#Jonas Reif-subscription-installments
subtle dew
Hey! You could use Subscription Schedules for an instalment plan: https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules/use-cases#installment-plans
Or why not model the Prices objects to just be $10 a month?
tall latch
Thanks for the quick reply! 🙂
If I use those installments, could I also set the end_behavior to not cancel? Since it only should be canceled if the user cancels the subscription before the end of the year.
So to give you one example: You subscribe in january for a yearly subscription. You are charged 10$ every month. If you cancel the subscription in august, the 10$ month are still collected until the end of the year. If the user does not cancel the subscription will be renewed at the end of the year
subtle dew
Yep, you want end_behaviour: 'release': https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscription_schedules/create#create_subscription_schedule-end_behavior
It'll then just become a regular subscription billed annually
tall latch
Ah ok. So monthly billing is then just for one year possible. After that it will become billed annually?
Stripe::SubscriptionSchedule.create({
customer: 'cus_HtQ2OCoIDxTRWn',
start_date: 'now',
end_behavior: 'release',
phases: [
{
items: [
{
price: 'price_1HJcbcHajoqMmUx0ihk9hSEG',
quantity: 1,
},
],
iterations: 12,
},
],
})
What is the interval of that Price object?
tall latch
Thats just an example.
Stripe::Price.create(
unit_amount: 10000,
currency: 'usd',
product: 'prod_Hh99apo1OViyGW',
recurring: {interval: 'month'},
)
Hmm, it would release onto that Price object so monthly billing would continue
tall latch
ok.
But you could then also could cancel it monthly?
subtle dew
Yes
So monthly billing is then just for one year possible. After that it will become billed annually?
Is this the desired behaviour?
tall latch
mhm no the desired behaviour would be as described above:
User should be then in the next yearly subscription with again 12 monthly payments.
You know what I mean?
subtle dew
How are you handling cancellations in this case? To be clear if you cancel the subscription with Stripe then the intervals will stop regardless of the schedule
Sounds to me like you just need to handle this logic on your side:
- Subscribe to a regular monthly price ($10 p/m)
- In your app you handle the cancellation logic – and schedule the cancellation at the date of the subscription creation + 1 year
tall latch
Ah ok yes thats also possible 👍
Thanks, we will try it out...
subtle dew
Np!