Start date
How to begin billing on a future date
Available on: recurring prices — subscriptions and payment plans, with a fixed price or pay what you want.
What is a start date?
The customer completes checkout now, and billing begins on the date you set. Nothing is charged in between.
Use it for programs that begin on a fixed date, seasonal memberships, or anything sold in advance.
How to set a start date
- Go to Storefront → Checkout pages.
- Open the checkout you want to edit.
- Go to Product → Details.
- Enable Start date.
- Set the date and time.
- Click Save.
Taking a payment at checkout
Nothing is charged until the start date unless you add a setup fee. Use one to take a deposit, or to confirm the customer's card is valid before the program begins.
In integrations
Until the start date arrives, the subscription's status is scheduled and carries a startDate field. This applies to webhooks, Zapier and the Google Sheets integration.