#stickyjams
dreamy meadow
magic silo
hi there!
what do you mean exactly by "$97 then 12 x $27 monthly"? the first month they pay $97, and then for the following 12 months they pay $27 per month?
valid glacier
yes correct
it would be an alternative to a larger transaction of say $397
a way to split it out longer
but not a $27 subscription onto infinity. a set number of transactions
magic silo
then yes Subscription Schedule is the way to go, with 2 phases:
- phase one: $97 with 1 iteration
- phase two: $27 with 12 iterations
valid glacier
since there is no way to say how often each iteration is i am assuming the product itself is set up as a subscription?
and then the subscription schedule just makes it time out after a certain number of iterations?
magic silo
since there is no way to say how often each iteration is
what do you mean by this? you can set a number of iteration for each phase.
valid glacier
what I mean is, I do not see a way to set the time between each iteration
I had previously set up the price as a one off price
magic silo
and then the subscription schedule just makes it time out after a certain number of iterations?
yes, you can set this here: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscription_schedules/create#create_subscription_schedule-end_behavior
what I mean is, I do not see a way to set the time between each iteration
what do you mean by "the time between each iteration"?
valid glacier
if I was to set the price as a one-time product with 12 iterations
how would the subscription schedule know when to charge each iteration?
magic silo
when you create a Price object, you need to set it's recurring interval: https://stripe.com/docs/api/prices/create#create_price-recurring-interval
so if you use a monthly price, then one iteration = one month
valid glacier
right okay
then I would set the product up as monthly $27 subscription
which is the price id essentially
I was worried that it would stack 12 subscriptions, lol
magic silo
yes create a monthly price, then create one subscription schedule with that price, and set the correct number of iterations.
valid glacier
wonderful, thank you
magic silo
and you can test that everything is working propery in test mode with Test Clocks: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/testing/test-clocks
valid glacier
fantastic