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https://membership-admin.appstle.com

Shipping & Delivery Profiles

APIs for managing Shopify delivery profiles, shipping rates, zones, and free shipping configuration for subscription memberships

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Customer Discount History

APIs for retrieving historical discount code usage and redemption information for membership contracts

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Cancellation Flow Configuration

APIs for managing membership cancellation flow settings including retention offers, survey questions, and cancel confirmation screens

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Billing & Orders

APIs for managing membership billing attempts, recurring orders, payment retries, order history, and order skipping

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One-Time Add-Ons

APIs for managing one-time product additions to upcoming subscription orders, including adding, retrieving, and removing one-off items

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Membership Plans

APIs for managing membership/subscription plan groups, including creating plans, configuring discounts, billing intervals, and assigning products to plans

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Product Bundles

APIs for managing subscription product bundles, bundle configurations, item grouping, and bundle-specific discount codes

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Custom CSS Styling

APIs for retrieving custom CSS styles applied to subscription widgets and customer portal for theme customization

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Customer Portal Configuration

APIs for managing customer portal settings including UI customization, text labels, feature toggles, and branding options for the member self-service portal

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Membership Contracts

APIs for managing membership/subscription contracts including creation, updates, status changes, line items, discounts, and billing operations

Operations

Update subscription contract status (pause/resume/activate)

Request

Changes the status of a subscription contract. This allows pausing, resuming, or activating subscriptions to control billing and delivery.

Key Features:

  • Pause Subscriptions: Temporarily stop billing and deliveries
  • Resume Subscriptions: Reactivate paused subscriptions
  • Activate Subscriptions: Start inactive subscriptions
  • Activity Logging: All status changes are logged for audit trail
  • Customer Restrictions: Includes minimum cycle checks when called from customer portal

Status Values:

  • ACTIVE: Subscription is active and billing/delivering normally
  • PAUSED: Subscription is temporarily paused (no billing, no deliveries)
  • CANCELLED: Subscription is cancelled (use DELETE endpoint instead)

Pause vs. Cancel:

  • Pause: Temporary hold, customer can resume anytime
  • Cancel: Permanent termination, requires creating new subscription to restart

Common Use Cases:

  • Vacation Hold: Customer going on vacation, pause deliveries temporarily
  • Financial Pause: Customer needs temporary break from payments
  • Product Surplus: Customer has too much product, pause until they use it
  • Seasonal Pause: Pause subscriptions during off-season (e.g., lawn care in winter)
  • Resume After Pause: Customer ready to restart after temporary hold
  • Reactivate Failed: Reactivate subscription after payment method updated

Pause Behavior:

  • Billing Paused: No charges while paused
  • Deliveries Paused: No orders created while paused
  • Next Billing Date: Preserved or recalculated on resume (merchant setting)
  • Unlimited Duration: Pauses can be indefinite unless merchant sets limits

Resume Behavior:

  • Immediate Reactivation: Subscription becomes active immediately
  • Next Billing Date: Calculated based on pause duration settings
  • Deliveries Resume: Next delivery scheduled according to interval

Customer Portal Restrictions: When called from customer portal (vs. merchant API):

  • Minimum Cycles: Cannot pause/cancel until minimum billing cycles met
  • Freeze Period: Updates may be frozen until minimum requirements satisfied
  • Retention Rules: Special retention discounts may be offered on cancellation

Important Notes:

  • Customer Communication: Consider sending email notifications on status changes
  • Billing Cycles Not Lost: Paused cycles don't count toward minimums
  • No Pro-rata: No refunds or credits when pausing mid-cycle

Authentication: Requires API key authentication via X-API-Key header or api_key parameter

Query
contractIdinteger(int64)required

Subscription contract ID

Example: contractId=12345
statusstringrequired

New subscription status

Enum"ACTIVE""PAUSED"
Example: status=PAUSED
api_keystring

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

Headers
X-API-Keystring
curl -i -X PUT \
  'https://membership-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-update-status?contractId=12345&status=PAUSED&api_key=string' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: string'

Responses

Subscription status successfully updated (no content returned)

Response
No content

Update shipping address for subscription contract

Request

Changes the delivery shipping address for a subscription contract. This allows customers to update where their subscription orders are delivered.

Key Features:

  • Full Address Update: Change complete shipping address in one call
  • Address Validation: System validates address format and country codes
  • Immediate Effect: New address applies to the next delivery
  • Activity Logging: All address changes are logged for audit trail
  • International Support: Supports addresses in all countries

Required Address Fields:

  • firstName: Recipient's first name
  • lastName: Recipient's last name
  • address1: Street address line 1
  • city: City name
  • countryCode: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (e.g., US, CA, GB)
  • zip: Postal/ZIP code

Optional Address Fields:

  • address2: Apartment, suite, unit number
  • company: Company name (for business addresses)
  • phone: Contact phone number
  • provinceCode: State/province code (e.g., CA, NY, ON)

Common Use Cases:

  • Customer Moved: Update address after relocation
  • Temporary Address: Ship to vacation home or temporary location
  • Gift Recipient: Change recipient for gift subscriptions
  • Correct Typos: Fix address errors from initial signup
  • Business to Home: Switch between business and residential addresses
  • Seasonal Address: Update for snowbird/seasonal residents

Country and Province Codes:

  • countryCode: Use ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes
    • Examples: US (United States), CA (Canada), GB (United Kingdom), AU (Australia)
  • provinceCode: Use ISO 3166-2 subdivision codes
    • US Examples: CA (California), NY (New York), TX (Texas)
    • Canada Examples: ON (Ontario), BC (British Columbia), QC (Quebec)

Address Validation:

  • Format Validation: System checks required fields are present
  • Country Validation: Verifies country code is valid
  • Province Validation: Checks province code matches country
  • Postal Code: Validates postal code format for country

Important Notes:

  • Shipping Rate Recalculation: New address may have different shipping costs
  • Delivery Method: System automatically selects appropriate delivery method
  • Next Order Only: Only affects future orders, not orders already placed
  • Address Book: Consider updating customer's default address separately
  • PO Boxes: Some delivery methods may not support PO Box addresses

Shipping Cost Impact:

  • Changing address may change shipping costs for future deliveries
  • International addresses typically have higher shipping costs
  • Remote/rural areas may have additional delivery fees
  • Consider notifying customer of cost changes

Authentication: Requires API key authentication via X-API-Key header or api_key parameter

Query
contractIdinteger(int64)required

Subscription contract ID

Example: contractId=12345
api_keystring

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

Headers
X-API-Keystring
Bodyapplication/jsonrequired

New shipping address details

address1string
address2string
citystring
firstNamestring
lastNamestring
phonestring
provincestring
zipstring
countrystring
countryCodestring
provinceCodestring
companystring
curl -i -X PUT \
  'https://membership-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-update-shipping-address?contractId=12345&api_key=string' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: string' \
  -d '{
    "firstName": "John",
    "lastName": "Doe",
    "address1": "123 Main Street",
    "address2": "Apt 4B",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "provinceCode": "CA",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "zip": "94102",
    "phone": "+1-415-555-0123",
    "company": "Acme Corp"
  }'

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
{
  "get__typename": "string",
  "id": "string",
  "createdAt": {},
  "updatedAt": {},
  "nextBillingDate": {},
  "status": "ACTIVE",
  "deliveryPrice": {
    "get__typename": "string",
    "amount": {},
    "currencyCode": "USD"
  },
  "lastPaymentStatus": "SUCCEEDED",
  "billingPolicy": {
    "get__typename": "string",
    "interval": "DAY",
    "intervalCount": 0,
    "anchors": [ … ],
    "maxCycles": 0,
    "minCycles": 0
  },
  "deliveryPolicy": {
    "get__typename": "string",
    "interval": "DAY",
    "intervalCount": 0,
    "anchors": [ … ]
  },
  "lines": {
    "get__typename": "string",
    "nodes": [ … ],
    "pageInfo": { … }
  },
  "customerPaymentMethod": {
    "get__typename": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "instrument": { … },
    "revokedAt": {},
    "revokedReason": "AUTHORIZE_NET_GATEWAY_NOT_ENABLED"
  },
  "deliveryMethod": {
    "get__typename": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "methodType": "SHIPPING",
    "serviceCode": "string",
    "minDeliveryDateTime": {},
    "maxDeliveryDateTime": {},
    "additionalInformation": { … },
    "brandedPromise": { … }
  },
  "originOrder": {
    "get__typename": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "fulfillmentOrders": { … }
  },
  "customer": {
    "get__typename": "string",
    "id": "string",
    "email": "string",
    "displayName": "string",
    "firstName": "string",
    "lastName": "string",
    "phone": "string"
  },
  "discounts": {
    "get__typename": "string",
    "nodes": [ … ],
    "pageInfo": { … }
  },
  "note": "string",
  "customAttributes": [
    { … }
  ],
  "billingAttempts": {
    "get__typename": "string",
    "nodes": [ … ]
  }
}

Update subscription payment method

Request

Updates the payment method for a subscription contract by refreshing payment instrument from Shopify customer. This endpoint syncs the subscription's payment method with the customer's default payment method in Shopify.

Payment Method Update Process:

  • Fetch Latest Payment: Retrieves customer's current default payment method from Shopify
  • Update Contract: Associates new payment method with subscription contract
  • Validate Payment: Ensures payment method is valid and active
  • Sync Changes: Updates payment instrument in subscription billing system

Key Features:

  • Automatic Sync: Pulls latest payment method from Shopify customer record
  • Payment Validation: Verifies new payment method is usable for billing
  • Contract Update: Updates Shopify subscription contract with new payment
  • Failed Billing Recovery: Useful for updating payment after billing failures

Use Cases:

  • Customer updates credit card and wants to apply to existing subscription
  • Recover from failed billing by allowing payment method update
  • Sync payment methods in customer portal workflows
  • Update expired or invalid payment methods
  • Switch between multiple saved payment methods
  • Integration with custom payment update flows

Important Notes:

  • Customer must have a default payment method in Shopify
  • Payment method must be valid and not expired
  • Updates are reflected immediately for future billing
  • Does not retry failed billing attempts automatically

Authentication: Requires API key authentication via X-API-Key header or api_key parameter

Query
contractIdinteger(int64)required

Subscription contract ID to update payment method for

Example: contractId=123456789
api_keystring

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

Headers
X-API-Keystring
curl -i -X PUT \
  'https://membership-admin.appstle.com/api/external/v2/subscription-contracts-update-payment-method?contractId=123456789&api_key=string' \
  -H 'X-API-Key: string'

Responses

Payment method successfully updated for subscription

Bundle Settings

APIs for managing subscription bundle configuration settings including bundle behavior, pricing rules, and display options

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Customer Payment Methods

APIs for managing customer payment methods, payment tokens, and payment method retrieval for subscriptions

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Product Swap Rules

APIs for retrieving product swap/substitution options allowing members to exchange subscription items based on configured swap rules and variant groups

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Subscription Contract Management

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Subscription Billing

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Billing Attempts

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