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- brian_api, 13 minutes ago, 3 messages
fallen hinge
Hi there! I'll be with you in a few minutes; the server is very busy at the moment
there's a fuller guide here: https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/usage-based/billing-credits
To be frank, I haven't had much exposure to this model because it is still in preview but I'm looking in parrallel
sharp quartz
Give me 1 min to check it out, thanks
Ok @fallen hinge , so it does sound like the only way to apply a credit is via invoice then? e.g. it is not really possible to show real time credit usage via Stripe APIs alone? How are people doing this in practice?
Yeah it seems like this works well for the arrears case where you invoice for metered usage, but not so well for the burndown case. If I only apply credits on a weekly or monthly cycle, what's to stop my customers from using credits they don't have?
fallen hinge
I'm looking into that question, but as an aside, are you aware of our test clocks feature? It is essential for testing Subscriptions https://docs.stripe.com/billing/testing/test-clocks
Okay, real-time credit burndown isn't supported yet. We're working on as part of our v2 Billing apis
So to conclude, we don't have an ETA for that feature
quartz kernel
sharp quartz
Ok thanks @fallen hinge ! (sorry missed the ping here)
I am using test clocks, just came across it. It is super useful.
Oh @fallen hinge , do you have an ETA on the v2 Billing APIs by chance?
fallen hinge
Not that I've been able to find - do you have a contact at Stripe? Like a sales representative or account manager? Those sorts of folks might have more information on that score
sharp quartz
I do not! We are currently pre-release, so I am just trying to get things working on the free tier
Should I have one, or just when we sign up at a paid tier?
fallen hinge
Account managers in general are a paid service. Some people have sales relationships depending on the size of their business
sharp quartz
I see, yeah makes sense.
fallen hinge
I don't know exactly what the circumstances are that lead to folks having them or not
sharp quartz
Ok then, one more question: do you know of an alternative until realtime burndown is available? Do people track their own credits or do they just do in arrears billing?
fallen hinge
Most bill in arrears
sharp quartz
Ok thanks!