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pastel girder May 9, 2022, 5:21 AM

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hi there! how can i help?

bold owl May 9, 2022, 5:28 AM

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Hi Alex,
I have readvise my question.

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I am trying to setup a future payment for a subscription product.

scenario:
Client is starting with the subscription item from a gift card for a year and then client have an options to continue the subscription anytime between the gift card subscription period and put in their credit card information and charge it when the gift card subscription finish.

I have tried with "Set up future payments" https://stripe.com/docs/payments/save-and-reuse#web-submit-payment-details, however only able to setup it up with one time payment instead of joining a subscription item.

Set up future payments

Learn how to save card details and charge your customers later.

pastel girder May 9, 2022, 5:33 AM

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that particular guide you're referring to is more for one time payments. I think you would want to take a look at this guide instead : https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/build-subscriptions

topaz karma May 9, 2022, 5:42 AM

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Hi @bold owl I'm taking over this thread, let me know if you have any questions

bold owl May 9, 2022, 6:07 AM

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Can we use start_date in checkout sessions to delay start date?

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we are using this api for immediate start subscription, are we able to add “start_date” to delay start for future subscription https://stripe.com/docs/api/checkout/sessions/create

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mode: subscription

topaz karma May 9, 2022, 6:12 AM

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Hi @bold owl , you can't specify a start_date when creating a subscription. the start_date is set by Stripe when the subscription is created.

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My understanding is that you want to schedule the subscription so that it can be automatically started in a later date. For that I'd suggest you to take a look at the Subscription Schedules API https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules

bold owl May 9, 2022, 7:16 AM

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we are trying the https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules and get an error message

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All phase items prices must be recurring.

topaz karma May 9, 2022, 7:19 AM

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Did you pass in a recurring price?

bold owl May 9, 2022, 7:27 AM

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we are confuse about the process.
with this api,https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules. is the user going to receive an invoice to fill in their credit card when subscription start or client will be able to save credit card detail in a checkout session?

topaz karma May 9, 2022, 7:35 AM

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I'd suggest you to use a setup mode checkout session to collect the customer's payment method first, and then use the collected payment method for the scheduled subscription.

bold owl May 9, 2022, 8:13 AM

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Thank you Jack.....
We will be trying it later.

topaz karma May 9, 2022, 8:13 AM

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No problem

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