PayPal · Schema

Create Subscription Request

The create subscription request details.

BillingCommerceDisputesInvoicesOrderPaymentsPayoutsSubscriptionTokensWebhook

Properties

Name Type Description
plan_id string The ID of the plan.
start_time object The date and time when the subscription started, in [Internet date and time format](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339#section-5.6).
quantity string The quantity of the product in the subscription.
shipping_amount object The shipping charges.
subscriber object
auto_renewal boolean DEPRECATED. Indicates whether the subscription auto-renews after the billing cycles complete.
application_context object
custom_id string The custom id for the subscription. Can be invoice id.
plan object An inline plan object to customise the subscription. You can override plan level default attributes by providing customised values for the subscription in this object.
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JSON Schema

paypal-subscription-request-post-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "#/components/schemas/subscription_request_post",
  "title": "Create Subscription Request",
  "description": "The create subscription request details.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "plan_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The ID of the plan.",
      "minLength": 3,
      "maxLength": 50
    },
    "start_time": {
      "description": "The date and time when the subscription started, in [Internet date and time format](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3339#section-5.6).",
      "default": "Current time",
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/date_time"
    },
    "quantity": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The quantity of the product in the subscription.",
      "pattern": "^([0-9]+|([0-9]+)?[.][0-9]+)$",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 32
    },
    "shipping_amount": {
      "description": "The shipping charges.",
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/money"
    },
    "subscriber": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/subscriber_request"
    },
    "auto_renewal": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "DEPRECATED. Indicates whether the subscription auto-renews after the billing cycles complete.",
      "default": false,
      "deprecated": true
    },
    "application_context": {
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/application_context"
    },
    "custom_id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The custom id for the subscription. Can be invoice id.",
      "minLength": 1,
      "maxLength": 127,
      "pattern": "^[\\x20-\\x7E]+"
    },
    "plan": {
      "description": "An inline plan object to customise the subscription. You can override plan level default attributes by providing customised values for the subscription in this object.",
      "$ref": "#/components/schemas/plan_override"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "plan_id"
  ]
}

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