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Cannot have trialing prices that don't require a payment method on a manually-collected transaction

You're trying to create a manually-collected transaction with items that don't require a payment method in trial.

Example response
{
"error": {
"type": "request_error",
"code": "transaction_manual_must_require_payment_method",
"detail": "This transaction is manually-collected and has items where some items require a payment method in trial, which isn't allowed.",
"documentation_url": "https://developer.paddle.com/errors/transactions/transaction_manual_must_require_payment_method"
},
"meta": {
"request_id": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
}
}

Details

Status code
400
Error code
transaction_manual_must_require_payment_method
Error message
This transaction is manually-collected and has items where some items require a payment method in trial, which isn't allowed.

Common causes

  • You're trying to create a transaction where collection_mode is manual, with items where trial_period.requires_payment_method is false.

Troubleshooting

  • Modify the items on your transaction so that it doesn't contain any prices where trial_period.requires_payment_method is true.
  • Update prices on the transaction so that trial_period.requires_payment_method is false, then try your request again.
  • Consider changing transaction collection_mode to automatic to bill using a checkout and automatically renew using a saved payment method.

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