# 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

```json
{
  "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

| Attribute | Value |
| --- | --- |
| 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`.

## Common solutions

- 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.