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Subscription has no billing period to continue

The subscription doesn't have a current billing period, so there's nothing to continue when it resumes.

Example response
{
"error": {
"type": "request_error",
"code": "subscription_continuing_existing_billing_period_not_allowed_no_billing_period",
"detail": "Subscription has no current billing period, so it cannot be continued.",
"documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/subscriptions/subscription_continuing_existing_billing_period_not_allowed_no_billing_period"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}
}

Details

Status code
400
Error code
subscription_continuing_existing_billing_period_not_allowed_no_billing_period
Error message
Subscription has no current billing period, so it cannot be continued.

Common causes

  • You're trying to resume a paused subscription using the continue_existing_billing_period option, but its current_billing_period is null.

Troubleshooting

  • Resume the subscription using the start_new_billing_period option instead. On resume, Paddle starts a new billing period and charges immediately.

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