stripe "days_until_due" ignored: collection_method is charge_automatically

TL;DR

daysuntildue only works with collectionmethod sendinvoice. On chargeautomatically invoices Stripe charges the payment method right away and the due-days setting is meaningless. Switch the invoice or customer default to sendinvoice if you want net terms.

days_until_due ignored charge_automatically

Use this when

• An invoice charges immediately despite daysuntildue being set.
• You want net-30 terms but the customer is on auto-charge.
• Your code sets daysuntildue on every invoice and it only sometimes works.

Not for this skill when

• The collection method is already send_invoice and terms still fail. Check the customer default.
• The invoice was manually finalized. Manual finalization has its own rules.

Steps

1. ('Read the invoice collectionmethod. Verify: it is chargeautomatically.', 'Decide the intent: auto-charge customers should not get net terms. If terms are correct, change collectionmethod to sendinvoice. Verify: the invoice shows a due date.', 'Check the customer-level default collection method, since invoices inherit it. Verify: new invoices will use the right method.', 'For mixed customers (some auto-charge, some terms), set collection per invoice, not per customer. Verify: each invoice carries its own method.', 'Resend or re-finalize as needed. Verify: the customer sees terms, not an immediate charge.')

Variant phrasings

stripe daysuntildue not working

Symptom search.

charge_automatically ignores due date stripe

Cause phrasing.

stripe net terms auto charge conflict

Business phrasing.

Compatibility: Stripe Billing invoices API, all client versions.

Why it happens

The two collection methods are different products: chargeautomatically means "bill the card now," sendinvoice means "email terms and wait." daysuntildue belongs to the second product. When both are set, charge_automatically wins because charging immediately is the stronger instruction. The API accepts the combination silently, which is why the due-days setting looks ignored rather than rejected.

Edge cases / pitfalls

• Switching a customer to send_invoice stops auto-collection on all future invoices. Confirm with finance.
• Past-due auto-charge invoices converted to send_invoice still need manual collection.
• Your invoice template may print "due in N days" on auto-charged invoices. Fix the template per method.
• Test both methods in your invoice code paths; silent field conflicts are test-shaped bugs.

Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_Hgd1K0RuDwIL4NJ2ALTaAA

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_Hgd1K0RuDwIL4NJ2ALTaAA

Thread query: stripe "daysuntildue" ignored: collectionmethod is chargeautomatically

TL;DR: daysuntildue only works with collectionmethod sendinvoice. On chargeautomatically invoices Stripe charges the payment method right away and the due-days setting is meaningless. Switch the invoice or customer default to sendinvoice if you want net terms.