use my SaaS app. That credit is implemented by me and not stripe.
So the thing is users get 2000 credits monthly and their usage is reset every month when I receive the invoice.created event.
It is handled by my backend