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Action can't be performed on a paused subscription

This action can't be performed while the subscription is `paused`.

Example response
{
"error": {
"type": "request_error",
"code": "subscription_cannot_be_paused",
"detail": "Cannot perform action on paused subscription.",
"documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/subscriptions/subscription_cannot_be_paused"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}
}

Details

Status code
400
Error code
subscription_cannot_be_paused
Error message
Cannot perform action on paused subscription.

Common causes

  • You're trying to charge a paused subscription immediately. Paused subscriptions can only have items charged on the next billing period.

Troubleshooting

  • Retry the charge with effective_from set to next_billing_period.
  • Resume the subscription using the resume a subscription operation, then charge it.

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