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Payment terms are required with billing details

You're setting billing details for the first time without payment terms, which are required.

Example response
{
  "error": {
    "type": "request_error",
    "code": "transaction_payment_terms_object_required",
    "detail": "payment_terms must be non null when initially setting billing_details",
    "documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/transactions/transaction_payment_terms_object_required"
  },
  "meta": {
    "request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
  }
}

Details

Status code
400
Error code
transaction_payment_terms_object_required
Error message
payment_terms must be non null when initially setting billing_details

Common causes

  • billing_details was provided without billing_details.payment_terms. Payment terms are required when you first set billing details.

Troubleshooting

  • Include billing_details.payment_terms in your request.
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