#chris_subscription-billingcycle
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fierce lion
I don't really get what you are trying to do. Can you write a simple but concrete example of who pays what and when?
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stark badger
sure : ) So a person signs up for a free 7 day trial of a $100 service, then on the 8th day they get charged the full 100, and then another 100 one month from the date they signed up for the trial
i tried talking the person wanting this out of it, but this is what he wanted
in my eyes they end up paying for the 'free trial', but whatever
fierce lion
ah yeah I see what you mean, so it's more a delayed payment for the first period lol
stark badger
yes, exactly
fierce lion
yeah I don't think that's possible without using a SubscriptionSchedule to "reset" the period mid way and not prorate
stark badger
I havent looked at that object. sounds like it might be overcomplicating the whole setup
what would you recommend?
fierce lion
I mean if you tried to convince them but they didn't listen I think it's your best option
Basically it's an API that lets you "schedule" changes to a Subscription over time
in your case you basically have a phase for the trial, a phase for the "partial month" and a phase that "resets the billing cycle anchor" to charge a full month
stark badger
good grief
ok, at least its possible, i guess. lol Okay, thanks a lot, I appreciate it! : )
fierce lion
sure thing!
There's another easier hack where you have a trial period and then you add a one-time Price via add_invoice_items for the full cost of the month. It'll get automatically added to the Invoice after the trial
Downside is: separate Price id, no proration if they change their Subscription during the first cycle, no MRR, etc.
fierce lion
yes
stark badger
just the first one.
Yeah that def sounds less complicated
although the cust is gonna be pissed to see theyre getting charged for a full mo plus the 'free' trial
so crazy
i think ill try the schedule suggestion and use this idea as a fallback
this last idea
fierce lion
yeah I mean I get it in a way, it's almost a "try it now, pay later" but it doesn't match how a lot of our UIs/docs think about a trial