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Paddle Subscriptions API

The Subscriptions API from Paddle — 8 operation(s) for subscriptions.

Paddle Subscriptions API is one of 14 APIs that Paddle publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Subscription. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 9 operations across 8 paths, and defines 6 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.1, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.paddle.com, https://sandbox-api.paddle.com.

9 operations 8 paths 6 schemas 3 GET1 PATCH5 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.1
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.paddle.com
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Paddle Subscriptions API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Authenticate with your Paddle API key passed in the Authorization header with the Bearer prefix, e.g. Authorization: Bearer pdlliveapikey....

Paths & Operations 9

Across 8 paths, the API surfaces 9 operations — 3 GET, 1 PATCH, 5 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Subscriptions 9
GET
/subscriptions
List subscriptions
list-subscriptions 3 params → 200
GET
/subscriptions/{subscription_id}
Get a subscription
get-subscription 1 param → 200
PATCH
/subscriptions/{subscription_id}
Update a subscription
update-subscription 1 param body → 200
POST
/subscriptions/{subscription_id}/activate
Activate a trialing subscription
activate-subscription 1 param → 200
POST
/subscriptions/{subscription_id}/pause
Pause a subscription
pause-subscription 1 param body → 200
POST
/subscriptions/{subscription_id}/resume
Resume a paused subscription
resume-subscription 1 param body → 200
POST
/subscriptions/{subscription_id}/cancel
Cancel a subscription
cancel-subscription 1 param body → 200
POST
/subscriptions/{subscription_id}/charge
Create a one-time charge for a subscription
create-one-time-charge 1 param body → 200
GET
/subscriptions/{subscription_id}/update-payment-method-transaction
Get a transaction to update payment method
get-update-payment-method-transaction 1 param → 200

Schemas 6

The contract defines 6 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Subscription (10 properties), Transaction (10 properties), Meta (2 properties), TransactionEntity (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

Transaction
object
10 properties
SubscriptionCollection
object
2 properties
SubscriptionEntity
object
2 properties
TransactionEntity
object
2 properties
Subscription
object
10 properties
Meta
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

paddle-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Paddle publishes across the network.

Paddle Addresses API
Paddle Adjustments API
Paddle Businesses API
Paddle Customers API
Paddle Discounts API
Paddle Event Types API
Paddle Events API
Paddle Notification Settings API
Paddle Notifications API
Paddle Prices API
Paddle Products API
Paddle Reports API
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