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Subscription can't be activated

Only a `trialing` subscription can be activated.

Example response
{
"error": {
"type": "request_error",
"code": "subscription_cannot_activate",
"detail": "Only subscriptions which have status 'trialing' can be activated. Subscription status is 'paused'",
"documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/subscriptions/subscription_cannot_activate"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}
}

Details

Status code
400
Error code
subscription_cannot_activate
Error message
Only subscriptions which have status 'trialing' can be activated. Subscription status is '%s'

Common causes

  • You're activating a subscription that isn't trialing. Only trialing subscriptions can be activated.

Troubleshooting

  • If the subscription is paused, resume it instead.
  • If the subscription is already active, fetch the latest version with the get a subscription operation.
  • If the subscription is canceled, it can't be reactivated.

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