Create and update subscriptions using the Stripe Dashboard or Stripe API, with the option to start immediately or schedule for later. In the Dashboard, add customer details, product, payment method, and other optional information. The Stripe API also allows for creating and updating subscriptions, at scale with code based solutions.

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You can create or update a subscription using the Stripe Dashboard or the Stripe API.

• When creating a subscription, you can start immediately or schedule the subscription to start later.
• Similarly, when updating a subscription, you can modify a subscription and apply those modifications immediately, or schedule them to take effect later.

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Creating subscriptions in the Dashboard

Create a subscription to start immediately:

1. Log into your Stripe Dashboard and navigate to the Subscriptions dashboard.
2. Click on the + New button.
3. Add:
   - Customer
   - Product (with Tax rate or Coupon if needed)
   - Payment method
   - Memo (optional)
   
4. You can also open the Advanced options to add:
   - Usage threshold (optional)
   - Custom field (optional)
   - An invoice footer (optional)

Create a subscription and schedule a future action on that subscription

Once you have filled out your subscription details, you can head to the section titled ‘Subscription schedule’ below ‘Pricing’ to :

• Schedule the subscription to start in the future (1st of next month or a custom date)
• Schedule the subscription to cancel in the future (after X cycles or at a custom date)
• Backdate the subscription up to a year in the past

Updating subscriptions in the Dashboard

Update an existing subscription immediately (for example, upgrade a plan)

To update an existing subscription:

1. From the customer account page or the subscription details page, click Update subscription.
2. Make your desired modifications.
3. Click Update subscription in the top right corner to apply those changes immediately.

Schedule an update to an existing subscription (e.g. upgrade plan)

To schedule an update for the future:

1. Navigate to the Subscription update page.
2. Make your desired modifications (e.g. increasing the plan quantity).
3. Head to the section titled ‘Subscription schedule’ below ‘Pricing’.
4. Make your desired modifications.
5. Click Update subscription in the top right corner to apply those changes immediately.

Modifiable fields

You can change a variety of factors including:

• Plans
• Coupon
• Default payment method
• Collection method
• Billing thresholds
• Memo
• Footer
• Days until due
• Custom fields
• Supported payment methods
• Sending invoice payment page in email

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Using the Stripe API

To learn how to create or update a subscription via the API, see Set Up Subscriptions in the Stripe Docs:
https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/set-up-subscription#with-code

To learn about scheduling subscriptions or updates see Subscription Schedules in the Stripe Docs:
https://stripe.com/docs/billing/subscriptions/subscription-schedules