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thin cave
hello! There can be certain differences between the Dashboard initiated request and what is supported via the Stripe API. If you're creating a Subscription Schedule via the API, you'll want to define the Subscription Schedule's start_date here : https://docs.stripe.com/api/subscription_schedules/create#create_subscription_schedule-start_date. Subsequent phases, you would define the phases.end_date, and the next phase will start after the end_date
https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules#managing - there are some examples here in case you're looking for something to reference
lyric cove
So, does it matter if I pass the start_date parameter for every phase?
thin cave
it's not going to work, you'll get an error
lyric cove
So you mean documentation is wrong and I should follow these examples
thin cave
sorry, but what documentation is wrong specifically?
lyric cove
I'm following this documentation: https://docs.stripe.com/api/subscription_schedules/create
. In the request body, there is a start_date, but I cannot find any phases.start_date. It seems there is no start_date inside a phase, although I can see it in the request body generated by the Stripe dashboard.
thin cave
yeah, like I mentioned there are differences between a Dashboard initiated request and what is supported via the Stripe API. You should refer to our API specs / documentation for what is supported for a specific request that you can make
lyric cove
ok got it
Can you also tell me what does now means, as i can see them being used in the request body created by stripe
thin cave
now refers to immediately, which is the time which the request is received
lyric cove
If I want to update a subscription in the middle of the billing period and have the update take effect from the next billing cycle, is using a subscription schedule the only option?
Like just downgrading the quantity
thin cave
yes, that's correct.
lyric cove
So going with Subscription schedule is the only option in this scenario?
thin cave
yep, that's right, you can only do this with a Subscription Schedule