Shift4 Payments

Shift4 Payments Subscriptions API

Create and manage recurring subscriptions for customers.

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Documentation

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Documentation
https://dev.shift4.com/docs
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APIReference
https://dev.shift4.com/docs/api

Specifications

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OpenAPI
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/refs/heads/main/openapi/shift4-payments-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml

Schemas & Data

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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-charge-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-customer-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-card-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-token-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-subscription-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-plan-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-refund-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-event-schema.json
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JSONSchema
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-schema/shift4-checkout-session-schema.json

Other Resources

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Sandbox
https://dev.shift4.com/docs
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-java
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-node
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-python
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-ruby
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-php
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-net
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-ios
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SDKs
https://github.com/shift4developer/shift4-android
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SpectralRules
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/rules/shift4-api-rules.yml
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JSONLD
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shift4-payments/main/json-ld/shift4-payments-context.jsonld

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OpenAPI Specification

shift4-payments-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
  title: Shift4 Payments Blacklist Subscriptions API
  description: The Shift4 Payments API enables merchants and platforms to accept and manage payments, including one-time charges, refunds, customers, cards, tokenization, subscriptions, plans, payment methods, payment links, checkout sessions, fraud warnings, blacklist rules, disputes, file uploads, payouts, webhook endpoints, and events. Endpoints, parameters, and resource shapes are extracted from the public Shift4 documentation at https://dev.shift4.com/docs/api and the official open-source Shift4 SDKs (Java, Node, Python, Ruby, PHP, .NET, iOS, Android, WooCommerce, Salesforce B2C) maintained at https://github.com/shift4developer.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Shift4 Developer Support
    email: devsupport@shift4.com
    url: https://dev.shift4.com
  license:
    name: Documentation
    url: https://dev.shift4.com/docs
servers:
- url: https://api.shift4.com
  description: Production
security:
- BasicAuth: []
tags:
- name: Subscriptions
  description: Create and manage recurring subscriptions for customers.
paths:
  /subscriptions:
    post:
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      summary: Create a Subscription
      operationId: createSubscription
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubscriptionRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Subscription created.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
  /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}:
    parameters:
    - name: subscriptionId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      summary: Retrieve a Subscription
      operationId: getSubscription
      responses:
        '200':
          description: A subscription object.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
    post:
      tags:
      - Subscriptions
      summary: Update a Subscription
      operationId: updateSubscription
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubscriptionRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Updated subscription.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Subscription'
components:
  schemas:
    Subscription:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        created:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        deleted:
          type: boolean
        planId:
          type: string
        customerId:
          type: string
        quantity:
          type: integer
        captureCharges:
          type: boolean
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - ACTIVE
          - PAST_DUE
          - CANCELED
          - UNPAID
        remainingBillingCycles:
          type: integer
        start:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        currentPeriodStart:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        currentPeriodEnd:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        canceledAt:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        endedAt:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        trialStart:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        trialEnd:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        cancelAtPeriodEnd:
          type: boolean
        shipping:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Shipping'
        billing:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Billing'
        merchantAccountId:
          type: string
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
    SubscriptionRequest:
      type: object
      properties:
        planId:
          type: string
        customerId:
          type: string
        cardId:
          type: string
        quantity:
          type: integer
          minimum: 1
          default: 1
        captureCharges:
          type: boolean
          default: true
        trialEnd:
          type: integer
          format: int64
        cancelAtPeriodEnd:
          type: boolean
        shipping:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Shipping'
        billing:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Billing'
        metadata:
          type: object
          additionalProperties:
            type: string
    Billing:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        address:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
        vatNumber:
          type: string
    Address:
      type: object
      properties:
        line1:
          type: string
        line2:
          type: string
        zip:
          type: string
        city:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
        country:
          type: string
          description: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code.
    Shipping:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
        phoneNumber:
          type: string
        address:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Address'
  securitySchemes:
    BasicAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: basic
      description: Use your secret API key as the username with an empty password.