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past coral
Hi there, so you want to change the billing_cycle_anchor for the next renewal?
jagged sage
yes, I know there is a billing_cycle_anchor for subscrition updates, but it looks like it can only be continued (unchanged) or reset from now (now).
Is there any way to set the time specifically?
https://docs.stripe.com/api/subscriptions/update#update_subscription-billing_cycle_anchor
past coral
You can to use subscription schedule and let it set the billing_cycle_anchor when the 2nd phase starts
{
items:[
{
price: PRICE_ID
quantity:1
}
],
end_date: new Date("Sep 26 2024 0:00").getTime() / 1000,
},{
billing_cycle_anchor: 'phase_start',
items:[
{
price: PRICE_ID
quantity:1
}
],
proration_behavior: 'none'
}
]```Something like this
jagged sage
Can I use a subscription schedule for immediate updates?
I want to specify 00:00 on the day when I want to renew a subscription, but I want the renewal itself to be processed at the moment of request.
past coral
So you want to backdate the subscription, and immediately renew it? Why?
jagged sage
It means that the first phase of the subscription schedule can be set to a past time.
past coral
The subscription schdule API doesn't support backdating
jagged sage
The subscription subscription start time is also set to 00:00, but the application side that uses this Stripe handles this on a date basis, so we want to align the criteria for the subscription/renewal date. The background is that the application data is set to 00:00, so we want the Stripe data to be aligned to 00:00 as well to make it easier for users to understand.
past coral
Hmm, actually I found it confusing.
jagged sage
end_date: new Date("Sep 26 2024 0:00").getTime() / 1000,
Is this not the intention, that the past can be set?
past coral
The subscription should start when the customer subscribes.
No you can't set end_date to a past date.
jagged sage
The rule itself, that the date should be 00:00 on the day of the event, should not be a problem if the terms of reference are taken into account. (Although the opinion that it should be at that moment is correct.)
In fact, stripe allows a time to be specified when creating a subscription. Can this also be done at the time of renewal?
No you can't set end_date to a past date.
ok.
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boreal dust
If you want to change / set what we call billing_cycle_anchor, that can be done too : https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/billing-cycle
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jagged sage
This is at create, right? I've linked it, but the api at update doesn't seem to allow that setting, no?
https://docs.stripe.com/api/subscriptions/update#update_subscription-billing_cycle_anchor
billing_cycle_anchor
string
Either now or unchanged. Setting the value to now resets the subscription’s billing cycle anchor to the current time (in UTC). For more information, see the billing cycle documentation.
past coral
Hi @jagged sage have you tried the subscription schedule that I mentioned in the very beginning?
jagged sage
I heard that you can't use past dates for that?
past coral
No you can't.
jagged sage
If so, what does it mean to try a subscription schedule?
I have used subscription schedules before. I have used it for downgrade functions that specify a future date.
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past coral
I have another idea, you use subscription API to create a subscription with backdate, and later create a subscription schedule to change the billing_cycle_anchor in phase 2 start