poacher2k-subscription-xgrades

[lyric cargo]

Hi 👋 you'll want to update the price on the existing line_item.

[manic garden]

aight, thank you! is prorations enabled by default, and will this automagically be handled when updating the price ? 🙂

[lyric cargo]

I don't recall off the top of my head if prorations are enabled by default, and I typically recommend avoiding relying on defaults because A: explicit calls are usually easier to understand should you need to review the integration in the future and B: it protects you against us changing the default behavior. If prorations are enabled though, then yes the system will calculate those values for you.

[manic garden]

good advice!

[lyric cargo]

These articles may help you out with your goals also:
https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/upgrade-downgrade
https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/prorations

[manic garden]

superb, thank you!

hmm, I can't find out how to specify create_prorations when using a Checkout Session to create a Subscription 🤔

[dusky yew]

well prorations are for when you change/update a Subscription so it's not really related to creating one

to be clear, it's not a "mode" or setting on the Subscription object, it's a parameter you'd pass any time you make an update to the subscription to decide if you want that specific update to prorate or not

[lyric cargo]

If you're looking for a pre-built flow for subscription management, then you'll want to take a look at our Customer Portal:
https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/customer-portal
https://stripe.com/docs/api/customer_portal

[manic garden]

aah, thank you for clarifying that! the reason I was wondering was because you can pass specify this when creating a Subscription directly: https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscription_items/update?lang=cli#create_subscription-proration_behavior

[manic garden]

sadly this doesn't support Subscriptions with multiple products, but we'll absolutely be using the Customer Portal to handle updating the billing information

[lyric cargo]

Ah, good catch, apologies for overlooking that detail!