# Monthly\_billing\_anchor\_date is being set automatically on subscription creation (sandbox)

**URL:** <https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/monthly-billing-anchor-date-is-being-set-automatically-on-subscription-creation-sandbox/19264>\
**Category:** Questions\
**Tags:** subscriptions-api\
**Created:** [October 22, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/monthly-billing-anchor-date-is-being-set-automatically-on-subscription-creation-sandbox/19264 "2024-10-22T16:52:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Davidcm.fsd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Davidcm.fsd](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/Davidcm.fsd)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 4:52pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/monthly-billing-anchor-date-is-being-set-automatically-on-subscription-creation-sandbox/19264/1 "2024-10-22T16:52:15Z")

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When a subscription is created the field “monthly\_billing\_anchor\_date” is automatically set. I’d like to handle this field by myself.  
This wasn’t happening a few weeks ago. I’m on sandbox environment.

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**Author:** ![Bryan-Square](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/square/forums/user_avatar/developer.squareup.com/bryan-square/32/38_2.png) [@Bryan-Square](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/Bryan-Square)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/monthly-billing-anchor-date-is-being-set-automatically-on-subscription-creation-sandbox/19264/2 "2024-10-22T17:23:16Z")

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What’s your application ID? 🙂

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**Author:** ![Davidcm.fsd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Davidcm.fsd](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/Davidcm.fsd)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 8:26am UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/monthly-billing-anchor-date-is-being-set-automatically-on-subscription-creation-sandbox/19264/3 "2024-10-24T08:26:58Z")

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monthly\_billing\_anchor\_date should not be set by default?

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**Author:** ![Davidcm.fsd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@Davidcm.fsd](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/u/Davidcm.fsd)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2024, 8:31am UTC](https://developer.squareup.com/forums/t/monthly-billing-anchor-date-is-being-set-automatically-on-subscription-creation-sandbox/19264/4 "2024-10-24T08:31:30Z")

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application id: sandbox-sq0idb-K9yApn-GJg3XE-DOYhKdNw (sandbox)