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# Create a subscription

> Creates a new subscription for a customer. Supports three creation patterns: raw pricing in the request body, from a plan, or from a plan with per-customer overrides. Subscriptions are created in `draft` status and must be activated unless `auto_activate: true` is set. See the [Creating a Subscription](/docs/api-reference/v2/examples/creating-a-subscription) examples for concrete request bodies and the bundle variants.



## OpenAPI

````yaml /api-reference/v2/specs/2026-04-01.json post /subscriptions
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Alguna Public API
  version: '2026-04-01'
servers:
  - url: https://api.alguna.io
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Billing Events and Metrics
  - name: Credit Notes
  - name: Credits
  - name: Customer Portal Sessions
  - name: Customers
  - name: Insights
  - name: Invoices
  - name: Payments
  - name: Plans
  - name: Product Bundles
  - name: Products
  - name: Refunds
  - name: Revenue Schedules
  - name: Subscription Changes
  - name: Subscription Versions
  - name: Subscriptions
  - name: Wallet Grants
  - name: Wallets
paths:
  /subscriptions:
    post:
      tags:
        - Subscriptions
      summary: Create a subscription
      description: >-
        Creates a new subscription for a customer. Supports three creation
        patterns: raw pricing in the request body, from a plan, or from a plan
        with per-customer overrides. Subscriptions are created in `draft` status
        and must be activated unless `auto_activate: true` is set. See the
        [Creating a
        Subscription](/docs/api-reference/v2/examples/creating-a-subscription)
        examples for concrete request bodies and the bundle variants.
      operationId: create-subscription
      parameters:
        - in: header
          name: Alguna-Version
          required: true
          schema:
            enum:
              - '2026-04-01'
            type: string
        - in: header
          name: Idempotency-Key
          schema:
            description: >-
              A unique string used to ensure the request is processed exactly
              once. If you retry a request with the same idempotency key within
              24 hours, the original response is returned without re-executing
              the operation.
            example: ik_a1b2c3d4e5f6
            maxLength: 255
            type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateSubscriptionRequest'
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/SubscriptionResponse'
          description: Success
          headers:
            Idempotency-Key:
              description: Echo of the idempotency key provided in the request
              schema:
                type: string
            Idempotent-Replayed:
              description: >-
                Whether this response was replayed from a previous request
                (true) or freshly executed (false)
              schema:
                type: boolean
        '400':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: Bad Request
        '401':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: Unauthorized
        '404':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: Not Found
        '409':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: >-
            Conflict — a request with this idempotency key is currently being
            processed
        '422':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: Unprocessable Entity
        '500':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorResponse'
          description: Internal Server Error
components:
  schemas:
    CreateSubscriptionRequest:
      properties:
        auto_activate:
          description: Auto-activate after creation
          example: false
          nullable: true
          type: boolean
        billing:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillingInput'
          description: Billing configuration
          nullable: true
        contract:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContractInput'
          description: Contract configuration
          nullable: true
        currency:
          description: >-
            Currency code. Required when plan_id is not provided. When plan_id
            is set, defaults to the customer's currency.
          example: USD
          nullable: true
          type: string
        customer_id:
          description: Customer ID
          example: cust_abc123
          type: string
        items:
          description: >-
            Items for the first subscription version. Without plan_id, this is
            the full set of items. With plan_id, items override matching plan
            items (by product_id or bundle_id) and non-matching items are
            appended.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateSubscriptionItemInput'
          type: array
        metadata:
          description: Key-value metadata
          type: object
        name:
          description: Subscription name
          example: Acme Corp - Enterprise
          nullable: true
          type: string
        plan_id:
          description: Plan ID to use as the base item set (optional)
          example: pln_abc123
          nullable: true
          type: string
        renewal:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenewalInput'
          description: Renewal configuration
          nullable: true
      required:
        - customer_id
      type: object
    SubscriptionResponse:
      properties:
        activated_at:
          description: When the subscription was activated
          example: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          type: string
        billing:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/BillingResponse'
          description: Billing configuration
        contract:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ContractResponse'
          description: Contract configuration
        created_at:
          description: When the subscription was created
          example: '2025-12-15T10:30:00Z'
          format: date-time
          type: string
        currency:
          description: ISO 4217 currency code
          example: USD
          type: string
        current_version_id:
          description: Current active version ID
          example: subv_abc123
          nullable: true
          type: string
        customer_id:
          description: Customer ID
          example: cust_abc123
          type: string
        discount:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DiscountResponse'
          description: Subscription-level discount
          nullable: true
        id:
          description: Unique identifier
          example: sub_abc123
          type: string
        maximum_spend:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpendingThresholdResponse'
          description: Maximum spend threshold
          nullable: true
        metadata:
          description: Key-value metadata
          type: object
        minimum_spend:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpendingThresholdResponse'
          description: Minimum spend threshold
          nullable: true
        name:
          description: Subscription name
          example: Acme Corp - Enterprise
          type: string
        pending_changes:
          description: Pending version changes
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PendingChangeResponse'
          type: array
        plan_id:
          description: Plan ID
          example: pln_abc123
          nullable: true
          type: string
        price_escalation:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PriceEscalationResponse'
          description: Price escalation configuration
          nullable: true
        renewal:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/RenewalResponse'
          description: Renewal configuration
        status:
          description: Subscription status
          example: active
          type: string
        trial_period_days:
          description: Trial period in days
          example: 30
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        updated_at:
          description: When the subscription was last updated
          example: '2026-04-04T10:00:05Z'
          format: date-time
          type: string
      required:
        - billing
        - contract
        - created_at
        - currency
        - customer_id
        - id
        - metadata
        - name
        - pending_changes
        - renewal
        - status
        - updated_at
      type: object
    ErrorResponse:
      properties:
        detail:
          type: string
        status:
          format: int64
          type: integer
      required:
        - status
        - detail
      type: object
    BillingInput:
      properties:
        auto_issue_invoices:
          description: Whether to auto-issue invoices
          example: true
          nullable: true
          type: boolean
        auto_pay_invoices:
          description: Whether to auto-pay invoices
          example: false
          nullable: true
          type: boolean
        first_billing_date:
          description: First billing date (YYYY-MM-DD)
          example: '2026-07-01'
          nullable: true
          type: string
        payment_terms:
          description: Payment terms
          example: net_30
          nullable: true
          type: string
      type: object
    ContractInput:
      properties:
        duration_months:
          description: Duration in months
          example: 12
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        period_type:
          description: Contract period type
          example: fixed
          nullable: true
          type: string
        start_date:
          description: Contract start date (YYYY-MM-DD)
          example: '2026-07-01'
          nullable: true
          type: string
      type: object
    CreateSubscriptionItemInput:
      properties:
        bundle_id:
          description: Bundle ID (for bundle items)
          example: bun_abc123
          nullable: true
          type: string
        items:
          description: Bundle child items (for bundle items)
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateSubscriptionBundleChildItemInput'
          type: array
        price:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PriceInput'
          description: Price definition (for standalone items)
          nullable: true
        product_id:
          description: Product ID (for standalone items)
          example: prod_abc123
          nullable: true
          type: string
      type: object
    RenewalInput:
      properties:
        auto_renew:
          description: Whether the subscription auto-renews
          example: true
          nullable: true
          type: boolean
        duration_months:
          description: Renewal duration in months
          example: 12
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        period_type:
          description: Renewal period type
          example: fixed
          nullable: true
          type: string
      type: object
    BillingResponse:
      properties:
        auto_issue_invoices:
          description: Whether invoices are auto-issued
          example: true
          type: boolean
        auto_pay_invoices:
          description: Whether invoices are auto-paid
          example: false
          type: boolean
        first_billing_date:
          description: First billing date
          example: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          type: string
        payment_terms:
          description: Payment terms
          example: net_30
          nullable: true
          type: string
      required:
        - auto_issue_invoices
        - auto_pay_invoices
      type: object
    ContractResponse:
      properties:
        duration_months:
          description: Contract duration in months
          example: 12
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        end_date:
          description: Contract end date
          example: '2027-01-01T00:00:00Z'
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          type: string
        period_type:
          description: Contract period type
          example: fixed
          type: string
        start_date:
          description: Contract start date
          example: '2026-01-01T00:00:00Z'
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          type: string
      required:
        - period_type
      type: object
    DiscountResponse:
      properties:
        amount:
          description: Discount amount
          example: '10'
          type: string
        duration_type:
          description: Duration type
          enum:
            - fixed
            - monthly_rolling
          example: fixed
          type: string
        duration_unit:
          description: Duration unit
          example: months
          nullable: true
          type: string
        duration_value:
          description: Duration value
          example: 6
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        type:
          description: Discount type
          example: percentage
          type: string
      required:
        - amount
        - duration_type
        - type
      type: object
    SpendingThresholdResponse:
      properties:
        amount:
          description: Spending threshold amount
          example: '500.00'
          type: string
        period:
          description: Billing period for the threshold
          enum:
            - monthly
            - quarterly
            - semi_annual
            - yearly
          example: monthly
          type: string
      required:
        - amount
        - period
      type: object
    PendingChangeResponse:
      properties:
        description:
          description: Change description
          example: Q3 upgrade
          nullable: true
          type: string
        effective_at:
          description: When the change takes effect
          example: '2027-01-01T00:00:00Z'
          format: date-time
          nullable: true
          type: string
        status:
          description: Version status
          example: draft
          type: string
        version_id:
          description: Version ID
          example: subv_abc123
          type: string
      required:
        - status
        - version_id
      type: object
    PriceEscalationResponse:
      properties:
        enabled:
          description: Whether price escalation is enabled
          example: true
          type: boolean
        escalate_metered_unit_rates:
          description: Whether to escalate metered unit rates
          example: false
          nullable: true
          type: boolean
        interval_months:
          description: Interval between escalations in months
          example: 12
          format: int64
          type: integer
        percentage:
          description: Escalation percentage
          example: '5.00'
          nullable: true
          type: string
        type:
          description: Escalation type
          example: percentage
          type: string
      required:
        - enabled
        - interval_months
        - type
      type: object
    RenewalResponse:
      properties:
        auto_renew:
          description: Whether the subscription auto-renews
          example: true
          type: boolean
        duration_months:
          description: Renewal duration in months
          example: 12
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        period_type:
          description: Renewal period type
          example: fixed
          nullable: true
          type: string
      required:
        - auto_renew
      type: object
    CreateSubscriptionBundleChildItemInput:
      properties:
        price:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PriceInput'
          description: Price definition
        product_id:
          description: Product ID
          example: prod_abc123
          type: string
      required:
        - price
        - product_id
      type: object
    PriceInput:
      properties:
        billing_direction:
          description: Billing direction
          enum:
            - advance
            - arrears
          example: arrears
          type: string
        billing_frequency:
          description: Billing frequency (required for fixed fee type)
          enum:
            - recurring
            - one-off
          example: recurring
          nullable: true
          type: string
        billing_interval:
          description: Legacy named billing interval
          enum:
            - monthly
            - quarterly
            - semi_annual
            - yearly
          example: monthly
          type: string
        billing_interval_count:
          description: Positive count of BillingIntervalUnits per period
          example: 3
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        billing_interval_unit:
          description: Unit of the billing cadence (currently only 'month' accepted)
          enum:
            - day
            - week
            - month
            - year
          example: month
          nullable: true
          type: string
        charge_on_contract_start:
          description: Whether to charge on contract start
          example: false
          nullable: true
          type: boolean
        discount:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DiscountInput'
          description: Price-level discount
          nullable: true
        display_order:
          description: Display order
          example: 1
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        expression_pricing_model:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpressionPricingModelInput'
          description: Expression pricing model (required when type=expression)
          nullable: true
        fee_type:
          description: Fee type
          enum:
            - fixed
            - metered
          example: fixed
          type: string
        fixed_pricing_model:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/FixedPricingModelInput'
          description: Fixed pricing model (required when type=fixed)
          nullable: true
        graduated_percentage_pricing_model:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GraduatedPercentagePricingModelInput'
          description: >-
            Graduated percentage pricing model (required when
            type=graduated_percentage)
          nullable: true
        graduated_tiered_pricing_model:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/GraduatedTieredPricingModelInput'
          description: Graduated tiered pricing model (required when type=graduated_tiered)
          nullable: true
        maximum_spend:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpendingThresholdInput'
          description: Maximum spend per period
          nullable: true
        metric_ids:
          description: Metric IDs (required for metered fee type)
          items:
            type: string
          type: array
        minimum_spend:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/SpendingThresholdInput'
          description: Minimum spend per period
          nullable: true
        prepaid_fixed_tiered_pricing_model:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PrepaidFixedTieredPricingModelInput'
          description: >-
            Prepaid fixed tiered pricing model (required when
            type=prepaid_fixed_tiered)
          nullable: true
        prepaid_tiered_pricing_model:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PrepaidTieredPricingModelInput'
          description: Prepaid tiered pricing model (required when type=prepaid_tiered)
          nullable: true
        recurring_instalment_interval_count:
          description: >-
            Positive count of RecurringInstalmentIntervalUnits per instalment;
            must divide cleanly into the billing interval
          example: 1
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        recurring_instalment_interval_unit:
          description: >-
            Optional sub-cadence unit splitting the advance charge into
            instalments within each billing cycle (currently only 'month'
            accepted)
          enum:
            - day
            - week
            - month
            - year
          example: month
          nullable: true
          type: string
        tiered_percentage_pricing_model:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TieredPercentagePricingModelInput'
          description: >-
            Tiered percentage pricing model (required when
            type=tiered_percentage)
          nullable: true
        tiered_pricing_model:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/TieredPricingModelInput'
          description: Tiered pricing model (required when type=tiered)
          nullable: true
        trial_period_days:
          description: Trial period in days (minimum 1)
          example: 30
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        type:
          description: Pricing type
          enum:
            - unit
            - fixed
            - tiered
            - graduated_tiered
            - tiered_percentage
            - graduated_percentage
            - volume_percentage
            - prepaid_tiered
            - prepaid_fixed_tiered
            - expression
          example: fixed
          type: string
        unit_pricing_model:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/UnitPricingModelInput'
          description: Unit pricing model (required when type=unit)
          nullable: true
        volume_percentage_pricing_model:
          allOf:
            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/VolumePercentagePricingModelInput'
          description: >-
            Volume percentage pricing model (required when
            type=volume_percentage)
          nullable: true
      required:
        - billing_direction
        - fee_type
        - type
      type: object
    DiscountInput:
      properties:
        amount:
          description: Discount amount
          example: '10'
          type: string
        duration_type:
          description: Duration type
          enum:
            - fixed
            - monthly_rolling
          example: fixed
          type: string
        duration_unit:
          description: Duration unit
          example: months
          nullable: true
          type: string
        duration_value:
          description: Duration value
          example: 6
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        type:
          description: Discount type (percentage only for subscription-level)
          example: percentage
          type: string
      required:
        - amount
        - duration_type
        - type
      type: object
    ExpressionPricingModelInput:
      properties:
        charges:
          description: Expression-based charges
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/ExpressionChargeInput'
          type: array
        metric_bindings:
          description: Alias-to-metric bindings referenced in expressions
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/MetricBinding'
          type: array
      required:
        - charges
      type: object
    FixedPricingModelInput:
      properties:
        price_per_unit:
          description: Price per unit
          example: '500.00'
          type: string
        units:
          description: Number of units
          example: 1
          format: int64
          type: integer
      required:
        - price_per_unit
        - units
      type: object
    GraduatedPercentagePricingModelInput:
      properties:
        tiers:
          description: Percentage-based pricing tiers
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PercentageTierInput'
          type: array
      required:
        - tiers
      type: object
    GraduatedTieredPricingModelInput:
      properties:
        tiers:
          description: Pricing tiers
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PricingTierInput'
          type: array
        units:
          description: Fixed quantity of units (for fixed fee type only)
          example: 10
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
      required:
        - tiers
      type: object
    SpendingThresholdInput:
      properties:
        amount:
          description: Amount
          example: '500.00'
          type: string
        period:
          description: Billing period
          enum:
            - monthly
            - quarterly
            - semi_annual
            - yearly
          example: monthly
          type: string
      required:
        - amount
        - period
      type: object
    PrepaidFixedTieredPricingModelInput:
      properties:
        overages_charge_interval:
          description: Overage charge interval
          enum:
            - monthly
            - quarterly
            - semi_annual
            - yearly
          example: monthly
          type: string
        prepaid_units:
          description: Number of prepaid units
          example: 50000
          format: int64
          type: integer
        tiers:
          description: Overage pricing tiers
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PricingTierInput'
          type: array
      required:
        - overages_charge_interval
        - prepaid_units
        - tiers
      type: object
    PrepaidTieredPricingModelInput:
      properties:
        prepaid_units:
          description: Number of prepaid units
          example: 50000
          format: int64
          type: integer
        tiers:
          description: Overage pricing tiers
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PricingTierInput'
          type: array
      required:
        - prepaid_units
        - tiers
      type: object
    TieredPercentagePricingModelInput:
      properties:
        tiers:
          description: Percentage-based pricing tiers
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PercentageTierInput'
          type: array
      required:
        - tiers
      type: object
    TieredPricingModelInput:
      properties:
        tiers:
          description: Pricing tiers
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/PricingTierInput'
          type: array
        units:
          description: Fixed quantity of units (for fixed fee type only)
          example: 10
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
      required:
        - tiers
      type: object
    UnitPricingModelInput:
      properties:
        price_per_unit:
          description: Price per unit
          example: '0.05'
          type: string
      required:
        - price_per_unit
      type: object
    VolumePercentagePricingModelInput:
      properties:
        fixed_fee:
          description: Optional fixed fee
          example: '5.00'
          nullable: true
          type: string
        percentage:
          description: Percentage rate
          example: '2.0'
          type: string
        price_per_unit:
          description: Base price per unit
          example: '0.05'
          type: string
      required:
        - percentage
        - price_per_unit
      type: object
    ExpressionChargeInput:
      properties:
        billing_direction:
          description: Billing direction
          enum:
            - advance
            - arrears
          example: arrears
          type: string
        description:
          description: Charge description
          example: API usage charge
          type: string
        quantity_expression:
          description: Expression for quantity
          example: usage.api_calls
          type: string
        unit_price_expression:
          description: Expression for unit price
          example: '0.01'
          type: string
      required:
        - billing_direction
        - description
        - quantity_expression
        - unit_price_expression
      type: object
    MetricBinding:
      properties:
        alias:
          description: Alias referenced in charge expressions
          example: api_calls
          type: string
        metric_id:
          description: Metric ID bound to the alias
          type: string
      required:
        - alias
        - metric_id
      type: object
    PercentageTierInput:
      properties:
        fixed_fee:
          description: Fixed fee
          example: '10.00'
          nullable: true
          type: string
        max_units:
          description: Upper bound (null = unlimited)
          example: 10000
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        min_units:
          description: Lower bound of the tier (inclusive)
          example: 0
          format: int64
          type: integer
        percentage:
          description: Percentage rate
          example: '2.5'
          nullable: true
          type: string
      required:
        - min_units
      type: object
    PricingTierInput:
      properties:
        fixed_fee:
          description: Fixed fee for this tier
          example: '10.00'
          nullable: true
          type: string
        max_units:
          description: Upper bound (null = unlimited)
          example: 10000
          format: int64
          nullable: true
          type: integer
        min_units:
          description: Lower bound of the tier (inclusive)
          example: 0
          format: int64
          type: integer
        price_per_unit:
          description: Price per unit
          example: '0.02'
          nullable: true
          type: string
      required:
        - min_units
      type: object
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      bearerFormat: API Key
      description: API key authentication. Pass your API key as a Bearer token.
      scheme: bearer
      type: http

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