Subscription Products

Remove product from subscription

Removes a specific product line item from an existing subscription contract. Can optionally retain prorated discounts associated with the removed product.

Key Features:

Validates minimum subscription requirements before removal
Handles discount cleanup for line-specific discounts
Enforces minimum cycle commitments on products
Supports Build-a-Box quantity validation
Automatic retry on concurrent modification conflicts
Email notifications for subscription changes

Validation Rules:

At least one recurring subscription product must remain after removal
One-time products and free products don’t count toward the minimum
Products with minimum cycle commitments cannot be removed until fulfilled
Build-a-Box subscriptions validate against minimum/maximum quantity rules

Discount Handling: When removeDiscount=true (default):

Discounts applied only to the removed line item are deleted
Discounts applied to multiple line items are retained
System automatically identifies which discounts to remove

Retry Mechanism: The endpoint automatically retries in these scenarios:

Concurrent modification detected (another process updated the subscription)
Invalid discount code errors (removes problematic discount and retries)
This ensures reliable operation in high-traffic environments

Post-Removal Actions:

Activity log created for audit trail
Email notification sent to customer
Shipping price recalculated asynchronously
Build-a-Box discounts resynced if applicable
Product-specific discounts resynced

Authentication: Requires valid X-API-Key header

PUT

api

external

subscription-contracts-remove-line-item

Remove product from subscription

curl --request PUT \
  --url https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item \
  --header 'X-API-Key: <x-api-key>'

import requests

url = "https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item"

headers = {"X-API-Key": "<x-api-key>"}

response = requests.put(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {method: 'PUT', headers: {'X-API-Key': '<x-api-key>'}};

fetch('https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

const url = 'https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item';
const options = {method: 'PUT', headers: {'X-API-Key': '<x-api-key>'}};

fetch(url, options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(json => console.log(json))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PUT",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "X-API-Key: <x-api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<x-api-key>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<x-api-key>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "billingPolicy": {
    "interval": "MONTH",
    "intervalCount": 1
  },
  "customer": {
    "email": "customer@example.com",
    "firstName": "John",
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/987654321",
    "lastName": "Doe"
  },
  "deliveryPolicy": {
    "interval": "MONTH",
    "intervalCount": 1
  },
  "discounts": {
    "edges": [
      {
        "node": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionManualDiscount/999999",
          "targetType": "ALL_LINES",
          "title": "10% OFF SUBSCRIPTION",
          "value": {
            "percentage": 10
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/123456789",
  "lines": {
    "edges": [
      {
        "node": {
          "currentPrice": {
            "amount": "29.99",
            "currencyCode": "USD"
          },
          "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionLine/111111",
          "quantity": 2,
          "sellingPlanId": "gid://shopify/SellingPlan/123456",
          "sellingPlanName": "Deliver every month",
          "variantId": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/42549172011164"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "nextBillingDate": "2024-03-01T00:00:00Z",
  "status": "ACTIVE"
}

Headers

X-API-Key

string

required

API Key for authentication

Query Parameters

contractId

string

required

Subscription contract ID to remove product from. Provide the numeric ID without the gid:// prefix

Pattern: ^[0-9]+$

api_key

string

API Key (Deprecated - Use X-API-Key header instead)

lineId

string

required

Line item ID of the product to remove. Must be the full GraphQL ID including the gid:// prefix

removeDiscount

boolean

default:true

Controls whether to remove discounts that apply only to this line item. When true (default), line-specific discounts are removed. When false, attempts to retain discounts where possible. Note: Discounts that apply to multiple lines are always retained regardless of this setting

Response

Product successfully removed from subscription

billingAttempts

object

Show child attributes

billingPolicy

object

Show child attributes

createdAt

object

customAttributes

object[]

Show child attributes

customer

object

Show child attributes

customerPaymentMethod

object

Show child attributes

deliveryMethod

object

Show child attributes

deliveryPolicy

object

Show child attributes

deliveryPrice

object

Show child attributes

discounts

object

Show child attributes

get__typename

string

lastPaymentStatus

enum<string>

Available options:

SUCCEEDED,

FAILED,

$UNKNOWN

lines

object

Show child attributes

nextBillingDate

object

note

string

originOrder

object

Show child attributes

status

enum<string>

Available options:

ACTIVE,

PAUSED,

CANCELLED,

EXPIRED,

FAILED,

$UNKNOWN

updatedAt

object

Remove product from subscription

curl --request PUT \
  --url https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item \
  --header 'X-API-Key: <x-api-key>'

import requests

url = "https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item"

headers = {"X-API-Key": "<x-api-key>"}

response = requests.put(url, headers=headers)

print(response.text)

const options = {method: 'PUT', headers: {'X-API-Key': '<x-api-key>'}};

fetch('https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item', options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(res => console.log(res))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

const url = 'https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item';
const options = {method: 'PUT', headers: {'X-API-Key': '<x-api-key>'}};

fetch(url, options)
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(json => console.log(json))
  .catch(err => console.error(err));

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
  CURLOPT_URL => "https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item",
  CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
  CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
  CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
  CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
  CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
  CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "PUT",
  CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
    "X-API-Key: <x-api-key>"
  ],
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);

curl_close($curl);

if ($err) {
  echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
  echo $response;
}

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("X-API-Key", "<x-api-key>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(string(body))

}

require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-remove-line-item")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Put.new(url)
request["X-API-Key"] = '<x-api-key>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body

{
  "billingPolicy": {
    "interval": "MONTH",
    "intervalCount": 1
  },
  "customer": {
    "email": "customer@example.com",
    "firstName": "John",
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/987654321",
    "lastName": "Doe"
  },
  "deliveryPolicy": {
    "interval": "MONTH",
    "intervalCount": 1
  },
  "discounts": {
    "edges": [
      {
        "node": {
          "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionManualDiscount/999999",
          "targetType": "ALL_LINES",
          "title": "10% OFF SUBSCRIPTION",
          "value": {
            "percentage": 10
          }
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/123456789",
  "lines": {
    "edges": [
      {
        "node": {
          "currentPrice": {
            "amount": "29.99",
            "currencyCode": "USD"
          },
          "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionLine/111111",
          "quantity": 2,
          "sellingPlanId": "gid://shopify/SellingPlan/123456",
          "sellingPlanName": "Deliver every month",
          "variantId": "gid://shopify/ProductVariant/42549172011164"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "nextBillingDate": "2024-03-01T00:00:00Z",
  "status": "ACTIVE"
}

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Headers

Query Parameters

Response