# Subscription cannot activate

You are attempting to activate a subscription which does not have trialing status

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## Example

```json
{
  "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

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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 are attempting to activate a subscription which does not have trialing status

## Common solutions

- If the subscription is paused, you will need to resume instead
- If the subscription is already active, fetch the latest version from the GET subscription endpoint
- If the subscription is canceled, it cannot be made active again