API Test Keys

Pause a Subscription

POST

/v1/subscriptions/:id/pause

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Use this endpoint to pause a Subscription.

Watch Out!

You can only pause a Subscriptions in the active state.
If you pause a Subscription in the authenticated state, it goes to the cancelled state.

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Curl

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1curl -u [YOUR_KEY_ID]:[YOUR_KEY_SECRET] \
2-X POST https://api.razorpay.com/v1/subscriptions/sub_00000000000001/pause \
3-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4-d '{
5  "pause_at":"now"
6}'

Success

Failure

1{
2  "id": "sub_00000000000001",
3  "entity": "subscription",
4  "plan_id": "plan_00000000000001",
5  "status": "paused",
6  "current_start": null,
7  "current_end": null,
8  "ended_at": null,
9  "quantity": 1,
10  "notes":{
11    "notes_key_1":"Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
12    "notes_key_2":"Tea, Earl Grey… decaf."
13  },
14  "charge_at": null,
15  "start_at": 1580626111,
16  "end_at": 1583433000,
17  "auth_attempts": 0,
18  "total_count": 6,
19  "paid_count": 0,
20  "customer_notify": true,
21  "created_at": 1580280581,
22  "paused_at": 1590280581,
23  "expire_by": 1580626111,
24  "pause_initiated_by": "self",
25  "short_url": "https://rzp.io/i/z3b1R61A9",
26  "has_scheduled_changes": false,
27  "change_scheduled_at": null,
28  "source": "api",
29  "offer_id":"offer_JHD834hjbxzhd38d",
30  "remaining_count": 6
31}

Path Parameters

id

string

The unique identifier linked to a Subscription. For example, sub_00000000000001.

Request Parameters

pause_at

string

The value should be now to pause a Subscription immediately.

Response Parameters

id

string

The unique identifier of the subscription created. For example, sub_00000000000001.

entity

string

The entity being created. Here, it will be subscription.

plan_id

string

The unique identifier for a plan that is linked to the created subscription. For example, plan_00000000000001.

customer_id

string

The unique identifier of the customer linked to the subscription. This is populated automatically once the customer completes the authorization transaction. For example, cust_00000000000001.

status

string

Status of the subscription. Refer to the

life cycle section

for more details. Possible values:

created
authenticated
active
pending
halted
cancelled
completed
expired

current_start

integer

Unix timestamp. The start time of the current billing cycle of the subscription. For example, 1581013800.

current_end

integer

Unix timestamp. The end time of the current billing cycle of the subscription. For example, 1581013800.

ended_at

integer

The timestamp, in Unix format, when the subscription was completed or was cancelled. For example, 1581013800.

quantity

integer

The number of times the plan should be linked to the subscription. For example, if the plan is ₹100.00/user/month and the customer has 5 users, you should pass 5 as the quantity to have the customer charged ₹500.00 (5 x ₹100.00) monthly. By default, this value is set to 1.

notes

object

Notes you can enter for the contact for future reference. This is a key-value pair. You can enter a maximum of 15 key-value pairs. For example, "note_key": "Beam me up Scotty”.

charge_at

integer

Unix timestamp. This indicates when the next charge on the subscription should be made. For example, 1581013800.

offer_id

string

The unique identifier of the offer that should be linked to the subscription. For example, offer_JHD834hjbxzhd38d.

start_at

integer

The timestamp, in Unix format, when the subscription should start. If not passed, the subscription starts immediately after the authorization payment. For example, 1581013800.

end_at

integer

The timestamp, in Unix format, when the subscription should end. For example, 1581013800.

auth_attempts

integer

The number of times that the charge for the current billing cycle has been attempted on the card. For example, 2.

total_count

integer

The number of billing cycles for which the customer should be charged. For example, 2. We support subscriptions for a maximum duration of 100 years. The number of billing cycles depends if the subscription is daily, weekly, monthly or yearly.

paid_count

integer

This indicates the number of billing cycles for which the customer has already been charged. For example, 2.

customer_notify

boolean

Indicates whether the communication to the customer would be handled by businesses or Razorpay.

false: communication handled by businesses.
true: communication handled by Razorpay. Defaults to true.

created_at

integer

The timestamp, in Unix format, when the subscription was created. For example, 1581013800.

expire_by

integer

The timestamp, in Unix format, till when the customer can make the authorization payment. For example, 1581013800.

short_url

string

URL that can be used to make the authorization payment. For example, https://rzp.io/i/PWtAiEo.

has_scheduled_changes

boolean

Indicates if the subscription has any scheduled changes. Possible values:

true
false

schedule_change_at

string

Represents when the subscription should be updated. Possible values:

now (default value): Updates the subscription immediately.
cycle_end: Updates the subscription at the end of the current billing cycle.

remaining_count

integer

This indicates the number of billing cycles remaining on the subscription. For example, 2.

Errors

The API key/secret provided is invalid.

Error Status: 4xx

This error occurs due to a mismatch between the API credentials passed in the API call and those generated on the dashboard.

Solution

Pause a Subscription

POST

/v1/subscriptions/:id/pause

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Use this endpoint to pause a Subscription.

Watch Out!

You can only pause a Subscriptions in the active state.
If you pause a Subscription in the authenticated state, it goes to the cancelled state.

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Path Parameters

id

string

The unique identifier linked to a Subscription. For example, sub_00000000000001.

Request Parameters

pause_at

string

The value should be now to pause a Subscription immediately.

Response Parameters

id

string

The unique identifier of the subscription created. For example, sub_00000000000001.

entity

string

The entity being created. Here, it will be subscription.

plan_id

string

The unique identifier for a plan that is linked to the created subscription. For example, plan_00000000000001.

customer_id

string

The unique identifier of the customer linked to the subscription. This is populated automatically once the customer completes the authorization transaction. For example, cust_00000000000001.

status

string

Status of the subscription. Refer to the

life cycle section

for more details. Possible values:

created
authenticated
active
pending
halted
cancelled
completed
expired

current_start

integer

Unix timestamp. The start time of the current billing cycle of the subscription. For example, 1581013800.

current_end

integer

Unix timestamp. The end time of the current billing cycle of the subscription. For example, 1581013800.

ended_at

integer

The timestamp, in Unix format, when the subscription was completed or was cancelled. For example, 1581013800.

quantity

integer

notes

object

Notes you can enter for the contact for future reference. This is a key-value pair. You can enter a maximum of 15 key-value pairs. For example, "note_key": "Beam me up Scotty”.

charge_at

integer

Unix timestamp. This indicates when the next charge on the subscription should be made. For example, 1581013800.

offer_id

string

The unique identifier of the offer that should be linked to the subscription. For example, offer_JHD834hjbxzhd38d.

start_at

integer

The timestamp, in Unix format, when the subscription should start. If not passed, the subscription starts immediately after the authorization payment. For example, 1581013800.

end_at

integer

The timestamp, in Unix format, when the subscription should end. For example, 1581013800.

auth_attempts

integer

The number of times that the charge for the current billing cycle has been attempted on the card. For example, 2.

total_count

integer

paid_count

integer

This indicates the number of billing cycles for which the customer has already been charged. For example, 2.

customer_notify

boolean

Indicates whether the communication to the customer would be handled by businesses or Razorpay.

false: communication handled by businesses.
true: communication handled by Razorpay. Defaults to true.

created_at

integer

The timestamp, in Unix format, when the subscription was created. For example, 1581013800.

expire_by

integer

The timestamp, in Unix format, till when the customer can make the authorization payment. For example, 1581013800.

short_url

string

URL that can be used to make the authorization payment. For example, https://rzp.io/i/PWtAiEo.

has_scheduled_changes

boolean

Indicates if the subscription has any scheduled changes. Possible values:

true
false

schedule_change_at

string

Represents when the subscription should be updated. Possible values:

now (default value): Updates the subscription immediately.
cycle_end: Updates the subscription at the end of the current billing cycle.

remaining_count

integer

This indicates the number of billing cycles remaining on the subscription. For example, 2.

Errors

The API key/secret provided is invalid.

Error Status: 4xx

This error occurs due to a mismatch between the API credentials passed in the API call and those generated on the dashboard.

Solution

Curl

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1curl -u [YOUR_KEY_ID]:[YOUR_KEY_SECRET] \
2-X POST https://api.razorpay.com/v1/subscriptions/sub_00000000000001/pause \
3-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
4-d '{
5  "pause_at":"now"
6}'

Success

Failure

1{
2  "id": "sub_00000000000001",
3  "entity": "subscription",
4  "plan_id": "plan_00000000000001",
5  "status": "paused",
6  "current_start": null,
7  "current_end": null,
8  "ended_at": null,
9  "quantity": 1,
10  "notes":{
11    "notes_key_1":"Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
12    "notes_key_2":"Tea, Earl Grey… decaf."
13  },
14  "charge_at": null,
15  "start_at": 1580626111,
16  "end_at": 1583433000,
17  "auth_attempts": 0,
18  "total_count": 6,
19  "paid_count": 0,
20  "customer_notify": true,
21  "created_at": 1580280581,
22  "paused_at": 1590280581,
23  "expire_by": 1580626111,
24  "pause_initiated_by": "self",
25  "short_url": "https://rzp.io/i/z3b1R61A9",
26  "has_scheduled_changes": false,
27  "change_scheduled_at": null,
28  "source": "api",
29  "offer_id":"offer_JHD834hjbxzhd38d",
30  "remaining_count": 6
31}