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External APIs (0.0.1)

Comprehensive API documentation for managing subscriptions, payments, and related operations. These APIs allow you to programmatically manage subscription lifecycles, handle payments, configure products, and integrate subscription functionality into your applications.

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external-api-swagger.json
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https://subscription-admin.appstle.com

Subscription Management

Core APIs for managing the complete subscription lifecycle including creation, updates, pausing, resuming, and cancellation of subscriptions.

Operations

Update delivery price for a subscription contract

Request

Updates the fixed delivery price for all future orders in a subscription contract. This allows manual override of calculated shipping rates with a custom delivery fee.

Key Features:

  • Sets a fixed delivery price regardless of shipping calculations
  • Overrides any dynamic shipping rates from carriers
  • Applies to all future orders immediately
  • Can set to 0 for free delivery
  • Automatically handles invalid discount codes
  • Tracks price changes in activity log

How Delivery Pricing Works:

  • Calculated Rates: Default behavior uses carrier rates and rules
  • Manual Override: This endpoint sets a fixed price
  • Precedence: Manual price overrides all calculations
  • Currency: Always in shop's base currency

Common Use Cases:

  • Free Shipping Promotions: Set to 0.00
  • Flat Rate Shipping: Fixed price regardless of location
  • VIP Customer Rates: Special shipping prices
  • Subscription Perks: Reduced delivery fees
  • Price Corrections: Fix shipping calculation errors
  • Regional Adjustments: Custom rates for specific areas

Impact on Orders:

  • Next order uses new delivery price
  • All future recurring orders affected
  • Existing orders keep original pricing
  • Customer sees updated total immediately
  • No recalculation on address changes

Price Validation:

  • Must be a valid decimal number
  • Can be 0 for free shipping
  • No maximum limit enforced
  • Negative values typically rejected by Shopify
  • Currency precision respected (e.g., 2 decimals for USD)

Side Effects:

  • Invalid discount codes automatically removed
  • Activity log created with old/new prices
  • No customer email notification sent
  • Shipping tax recalculated if applicable
  • Total order value updated

Reverting to Calculated Rates: To restore dynamic shipping calculations:

  1. Use the sync shipping price endpoint
  2. Or update delivery method
  3. Manual price remains until explicitly changed

Important Notes:

  • Price includes all delivery charges (shipping + handling)
  • Does not affect delivery method or speed
  • Consider customer communication for increases
  • May affect subscription profitability
  • Some payment methods may decline on total changes

Authentication: Requires valid X-API-Key header

Query
contractIdinteger(int64)required

The unique identifier of the subscription contract

Example: contractId=123456789
deliveryPricenumber(double)[ 0 .. 99999.99 ]required

New delivery price to be applied to the subscription contract. This is a fixed price that overrides any calculated shipping rates. Set to 0 for free delivery. Price must be in the shop's base currency.

Example: deliveryPrice=9.99
api_keystringDeprecated

Deprecated API Key parameter; use the X-API-Key header instead

Headers
X-API-Keystringrequired

API Key for authentication

curl -i -X PUT \
  'https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-update-delivery-price?contractId=123456789&deliveryPrice=9.99&api_key=string' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: string'

Responses

Successfully updated delivery price and returned the updated subscription contract

Bodyapplication/json
get__typenamestring
idstring
createdAtobject
updatedAtobject
nextBillingDateobject
statusstring
Enum"ACTIVE""PAUSED""CANCELLED""EXPIRED""FAILED""$UNKNOWN"
deliveryPriceobject(DeliveryPrice)
lastPaymentStatusstring
Enum"SUCCEEDED""FAILED""$UNKNOWN"
billingPolicyobject(BillingPolicy)
deliveryPolicyobject(DeliveryPolicy)
linesobject(Lines)
customerPaymentMethodobject(CustomerPaymentMethod)
deliveryMethodobject(DeliveryMethod)
originOrderobject(OriginOrder)
customerobject(Customer)
discountsobject(Discounts)
notestring
customAttributesArray of objects(CustomAttribute1)
billingAttemptsobject(BillingAttempts)
Response
application/json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/123456789",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "nextBillingDate": "2024-04-01T00:00:00Z",
  "customer": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/987654321",
    "email": "customer@example.com",
    "displayName": "John Doe"
  },
  "deliveryPrice": {
    "amount": "9.99",
    "currencyCode": "USD"
  },
  "deliveryMethod": {
    "__typename": "SubscriptionDeliveryMethodShipping",
    "shippingOption": { … }
  },
  "lines": {
    "edges": [ … ]
  },
  "totalPrice": {
    "amount": "49.98",
    "currencyCode": "USD"
  }
}

Update subscription contract status

Request

Updates the status of a subscription contract to ACTIVE, PAUSED, or CANCELLED. This endpoint manages the lifecycle of subscriptions with automatic state tracking and notifications.

Status Transitions:

  • ACTIVE: Resumes a paused subscription, enabling future billing and deliveries
  • PAUSED: Temporarily suspends all billing and deliveries until manually resumed
  • CANCELLED: Permanently terminates the subscription (irreversible)

Key Features:

  • Validates status transitions (prevents same-status updates)
  • Tracks status change timestamps for audit trails
  • Sends automated email notifications to customers
  • Creates detailed activity logs for each status change
  • Handles concurrent modifications with automatic retry
  • Adjusts next billing date when resuming subscriptions

Permission Requirements (Customer Portal): When called from customer portal context:

  • PAUSED status requires 'pauseResumeSub' permission
  • ACTIVE status (resuming) requires 'resumeSub' permission
  • CANCELLED status requires 'cancelSub' permission
  • External API calls bypass these permission checks

Status Change Side Effects:

  • Activating: Recalculates next billing date, marks activation timestamp
  • Pausing: Stops all scheduled orders, marks pause timestamp
  • Cancelling: Terminates subscription permanently, marks cancellation timestamp

Error Recovery: The system automatically handles:

  • Invalid discount codes by removing them and retrying
  • Concurrent modifications by retrying the operation
  • This ensures reliable status updates in production environments

Important Notes:

  • Status values are case-insensitive
  • Cancelled subscriptions cannot be reactivated
  • Paused subscriptions retain all settings and can be resumed
  • Email notifications are sent automatically unless internally suppressed

Authentication: Requires valid X-API-Key header

Query
contractIdinteger(int64)>= 1required

Subscription contract ID to update. Provide the numeric ID without the gid:// prefix

Example: contractId=123456789
statusstringrequired

New status for the subscription contract. Case-insensitive.

Enum"ACTIVE""PAUSED""CANCELLED""active""paused""cancelled"
Examples:

Pause subscription

status=PAUSED

Resume subscription

status=ACTIVE

Cancel subscription

status=CANCELLED
api_keystringDeprecated

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

Headers
X-API-Keystringrequired

API Key for authentication

Example: sk_live_1234567890abcdef
curl -i -X PUT \
  'https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-update-status?contractId=123456789&status=ACTIVE&api_key=string' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: sk_live_1234567890abcdef'

Responses

Status successfully updated - No content returned

Headers
X-Alertstring

Success message

Example: "Subscription Updated"
Response
No content

Update subscription delivery address and method

Request

Updates the shipping address or delivery method for a subscription contract. Supports standard shipping, local delivery, and pickup options with comprehensive address validation.

Delivery Method Types:

  • SHIPPING: Standard shipping to customer address (default)
  • LOCAL: Local delivery within specified zip codes
  • PICK_UP: Customer pickup at designated location

Key Features:

  • Zip code restrictions for customer portal access
  • Optional ShipperHQ address validation
  • Automatic phone number handling for local delivery
  • Email notifications to customers
  • Shipping price recalculation
  • Activity log tracking with old/new addresses

Zip Code Validation (Customer Portal Only): When called from customer portal:

  • Standard shipping: Validates against 'allowToSpecificZipCode' setting
  • Local delivery: Validates against 'allowToSpecificZipCodeForLocalDelivery' setting
  • External API calls bypass zip code restrictions

Address Validation:

  • If ShipperHQ is configured, addresses are validated for deliverability
  • Invalid addresses will return appropriate error messages
  • Helps prevent failed deliveries and shipping issues

Special Handling:

  • Local delivery addresses missing phone numbers are auto-populated
  • Uses customer's phone if available, otherwise defaults to placeholder
  • Handles missing address components gracefully

Post-Update Actions:

  • Sends 'SHIPPING_ADDRESS_UPDATED' email to customer
  • Creates activity log with address change details
  • Triggers asynchronous shipping price recalculation
  • May remove invalid discount codes automatically

Important Notes:

  • Province codes should use ISO 3166-2 format (e.g., 'NY' for New York)
  • Country codes should use ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 format (e.g., 'US')
  • Phone numbers should include country code for international addresses
  • Pickup locations must be pre-configured in Shopify

Authentication: Requires valid X-API-Key header

Query
contractIdinteger(int64)>= 1required

Subscription contract ID to update. Provide the numeric ID without the gid:// prefix

Example: contractId=123456789
api_keystringDeprecated

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

Headers
X-API-Keystringrequired

API Key for authentication

Example: sk_live_1234567890abcdef
Bodyapplication/jsonrequired

New shipping address and delivery method details

address1string
address2string
citystring
firstNamestring
lastNamestring
phonestring
provincestring
zipstring
countrystring
countryCodestring
provinceCodestring
companystring
locationIdstring
methodTypestring
curl -i -X PUT \
  'https://subscription-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-update-shipping-address?contractId=123456789&api_key=string' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: sk_live_1234567890abcdef' \
  -d '{
    "methodType": "SHIPPING",
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "company": "Acme Corp",
    "address1": "456 New Street",
    "address2": "Suite 200",
    "city": "Los Angeles",
    "provinceCode": "CA",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "zip": "90001",
    "phone": "+12135551234"
  }'

Responses

Shipping address successfully updated

Bodyapplication/json
get__typenamestring
idstring
createdAtobject
updatedAtobject
nextBillingDateobject
statusstring
Enum"ACTIVE""PAUSED""CANCELLED""EXPIRED""FAILED""$UNKNOWN"
deliveryPriceobject(DeliveryPrice)
lastPaymentStatusstring
Enum"SUCCEEDED""FAILED""$UNKNOWN"
billingPolicyobject(BillingPolicy)
deliveryPolicyobject(DeliveryPolicy)
linesobject(Lines)
customerPaymentMethodobject(CustomerPaymentMethod)
deliveryMethodobject(DeliveryMethod)
originOrderobject(OriginOrder)
customerobject(Customer)
discountsobject(Discounts)
notestring
customAttributesArray of objects(CustomAttribute1)
billingAttemptsobject(BillingAttempts)
Response
application/json
{
  "id": "gid://shopify/SubscriptionContract/123456789",
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "nextBillingDate": "2024-03-01T00:00:00Z",
  "customer": {
    "id": "gid://shopify/Customer/987654321",
    "email": "customer@example.com"
  },
  "deliveryMethod": {
    "__typename": "SubscriptionDeliveryMethodShipping",
    "address": { … }
  },
  "deliveryPrice": {
    "amount": "7.99",
    "currencyCode": "USD"
  }
}

Subscription Payments

APIs for managing subscription payment methods, processing payments, handling payment retries, and updating billing information.

Operations

Subscription Contracts

APIs for managing subscription contracts including delivery schedules, pricing, order notes, billing cycles, and shipping addresses.

Operations

Subscription Products

APIs for managing products within subscriptions including adding, removing, updating quantities, and swapping products.

Operations

Billing & Payments

APIs for handling billing operations, payment processing, and financial transactions related to subscriptions.

Operations

Subscription Discounts

APIs for managing discounts and promotional codes applied to subscriptions.

Operations

Subscription One-Time Products

APIs for managing one-time add-on products that can be purchased alongside recurring subscription items.

Operations

Subscription Plans

APIs for managing subscription plans, pricing tiers, and plan configurations.

Operations

Build-a-Box & Bundles

APIs for managing customizable product boxes and bundles where customers can select multiple items.

Operations

Product Catalog

APIs for managing the product catalog including product information, variants, and inventory.

Operations

Operations & Settings

APIs for managing operational settings, configurations, and administrative functions.

Operations

Customer Portal

APIs powering the customer-facing portal where subscribers can manage their own subscriptions.

Operations

Customers

APIs for managing customer information, profiles, and account details.

Operations