What's new?
We added the activate a trialing subscription operation to the Paddle API. You can use it to immediately activate a subscription that's in trial.
/subscriptions/{subscription_id}/activate Paddle ID of the subscription entity to work with
The activate a trialing subscription operation works for subscriptions where the status is trialing. You cannot reinstate a canceled subscription.
How it works
Making it as easy as possible for trialing customers to transition to a paid plan is a simple way to reduce your customer acquisition cost.
You can use the new activate a trialing subscription operation to bill for a subscription that's trialing, cutting any remaining trial period short. There's no need to include a date with your request — the subscription is activated immediately.
We recommend providing a way for customers to make changes to their subscription, like adding or removing users or changing their plan, before activating a subscription.
To preview charges and present them to a customer, get a subscription including the next_transaction and recurring_transaction_details objects.
/subscriptions/{subscription_id}?include=next_transaction,recurring_transaction_details Paddle ID of the subscription entity to work with
Include related entities in the response. Use a comma-separated list to specify multiple entities
Next steps
This change is available in version 1 of the Paddle API.
It's a non-breaking change, meaning it doesn't impact existing integrations.
You can activate a trialing subscription using the API to get started.
Summary of changes
| Entity | Field | Change | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subscriptions | POST Activate a trialing subscription | + Added | API operation |