> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.appstle.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Update subscription contract status (pause/resume/activate) > Changes the status of a subscription contract. This allows pausing, resuming, or activating subscriptions to control billing and delivery. **Key Features:** - **Pause Subscriptions**: Temporarily stop billing and deliveries - **Resume Subscriptions**: Reactivate paused subscriptions - **Activate Subscriptions**: Start inactive subscriptions - **Activity Logging**: All status changes are logged for audit trail - **Customer Restrictions**: Includes minimum cycle checks when called from customer portal **Status Values:** - **ACTIVE**: Subscription is active and billing/delivering normally - **PAUSED**: Subscription is temporarily paused (no billing, no deliveries) - **CANCELLED**: Subscription is cancelled (use DELETE endpoint instead) **Pause vs. Cancel:** - **Pause**: Temporary hold, customer can resume anytime - **Cancel**: Permanent termination, requires creating new subscription to restart **Common Use Cases:** - **Vacation Hold**: Customer going on vacation, pause deliveries temporarily - **Financial Pause**: Customer needs temporary break from payments - **Product Surplus**: Customer has too much product, pause until they use it - **Seasonal Pause**: Pause subscriptions during off-season (e.g., lawn care in winter) - **Resume After Pause**: Customer ready to restart after temporary hold - **Reactivate Failed**: Reactivate subscription after payment method updated **Pause Behavior:** - **Billing Paused**: No charges while paused - **Deliveries Paused**: No orders created while paused - **Next Billing Date**: Preserved or recalculated on resume (merchant setting) - **Unlimited Duration**: Pauses can be indefinite unless merchant sets limits **Resume Behavior:** - **Immediate Reactivation**: Subscription becomes active immediately - **Next Billing Date**: Calculated based on pause duration settings - **Deliveries Resume**: Next delivery scheduled according to interval **Customer Portal Restrictions:** When called from customer portal (vs. merchant API): - **Minimum Cycles**: Cannot pause/cancel until minimum billing cycles met - **Freeze Period**: Updates may be frozen until minimum requirements satisfied - **Retention Rules**: Special retention discounts may be offered on cancellation **Important Notes:** - **Customer Communication**: Consider sending email notifications on status changes - **Billing Cycles Not Lost**: Paused cycles don't count toward minimums - **No Pro-rata**: No refunds or credits when pausing mid-cycle **Authentication:** Requires API key authentication via X-API-Key header or api_key parameter ## OpenAPI ````yaml /memberships/admin-api-swagger.json put /api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-update-status openapi: 3.0.1 info: description: >- Comprehensive API documentation for managing memberships, payments, and related operations. These APIs allow you to programmatically manage membership lifecycles, handle payments, configure products, and integrate membership functionality into your applications. title: Admin APIs version: 0.0.1 servers: - url: https://membership-admin.appstle.com security: [] tags: - description: >- APIs for managing Shopify delivery profiles, shipping rates, zones, and free shipping configuration for subscription memberships name: Shipping & Delivery Profiles - description: >- APIs for retrieving historical discount code usage and redemption information for membership contracts name: Customer Discount History - description: >- APIs for managing membership cancellation flow settings including retention offers, survey questions, and cancel confirmation screens name: Cancellation Flow Configuration - description: >- APIs for managing membership billing attempts, recurring orders, payment retries, order history, and order skipping name: Billing & Orders - description: >- APIs for managing one-time product additions to upcoming subscription orders, including adding, retrieving, and removing one-off items name: One-Time Add-Ons - description: >- APIs for managing membership/subscription plan groups, including creating plans, configuring discounts, billing intervals, and assigning products to plans name: Membership Plans - description: >- APIs for managing subscription product bundles, bundle configurations, item grouping, and bundle-specific discount codes name: Product Bundles - description: >- APIs for retrieving custom CSS styles applied to subscription widgets and customer portal for theme customization name: Custom CSS Styling - description: >- APIs for managing customer portal settings including UI customization, text labels, feature toggles, and branding options for the member self-service portal name: Customer Portal Configuration - description: >- APIs for managing membership/subscription contracts including creation, updates, status changes, line items, discounts, and billing operations name: Membership Contracts - description: >- APIs for managing subscription bundle configuration settings including bundle behavior, pricing rules, and display options name: Bundle Settings - description: >- APIs for managing customer payment methods, payment tokens, and payment method retrieval for subscriptions name: Customer Payment Methods - description: >- APIs for retrieving product swap/substitution options allowing members to exchange subscription items based on configured swap rules and variant groups name: Product Swap Rules - description: >- APIs for retrieving product catalog, variants, pricing, and inventory information for subscription memberships. name: Product & Inventory Data - description: >- APIs for managing shop-level membership settings, configuration, and general store information. name: Shop Settings - description: >- APIs for performing bulk/mass operations on multiple membership contracts including status updates, product replacements, and billing date changes. name: Bulk Operations paths: /api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-update-status: put: tags: - Membership Contracts summary: Update subscription contract status (pause/resume/activate) description: >- Changes the status of a subscription contract. This allows pausing, resuming, or activating subscriptions to control billing and delivery. **Key Features:** - **Pause Subscriptions**: Temporarily stop billing and deliveries - **Resume Subscriptions**: Reactivate paused subscriptions - **Activate Subscriptions**: Start inactive subscriptions - **Activity Logging**: All status changes are logged for audit trail - **Customer Restrictions**: Includes minimum cycle checks when called from customer portal **Status Values:** - **ACTIVE**: Subscription is active and billing/delivering normally - **PAUSED**: Subscription is temporarily paused (no billing, no deliveries) - **CANCELLED**: Subscription is cancelled (use DELETE endpoint instead) **Pause vs. Cancel:** - **Pause**: Temporary hold, customer can resume anytime - **Cancel**: Permanent termination, requires creating new subscription to restart **Common Use Cases:** - **Vacation Hold**: Customer going on vacation, pause deliveries temporarily - **Financial Pause**: Customer needs temporary break from payments - **Product Surplus**: Customer has too much product, pause until they use it - **Seasonal Pause**: Pause subscriptions during off-season (e.g., lawn care in winter) - **Resume After Pause**: Customer ready to restart after temporary hold - **Reactivate Failed**: Reactivate subscription after payment method updated **Pause Behavior:** - **Billing Paused**: No charges while paused - **Deliveries Paused**: No orders created while paused - **Next Billing Date**: Preserved or recalculated on resume (merchant setting) - **Unlimited Duration**: Pauses can be indefinite unless merchant sets limits **Resume Behavior:** - **Immediate Reactivation**: Subscription becomes active immediately - **Next Billing Date**: Calculated based on pause duration settings - **Deliveries Resume**: Next delivery scheduled according to interval **Customer Portal Restrictions:** When called from customer portal (vs. merchant API): - **Minimum Cycles**: Cannot pause/cancel until minimum billing cycles met - **Freeze Period**: Updates may be frozen until minimum requirements satisfied - **Retention Rules**: Special retention discounts may be offered on cancellation **Important Notes:** - **Customer Communication**: Consider sending email notifications on status changes - **Billing Cycles Not Lost**: Paused cycles don't count toward minimums - **No Pro-rata**: No refunds or credits when pausing mid-cycle **Authentication:** Requires API key authentication via X-API-Key header or api_key parameter operationId: updateStatusV2 parameters: - description: Subscription contract ID example: 12345 in: query name: contractId required: true schema: format: int64 type: integer - description: New subscription status example: PAUSED in: query name: status required: true schema: enum: - ACTIVE - PAUSED type: string - description: API Key (Deprecated - Use Header X-API-Key instead) in: query name: api_key required: false schema: type: string - in: header name: X-API-Key required: false schema: type: string responses: '204': description: Subscription status successfully updated (no content returned) '400': content: application/json: example: detail: Invalid subscription status status: 400 title: Bad Request description: Invalid status value or validation failed '401': description: Authentication required - invalid or missing API key '403': content: application/json: example: detail: >- Cannot pause subscription until minimum billing cycles completed status: 403 title: Forbidden description: Action forbidden - minimum billing cycles not met or updates frozen '404': description: Subscription contract not found '500': description: Shopify API error during status update ````