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vapid wadiBOT May 20, 2025, 10:44 AM

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desert pivot May 20, 2025, 10:50 AM

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Hmm, using a trial period should move the billing_cycle_anchor. You'd need to add N days where N is the number of days between now and 6/25

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https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/billing-cycle#add-a-trial-to-change-the-billing-cycle

Setting the subscription billing cycle date

Learn how to set the billing date for subscriptions.

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(or just set trial_end to the exact timestamp you want to 'unpause')

vapid wadiBOT May 20, 2025, 10:55 AM

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vocal escarp May 20, 2025, 10:55 AM

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This didn't work as expected. The request ID: req_DyxWbYghMaF74e I added 5 trial days and got a $0.00 invoice at the start of the trial, and a $100 invoice at the end of the trial.

rigid lava May 20, 2025, 10:56 AM

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hi! I'm taking over this thread.

desert pivot May 20, 2025, 10:56 AM

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Well yes a trial period will generate a $0 amount invoice for the period

vocal escarp May 20, 2025, 10:57 AM

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Okay, I can live with that. But the $100 invoice at the end of the trial is not what I want

desert pivot May 20, 2025, 10:58 AM

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What amount do you want to invoice at the end? It's $100 because that is the total of the items on the subscription

vocal escarp May 20, 2025, 10:59 AM

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I want to pause a subscription and move the end of the current billing period by adding the number of the trial days to it. For example, today is May 20th, my monthly billed subscription's next invoice is on June 15th. I want to "pause" the subscription for 10 days, and I figured out I can use trial days for this. I also want to move the end of the current billing period by the number of trial days, so June 15th + 10 days = June 25th. And after that I want the subscription to go on normally, that is the billing days are July 25th, August 25th and so on.

rigid lava May 20, 2025, 11:09 AM

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So you basically want a free trial between may 20th and June 25th. and on June 25th, the trial end, and a new billing cycle start with the regular price.

vocal escarp May 20, 2025, 11:11 AM

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Hmm, kind of. I'm thinking of using the trialing status as a way of indicating the "Pause", and this way I'm losing this information. But maybe I could use metadata for this?

rigid lava May 20, 2025, 11:12 AM

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yep, metadata could help with this

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