## How it works

Subscriptions is a shop-specific recurring-billing view. It distinguishes processor-managed billing from supported card renewals managed through SpicePay.

## Implementation

Inspect the current state, paid period and billing history before pausing, resuming or cancelling. Scheduled cancellation may preserve active access until period end. Use a subscription link for a new buyer and verify activation through events. Check provider capabilities before offering plan changes or pause. Existing provider subscriptions can be adopted where supported; adoption itself does not charge a customer.

## In this area

- Two kinds of subscription
- Sell a subscription with a link
- Subscription states
- Pause, resume or cancel
- Check a subscription against the processor
- Billing history
- Take over subscriptions that already exist at the processor
- Card subscriptions through SpicePay
- Card subscription renewal settings
- Failed card renewal recovery

## Related guides

- [Subscriptions](/docs/payment-api/subscriptions/)
- [Shop connectors](/docs/dashboard/shop/connectors/)
- [Invoices](/docs/dashboard/invoices/)