Update a subscription 

Billing
Subscriptions
Update a subscription

Updates an existing subscription to match the specified parameters. When changing prices or quantities, we optionally prorate the price we charge next month to make up for any price changes. To preview how the proration is calculated, use the create preview endpoint.

By default, we prorate subscription changes. For example, if a customer signs up on May 1 for a 100 USD price, they’ll be billed 100 USD immediately. If on May 15 they switch to a 200 USD price, then on June 1 they’ll be billed 250 USD (200 USD for a renewal of her subscription, plus a 50 USD prorating adjustment for half of the previous month’s 100 USD difference). Similarly, a downgrade generates a credit that is applied to the next invoice. We also prorate when you make quantity changes.

Switching prices does not normally change the billing date or generate an immediate charge unless:

  • The billing interval is changed (for example, from monthly to yearly).
  • The subscription moves from free to paid.
  • A trial starts or ends.

In these cases, we apply a credit for the unused time on the previous price, immediately charge the customer using the new price, and reset the billing date. Learn about how Stripe immediately attempts payment for subscription changes.

If you want to charge for an upgrade immediately, pass proration_behavior as always_invoice to create prorations, automatically invoice the customer for those proration adjustments, and attempt to collect payment. If you pass create_prorations, the prorations are created but not automatically invoiced. If you want to bill the customer for the prorations before the subscription’s renewal date, you need to manually invoice the customer.

If you don’t want to prorate, set the proration_behavior option to none. With this option, the customer is billed 100 USD on May 1 and 200 USD on June 1. Similarly, if you set proration_behavior to none when switching between different billing intervals (for example, from monthly to yearly), we don’t generate any credits for the old subscription’s unused time. We still reset the billing date and bill immediately for the new subscription.

Updating the quantity on a subscription many times in an hour may result in rate limiting. If you need to bill for a frequently changing quantity, consider integrating usage-based billing instead.

Parameters

  • automatic_taxobject

    Automatic tax settings for this subscription. We recommend you only include this parameter when the existing value is being changed.

    • automatic_tax.enabledbooleanRequired

      Enabled automatic tax calculation which will automatically compute tax rates on all invoices generated by the subscription.

    • automatic_tax.liabilityobjectConnect only

      The account that’s liable for tax. If set, the business address and tax registrations required to perform the tax calculation are loaded from this account. The tax transaction is returned in the report of the connected account.

      • automatic_tax.liability.typeenumRequired

        Type of the account referenced in the request.

        Possible enum values
        account

        Indicates that the account being referenced is a connected account which is different from the account making the API request but related to it.

        self

        Indicates that the account being referenced is the account making the API request.

      • automatic_tax.liability.accountstringRequired only if type is account

        The connected account being referenced when type is account.

  • default_payment_methodstring

    ID of the default payment method for the subscription. It must belong to the customer associated with the subscription. This takes precedence over default_source. If neither are set, invoices will use the customer’s invoice_settings.default_payment_method or default_source.

  • descriptionstring

    The subscription’s description, meant to be displayable to the customer. Use this field to optionally store an explanation of the subscription for rendering in Stripe surfaces and certain local payment methods UIs.

  • itemsarray of objects

    A list of up to 20 subscription items, each with an attached price.

    • items.billing_thresholdsobject

      Define thresholds at which an invoice will be sent, and the subscription advanced to a new billing period. Pass an empty string to remove previously-defined thresholds.

      • items.billing_thresholds.usage_gteintegerRequired

        Number of units that meets the billing threshold to advance the subscription to a new billing period (e.g., it takes 10 $5 units to meet a $50 monetary threshold)

    • items.clear_usageboolean

      Delete all usage for a given subscription item. You must pass this when deleting a usage records subscription item. clear_usage has no effect if the plan has a billing meter attached.

    • items.deletedboolean

      A flag that, if set to true, will delete the specified item.

    • items.discountsarray of objects

      The coupons to redeem into discounts for the subscription item.

      • items.discounts.couponstring

        ID of the coupon to create a new discount for.

      • items.discounts.discountstring

        ID of an existing discount on the object (or one of its ancestors) to reuse.

      • items.discounts.promotion_codestring

        ID of the promotion code to create a new discount for.

    • items.idstring

      Subscription item to update.

    • items.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.

    • items.pricestring

      The ID of the price object. One of price or price_data is required. When changing a subscription item’s price, quantity is set to 1 unless a quantity parameter is provided.

    • items.price_dataobject

      Data used to generate a new Price object inline. One of price or price_data is required.

      • items.price_data.currencyenumRequired

        Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Must be a supported currency.

      • items.price_data.productstringRequired

        The ID of the Product that this Price will belong to.

      • items.price_data.recurringobjectRequired

        The recurring components of a price such as interval and interval_count.

        • items.price_data.recurring.intervalenumRequired

          Specifies billing frequency. Either day, week, month or year.

          Possible enum values
          day
          month
          week
          year
        • items.price_data.recurring.interval_countinteger

          The number of intervals between subscription billings. For example, interval=month and interval_count=3 bills every 3 months. Maximum of three years interval allowed (3 years, 36 months, or 156 weeks).

      • items.price_data.tax_behaviorenumRecommended if calculating taxes

        Only required if a default tax behavior was not provided in the Stripe Tax settings. Specifies whether the price is considered inclusive of taxes or exclusive of taxes. One of inclusive, exclusive, or unspecified. Once specified as either inclusive or exclusive, it cannot be changed.

        Possible enum values
        exclusive
        inclusive
        unspecified
      • items.price_data.unit_amountinteger

        A positive integer in cents (or 0 for a free price) representing how much to charge.

      • items.price_data.unit_amount_decimalstringRequired conditionally

        Same as unit_amount, but accepts a decimal value in cents with at most 12 decimal places. Only one of unit_amount and unit_amount_decimal can be set.

    • items.quantityinteger

      Quantity for this item.

    • items.tax_ratesarray of strings

      A list of Tax Rate ids. These Tax Rates will override the default_tax_rates on the Subscription. When updating, pass an empty string to remove previously-defined tax rates.

  • 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.

  • payment_behaviorenum

    Use allow_incomplete to transition the subscription to status=past_due if a payment is required but cannot be paid. This allows you to manage scenarios where additional user actions are needed to pay a subscription’s invoice. For example, SCA regulation may require 3DS authentication to complete payment. See the SCA Migration Guide for Billing to learn more. This is the default behavior.

    Use default_incomplete to transition the subscription to status=past_due when payment is required and await explicit confirmation of the invoice’s payment intent. This allows simpler management of scenarios where additional user actions are needed to pay a subscription’s invoice. Such as failed payments, SCA regulation, or collecting a mandate for a bank debit payment method.

    Use pending_if_incomplete to update the subscription using pending updates. When you use pending_if_incomplete you can only pass the parameters supported by pending updates.

    Use error_if_incomplete if you want Stripe to return an HTTP 402 status code if a subscription’s invoice cannot be paid. For example, if a payment method requires 3DS authentication due to SCA regulation and further user action is needed, this parameter does not update the subscription and returns an error instead. This was the default behavior for API versions prior to 2019-03-14. See the changelog to learn more.

    Possible enum values
    allow_incomplete
    default_incomplete
    error_if_incomplete
    pending_if_incomplete
  • proration_behaviorenum

    Determines how to handle prorations when the billing cycle changes (e.g., when switching plans, resetting billing_cycle_anchor=now, or starting a trial), or if an item’s quantity changes. The default value is create_prorations.

    Possible enum values
    always_invoice

    Always invoice immediately for prorations.

    create_prorations

    Will cause proration invoice items to be created when applicable. These proration items will only be invoiced immediately under certain conditions.

    none

    Disable creating prorations in this request.

More parameters

  • add_invoice_itemsarray of objects

    A list of prices and quantities that will generate invoice items appended to the next invoice for this subscription. You may pass up to 20 items.

    • add_invoice_items.discountsarray of objects

      The coupons to redeem into discounts for the item.

      • add_invoice_items.discounts.couponstring

        ID of the coupon to create a new discount for.

      • add_invoice_items.discounts.discountstring

        ID of an existing discount on the object (or one of its ancestors) to reuse.

      • add_invoice_items.discounts.promotion_codestring

        ID of the promotion code to create a new discount for.

    • add_invoice_items.pricestring

      The ID of the price object. One of price or price_data is required.

    • add_invoice_items.price_dataobject

      Data used to generate a new Price object inline. One of price or price_data is required.

      • add_invoice_items.price_data.currencyenumRequired

        Three-letter ISO currency code, in lowercase. Must be a supported currency.

      • add_invoice_items.price_data.productstringRequired

        The ID of the Product that this Price will belong to.

      • add_invoice_items.price_data.tax_behaviorenumRecommended if calculating taxes

        Only required if a default tax behavior was not provided in the Stripe Tax settings. Specifies whether the price is considered inclusive of taxes or exclusive of taxes. One of inclusive, exclusive, or unspecified. Once specified as either inclusive or exclusive, it cannot be changed.

        Possible enum values
        exclusive
        inclusive
        unspecified
      • add_invoice_items.price_data.unit_amountinteger

        A positive integer in cents (or 0 for a free price) representing how much to charge or a negative integer representing the amount to credit to the customer.

      • add_invoice_items.price_data.unit_amount_decimalstringRequired conditionally

        Same as unit_amount, but accepts a decimal value in cents with at most 12 decimal places. Only one of unit_amount and unit_amount_decimal can be set.

    • add_invoice_items.quantityinteger

      Quantity for this item. Defaults to 1.

    • add_invoice_items.tax_ratesarray of strings

      The tax rates which apply to the item. When set, the default_tax_rates do not apply to this item.

  • application_fee_percentfloatConnect only

    A non-negative decimal between 0 and 100, with at most two decimal places. This represents the percentage of the subscription invoice total that will be transferred to the application owner’s Stripe account. The request must be made by a platform account on a connected account in order to set an application fee percentage. For more information, see the application fees documentation.

  • billing_cycle_anchorstring

    Either now or unchanged. Setting the value to now resets the subscription’s billing cycle anchor to the current time (in UTC). For more information, see the billing cycle documentation.

  • billing_thresholdsobject

    Define thresholds at which an invoice will be sent, and the subscription advanced to a new billing period. When updating, pass an empty string to remove previously-defined thresholds.

    • billing_thresholds.amount_gteinteger

      Monetary threshold that triggers the subscription to advance to a new billing period

    • billing_thresholds.reset_billing_cycle_anchorboolean

      Indicates if the billing_cycle_anchor should be reset when a threshold is reached. If true, billing_cycle_anchor will be updated to the date/time the threshold was last reached; otherwise, the value will remain unchanged.

  • cancel_attimestamp | enum

    A timestamp at which the subscription should cancel. If set to a date before the current period ends, this will cause a proration if prorations have been enabled using proration_behavior. If set during a future period, this will always cause a proration for that period.

    Possible enum values
    max_period_end

    Set subscription to cancel at the latest end date among all subscription items’ current billing periods.

    min_period_end

    Set subscription to cancel at the earliest end date among all subscription items’ current billing periods.

  • cancel_at_period_endboolean

    Indicate whether this subscription should cancel at the end of the current period (current_period_end). Defaults to false.

  • cancellation_detailsobject

    Details about why this subscription was cancelled

    • cancellation_details.commentstring

      Additional comments about why the user canceled the subscription, if the subscription was canceled explicitly by the user.

    • cancellation_details.feedbackenum

      The customer submitted reason for why they canceled, if the subscription was canceled explicitly by the user.

      Possible enum values
      customer_service

      Customer service was less than expected

      low_quality

      Quality was less than expected

      missing_features

      Some features are missing

      other

      Other reason

      switched_service

      I’m switching to a different service

      too_complex

      Ease of use was less than expected

      too_expensive

      It’s too expensive

      unused

      I don’t use the service enough

  • collection_methodenum

    Either charge_automatically, or send_invoice. When charging automatically, Stripe will attempt to pay this subscription at the end of the cycle using the default source attached to the customer. When sending an invoice, Stripe will email your customer an invoice with payment instructions and mark the subscription as active. Defaults to charge_automatically.

    Possible enum values
    charge_automatically
    send_invoice
  • days_until_dueinteger

    Number of days a customer has to pay invoices generated by this subscription. Valid only for subscriptions where collection_method is set to send_invoice.

  • default_sourcestring

    ID of the default payment source for the subscription. It must belong to the customer associated with the subscription and be in a chargeable state. If default_payment_method is also set, default_payment_method will take precedence. If neither are set, invoices will use the customer’s invoice_settings.default_payment_method or default_source.

  • default_tax_ratesarray of strings

    The tax rates that will apply to any subscription item that does not have tax_rates set. Invoices created will have their default_tax_rates populated from the subscription. Pass an empty string to remove previously-defined tax rates.

  • discountsarray of objects

    The coupons to redeem into discounts for the subscription. If not specified or empty, inherits the discount from the subscription’s customer.

    • discounts.couponstring

      ID of the coupon to create a new discount for.

    • discounts.discountstring

      ID of an existing discount on the object (or one of its ancestors) to reuse.

    • discounts.promotion_codestring

      ID of the promotion code to create a new discount for.

  • invoice_settingsobject

    All invoices will be billed using the specified settings.

    • invoice_settings.account_tax_idsarray of strings

      The account tax IDs associated with the subscription. Will be set on invoices generated by the subscription.

    • invoice_settings.issuerobjectConnect only

      The connected account that issues the invoice. The invoice is presented with the branding and support information of the specified account.

      • invoice_settings.issuer.typeenumRequired

        Type of the account referenced in the request.

        Possible enum values
        account

        Indicates that the account being referenced is a connected account which is different from the account making the API request but related to it.

        self

        Indicates that the account being referenced is the account making the API request.

      • invoice_settings.issuer.accountstringRequired only if type is account

        The connected account being referenced when type is account.

  • off_sessionboolean

    Indicates if a customer is on or off-session while an invoice payment is attempted. Defaults to false (on-session).

  • on_behalf_ofstring

    The account on behalf of which to charge, for each of the subscription’s invoices.

  • pause_collectionobject

    If specified, payment collection for this subscription will be paused. Note that the subscription status will be unchanged and will not be updated to paused. Learn more about pausing collection.

    • pause_collection.behaviorenumRequired

      The payment collection behavior for this subscription while paused. One of keep_as_draft, mark_uncollectible, or void.

      Possible enum values
      keep_as_draft
      mark_uncollectible
      void
    • pause_collection.resumes_attimestamp

      The time after which the subscription will resume collecting payments.

  • payment_settingsobject

    Payment settings to pass to invoices created by the subscription.

    • payment_settings.payment_method_optionsobject

      Payment-method-specific configuration to provide to invoices created by the subscription.

      • payment_settings.payment_method_options.acss_debitobject

        This sub-hash contains details about the Canadian pre-authorized debit payment method options to pass to the invoice’s PaymentIntent.

        • payment_settings.payment_method_options.acss_debit.mandate_optionsobject

          Additional fields for Mandate creation

          • payment_settings.payment_method_options.acss_debit.mandate_options.transaction_typeenum

            Transaction type of the mandate.

            Possible enum values
            business

            Transactions are made for business reasons

            personal

            Transactions are made for personal reasons

        • payment_settings.payment_method_options.acss_debit.verification_methodenum

          Verification method for the intent

          Possible enum values
          automatic

          Instant verification with fallback to microdeposits.

          instant

          Instant verification.

          microdeposits

          Verification using microdeposits.

      • payment_settings.payment_method_options.bancontactobject

        This sub-hash contains details about the Bancontact payment method options to pass to the invoice’s PaymentIntent.

        • payment_settings.payment_method_options.bancontact.preferred_languageenum

          Preferred language of the Bancontact authorization page that the customer is redirected to.

          Possible enum values
          de

          German

          en

          English

          fr

          French

          nl

          Dutch

      • payment_settings.payment_method_options.cardobject

        This sub-hash contains details about the Card payment method options to pass to the invoice’s PaymentIntent.

        • payment_settings.payment_method_options.card.mandate_optionsobject

          Configuration options for setting up an eMandate for cards issued in India.

          • payment_settings.payment_method_options.card.mandate_options.amountinteger

            Amount to be charged for future payments.

          • payment_settings.payment_method_options.card.mandate_options.amount_typeenum

            One of fixed or maximum. If fixed, the amount param refers to the exact amount to be charged in future payments. If maximum, the amount charged can be up to the value passed for the amount param.

            Possible enum values
            fixed

            If fixed, the amount param refers to the exact amount to be charged in future payments.

            maximum

            If maximum, the amount charged can be up to the value passed for the amount param.

          • payment_settings.payment_method_options.card.mandate_options.descriptionstring

            A description of the mandate or subscription that is meant to be displayed to the customer.

        • payment_settings.payment_method_options.card.networkstring

          Selected network to process this Subscription on. Depends on the available networks of the card attached to the Subscription. Can be only set confirm-time.

        • payment_settings.payment_method_options.card.request_three_d_secureenumadvanced

          We strongly recommend that you rely on our SCA Engine to automatically prompt your customers for authentication based on risk level and other requirements. However, if you wish to request 3D Secure based on logic from your own fraud engine, provide this option. Read our guide on manually requesting 3D Secure for more information on how this configuration interacts with Radar and our SCA Engine.

          Possible enum values
          any

          Use any to manually request 3DS with a preference for a frictionless flow, increasing the likelihood of the authentication being completed without any additional input from the customer. 3DS will always be attempted if it is supported for the card, but Stripe can’t guarantee your preference because the issuer determines the ultimate authentication flow. To learn more about 3DS flows, read our guide.

          automatic

          (Default) Our SCA Engine automatically prompts your customers for authentication based on risk level and other requirements.

          challenge

          Use challenge to request 3DS with a preference for a challenge flow, where the customer must respond to a prompt for active authentication. Stripe can’t guarantee your preference because the issuer determines the ultimate authentication flow. To learn more about 3DS flows, read our guide.

      • payment_settings.payment_method_options.customer_balanceobject

        This sub-hash contains details about the Bank transfer payment method options to pass to the invoice’s PaymentIntent.

        • payment_settings.payment_method_options.customer_balance.bank_transferobject

          Configuration for the bank transfer funding type, if the funding_type is set to bank_transfer.

          • payment_settings.payment_method_options.customer_balance.bank_transfer.eu_bank_transferobjectRequired if type=eu_bank_transfer

            Configuration for eu_bank_transfer funding type.

            • payment_settings.payment_method_options.customer_balance.bank_transfer.eu_bank_transfer.countrystringRequired

              The desired country code of the bank account information. Permitted values include: BE, DE, ES, FR, IE, or NL.

          • payment_settings.payment_method_options.customer_balance.bank_transfer.typeenum

            The bank transfer type that can be used for funding. Permitted values include: eu_bank_transfer, gb_bank_transfer, jp_bank_transfer, mx_bank_transfer, or us_bank_transfer.

        • payment_settings.payment_method_options.customer_balance.funding_typeenum

          The funding method type to be used when there are not enough funds in the customer balance. Permitted values include: bank_transfer.

      • payment_settings.payment_method_options.konbiniobject

        This sub-hash contains details about the Konbini payment method options to pass to the invoice’s PaymentIntent.

      • payment_settings.payment_method_options.sepa_debitobject

        This sub-hash contains details about the SEPA Direct Debit payment method options to pass to the invoice’s PaymentIntent.

      • payment_settings.payment_method_options.us_bank_accountobject

        This sub-hash contains details about the ACH direct debit payment method options to pass to the invoice’s PaymentIntent.

        • payment_settings.payment_method_options.us_bank_account.financial_connectionsobject

          Additional fields for Financial Connections Session creation

          • payment_settings.payment_method_options.us_bank_account.financial_connections.filtersobject

            Provide filters for the linked accounts that the customer can select for the payment method.

            • payment_settings.payment_method_options.us_bank_account.financial_connections.filters.account_subcategoriesarray of enums

              The account subcategories to use to filter for selectable accounts. Valid subcategories are checking and savings.

              Possible enum values
              checking

              Bank account subcategory is checking

              savings

              Bank account subcategory is savings

          • payment_settings.payment_method_options.us_bank_account.financial_connections.permissionsarray of strings

            The list of permissions to request. If this parameter is passed, the payment_method permission must be included. Valid permissions include: balances, ownership, payment_method, and transactions.

          • payment_settings.payment_method_options.us_bank_account.financial_connections.prefetcharray of enums

            List of data features that you would like to retrieve upon account creation.

            Possible enum values
            balances

            Requests to prefetch balance data on accounts collected in this session.

            ownership

            Requests to prefetch ownership data on accounts collected in this session.

            transactions

            Requests to prefetch transaction data on accounts collected in this session.

        • payment_settings.payment_method_options.us_bank_account.verification_methodenum

          Verification method for the intent

          Possible enum values
          automatic

          Instant verification with fallback to microdeposits.

          instant

          Instant verification only.

          microdeposits

          Verification using microdeposits. Cannot be used with Stripe Checkout, Hosted Invoices, or Payment Element.

    • payment_settings.payment_method_typesarray of enums

      The list of payment method types (e.g. card) to provide to the invoice’s PaymentIntent. If not set, Stripe attempts to automatically determine the types to use by looking at the invoice’s default payment method, the subscription’s default payment method, the customer’s default payment method, and your invoice template settings. Should not be specified with payment_method_configuration

      Possible enum values
      ach_debit

      ACH

      acss_debit

      Canadian pre-authorized debit

      affirm

      Affirm

      If set, the Subscription collection_method must be send_invoice.

      amazon_pay

      Amazon Pay

      au_becs_debit

      BECS Direct Debit

      bacs_debit

      Bacs Direct Debit

      bancontact

      Bancontact

      If set, the Subscription collection_method must be send_invoice.

      boleto

      Boleto

      card

      Card

      cashapp

      Cash App Pay

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    • payment_settings.save_default_payment_methodenum

      Configure whether Stripe updates subscription.default_payment_method when payment succeeds. Defaults to off if unspecified.

      Possible enum values
      off

      Stripe never sets subscription.default_payment_method.

      on_subscription

      Stripe sets subscription.default_payment_method when a subscription payment succeeds.

  • pending_invoice_item_intervalobject

    Specifies an interval for how often to bill for any pending invoice items. It is analogous to calling Create an invoice for the given subscription at the specified interval.

    • pending_invoice_item_interval.intervalenumRequired

      Specifies invoicing frequency. Either day, week, month or year.

      Possible enum values
      day
      month
      week
      year
    • pending_invoice_item_interval.interval_countinteger

      The number of intervals between invoices. For example, interval=month and interval_count=3 bills every 3 months. Maximum of one year interval allowed (1 year, 12 months, or 52 weeks).

  • proration_datetimestamp

    If set, prorations will be calculated as though the subscription was updated at the given time. This can be used to apply exactly the same prorations that were previewed with the create preview endpoint. proration_date can also be used to implement custom proration logic, such as prorating by day instead of by second, by providing the time that you wish to use for proration calculations.

  • transfer_dataobjectConnect only

    If specified, the funds from the subscription’s invoices will be transferred to the destination and the ID of the resulting transfers will be found on the resulting charges. This will be unset if you POST an empty value.

    • transfer_data.destinationstringRequired

      ID of an existing, connected Stripe account.

    • transfer_data.amount_percentfloat

      A non-negative decimal between 0 and 100, with at most two decimal places. This represents the percentage of the subscription invoice total that will be transferred to the destination account. By default, the entire amount is transferred to the destination.

  • trial_endstring | timestamp

    Unix timestamp representing the end of the trial period the customer will get before being charged for the first time. This will always overwrite any trials that might apply via a subscribed plan. If set, trial_end will override the default trial period of the plan the customer is being subscribed to. The billing_cycle_anchor will be updated to the trial_end value. The special value now can be provided to end the customer’s trial immediately. Can be at most two years from billing_cycle_anchor.

  • trial_from_planboolean

    Indicates if a plan’s trial_period_days should be applied to the subscription. Setting trial_end per subscription is preferred, and this defaults to false. Setting this flag to true together with trial_end is not allowed. See Using trial periods on subscriptions to learn more.

  • trial_settingsobject

    Settings related to subscription trials.

    • trial_settings.end_behaviorobjectRequired

      Defines how the subscription should behave when the user’s free trial ends.

      • trial_settings.end_behavior.missing_payment_methodenumRequired

        Indicates how the subscription should change when the trial ends if the user did not provide a payment method.

        Possible enum values
        cancel

        Cancel the subscription if a payment method is not attached when the trial ends.

        create_invoice

        Create an invoice when the trial ends, even if the user did not set up a payment method.

        pause

        Pause the subscription if a payment method is not attached when the trial ends.

Returns

The newly updated Subscription object, if the call succeeded. If payment_behavior is error_if_incomplete and a charge is required for the update and it fails, this call raises an error, and the subscription update does not go into effect.

POST /v1/subscriptions/:id
curl https://api.stripe.com/v1/subscriptions/sub_1MowQVLkdIwHu7ixeRlqHVzs \
-u "sk_test_BQokikJ...2HlWgH4olfQ2sk_test_BQokikJOvBiI2HlWgH4olfQ2:" \
-d "metadata[order_id]"=6735
Response
{
"id": "sub_1MowQVLkdIwHu7ixeRlqHVzs",
"object": "subscription",
"application": null,
"application_fee_percent": null,
"automatic_tax": {
"enabled": false,
"liability": null
},
"billing_cycle_anchor": 1679609767,
"cancel_at": null,
"cancel_at_period_end": false,
"canceled_at": null,
"cancellation_details": {
"comment": null,
"feedback": null,
"reason": null
},
"collection_method": "charge_automatically",
"created": 1679609767,
"currency": "usd",
"customer": "cus_Na6dX7aXxi11N4",
"days_until_due": null,
"default_payment_method": null,
"default_source": null,
"default_tax_rates": [],
"description": null,
"discounts": null,
"ended_at": null,
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