Pause a Subscription

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

RazorpayClient razorpay = new RazorpayClient("[YOUR_KEY_ID]", "[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]");

String subscriptionId = "sub_00000000000001";

JSONObject params = new JSONObject();
params.put("pause_at","now");

Subscription subscription = razorpay.subscription.pause(SubscriptionId,params);

$api = new Api($key_id, $secret);

$api->subscription->fetch($subscriptionId)->pause(array('pause_at'=>'now'))

var instance = new Razorpay({ key_id: 'YOUR_KEY_ID', key_secret: 'YOUR_SECRET' })

instance.subscriptions.pause(subscriptionId,{
  pause_at : 'now'
})

import razorpay
client = razorpay.Client(auth=("YOUR_ID", "YOUR_SECRET"))

client.subscription.pause(subscriptionId, {'pause_at': 'now'})

require "razorpay"
Razorpay.setup('YOUR_KEY_ID', 'YOUR_SECRET')

subscriptionId = "sub_00000000000001"

options = {"pause_at": "now"}

Razorpay::Subscription.pause(subscriptionId,options)

import ( razorpay "github.com/razorpay/razorpay-go" )
client := razorpay.NewClient("YOUR_KEY_ID", "YOUR_SECRET")

options := map[string]interface{}{ "pause_at" : "now" }
body, err := client.Subscription.Pause("<subscriptionId>", options, nil)

RazorpayClient client = new RazorpayClient("[YOUR_KEY_ID]", "[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]");

string subscriptionId = "sub_00000000000001";

Dictionary<string, object> param = new Dictionary<string, object>();
param.Add("pause_at","now");

Subscription subscription = client.Subscription.Fetch(subscriptionId).Pause(param);

razorpay subscriptions pause sub_ABC123 --pause-at now

{
  "id": "sub_00000000000001",
  "entity": "subscription",
  "plan_id": "plan_00000000000001",
  "status": "paused",
  "current_start": null,
  "current_end": null,
  "ended_at": null,
  "quantity": 1,
  "notes":{
    "notes_key_1":"Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
    "notes_key_2":"Tea, Earl Grey… decaf."
  },
  "charge_at": null,
  "start_at": 1580626111,
  "end_at": 1583433000,
  "auth_attempts": 0,
  "total_count": 6,
  "paid_count": 0,
  "customer_notify": true,
  "created_at": 1580280581,
  "paused_at": 1590280581,
  "expire_by": 1580626111,
  "pause_initiated_by": "self",
  "short_url": "https://rzp.io/i/z3b1R61A9",
  "has_scheduled_changes": false,
  "change_scheduled_at": null,
  "source": "api",
  "offer_id":"offer_JHD834hjbxzhd38d",
  "remaining_count": 6
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST_ERROR",
    "description": "The api key provided is invalid",
    "source": "NA",
    "step": "NA",
    "reason": "NA",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

POST

subscriptions

:id

pause

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

RazorpayClient razorpay = new RazorpayClient("[YOUR_KEY_ID]", "[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]");

String subscriptionId = "sub_00000000000001";

JSONObject params = new JSONObject();
params.put("pause_at","now");

Subscription subscription = razorpay.subscription.pause(SubscriptionId,params);

$api = new Api($key_id, $secret);

$api->subscription->fetch($subscriptionId)->pause(array('pause_at'=>'now'))

var instance = new Razorpay({ key_id: 'YOUR_KEY_ID', key_secret: 'YOUR_SECRET' })

instance.subscriptions.pause(subscriptionId,{
  pause_at : 'now'
})

import razorpay
client = razorpay.Client(auth=("YOUR_ID", "YOUR_SECRET"))

client.subscription.pause(subscriptionId, {'pause_at': 'now'})

require "razorpay"
Razorpay.setup('YOUR_KEY_ID', 'YOUR_SECRET')

subscriptionId = "sub_00000000000001"

options = {"pause_at": "now"}

Razorpay::Subscription.pause(subscriptionId,options)

import ( razorpay "github.com/razorpay/razorpay-go" )
client := razorpay.NewClient("YOUR_KEY_ID", "YOUR_SECRET")

options := map[string]interface{}{ "pause_at" : "now" }
body, err := client.Subscription.Pause("<subscriptionId>", options, nil)

RazorpayClient client = new RazorpayClient("[YOUR_KEY_ID]", "[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]");

string subscriptionId = "sub_00000000000001";

Dictionary<string, object> param = new Dictionary<string, object>();
param.Add("pause_at","now");

Subscription subscription = client.Subscription.Fetch(subscriptionId).Pause(param);

razorpay subscriptions pause sub_ABC123 --pause-at now

{
  "id": "sub_00000000000001",
  "entity": "subscription",
  "plan_id": "plan_00000000000001",
  "status": "paused",
  "current_start": null,
  "current_end": null,
  "ended_at": null,
  "quantity": 1,
  "notes":{
    "notes_key_1":"Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
    "notes_key_2":"Tea, Earl Grey… decaf."
  },
  "charge_at": null,
  "start_at": 1580626111,
  "end_at": 1583433000,
  "auth_attempts": 0,
  "total_count": 6,
  "paid_count": 0,
  "customer_notify": true,
  "created_at": 1580280581,
  "paused_at": 1590280581,
  "expire_by": 1580626111,
  "pause_initiated_by": "self",
  "short_url": "https://rzp.io/i/z3b1R61A9",
  "has_scheduled_changes": false,
  "change_scheduled_at": null,
  "source": "api",
  "offer_id":"offer_JHD834hjbxzhd38d",
  "remaining_count": 6
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST_ERROR",
    "description": "The api key provided is invalid",
    "source": "NA",
    "step": "NA",
    "reason": "NA",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Available in🇮🇳 India🇲🇾 Malaysia🇸🇬 Singapore🇺🇸 United States

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.

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

RazorpayClient razorpay = new RazorpayClient("[YOUR_KEY_ID]", "[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]");

String subscriptionId = "sub_00000000000001";

JSONObject params = new JSONObject();
params.put("pause_at","now");

Subscription subscription = razorpay.subscription.pause(SubscriptionId,params);

$api = new Api($key_id, $secret);

$api->subscription->fetch($subscriptionId)->pause(array('pause_at'=>'now'))

var instance = new Razorpay({ key_id: 'YOUR_KEY_ID', key_secret: 'YOUR_SECRET' })

instance.subscriptions.pause(subscriptionId,{
  pause_at : 'now'
})

import razorpay
client = razorpay.Client(auth=("YOUR_ID", "YOUR_SECRET"))

client.subscription.pause(subscriptionId, {'pause_at': 'now'})

require "razorpay"
Razorpay.setup('YOUR_KEY_ID', 'YOUR_SECRET')

subscriptionId = "sub_00000000000001"

options = {"pause_at": "now"}

Razorpay::Subscription.pause(subscriptionId,options)

import ( razorpay "github.com/razorpay/razorpay-go" )
client := razorpay.NewClient("YOUR_KEY_ID", "YOUR_SECRET")

options := map[string]interface{}{ "pause_at" : "now" }
body, err := client.Subscription.Pause("<subscriptionId>", options, nil)

RazorpayClient client = new RazorpayClient("[YOUR_KEY_ID]", "[YOUR_KEY_SECRET]");

string subscriptionId = "sub_00000000000001";

Dictionary<string, object> param = new Dictionary<string, object>();
param.Add("pause_at","now");

Subscription subscription = client.Subscription.Fetch(subscriptionId).Pause(param);

razorpay subscriptions pause sub_ABC123 --pause-at now

{
  "id": "sub_00000000000001",
  "entity": "subscription",
  "plan_id": "plan_00000000000001",
  "status": "paused",
  "current_start": null,
  "current_end": null,
  "ended_at": null,
  "quantity": 1,
  "notes":{
    "notes_key_1":"Tea, Earl Grey, Hot",
    "notes_key_2":"Tea, Earl Grey… decaf."
  },
  "charge_at": null,
  "start_at": 1580626111,
  "end_at": 1583433000,
  "auth_attempts": 0,
  "total_count": 6,
  "paid_count": 0,
  "customer_notify": true,
  "created_at": 1580280581,
  "paused_at": 1590280581,
  "expire_by": 1580626111,
  "pause_initiated_by": "self",
  "short_url": "https://rzp.io/i/z3b1R61A9",
  "has_scheduled_changes": false,
  "change_scheduled_at": null,
  "source": "api",
  "offer_id":"offer_JHD834hjbxzhd38d",
  "remaining_count": 6
}

{
  "error": {
    "code": "BAD_REQUEST_ERROR",
    "description": "The api key provided is invalid",
    "source": "NA",
    "step": "NA",
    "reason": "NA",
    "metadata": {}
  }
}

Path Parameters

string

required

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

Request Parameters

string

The value should be now to pause a Subscription immediately.

Response Parameters

string

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

string

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

string

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

string

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

string

Status of the subscription. Refer to the life cycle section for more details. Possible values:

created
authenticated
active
pending
halted
cancelled
completed
expired

integer

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

integer

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

integer

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

integer

The number of times the plan should be linked to the subscription. For example, if the plan is ₹100/user/month and the customer has 5 users, you should pass 5 as the quantity to have the customer charged ₹500 (5 x ₹100) monthly. By default, this value is set to 1.

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”.

integer

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

string

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

integer

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

integer

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

integer

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

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.

integer

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

boolean

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

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

integer

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

integer

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

string

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

boolean

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

true: Subscription has scheduled changes.
false: Subscription does not have scheduled changes.

string

Represents when the subscription should be updated. Possible values:

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

integer

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

Errors

The API key/secret provided is invalid.

Code: 4xxThis error occurs due to a mismatch between the API credentials passed in the API call and those generated on the Dashboard.Solution: Ensure that the API keys are active and correctly entered, with no whitespaces before or after the keys.

subscription can't be paused as subscription is in created state.

Code: 400The subscription has not yet been authenticated by the customer. Pause is only allowed for subscriptions in the active state.Solution: Wait until the customer authenticates the subscription (state transitions to active) before attempting to pause it.

pause is not allowed, feature is not enabled.

Code: 400The pause-subscription feature has not been enabled on your account.Solution: Contact Razorpay support to get the pause/resume feature enabled.

The ID provided is invalid or could not be found.

Code: 400The subscription_id passed in the URL is well-formed but does not exist or does not belong to the requesting merchant.Solution: Use a valid subscription_id returned from POST /v1/subscriptions. Confirm by fetching the subscription before retrying.

Last modified on October 8, 2026

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