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spring obsidian Dec 1, 2021, 8:43 PM

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spring obsidian Dec 1, 2021, 9:17 PM

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hello, thinking one sec

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try this

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can you create an Invoice for that Subscription in the mid cycle? (you'll have to test it) can you give that a shot?

I anticipate it will create an Invoice for the current usage, after which you can update the Price to a diff one

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 9:21 PM

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I'll try this and let you know, thanks!

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@spring obsidian So (using the test clock) I've created a subscription, and reported usage, I can see charges in the upcoming invoice. When I make a call to create an invoice for the subscription I get an error that says "Nothing to invoice for subscription"

spring obsidian Dec 1, 2021, 9:31 PM

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ah you're using Billing Clocks

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do you have a request ID for that failing request? just wanna see

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 9:31 PM

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req_0JkZjCkd4y0SvZ

spring obsidian Dec 1, 2021, 9:32 PM

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ah

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cause that Subscription is canceled

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try with one that is active

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 9:33 PM

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my test completed which deletes the test user. I can try again and pause the test so the subscription stays active if that helps

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Ok it's paused just before create invoice would be called

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sub_1K20RoHGIs3OKt3kKXHgiDYG

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There should be an Upcoming Invoice for $15

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@spring obsidian with the upcoming invoice showing, in theory creating the invoice should work here?

spring obsidian Dec 1, 2021, 9:54 PM

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yes

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 9:55 PM

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Ok, if I run that I still get the error

small solstice Dec 1, 2021, 10:01 PM

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Hello! I'm catching up... can you give me the request ID showing the latest error?

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 10:03 PM

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If I continue the test it'll end up deleting the customer and subscription. But I can modify it so it doesn't, then get you a failed request, one minute.

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@small solstice req_F0rUj3PbLc3g57 is one that failed saying nothing to invoice.

small solstice Dec 1, 2021, 10:10 PM

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Looking, hang on...

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I think your best option is to cancel the existing Subscription with invoice_now set to true and then create a new Subscription for the upgrade. https://stripe.com/docs/api/subscriptions/cancel#cancel_subscription-invoice_now

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 10:28 PM

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When I tried that the subscription just sat in some state and didn't advance. I'll try again, though and let you know what it does.

small solstice Dec 1, 2021, 10:29 PM

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The canceled Subscription or the new Subscription?

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 10:31 PM

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Canceled. So I just canceled and it's saying "Scheduled" with $0 due.

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No usage attached to it

small solstice Dec 1, 2021, 10:32 PM

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Can you give me the request ID showing your cancelation request for it?

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 10:35 PM

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Yep req_s1zRpuSk6NjhjA

small solstice Dec 1, 2021, 10:40 PM

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Hm, I wonder if this is an issue with Billing Clocks. If you try this without Billing Clocks does it work as expected?

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 10:42 PM

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Let me see, I'll have to build a new quick test to try it.

small solstice Dec 1, 2021, 10:47 PM

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Oh, hang on, the timestamp you provided for the usage record is over two weeks in the future. If you supply a timestamp of right now does it work?

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 10:47 PM

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I have to set the usage timestamp in the future to account for the billing clock advancements.

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The usage record ts is == test_clock_value + 1, otherwise the API call fails

small solstice Dec 1, 2021, 10:50 PM

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Ah. Could be an edge case that Billing Clocks don't account for.

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 10:51 PM

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It seems so. I just tried this flow without Billing Clocks:

Create customer and subscribe
Report usage
Delete with invoice_now=True

I see a draft invoice for the right amount now.

small solstice Dec 1, 2021, 10:52 PM

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Alright, so seems like a bug with Billing Clocks. Please report the details to the person who gave you access to the Billing Clocks beta so the Billing Clocks team can investigate and fix. 🙂

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 10:53 PM

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Just reply to the email I received?

small solstice Dec 1, 2021, 10:53 PM

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I'm not sure what the email says; does it include information about reporting bugs or giving feedback on the beta?

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If there are no explicit instructions I would reply to the email, yeah.

rose perch Dec 1, 2021, 10:54 PM

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Yep just says to reach out, I will do that. Thank you!

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