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Invalid update options for items on a trialing subscription

You are attempting to update items on a trialing subscription with invalid options

Example response
{
"error": {
"type": "request_error",
"code": "subscription_trialing_items_update_invalid_options",
"detail": "You can't add or remove items for a subscription in trial, and you must use `do_not_bill` as the `proration_billing_mode` when updating quantities of existing items.",
"documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/subscriptions/subscription_trialing_items_update_invalid_options"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}
}

Details

Status code
400
Error code
subscription_trialing_items_update_invalid_options
Error message
You can't add or remove items for a subscription in trial, and you must use `do_not_bill` as the `proration_billing_mode` when updating quantities of existing items.

Common causes

  • You are trying to update item quantities on a trialing subscription without proration_billing_mode: do_not_bill
  • You are trying to add an item to a trialing subscription
  • You are trying to remove an item from a trialing subscription

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure you are using proration_billing_mode: do_not_bill when updating the item quantity on a subscription that is trialing.

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