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lapis cradle
Hi, let me help you with this.
schedule the downgraded pricing in the end of the current cycle but it creates two subscription and both deducts amount for invoice.
How did you achieve this exactly?
granite zealot
Hello, this is the code i have implemented for downgraded plan.
stripe.SubscriptionSchedule.create(
customer=clinician.stripe_customer_id,
start_date=current_subscription.current_period_end,
# Downgrade takes effect at the end of the current billing cycle
end_behavior='release', # Release the schedule after the downgrade
phases=[
{
'items': [{
'price_data': {
'currency': price.currency.code_for_stripe,
'product': current_app.config['STRIPE_PRODUCTS']['tier-product'],
'recurring': {
'interval': interval
# Switch to monthly or yearly based on the downgrade
},
'unit_amount': price.price, # The new price after the downgrade
},
}],
'proration_behavior': 'none', # Prevent proration, no immediate charges
}
]
)
lapis cradle
So you created a Subscription Schedule and kept the existing Subscription?
granite zealot
yah, my idea was just updating the pricing and interval of current subscription with the downgraded subscription and apply it in the end of the current billing cycle
lapis cradle
Instead of creating a completely new Schedule, you can turn your existing Subscription into a Subscription Schedule. And then add a second phase to it that will define the downgrade.
granite zealot
can you provide some code structure for that?
lapis cradle
The first step is in the section I shared. The next step is to update the Subscription Schedule to add another phase: https://docs.stripe.com/api/subscriptions/update.
granite zealot
Thanks for the info but when the interval is changed it charges immediately which i don't want, do you suggest anything to avoid this ?
dusky remnantBOT
lapis cradle
The Subscription Schedule will execute the upgrade when you specify. You can instruct it to go until the end of the current period (yearly) and then charge at the start of the next one (monthly), so there's only one charge. Is this what you're trying to achieve?
granite zealot
yes, exactly.
fleet flare
👋 taking over for my colleague. Let me know if there's any follow-up Qs I can answer!
granite zealot
should i add scedule to current subscription ? and how can i pass the downgraded pricing and interval to the schedule ?
fleet flare
you can start here https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules/use-cases#downgrading-subscriptions
but instead of creating the subscription from the start with 2 phases
you should create the schedule from the subscription https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules#:~:text=You can also create subscription schedules by passing a subscription ID%3A
