Note: The Subscribe and Amend features are approaching end of support on February 16, 2026. For more information, please refer to the Product and Feature End of Support page.
This REST API reference describes how to create a new subscription for an existing customer account.
If you have the Invoice Settlement feature enabled, it is best practice to set
the zuora-version
parameter to 211.0
or later available versions.
Otherwise, an error occurs.
Default values for customerAcceptanceDate and serviceActivationDate are set as follows. This API operation does not support creating a pending subscription.
serviceActivationDate(SA) specified | serviceActivationDate (SA) NOT specified | |
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customerAcceptanceDate (CA) specified | SA uses value in the request call; CA uses value in the request call | CA uses value in the request call;SA uses CE as default |
customerAcceptanceDate (CA) NOT specified | SA uses value in the request call; CA uses SA as default | SA and CA use CE as default |
Idempotency-Key | string <= 255 characters Specify a unique idempotency key if you want to perform an idempotent POST or PATCH request. Do not use this header in other request types. With this header specified, the Zuora server can identify subsequent retries of the same request using this value, which prevents the same operation from being performed multiple times by accident. |
Accept-Encoding | string Include the If specified, Zuora automatically compresses responses that contain over 1000 bytes of data, and the response contains a |
Content-Encoding | string Include the |
Authorization | string The value is in the |
Zuora-Track-Id | string <= 64 characters A custom identifier for tracing the API call. If you set a value for this header, Zuora returns the same value in the response headers. This header enables you to associate your system process identifiers with Zuora API calls, to assist with troubleshooting in the event of an issue. The value of this field must use the US-ASCII character set and must not include any of the following characters: colon ( |
Zuora-Entity-Ids | string An entity ID. If you have Zuora Multi-entity enabled and the OAuth token is valid for more than one entity, you must use this header to specify which entity to perform the operation in. If the OAuth token is only valid for a single entity, or you do not have Zuora Multi-entity enabled, you should not set this header. |
Zuora-Org-Ids | string Comma separated IDs. If you have Zuora Multi-Org enabled, you can use this header to specify which orgs to perform the operation in. If you do not have Zuora Multi-Org enabled, you should not set this header. The IDs must be a sub-set of the user's accessible orgs. If you specify an org that the user does not have access to, the operation fails. If the header is not set, the operation is performed in scope of the user's accessible orgs. |
zuora-version | string The minor API version. For a list of available minor versions, see API upgrades. |
accountKey required | string Customer account number or ID |
applicationOrder | Array of strings The priority order to apply credit memos and/or unapplied payments to an invoice. Possible item values are: Note:
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applyCredit | boolean If the value is true, the credit memo or unapplied payment on the order account will be automatically applied to the invoices generated by this order. The credit memo generated by this order will not be automatically applied to any invoices. Note: This field is only available if you have Invoice Settlement enabled. The Invoice Settlement feature is generally available as of Zuora Billing Release 296 (March 2021). This feature includes Unapplied Payments, Credit and Debit Memo, and Invoice Item Settlement. If you want to enable Invoice Settlement, see Invoice Settlement Enablement and Checklist Guide for more information. |
applyCreditBalance | boolean Whether to automatically apply a credit balance to an invoice. If the value is To view the credit balance adjustment, retrieve the details of the invoice using the Get Invoices method. Prerequisite: Note:
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autoRenew | boolean Default: false If true, this subscription automatically renews at the end of the subscription term. This field is only required if the |
collect | boolean Default: true Collects an automatic payment for a subscription. The collection generated in this operation is only for this subscription, not for the entire customer account. If the value is Prerequisite: The Note: This field is available only if you are on the latest Zuora API minor version, or you set the |
contractEffectiveDate required | string <date> Effective contract date for this subscription, as yyyy-mm-dd |
creditMemoReasonCode | string A code identifying the reason for the credit memo transaction that is generated by the request. The value must be an existing reason code. If you do not pass the field or pass the field with empty value, Zuora uses the default reason code. |
customerAcceptanceDate | string <date> The date on which the services or products within a subscription have been accepted by the customer, as yyyy-mm-dd. Default value is dependent on the value of other fields. See Notes section for more details. |
documentDate | string <date> The date of the billing document, in
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externallyManagedBy | string An enum field on the Subscription object to indicate the name of a third-party store. This field is used to represent subscriptions created through third-party stores. |
gatewayId | string The ID of the payment gateway instance. For example, If Payment Gateway Routing is enabled:
If Payment Gateway Routing is disabled:
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initialTerm | integer <int64> The length of the period for the first subscription term. If |
initialTermPeriodType | string The period type for the first subscription term. This field is used with the Values are:
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invoiceOwnerAccountKey | string Invoice owner account number or ID. Note: This feature is in Limited Availability. If you wish to have access to the feature, submit a request at Zuora Global Support. |
invoiceSeparately | boolean Separates a single subscription from other subscriptions and invoices the charge independently. If the value is The default value is Prerequisite: The default subscription setting Enable Subscriptions to be Invoiced Separately must be set to Yes. |
lastBookingDate | string <date> The last booking date of the subscription object. This field is writable only when the subscription is newly created as a first version subscription. You can override the date value when creating a subscription through the Subscribe and Amend API or the subscription creation UI (non-Orders). Otherwise, the default value
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notes | string String of up to 500 characters. |
paymentMethodId | string The ID of the payment method used for the payment. |
prepayment | boolean Indicates whether the subscription will consume the reserved payment amount of the customer account. See Prepaid Cash with Drawdown for more information. |
renewalSetting | string Specifies whether a termed subscription will remain termed or change to evergreen when it is renewed. Values:
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renewalTerm required | integer <int64> The length of the period for the subscription renewal term. Default is |
renewalTermPeriodType | string The period type for the subscription renewal term. This field is used with the Values are:
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runBilling | boolean Default: true Creates an invoice for a subscription. If you have the Invoice Settlement feature enabled, a credit memo might also be created based on the invoice and credit memo generation rule. The billing documents generated
in this operation is only for this subscription, not for the entire
customer account.
Note: This field is available only if you are on the latest Zuora API minor version, or you set the Possible values:
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serviceActivationDate | string <date> The date on which the services or products within a subscription have been activated and access has been provided to the customer, as yyyy-mm-dd. Default value is dependent on the value of other fields. See Notes section for more details. |
required | Array of objects (subscribeToRatePlans) Container for one or more rate plans for this subscription. |
subscriptionNumber | string Subscription Number. The value can be up to 1000 characters. If you do not specify a subscription number when creating a subscription, Zuora will generate a subscription number automatically. If the account is created successfully, the subscription number is returned in the |
targetDate | string <date> Date through which to calculate charges if an invoice or a credit memo is generated, as yyyy-mm-dd. Default is current date. Note: - This field is available only if you are on the latest Zuora API minor version, or you set the
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termStartDate | string <date> The date on which the subscription term begins, as yyyy-mm-dd. If this is a renewal subscription, this date is different from the subscription start date. |
termType required | string Possible values are: |
CpqBundleJsonId__QT | string <= 32 characters The Bundle product structures from Zuora Quotes if you utilize Bundling in Salesforce. Do not change the value in this field. |
OpportunityCloseDate__QT | string <date> The closing date of the Opportunity. This field is used in Zuora data sources to report on Subscription metrics. If the subscription originated from Zuora Quotes, the value is populated with the value from Zuora Quotes. |
OpportunityName__QT | string <= 100 characters The unique identifier of the Opportunity. This field is used in Zuora data sources to report on Subscription metrics. If the subscription originated from Zuora Quotes, the value is populated with the value from Zuora Quotes. |
QuoteBusinessType__QT | string <= 32 characters The specific identifier for the type of business transaction the Quote represents such as New, Upsell, Downsell, Renewal or Churn. This field is used in Zuora data sources to report on Subscription metrics. If the subscription originated from Zuora Quotes, the value is populated with the value from Zuora Quotes. |
QuoteNumber__QT | string <= 32 characters The unique identifier of the Quote. This field is used in Zuora data sources to report on Subscription metrics. If the subscription originated from Zuora Quotes, the value is populated with the value from Zuora Quotes. |
QuoteType__QT | string <= 32 characters The Quote type that represents the subscription lifecycle stage such as New, Amendment, Renew or Cancel. This field is used in Zuora data sources to report on Subscription metrics. If the subscription originated from Zuora Quotes, the value is populated with the value from Zuora Quotes. |
IntegrationId__NS | string <= 255 characters ID of the corresponding object in NetSuite. Only available if you have installed the Zuora Connector for NetSuite. |
IntegrationStatus__NS | string <= 255 characters Status of the subscription's synchronization with NetSuite. Only available if you have installed the Zuora Connector for NetSuite. |
Project__NS | string <= 255 characters The NetSuite project that the subscription was created from. Only available if you have installed the Zuora Connector for NetSuite. |
SalesOrder__NS | string <= 255 characters The NetSuite sales order than the subscription was created from. Only available if you have installed the Zuora Connector for NetSuite. |
SyncDate__NS | string <= 255 characters Date when the subscription was synchronized with NetSuite. Only available if you have installed the Zuora Connector for NetSuite. |
property name* additional property | any Custom fields of the Subscription object. The name of each custom field has the form |
Internal Server Error
Request Errors
{- "accountKey": "8ad09be48db5aba7018db604776d4854",
- "contractEffectiveDate": "2024-07-16",
- "termType": "TERMED",
- "initialTerm": 12,
- "renewalTerm": 12,
- "autoRenew": true,
- "subscribeToRatePlans": [
- {
- "productRatePlanId": "8ad081dd9096ef9501909b40bb4e74a4"
}
]
}
{- "success": true,
- "subscriptionId": "8ad087d290a5e7330190b98577936eaf",
- "subscriptionNumber": "A-S00000141",
- "contractedMrr": 14.99,
- "totalContractedValue": 179.88
}