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Subscription Schedule 

A subscription schedule allows you to create and manage the lifecycle of a subscription by predefining expected changes.

Related guide: Subscription schedules

Endpoints

The Subscription Schedule object 

Attributes

  • idstring

    Unique identifier for the object.

  • current_phasenullable object

    Object representing the start and end dates for the current phase of the subscription schedule, if it is active.

  • customerstringExpandable

    ID of the customer who owns the subscription schedule.

  • metadatanullable object

    Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format.

  • phasesarray of objects

    Configuration for the subscription schedule’s phases.

  • statusenum

    The present status of the subscription schedule. Possible values are not_started, active, completed, released, and canceled. You can read more about the different states in our behavior guide.

    Possible enum values
    active
    canceled
    completed
    not_started
    released

  • subscriptionnullable stringExpandable

    ID of the subscription managed by the subscription schedule.

More attributes

  • objectstring

  • applicationnullable stringExpandableConnect only

  • canceled_atnullable timestamp

  • completed_atnullable timestamp

  • createdtimestamp

  • default_settingsobject

  • end_behaviorenum

  • livemodeboolean

  • released_atnullable timestamp

  • released_subscriptionnullable string

  • test_clocknullable stringExpandable

Create a schedule 

Creates a new subscription schedule object. Each customer can have up to 500 active or scheduled subscriptions.

Parameters

  • customerstring

    The identifier of the customer to create the subscription schedule for.

  • metadataobject

    Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.

  • phasesarray of objects

    List representing phases of the subscription schedule. Each phase can be customized to have different durations, plans, and coupons. If there are multiple phases, the end_date of one phase will always equal the start_date of the next phase.

  • start_datetimestamp | string

    When the subscription schedule starts. We recommend using now so that it starts the subscription immediately. You can also use a Unix timestamp to backdate the subscription so that it starts on a past date, or set a future date for the subscription to start on.

More parameters

  • default_settingsobject

  • end_behaviorenum

  • from_subscriptionstring

Returns

Returns a subscription schedule object if the call succeeded.

POST /v1/subscription_schedules
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/subscription_schedules \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:" \
  -d customer=cus_NcI8FsMbh0OeFs \
  -d start_date=1787130418 \
  -d end_behavior=release \
  -d "phases[0][items][0][price]"=price_1Mr3YcLkdIwHu7ixYCFhXHNb \
  -d "phases[0][items][0][quantity]"=1 \
  -d "phases[0][iterations]"=12
Response
{
  "id": "sub_sched_1Mr3YdLkdIwHu7ixjop3qtff",
  "object": "subscription_schedule",
  "application": null,
  "canceled_at": null,
  "completed_at": null,
  "created": 1724058651,
  "current_phase": null,
  "customer": "cus_NcI8FsMbh0OeFs",
  "default_settings": {
    "application_fee_percent": null,
    "automatic_tax": {
      "enabled": false,
      "liability": null
    },
    "billing_cycle_anchor": "automatic",
    "collection_method": "charge_automatically",
    "default_payment_method": null,
    "default_source": null,
    "description": null,
    "invoice_settings": {
      "issuer": {
        "type": "self"
      }
    },
    "on_behalf_of": null,
    "transfer_data": null
  },
  "end_behavior": "release",
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "phases": [
    {
      "add_invoice_items": [],
      "application_fee_percent": null,
      "billing_cycle_anchor": null,
      "collection_method": null,
      "currency": "usd",
      "default_payment_method": null,
      "default_tax_rates": [],
      "description": null,
      "discounts": null,
      "end_date": 1818666418,
      "invoice_settings": null,
      "items": [
        {
          "discounts": null,
          "metadata": {},
          "plan": "price_1Mr3YcLkdIwHu7ixYCFhXHNb",
          "price": "price_1Mr3YcLkdIwHu7ixYCFhXHNb",
          "quantity": 1,
          "tax_rates": []
        }
      ],
      "metadata": {},
      "on_behalf_of": null,
      "proration_behavior": "create_prorations",
      "start_date": 1787130418,
      "transfer_data": null,
      "trial_end": null
    }
  ],
  "released_at": null,
  "released_subscription": null,
  "renewal_interval": null,
  "status": "not_started",
  "subscription": null,
  "test_clock": null
}

Update a schedule 

Updates an existing subscription schedule.

Parameters

  • metadataobject

    Set of key-value pairs that you can attach to an object. This can be useful for storing additional information about the object in a structured format. Individual keys can be unset by posting an empty value to them. All keys can be unset by posting an empty value to metadata.

  • phasesarray of objects

    List representing phases of the subscription schedule. Each phase can be customized to have different durations, plans, and coupons. If there are multiple phases, the end_date of one phase will always equal the start_date of the next phase. Note that past phases can be omitted.

  • proration_behaviorenum

    If the update changes the billing configuration (item price, quantity, etc.) of the current phase, indicates how prorations from this change should be handled. The default value is create_prorations.

    Possible enum values
    always_invoice

    Prorate changes, and force an invoice to be immediately created for any prorations.

    create_prorations

    Prorate changes, but leave any prorations as pending invoice items to be picked up on the customer’s next invoice.

    none

    Does not create any prorations.

More parameters

  • default_settingsobject

  • end_behaviorenum

Returns

Returns an updated subscription schedule object if the call succeeded.

POST /v1/subscription_schedules/:id
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/subscription_schedules/sub_sched_1Mr3YdLkdIwHu7ixjop3qtff \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:" \
  -d end_behavior=release
Response
{
  "id": "sub_sched_1Mr3YdLkdIwHu7ixjop3qtff",
  "object": "subscription_schedule",
  "application": null,
  "canceled_at": null,
  "completed_at": null,
  "created": 1680113835,
  "current_phase": null,
  "customer": "cus_NcI8FsMbh0OeFs",
  "default_settings": {
    "application_fee_percent": null,
    "automatic_tax": {
      "enabled": false,
      "liability": null
    },
    "billing_cycle_anchor": "automatic",
    "collection_method": "charge_automatically",
    "default_payment_method": null,
    "default_source": null,
    "description": null,
    "invoice_settings": {
      "issuer": {
        "type": "self"
      }
    },
    "on_behalf_of": null,
    "transfer_data": null
  },
  "end_behavior": "release",
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "phases": [
    {
      "add_invoice_items": [],
      "application_fee_percent": null,
      "billing_cycle_anchor": null,
      "collection_method": null,
      "currency": "usd",
      "default_payment_method": null,
      "default_tax_rates": [],
      "description": null,
      "end_date": 1712339228,
      "invoice_settings": null,
      "items": [
        {
          "metadata": {},
          "plan": "price_1Mr3YcLkdIwHu7ixYCFhXHNb",
          "price": "price_1Mr3YcLkdIwHu7ixYCFhXHNb",
          "quantity": 1,
          "tax_rates": []
        }
      ],
      "metadata": {},
      "on_behalf_of": null,
      "proration_behavior": "create_prorations",
      "start_date": 1680716828,
      "transfer_data": null,
      "trial_end": null
    }
  ],
  "released_at": null,
  "released_subscription": null,
  "renewal_interval": null,
  "status": "not_started",
  "subscription": null,
  "test_clock": null
}

Retrieve a schedule 

Retrieves the details of an existing subscription schedule. You only need to supply the unique subscription schedule identifier that was returned upon subscription schedule creation.

Parameters

No parameters.

Returns

Returns a subscription schedule object if a valid identifier was provided.

GET /v1/subscription_schedules/:id
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/subscription_schedules/sub_sched_1Mr3YdLkdIwHu7ixjop3qtff \
  -u "sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:"
Response
{
  "id": "sub_sched_1Mr3YdLkdIwHu7ixjop3qtff",
  "object": "subscription_schedule",
  "application": null,
  "canceled_at": null,
  "completed_at": null,
  "created": 1724058651,
  "current_phase": null,
  "customer": "cus_NcI8FsMbh0OeFs",
  "default_settings": {
    "application_fee_percent": null,
    "automatic_tax": {
      "enabled": false,
      "liability": null
    },
    "billing_cycle_anchor": "automatic",
    "collection_method": "charge_automatically",
    "default_payment_method": null,
    "default_source": null,
    "description": null,
    "invoice_settings": {
      "issuer": {
        "type": "self"
      }
    },
    "on_behalf_of": null,
    "transfer_data": null
  },
  "end_behavior": "release",
  "livemode": false,
  "metadata": {},
  "phases": [
    {
      "add_invoice_items": [],
      "application_fee_percent": null,
      "billing_cycle_anchor": null,
      "collection_method": null,
      "currency": "usd",
      "default_payment_method": null,
      "default_tax_rates": [],
      "description": null,
      "discounts": null,
      "end_date": 1818666418,
      "invoice_settings": null,
      "items": [
        {
          "discounts": null,
          "metadata": {},
          "plan": "price_1Mr3YcLkdIwHu7ixYCFhXHNb",
          "price": "price_1Mr3YcLkdIwHu7ixYCFhXHNb",
          "quantity": 1,
          "tax_rates": []
        }
      ],
      "metadata": {},
      "on_behalf_of": null,
      "proration_behavior": "create_prorations",
      "start_date": 1787130418,
      "transfer_data": null,
      "trial_end": null
    }
  ],
  "released_at": null,
  "released_subscription": null,
  "renewal_interval": null,
  "status": "not_started",
  "subscription": null,
  "test_clock": null
}