Stripe Create Usage Record Error - Timestamp must be before the subscription's current period end time - Date.now()?

Question

I'm trying to create a stripe usage record for a customer on a metered plan.

When I'm using timestamp Date.now() in my request. The error I'm receiving is

"Cannot create the usage record with this timestamp because timestamps must be before the subscription's current period end time"

This seems self-explanatory. But given the subscription's current period end time isn't for another 14 days, how can Date.now() not be before this.

 await stripe.usageRecords.create(
 'si_EwzQ....',
 {
 quantity: 2,
 timestamp: Date.now(),
 action: 'set'
 }
 )

Is this because the current subscription period is a trial? Or have I misunderstood something here?

Answer 1

Stripe is using a slightly different timestamp here. It's the number of seconds. You must divide it by 1000.

1. So Date.now() / 1000 shall work.
2. However, Stripe APIs expects a whole number so Math.ceil(Date.now() / 1000) or (Date.now() / 1000).toFixed(0) should work. (@William's comment, verified)

• William: This still breaks if the resulting number has decimals, e.g. 1570202647.927. To avoid this just do Math.ceil(Date.now() / 1000)

Answer 2

Node.JS uses millisecond timescales, so you are saying the current time is 1000 times more seconds than it currently is.

Just do this first var currentTimestamp = Date.now()/1000

• NARGIS PARWEEN: The above will give the result in decimal format, so you can use Math.ceil(Date.now() / 1000)

Answer 3

Use Math.ceil(Date.now() / 1000) instead as Stripe uses a different format (without decimals).