---
title: Modify subscriptions
subtitle: Change existing subscriptions to cancel, pause, apply prorated charges and credits, and more.
route: /billing/subscriptions/change
---

# Modify subscriptions

Change existing subscriptions to cancel, pause, apply prorated charges and credits, and more.

You can change existing subscriptions without having to cancel and recreate them. Set up the [customer portal](https://docs.stripe.com/customer-management.md) to let your customers manage their own subscriptions and billing details through a Stripe-hosted page.

For changes that automatically create a new [subscription invoice](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/invoices/subscription.md), use [pending updates](https://docs.stripe.com/billing/subscriptions/pending-updates.md) so that the updates are only applied if the new invoice is successfully paid.

## Use cases

Adjust the billing date for subscriptions.

Upgrade and downgrade subscriptions by changing the price.

Manually cancel your customers’ subscriptions.

Temporarily stop collecting payments from your customers.

Add discounts to subscriptions using coupons and promotion codes.

Delay payments on active subscriptions using trial periods.

Subscribe a customer to multiple quantities of a product.

Collect and report taxes with Stripe Billing and Stripe Tax.

Specify which payment methods to allow for a subscription.

Handle prorations for modified subscriptions.