Create subscriptions

Subscriptions represent what your customer is paying for and how much and how often you’re charging them for the product. You can subscribe customers manually through the Dashboard. You can also let them sign up through your website or a Payment Link.

Create a subscription

To create a subscription:

1. In the Stripe Dashboard, go to the subscriptions page.

2. Click +Create subscription.

3. Find or add a customer.

4. Enter the pricing and product information, which allows you to add multiple products, a coupon, or trial to the subscription.

Edit a subscription

To edit a subscription:

1. Go to the subscriptions page.

2. Find the subscription you want to modify, click the overflow menu (

   ), then click Update subscription. You can also click the
   next to the subscription name. From this menu, you can also:

   • Cancel the subscription. In the modal that opens, select the date to cancel the subscription—immediately, at the end of the current period, or on a custom date. You can also select the option to refund the last payment for this subscription and create a credit note for your records.

   • Pause payment collection. In the modal that opens, select the duration of the pause—indefinite or ending on a custom date—and how invoices should behave during the pause.

   • Share an update payment details link. In the modal that opens, you can share a link with the customer to update their payment details. For more information, see Share an update payment details link.

3. Make your changes to the subscription.

4. Click Update subscription.

Delete a subscription

You can’t delete a subscription object. But you can cancel it or pause payment collection. See editing a subscription for those details.

Manage subscription emails

Manage how you notify customers about different subscription events in the subscriptions and emails page of the Dashboard. In that page, you can configure settings to manage:

• Free trial messaging
• Failed payments prevention
• Failed payments
• Disputed payments
• Payments that require confirmation
• Invoices sent to customers
• Advanced invoicing features
• Pausing payment collection for all existing subscriptions