#thefyrewire_api
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torn shale
hey there! cancel_at_period_end is just one way of cancelling a subscription, so depending on how you're handling cancellations, it may or may not be relevant
for example, it's also possible to specify a cancel_at timestamp in the future - in which case cancel_at_period_end won't be true
but having said that, if you do use cancel_at_period_end, then yes, the current_period_end on the Subscription Item is the timestamp when the period ends, and when the subscription will be cancelled
https://docs.stripe.com/api/subscription_items/object#subscription_item_object-current_period_end
haughty lava
Gotcha, thanks! What is the use-case for cancel_at? Would that be like, cancel specifically after X number of billing cycles? For our implementation we'll basically only be letting users cancel their current subscription, which is either only monthly or yearly, so I think hopefully cancel_at_period_end covers it
torn shale
cancel_at allows you to set a future cancellation date that's agnostic to billing cycles (i.e. if you want the cancellation to happen mid-cycle)
but this probably isn't relevant for your use case by the sounds of things! just wanted to mention that cancel_at_period end isn't always set, depending on how you handle cancellations
the different ways to cancel are laid out here, if you're curious: https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/cancel
haughty lava
Understood, thank you for the heads up! 