#amfpaulo_subscription-lifecycle-webhooks
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Hi there 👋 you'll have to use a test clock to test that:
https://docs.stripe.com/billing/testing/test-clocks
That will let you create a Subscription in a sandbox where you can advance time.
You'll need to also use this test card, which can successfully be attached to a Customer but then results in failed testmode payments:
4000 0000 0000 0341
https://docs.stripe.com/testing#:~:text=Decline after attaching
undone turret
SO, not possible to use CLI ?
patent beacon
Hi 👋
I'm stepping in as my colleague needs to go.
We recommend stepping through the full process using the card number provided to ensure you can observe the complete behavior of the subscription process
undone turret
Ok, I understand it, however I am trying to be quicker and more objective using Stripe CLI to simulate events. Is there a way for me to test subscriptions failing payments using CLI ?
patent beacon
A Subscription does not have failed payments, but Subscription Invoices do have failed payments. It's a minor but important distinction. So, to test this, you would want to trigger the invoice.payment_failed event
undone turret
I uunderstand that, this was the test I did , however I noticed thare is a event : customer.subscription.updated, which I though could be part of the process , like, first the invoice payment will fail, and that subscription would be updates to past due or something, eventually if payment fails x times, the subscription would be updated to "canceled" .... I could not find this flow on the documentation
patent beacon
That is because the CLI is not intended to test complete flows
It is intended for simple, basic approaches
and doesn't include all events
undone turret
This is a simple flow from my perspective
Ok, got it
Can you tell me where can I find the subscription fail flow ?
like, invoice fail -> sub updates, etc
patent beacon
I just told you. Build it and test it manually
undone turret
Let me change my question
After Invoice Payment Fail, what is the next event stripe fires ?
patent beacon
There isn't a specific or guaranteed order to events. It is all highly dependent on your account settings and integration. Trying to build a checking system relying on CLI-triggered webhook events is a very bad idea for this reason.
I recommend you script scenarios instead, like using Test Clocks with Subscription & Customer objects to create a simulation of the behaviors you are trying to test for.